Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works Department

TO:	Chuck Soules, P.E., Public Works Director
FROM:	Mark Thiel, Assistant Public Works Director
CC:	Tarik Khatib, Chief of Police Mark Bradford, Fire Medical Chief Ernie Shaw, Parks and Recreation Director
DATE:	September 19, 2014
RE:	Event Permit – 2014 Octoginta; October 12, 2014

The Lawrence Bicycle Club has applied for a Street Event Permit for the closure of Massachusetts Street from 11^th Street to 13^th Street (see attached map) on Sunday, October 12, from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. for staging of bicycle riders for the annual Octoginta ride. Access to all of the churches in the area will be maintained. The entire route for the ride is still being finalized, and organizers are working with city and county law enforcement agencies on those plans.

ACTION:       Approve a  Street Event Permit for the Lawrence Bicycle Club’s 2014 Octoginta, closing Massachusetts Street from 11^th Street to 13^th Street on Sunday, October 12, from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.