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File #: 240283    Version:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/11/2024 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 7/2/2024
Effective date:    
Title: Substitute resolution approving an Operating Agreement with Badgerland Striders Running Club for staging of the 2024 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, half marathon, 5K run and 5K walk in the City of Milwaukee
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: AGREEMENTS, SPORTS
Attachments: 1. DRAFT Operating Agreement 2024 Lakefront Marathon
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
7/9/20241 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
7/2/20241 COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTEDPass14:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
6/20/20240 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTED

Minutes note: James Washington - DPW
Pass4:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
6/20/20241 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION

Minutes note: Mr. Washington said that there is an addition this year which is a 5K walk and run called "Walk the Hoan".
Pass4:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
6/11/20240 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

Number

240283

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute resolution approving an Operating Agreement with Badgerland Striders Running Club for staging of the 2024 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, half marathon, 5K run and 5K walk in the City of Milwaukee

Analysis

This resolution authorizes an Operating Agreement with Badgerland Striders Running Club for the staging of the 2024 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon and half marathon in the City of Milwaukee on October 6, 2024, and the Walk the Hoan 5K walk and 5k run in the City of Milwaukee on October 5, 2024.

Body

Whereas, Badgerland Striders Running Club, whose address is 12650 Arden Place, Butler, WI 53007, desires to stage on October 5, 2024, a 5k run and 5k walk, and on October 6, 2024, a marathon and half-marathon distance-running event named the 2024 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon (“the Event”); and

Whereas, The City has entered into operating agreements with previous organizers for the staging of the previous versions of the Event; and

Whereas, The staging of the Event requires significant City resources, particularly Milwaukee Police Department and Department of Public Works resources relating to traffic control before, during and after the Event; and

Whereas, the Department of Public Works does not have sufficient traffic control equipment needed for the Event; and

Whereas, By Resolution 141123, adopted on November 25, 2014, the Common Council found that City taxpayers should not bear the costs of City services provided to support the Event, but, rather, that the City should fully recover those costs from the event organizer; and

Whereas, The Commissioner of Public Works is authorized to approve or deny special event permit applications according to the criteria set forth in MCO §§ 105-55.5-2-c-1 to c-11; and

Whereas, The Commissioner has determined that in the absence of an operating agreement, a special event permit would not meet the criteria in § 105-55.5-2-c-1 because the Event is of such a size or nature requiring the diversion of so great a number of police officers, ambulances or other emergency services as to deny reasonable emergency services to the city as a whole; and

Whereas, The Commissioner has determined that in the absence of an operating agreement, a special event permit would not meet the criteria in § 105-55.5-2-c-2 because the time, route, size and nature of the Event will unreasonably disrupt the safe and orderly use of any street or any public, or material portion thereof, which is ordinarily subject to great congestion or traffic at the proposed time, or substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic; and

Whereas, The Common Council reaffirms its finding that City of Milwaukee taxpayers should not be required to bear the costs of City services provided to support the Event, but, rather, that the City should fully recover those costs from Badgerland Striders Running Club; and  

Whereas, The City Attorney’s Office has prepared the attached operating agreement for the Common Council’s review and approval; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the attached Operating Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Badgerland Striders Running Club for Staging of the 2023 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon is approved; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the proper City officials are authorized to execute an Operating Agreement with Badgerland Striders Running Club that is substantially the same as the draft Operating Agreement attached to this file.

Requester

Department of Public Works

Drafter

James Washington

June 5, 2024