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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STREET CLOSURES FOR THE 2022 ORANGE COUNTY MARATHON RUNNING FESTIVAL
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT/ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: JENNIFER ROSALES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2022-xx, designating event routes for the 2022 Orange County (OC) Marathon Running Festival, and approving the temporary street closures for April 30, 2022 and May 1, 2022, as requested for the 2022 OC Marathon Running Festival.
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BACKGROUND:
A Special Event Permit application was submitted to the City on January 13, 2022 (Attachment 2), requesting permission to close certain streets to conduct the 2022 OC Marathon Running Festival. The application is currently being reviewed by the City's Special Event Committee, comprised of representatives from various City departments.
This is the thirteenth year the City of Costa Mesa will participate in the OC Marathon, which has been an annual event in the Orange County area since 2004. Similar to the previous marathons, the proposed route for the 2022 OC Marathon Running Festival begins at Fashion Island in the City of Newport Beach and finishes at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa. This year's OC Marathon Running Festival is comprised of three (3) sub-events:
1. Full Marathon (26.2 miles) on Sunday, May 1, 2022
2. Half Marathon (13.1 miles) on Sunday, May 1, 2022
3. 5K Fun Run/Walk (3.1 miles) on Saturday, April 30, 2022
The routes within Costa Mesa for the 2022 full and half-marathon events are shown on Attachments 3 and 4, respectively. A map depicting the route for the 2022 5K Fun Run/Walk is shown on Attachment 5. There are no changes to the proposed routes on public streets for the above events from the 2019 OC Marathon Running Festival.
Within Costa Mesa, the streets a...
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