Item No.
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
BY: JASON CHACON, DIRECTOR OF PARKS & RECREATION
DATE: JANUARY 9, 2024
SUBJECT: STREET CLOSURE REQUEST – 12th ANNUAL 5K FOR TRUE LASTING
CONNECTIONS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER EVENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Council will consider approving a street closure request for the 12th Annual 5k for True Lasting Connections Family Resource Center (TLC) event. True Lasting Connections Family Resource Center is a department within the Downey Unified School District. They provide health and human services and resources for Downey Unified School District students. The 5k event serves as the biggest fundraiser for The True Lasting Connections Family Resource Center. The City of Downey and True Lasting Connections Family Resource Center have partnered together for the past eleven years to bring this event to the community. The 5k is scheduled to be held from 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2024 and will feature a vendor booth area, community stage, cheer squads from Downey High, and music provided by a DJ.
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council:
Authorize the following street closures for the Annual 5k for True Lasting Connections Family Resource Center event scheduled for Saturday, February 24, 2024.
•Rives Avenue between Hondo Street and Leeds
•Quill Drive between Old River School Road and Morning Avenue, on Richeon Avenue between Quill Drive and Hondo Street.
BACKGROUND
True Lasting Connections Family Resource Center is a department within the Downey Unified School District. They provide health and human services and resources for Downey Unified School District students. Their mission is to create a True Lasting Connection between the Downey Community and the families of the Downey Unified School District to ensure healthy and successful futures for students. The True Lasting
APPROVED BY
CITY MANAGER
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Connections Family Resource Center exists solely on charitable contributions and foundation grants. The City of Downey along with True Lasting Connection Family Resource Center (TLC) and the Downey Unified School District have collaborated for eleven years to host the TLC 5k, their biggest fundraiser of the year.
Each year the event grows in popularity and has consistently hosted over 700 runners annually. In addition to community engagement, the event offers city partners and nonprofit organizations to be a part of the 5k by participating in the outreach fair. Partners who are scheduled to participate this year include; PIH Hospital, Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center, Financial Partners, The Rota ry Club, and the Downey Rose Float Association.
The 5K will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will include use of the trail at Apollo Park, roadways on Rives Avenue, Quill Drive, and Everest St. on the Rancho Los Amigos campus. Staff has received approval from Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center to use Everest St. as part of the route as well as the use of their parking lots for public parking purposes.
ANALYSIS
For the TLC 5k event, staff recommends closing vehicular access to the following locations which are also described on the attached map. •Rives Avenue between Hondo Street and Leeds
•Quill Drive between Old River School Road and Morning Avenue, on Richeon Avenue between Quill Drive and Hondo Street.
The proposed closures will begin on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 5:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The proposed closures will be in effect to allow staff time for set-up, breakdown, and clean-up. Public Works staff will be responsible for setting up road closures on the morning of February 24th. Hard closures will be placed at Old River School Road and Quill Dr, Quill Dr. and Hondo St., Quill Dr at Rives on the north and south sides, and Quill Dr. before Morning Ave. City vehicles and Parks & Recreation staff will be placed at all hard closures.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Public Engagement
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FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the recommended action will result in an expenditure of approximately $600 from the General Fund, Downtown Events, Account No. 10-4-4322 as previously approved in the FY 2023 – 2024 operating budget.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Map of proposed Street Closures
ATTACHMENT A
PROPOSED STREET CLOSURES
ATTACHMENT A