Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works Department

TO:	Charles F. Soules, P.E., Public Works Director
FROM:	Mark Thiel, Assistant Public Works Director
CC:	Tarik Khatib, Chief of Police Mark Bradford, Fire Chief Ernie Shaw, Interim Director of Parks and Recreation
DATE:	August 12, 2014
RE:	The Circle of Sisterhood 5K – Sunday September 7, 2014

Kathleen Hahne has applied for an event permit for the Circle of Sisterhood 5K – Sunday September 7, 2014, benefitting the Circle of Sisterhood Foundation. The race would begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. on 11^th Street adjacent to Hobbs Park, with runners staging on the street beginning at about 9:50 a.m. (see attached map).

Staff is seeking City Commission approval of this event permit because the race will involve a rolling closure of the northbound lane of Massachusetts Street downtown from about 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Parking on Massachusetts Street would not be prohibited, although vehicles parked on the east side of Massachusetts Street would not be able to leave for a few minutes as runners pass by. (See attached traffic management plan – prepared by the Lawrence Police Department)

The police department has coordinated traffic control on a similar route for several previous races and has developed a plan that requires little to no police resources for traffic control. All barricades and staff will be solely provided by the applicant.

ACTION:       Approve a Street Event permit for use of various city streets, including the rolling closure of the northbound lane of Massachusetts Street downtown from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., on Sunday, September 7, 2014, for The Circle of Sisterhood 5K.