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Home My WebLink About2007 Palm Desert Senior Gamesyi CITY OF PALM DESERT Community Services Division Staff Report REQUEST: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CLOSE EL PASEO ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2007 SUBMITTED BY: Patricia Scully, CFEE, Senior Management Analyst DATE: August 24, 2006 CONTENTS: 1. Correspondence from Coachella Valley Recreation & Park District 2. Route Map 3. Correspondence from Economic Development Manager RECOMMENDATION: By Minute Motion, authorize the Coachella Valley Recreation & Park District to close El Paseo on Saturday, February 10, 2007, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Each year, the Coachella Valley Recreation & Park District sponsors the Palm Desert Senior Games, which is a qualifying event for the National Senior Games. The closure of El Paseo is being requested in order to accommodate one of the activities held in conjunction with this event. BACKGROUND: The Coachella Valley Recreation & Park District (CVRPD) is once again sponsoring the Palm Desert Senior Games, which is a qualifying event for participants interested in competing in the National Senior Olympic Games. One of the "medar events is a 5/1 OK run, and CVRPD is requesting that El Paseo, from Portola to Ocotillo, be closed on Saturday, February 10, 2006, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The District would be responsible for set up, barricading, staffing and monitoring the route, clean up, etc. for this event, and no City staffing is requested. In a memorandum dated June 21, 2006, the City's Economic Development Manager advised that the El Paseo Business Improvement District Board of Directors approved CVRPD's request to close El Paseo to accommodate this event. CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT AUGUST 24, 2006 RE: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CLOSE EL PASEO ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2007 The proposed route is attached, and staff recommends that the City Council approve the closure of �l Paseo in conjunction with the 5/1 OK runt held at the Palm Desert Senior Games, which is sponsored and produced by the Coachella Valley Recreation & Park District, provided that written notification of street closure is made to residents along Ocotillo 30 days prior to the event date. PATRICIA SCULLY, CFEE SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANAVST PS:mpg �)ai�l PAUL S. GIBSON FINANCE DIRECTOR/CITY TREASURER CAREfMA(NfAG GA CITY R "ITY COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED „�� DENIED RECEIVED- .. .. OTHER MEET AYESINq PATE .............�,., 7-1 NOES: ABSENT:, ABSTAIN. original on File with ��i\t' , l 'g' y Clerk's Offire 2 -.9d9100010— - ti. COACHELLA VALLEY RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT 45-871 Clinton Street Indio, CA 92201 Phone 760-347-3484 Fax 760-347-4600 www.cvrpd.org General Manager Stan Ford Assistant GM Kevin Kalman Serving the Communities of: Bermuda Dunes Coachella Indian Wells Indio Indio Hills La Quinta Mecca North Shore Oasis Palm Desert Rancho Mirage Salton Sea Thermal Thousand Palms Vista Santa Rosa June 26, 2006 Pat Scully, Senior Management Analyst Community Services Department City of Palm Desert 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 Dear Pat, As you requested, here is an outline of our request for the 2007 Palm Desert Senior Games 5K110K runs on El Pasco, Saturday February 10, 2007. The race will begin at 7:00 am in front of the Gardens on El Pasco. We request that the south side of El Pasco be closed from Portola to Ocotillo from 6:30 to 9:30 am (the first turnaround point in the race is in front of Mayo's). We also request Ocotillo be closed from El Pasco to Grapevine during the same time period. The awards ceremony will be held in front of the Gardens following the race. We anticipate 200 participants. Thank you for your continued support of the Palm Desert Senior Games. Sincerely, Sara Juarez, Aquatics pecial Events Director & Risk Administrator Coachella Valley Recreation and Park District Palm Desert Senior Games -991900momb- VL 2007 Palm Desert Senior Games COACHEELLA VALLEY 5K/10K Runs RECREATION AND L PARK DISTRICT 45-871 Clinton Street on El Paseo Indio, CA 92201 Phone Saturday, February 10, 2007 760-347-3484 Fax 5K Race begins at 7:00 am,10K Race begins at 7:45 am. Both races 760-347-4600 start in front of The Gardens on El Paseo. www.cvro.org We request the following streets be closed from 6:30 to 9:30 am: El Paseo from San Luis Rey to Ocotillo (turn around point is race in front of mayo's). Ocotillo from El Paseo to Grapevine. We request that the south side of El Paseo, between San Pablo and Larkspur (in front of The Gardens) be closed until 10:00 am for post - race awards ceremony. General Manager Stan Ford Race finishes in front on The Gardens. Assistant GM Anticipated participants: 200 Kevin Kalman Serving the Communities of: Bermuda Dunes Coachella Indian Wells Indio Indio Hills La Quinta Mecca North Shore Oasis Palm Desert Rancho Mirage Salton Sea Thermal Thousand Palms Vista Santa Rosa gruff FAX NO. : 760-777-9954 Dec. 13 2005 11:31AM P3 Woodrurl' FPX NO. : 760-777-9954 Auer. 27 2WZ 91:51PM P3 Sear c rim at Vol ord* Dr Fred Wphip Or 5art Nta q - t,G c5,r Pakif L . �� j Ira f ell _ f area5urwa way. JID Dr 1;9 or Bd Air Rd 3R Mum �f Q &MtS98 tam. 7WtleKaiR raeo«Uo�� Fd�O►� St�OGWs. Nf R9t,Et 1!!l1YO6 Ne9W Nfit W'vOb she Paps t Aua-1T-03 01:44pm From -TOO TT7 9054 To -PADS DESERT CITY CLE Page 09 PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMORANDUM TO: Pat Scully, Senior Management Analyst FROM: Ruth Ann Moore, Economic Development Manag r DATE: June 21, 2006 SUBJECT: Turkey Trot and Senior Olympics On June 15, 2006 at the regular meeting for the El Paseo Business Improvement District, the board of directors voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council the running of the Turkey Trot on El Paseo again this year on Thanksgiving morning, November 23, 2006 and the Senior Olympics run on the morning of Saturday, February 10, 2007. G:\BueCtr\Ruth Ann Moore\WPD0CS\A..NN\E1 Pu%u\turkey ant & senior olympics.wpd