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6.2.A. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager February 26, 2018 SUBJECT Resolution approving the temporary street closure for the Stanford University Triathlon Team's 14th annual "Treeathlon" event RECOMMENDATION Adopt a Resolution designating the event route for the 14th annual "Treeathlon" event sponsored by the Stanford University Triathlon Team and approve the temporary partial closure of Seaport Boulevard as designated in Exhibit "A" BACKGROUND The Stanford University Triathlon Team has held the "Treeathlon" event in Redwood City for the past 13 years. If approved, the event will occur on March 3 and 4, 2018. ANALYSIS The Stanford Triathlon Team is run entirely by team members, mostly students, and brings professional training to anybody in the Stanford community regardless of age or skill level. The "Treeathlon" event is a fundraiser for the team's trip to the National Collegiate Championships in Clemson, South Carolina. It is also an important part of the California collegiate triathlon circuit, as well as a great venue for local and regional amateur/age group athletes. The team hopes to continue to use the event to showcase the sport of triathlon in Redwood City and raise the profile of the Stanford Triathlon and Redwood City within the regional triathlon community. As part of their fundraising activities, the Stanford Triathlon Team proposes hosting Sprint races (collegiate), F1 races (youth/juniors), and a "Saplingathlon" (6-12 year olds). It is anticipated that upwards of 500 runners will participate in the event this year and registration is capped at 575 entrants. The event is slated to start and finish on the 1700 block of Seaport Boulevard. If approved, on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 12:00 p.m., the "Saplingathlon" begins. There will be four waves of competitors in a variety of run/bike events. The "Saplingathlon" will be contained entirely within the Pacific Shores business complex, and will only require partial closure of the easterly end of Seaport Blvd. that