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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />July 25, 2016 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Resolution approving the temporary street closure for the Redwood City Police Cadet’s <br />“Run with the Cops” event <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Adopt a Resolution designating the event route for the “Run with the Cops” event <br />sponsored by the Redwood City Police Cadets and approve the temporary partial <br />closure of Seaport Boulevard as designated in Attachment 1 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />This will be the inaugural Run with the Cops event. <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br />The Redwood City Police Department Cadet program encompasses both training and <br />team building activities intended to encourage interest in law enforcement as a career. <br />While the Police Department covers the cost of uniforms and basic safety equipment, <br />the program also receives personal contributions from program participants and a small <br />number of program benefactors. The rapid growth of the cadet corps and the increased <br />demands placed upon the program and its participants has outstripped current funding. <br />The limited availability of funds directly affects the ability of cadets to participate in <br />various training opportunities designed to prepare the cadets for careers in law <br />enforcement. <br /> <br />The demand for law enforcement volunteers has increased as a way of supplementing <br />police service costs. In 2015, the Redwood City Police Department cadets volunteered <br />over 2,970 hours at a variety of festivals, parades, sporting events, ceremonies, Coffee <br />with Cops, and several other community based events. To maintain that level of <br />involvement, the cadet program is raising funds to avoid financial barriers to <br />participation in the cadet program.. <br /> <br />As part of their fundraising activities, the cadets propose hosting a 5k run/1 mile walk. It <br />is anticipated that upwards of 500 runners will participate in the event this year. The <br />event is slated to start and finish on the 1700 block of Seaport Boulevard, in conjunction <br />with a law enforcement demonstration that will be occurring simultaneously. <br /> <br />On August 27th, 2016, at 8:00 a.m., the 5k run begins and will go west on Seaport <br />Boulevard, following the road counterclockwise as it goes around Pacific Shores, then <br />travels westbound on Seaport Boulevard, with a turnaround at Chesapeake Drive. <br />Participants will follow the same route in reverse for the return leg, with the finish line <br />being in front of 1700 Seaport Boulevard. <br /> <br />The 1 mile walk will begin at 8:15 a.m. at 1700 Seaport Boulevard. It will go west on <br />Seaport Boulevard, following the road counter clockwise as it goes around the Pacific <br />Shores complex. At a specified location, the route turns left onto a footpath and goes <br />6.3.D. - Page 1