City of Milwaukee - File #: 251496

• File #: 251496
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: In Council-Adoption
• File created: 12/16/2025
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Title: Resolution approving an Operating Agreement with Ventures Endurance Events, LLC for the staging of the 2026 Milwaukee Marathon and half marathon in the City of Milwaukee on April 11, 2026, and a 5K run in the City of Milwaukee on April 12, 2026.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/7/2026	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Appeared James Washington (DPW) and Craig Harris (Ventures Endurance) Ald. Brower moved to amend the contract in the file to reference 2026 Milwaukee Marathon instead of 2026 Milwaukee Lake Shore Marathon.	Pass	5:0
12/16/2025	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
251496
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
141123
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution approving an Operating Agreement with Ventures Endurance Events, LLC for the staging of the 2026 Milwaukee Marathon and half marathon in the City of Milwaukee on April 11, 2026, and a 5K run in the City of Milwaukee on April 12, 2026.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes an Operating Agreement with Ventures Endurance Events, LLC for the staging of the 2026 Milwaukee Marathon and half marathon in the City of Milwaukee on April 11, 2026, and a 5K run in the City of Milwaukee on April 12, 2026.
Body
Whereas, Ventures Endurance Events, LLC, whose address is 6129 Airways Blvd., Ste 1, Chattanooga, TN 37421, desires to stage on April 11, 2026, a marathon and half-marathon, and on April 12, 2026, a 5K distance walk and running event, named the Milwaukee 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, As with the previous Milwaukee Marathons, the Event’s route is proposed to be entirely within the geographic boundaries of the City; 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 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 s.105-55.5-2-c-1 to c-11 of the Code of Ordinances; and

Whereas, The Commissi...