Number
241477
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
141123
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution approving an Operating Agreement with Ventures Endurance Events, LLC for staging of the 2025 Milwaukee Marathon in the City of Milwaukee
Analysis
This resolution authorizes an Operating Agreement with Ventures Endurance Events, LLC for the staging of the 2025 Milwaukee Marathon in the City of Milwaukee on April 13, 2025.
Body
Whereas, Ventures Endurance Events, LLC, whose address is 6129 Airways Blvd., Ste 1, Chattanooga, TN 37421, desires to stage on April 12, a marathon and half-marathon, and on April 13, 2025, 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 Commissioner has determined that in the absence of an operating agreement, a special event permit would not meet the criteria in s.105-55.5-2-c-1 because the Event is of such a size or na...
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