CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the Ordinance establishing Temporary Traffic Controls and issue a Special Event Permit, including an Amplifier Permit for the Naperville Half Marathon & 5K Run scheduled for Sunday, October 22, 2017.
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DEPARTMENT: City Clerk's Office
SUBMITTED BY: Dawn Portner, Special Events Coordinator
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
On Sunday, October 22, 2017, Naper Events, LLC will hold its fifth annual event. This year the full marathon will be replaced with a 5K. The Second Annual Kid's Marathon will again be held on Saturday, October 21 at Naperville North High School.
After the 2016 event, the Special Events Team recommended the elimination of the full marathon based on the number of participants. The Special Events Team and the Downtown Naperville Alliance (DNA) support replacing the full marathon with a 5K.
The route for both races was approved by City Council on January 17, 2017.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed route for the 2017 Half Marathon and 5K Run is attached.
The organizers partnered with the Special Events Team to develop the Half Marathon and 5K courses. The DNA supports the new route and the addition of the 5K race. The top priority was to minimize the impact on Naperville residents, businesses, churches and overall traffic flow.
Following are highlights of the 2017 event:
* Start/Finish: The proposed start/finish line is on Eagle Street and Aurora Avenue. This location was strategically chosen to bring spectators/runners into the downtown without closing streets in the core downtown for an extended period of time. The event will be capped at 6,500 runners total.
* Improved Course Flow in the Downtown:
o Jefferson Street and Washington Street will remain open.
o West Aurora Avenue will re-open at 7:30 a.m.
o The downtown will re-open, north of the river, at 8:30 a.m.
o Washington Street, south of the downtown, will re-open at 8:45 a.m.
o Aurora Avenue will re-open at 1...
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