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City of Omaha Robert G. Stubbe, P.E.
Jean Stothert,Mayor Public Works Director
Honorable President
and Members of the City Council,
The purpose of the attached Resolution is to notify the State of Nebraska that the City accepts the
duties imposed by Section 39-1359 R.R.S. Neb., as amended by Legislative Bill 589 and agrees
to indemnify and hold the State of Nebraska harmless against claims arising out of the temporary
use of State Highway 75 from Redick Avenue to McKinley Street on May 14, 2016 between the
hours of 12:30 pm and 3:15 p.m. for the Florence Days Parade.
The Florence Days Parade will be held solely within Omaha City Limits. This event is not
sponsored by the City; the event sponsor is the Florence Days Parade Committee. The Florence
Days Parade Committee has provided insurance coverage naming the City as an additional
insured to cover the statutory liability which the City agrees to accept by passage of this
Resolution.
Your favorable consideration is requested.
Respectfully submitted, Referred to City Council for Consideration
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CITY OF OMAHA
LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER
Omaha,Nebraska
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
WHEREAS, the Florence Days Parade Committee (Mikki Barna) desires to hold a parade called
the Florence Days Parade on May 14,2016,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 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 14,2016,between the hours of 12:30 pm and 3:15 p.m., for the
entire route of the event,the Florence Days Parade.
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Resolution by
Res. 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 on May 14, 2016, between
the hours of 12:30 pm and 3:15 pm., for the
entire route of the Florence Days Parade
Committee's special event, the Florence Days
Parade.
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