1984-05-23 Public Hearing Notice La Porte City Council

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t „~ r r~I CITY OF LA PORTE INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM `.CO: Jack Owen, City Manager ~ DATE: May 23, 1984 FROM: S1; ett, Assistant Public Works Director SUBJECT: Airs w Chapter 25 of the International Aerobatic Club has obtained a Certificate of Waiver from the FAA to hold an airshow at the La Porte Municipal Airport on May 26 and May 27, 1984. In addition to obtaining the waiver, airshow sponsors were required to meet other criteria to hold the airshow. Airshow sponsors are obtaining a $2,000,000 liability insurance policy covering the day before, the two days of, and the day after the airshow. A copy of the policy will be supplied to the City by Friday, May 25. Parking will be across West Main on property owned by Eddie Gray. A letter of permission will be supplied to the City from Mr. Gray to the airshow sponsors. The' only parking allowed a~t; the airport will be VIP's, airshow workers, and participants. Because people attending the airshow will have to cross West Main from the parking area, and because airshow traffic would create a congested situation along West Main, which would drastically change flight patterns and altitudes for airshow participants, Harris County has consented to the closing of West Main between 26th Street and Farrington Blvd. West Main will be closed from 10:00 A.I~I. to 5:00 P.M. on both days. In addition, Farrington Blvd. north of West Main will be closed, along with the east end of all streets intersecting North Farrington to keep traffic off the airport and out of the Glen Meadows~Subdivision. Driftwood Drive will also be closed on the north end. The Police Department will supply adequate manpower to close these streets and to provide crowd control. In addition, the airshow sponsors have hired security guards to partrol the airport perimeter and to'provide additional crowd control. The Public Works Department will supply barricades and signs necessary for the street closings.