ITEM 6-M

City Council Meeting:  August 11, 1992

                          STAFF REPORT

TO:           Mayor and City Council

FROM:         City Staff

SUBJECT:      RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE ALTERNATE RACE ROUTE  FOR
              ST.  MONICA'S  CHURCH  OKTOBERFEST  5  AND 10K RUN,
              OCTOBER 3, 1992

INTRODUCTION

The City's Event Management Team has received a request from  St.
Monica's  Church for a running race permit involving an alternate
race route.  This is the sixth year the race will  be  run.   The
following report outlines this request and recommends approval of
the alternate race route.

BACKGROUND

On May 14, 1985, the City Council approved Resolution 7011  (CCS)
amending  Resolution  6688 (CCS) which established procedures and
criteria for conducting running races in Santa Monica.

The resolution stipulates an  annual  limit  of  six  10K  and/or
marathon  races  are  permitted  unless  waived  by  City Council
action.  Three races were listed as part of the annual six:

    1.   Cultural and Recreation Services Department 10K;
    2.   Cultural and Recreation Services Department Marathon;
    3.   Social Services 10K.

The resolution further designates the approved City  courses  as:
Route A - a 10K course on the south side of town; Route B - a 10K
course on the north side of town; Route C - a 10K course  in  the
downtown  area; and Route D - the City Marathon course.  The City
Council by  motion,  however,  may  approve  other  running  race
routes.

Finally,  the  resolution  establishes  a  $10,000  race  fee  in
addition   to  all  inherent  costs  including  Police,  signage,
notification  flyers  mailed  to  affected  residents,  barricade
rental, etc.

DISCUSSION

St. Monica's Church has requested  October  3,  1992,  for  their
sixth annual 5 and 10K race date.  City staff has not experienced
any problems associated with this event in the last five years.

The requested race route is a modified version of Route B:

    Start on Washington Boulevard at Lincoln Boulevard proceeding
    east  on  Washington  Boulevard to Sixteenth Street, north on
    Sixteenth Street to Alta  Avenue,  east  on  Alta  Avenue  to
    Twentieth  Street,  north  on  Twentieth Street to Marguerita
    Avenue, west on Marguerita Avenue to Ninth Street,  south  on
    Ninth   Street   to  Wilshire  Boulevard,  west  on  Wilshire
    Boulevard to Fifth Street, south on Fifth Street to Broadway,
    west on Broadway to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue (west
    side of street) to  Marguerita  Avenue,  east  on  Marguerita
    Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to Washington
    Avenue, and east on Washington  Avenue  to  the  finish  line
    (between Seventh Street and Lincoln Boulevard).

BUDGETARY/FINANCIAL IMPACT

The City will receive $10,000, the standard race fee,  from  this
event.    In  addition,  all  inherent  costs,  including  Police
(estimated  at  approximately  $5,600),  will  be  paid  by   St.
Monica's.

RECOMMENDATION

City staff recommends that:

    1.   The attached Resolution authorizing  the  proposed  race
         route be adopted by City Council;

    2.   The race fee of $10,000 be paid by St. Monica's  Church;
         and

    3.   All inherent City costs, including Police, be  paid  for
         by St. Monica's Church.

Prepared by:  Susan McCarthy, Director, C.A.R.S.
              Annette Morales, Administrative Analyst, C.A.R.S.