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Recommendation to Authorize Olympic Marathon
in Santa T9onica During 1984 Olympics.
This report presents information concerning a proposal by the Los
Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to hold a portion of the
women's and Men's Marathons in Santa Monica and recommends
authorization to proceed with planning and implementation of the
project.
Background
On July 22, 1982, staff met with representatives from the Los
Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee and representatives from
Santa Monica College. At that time, the Committee wished to
explore the possibilities of beginning both the V?omen's and Men's
Marathon at Santa Monica College on August 4 and 11, 1984,
respectively. The route in Santa Monica tenatively traverses San
Vicente Boulevard from 26th Street to Ocean Avenue, and Ocean
Avenue south to the City limits.
The Los Angeles Olympic Committee indicated a willingness to work
with City officials to assume agreed upon costs for clean-up and
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generated by an activity such as the Marathon, staff considers
that adequate security measures are essential.
Discussion
The 19$4 Olympics will include a b^7omen's Marathon for the first
time in Olympic history. Because of the historic nature of this
event and the overall importance of the Olympic Games within the
historic character of Los Angeles, it would be exciting and
desirable to host this marathon. This recommendation, however,
is conditioned upon reaching a mutually acceptable agreement with
the Los Angeles Olympic Committee for security and clean-up.
It is important for the City to play its part as a regional
representative in this international event. The starting of both
Vlomen's and Men's Marathon here will afford the City a unique
opportunity for good public relations and world-wide media
exposure.
Recommendation
It is recommended that Council authorize the running of a portion
of the 1984 L7omen's and Men's Marathon in Santa Monica and
authorize staff to continue negotiations with the Los Angeles
Olympic Committee.
PREPARED BYe JOHP7 H. ALSCHLiLER
City Manager
JACQUELI'D? KELLY
Assistant to the City Manager
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Los Ange%s O/ympic Organizing Committee
Los Angeles, California 90084 USA
Telephone (2131209-1984
Telex: 794694 • (Int'q 4720482
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July 27, 1982
' Mr. John H. Alschuler, Jr.
City Manager
City of Santa Monica
City Hall
1685 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA
Dear Mr. Alschuler:
Thank you very much for the opportunity of meeting with you,
President Moore and members of your respective staffs last
Thursday, July 22nd.
While we are looking at a number of possible marathon
routes, the present desire of the Los Angeles Olympic
Organizing Committee is to explore the possibility of
beginning both the Women's and Men's Marathons at
Santa Monica College, on August 4 and 11, 1982, respectively,
and to use a route for the Marathons which will traverse
portions of Santa Monica. As we discussed, the greatest
portion of the course within Santa Monica will be
San Vincente Boulevard, from 26th Street to Ocean Avenue,
and Ocean Avenue, or adjacent streets, to the city limits
with Venice.
Recognizing the unique nature of the Marathons, the L.A.O.O.C.
is prepared to come to an agreement with the City of Santa
Monica to reimburse the City for the mutually agreed upon
incremental costs of security and clean-up resulting from
the use of Santa Monica streets as a portion of the Marathon
route. In that connection, our Director of Security,
Edgar M. Best, should meet with your Chief of Police,
James F. Keane, at the earliest mutual time in an attempt to
define these costs.
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To: City Manager, Mr. John H. Alscauler, Jr.
Members of the Santa Monica City Council
Charles Griffin Cale, Vice Pres., Sports, Los Angeles
Olympic Organizing Committee
From: Mrs. P4arilyn A. Angle, 816 San Vicente Blvd., Santa Monica,
Calif., 90402
Subject: Objections to and recommendations for the 1984 Olympic
Marathon to be run Aug 4 and 11, 1984 on a proposed
route of San Vicente Blvd. and Ocean Avenue in the City
of Santa Monica.
Introduction:
The residents of Santa Monica who own and live on property
abutting and adjacent to the proposed routes for the women's and men's
Marathon runs of the 1984 Olympics are deeply concerend with the
implications of the problems associated with the "attraction for
large numbers of spectators" generated by an activity such as the
Marathon tentatively planned for August 4 and 11, 1984 to traverse
San Vicente Blvd. and Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. The terms
"agreed upon costs for clean up and security" and "adequate security
measures" should be precisely defined.
Background
The City, througiipast and present councils, and Parks and
Recreation Commission have increasingly encroached upon the residents
events which have inconvenienced and destroyed certain aspects of the
privacy and enjoyment of property of residents and property owners of
R1 and R2 residential areas of our city, especially on San Vicente
Blvd. and Ocean Avenues. The bike lanes were installed over our years
of strenuous objections and are now a major unsafe factor on these
streets. While a City ordinance allows jogging on the esplander,
euophoric joggers are to be found any time of day or night on the
sidewalks and the bike lanes {which. are on the streets), violating
traffic laws for their own safety and of motorists and residents.
Statements referring to San Vicente as "park-like" meaning
a supposed extention of the Palisades Park do not make it a park.
San Vicente Blvd. meets none of the requirements for such public
activities and service. Inasmuch as most of San Vicente Blvd. is
not serviced with alleys, ingress and egress to most of the properties
and cul de sacs off San Vicente Blvd. become a dangerous proposition
since speed limits are not enforced and a lot of trucks and Los Angeles
City's heavy traffic uses the Boulevard as a sort of freeway. Due to
the increasing unsuitable heavy traffic on San Vicente Blvd, in parti-
cular, the street is becoming pocked with pot holes.
Discussion:
In imposing on our streets of R1 and R2 neighborhoods a new
and greater spectator activity, however short lived, the door is
again opened to other, further and continued uses not conducive to
the use for which the area was designed or intended to be used.
The actual event, notwithstanding the relatively few contestants,
precipitates an attractive public nusiance in which property owners
and residents can experience either emergency situations or damages
because of the inability and unsuitability for handling "large num-
bers of spectators" in a residential area already plagued by heavy
traffic conditionsjand parking glut in the R2 area. The adjacent
streets in the R1 area will not accomodate the spectator parking
anticipated.
Recommendations:
1. Is the Olympic Committee and the Santa Monica City
Council ready to assume a liability for probable damages in its plan-
ning o~ this event on the above named streets?
2. Is a contract amount for "agreed upon costs for clean up
and security" to be decided upon now or upon actual costs to the City
on performance of the event? Is a damage clause considered?
3. What are "adequate security measures" and for whom or
what? Contestants, residents, property owners, spectators? Who
assumes liability for cost overruns and damages?
4. Why does planning not include the long unbroken and
expensive beach bike paths instead of residential areas? Beach park-
ing already exists for spectators use.
5. If the proposed route as stated above is used - will
spectators be allowed to illegally parK in close alleyways also?
6. What assistance will our police have in controlling
crowds, assuming this is included in "adequate security measures?"
7. Will food and souvenir vendors be allowed in the resi-
dential areas and on the above named streets?
8. Will the pot holes in the streets be repaired in time
for the event?
9. What planning is being made for emergency service to a
large crowd of spectators; telephone service, information service?
The spectators will be around much longer than the contestants and
residents cannot be expected to provide such services.
10. To whom will residents report deamage to property, etc?
Conclus-ion:
These are a few of the questions and problems that arise
from the proposal. It is respectfully suggested that the planning
of the event take a long hard look at the necessity of planning such
an event through a residential area, and that all questions of lia-
bility be answered before any kind of contract is signed.
Submitted by:
Mrs. Marilyn Angle