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Council approves event street closures, open-container suspension for festival, grant application and interlocal gun-range agreement
Summary
The City of Crockett council approved temporary street closures and a limited suspension of the city's open-container ordinance for a downtown festival, authorized a CDBG downtown revitalization application and approved an interlocal agreement for police training at the county gun range.
The City of Crockett council approved several routine event, grant and intergovernmental items during the meeting following a workshop on the pool.
Votes at a glance
- Temporary street closure — Camp Street and Fannin Street for the Camp Street Blues Festival (single day, 8:30 a.m. to midnight). Council approved the one-day closure limited to city streets (Camp Street from Goliad to Fannin, and Fannin Street from Second to Fourth). Motion carried; one member recorded an abstention during the roll call discussion about voting vs. recusal.
- Suspension of local open-container ordinance — Temporary suspension of Crockett Code Article 4, Section 1524 limited to the festival boundary and hours so attendees may carry drinks within the approved event area. Council approved the temporary suspension; the Downtown Crockett Association must provide event-specific liability insurance and name the city as additional insured. Motion carried; one abstention recorded.
- Temporary street closure — Eighth annual David Crockett Classic (Sunday route through Crockett and use of downtown park/city-hall grounds for finish/festival). Council approved the closure and park use for the event. Motion carried unanimously as recorded.
- Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application — Council approved submission of a Downtown Revitalization CDBG application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for downtown sidewalk and parking infrastructure. Motion carried.
- Interlocal agreement for gun-range use — Council approved an interlocal agreement with Houston County for use of the county gun range for city police training; county commissioners had previously approved the agreement and staff said there is no additional cost to the city for coverage while officers train at the county facility. Motion carried.
- Approval of minutes — Council approved regular-session minutes as moved and seconded during the meeting.
Procedural notes and conditions
Event approvals included standard conditions discussed on the record: confirmation that impacted property owners and businesses had been notified and did not object (for the Camp Street closure), vendor and bartender licensing and TABC compliance for alcohol service, and a requirement that the Downtown Crockett Association obtain event-specific liability insurance and name the city as additional insured. Staff confirmed that event security and barricades would be used to limit movement of open containers beyond the event footprint.
Where votes were not tallied by name in the transcript, the record shows motions made, seconded and the chair calling "all in favor" with at least one recorded abstention during the Camp Street/Fannin and open-container votes; both motions were carried. The meeting then proceeded to subsequent agenda items.
No ordinances or contracts with specific numbers were introduced or adopted on first or second reading during the meeting; the items approved were event permits, a temporary suspension of a local code section for a limited event/time frame, authorization to apply for a CDBG grant, and an interlocal agreement.
