RES 2023-0205 - 2023 Florence Days Parade - May 13, 2023 CITY OF OMAHA
LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER
Omaha, Nebraska
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
WHEREAS, the Florence Days Parade Committee (Dick Brown) desires to hold a
parade called the Florence Days Parade on May 13, 2023, utilizing State Highway 75 from Redick
Avenue to McKinley Street.
WHEREAS, the entire route is within the city limits of the City of Omaha; and,
WHEREAS, the City is not a co-sponsor of such Florence Days Parade but
officially designates on behalf of the City of Omaha the Florence Days Parade as a special event
under Legislative Bill 589 and NEB. REV. STAT. §39-1359 R.R.S. 2008; and,
WHEREAS, Section 39-1359 R.R.S. Neb. 2008 was amended on May 24, 2011,
by 2011 Legislative Bill 589 to provide that a temporary use of a state highway system, including
full and partial lane restrictions, can be made for a special event where the roadway is located in
the zoning jurisdiction of a city, if such city through formal action of its governing body
acknowledges and accepts the duties set forth in subsection (2) of Section 39-1359 and
indemnifies and holds the State of Nebraska harmless against claims made arising out of the
special event and provides thirty (30) days advance notice to the State of Nebraska; and,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF OMAHA:
THAT, pursuant to Section 39-1359 R.R.S. Neb. 2008, as amended by Legislative
Bill 589 on May 24, 2011, the City of Omaha officially designates the Florence Days Parade as a
special event under LB 589 and NEB. REV. STAT. §39-1359 R.R.S. 2008 and hereby notifies the
State of Nebraska that it accepts the duties imposed by such law, and, if a claim is made against
the state, shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the State of Nebraska from all claims,
demands, actions, damages, and liability, including reasonable attorney's fees, that may arise as
a result of the special event and the temporary use of State Highway 75 from Redick Avenue to
McKinley Street within Omaha City Limits on May 13, 2023, between the hours of 1:30 pm and
4:15 p.m., for the entire route of the event, the Florence Days Parade.
By
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