Staff Report Yakima River Marathon

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KITTITAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA STAFF REPORT AGENDA DATE: March 4, 2025 ACTION REQUESTED: Consider a Special Event Application request to hold the Annual Yakima River Canyon Marathon & Half Marathon. BACKGROUND: The Commissioner’s office received a Special Event application to hold the annual Yakima River Canyon Marathon & Half Marathon on Saturday March 29, 2025. INTERACTION: The applicant is requesting a waiver to the following: Kittitas County Code Chapter 5.20.100 – Penal Bond – Bond of Indemnity - The applicant has provided proof of insurance/endorsements and believes that it should be adequate coverage, since their event has proven to have no effect on the roads in the past. The applicant has requested a waiver to Kittitas County Code Chapter 5.20.160 – Closing Hours. Their event is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m., and according to the County Code, events shall not be open to the public before the hour of 7:00 a.m., however they will be using a small bull horn as the event is being set up beginning at 6:00 a.m. They will also be offering an early leg of the race for contestants that anticipate it taking longer for them to complete which will begin at 6 a.m. and is upon request and approval from the Event Director. The permit fee has been paid and Staff has routed the application and received a recommendation of approval or contingent approval from the following departments: Sheriff, Public Health, Public Works, Solid Waste, Treasurer & Prosecutor the County Fire Marshal. Public Works has requested the following: 1) Local advertisement in the Daily Record/Radio/physical posting two weeks in advance to inform the traveling public of upcoming event in order to give them the choice to plan a different route during this time period.