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<br />REPORT <br /> <br />6.1A <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the C.t Mana er <br /> <br />July 9, 2007 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />The San Mateo County Parks & Recreation Foundation annual "Tour de Peninsula" <br />Recreational Bicycle Ride. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Authorize execution of a Letter Permit for the "Tour de Peninsula." <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The San Mateo County Parks & Recreation Foundation, with the assistance of <br />RhodyCo Productions, is requesting permission to use certain streets in Redwood City <br />for its annual bicycle ride. This ride is expected to draw approximately 2500 cyclists. <br />The ride will take place on Sunday, August 5, 2007 and cover a large portion of San <br />Mateo County, including a portion of Redwood City. <br /> <br />The event is a fundraiser for the San Mateo County Parks & Recreation Foundation. <br />The Foundation was established in 1998 to provide financial support for recreational. <br />environmental, and educational programs, including other projects of the San Mateo <br />County Parks & Recreation Division. <br /> <br />The Letter Permit grants authority to post "No Parking" signs on both sides of Brewster <br />Avenue from Duane Street to Alameda delas Pulgas and on both sides of Alameda de <br />las Pulgas from Brewster Avenue to the northern city limits. Parking will be prohibited <br />from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. As they have in the past years, RhodyCo Productions will <br />notify residents along the bicycle route of the parking restrictions prior to the event. <br /> <br />The Letter Permit contains the standard "hold harmless" and insurance provisions. <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />1. The City Council could choose not to authorize the execution of the Letter Permit <br />for the posting of "No Parking" signs on the streets requested. However, the <br />selection of this alternative would require the large number of bicyclists <br />participating in this event to share the roadway with motorists. resulting in traffic <br />congestion and public safety concerns. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />RhodyCo Productions will pay for the services of two police officers to control traffic <br />between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on the day of the event. RhodyCo Productions will <br />provide personnel to conduct the necessary postings of the affected roadways under <br />the supervision of the polfce department. <br />