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Ci e .tervitTe � f'`.ii"r''s'' Centerville Special Event Permit Application Park and Recreation Committee Fete des Lacs Events Submitted October 25, 2015 1. TITLE, PURPOSE, AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: _Festival of the Lakes 8K/5K Run/Walk and Kids Running events. • These three events are a subset of the Centerville City's Fete de Lacs celebration. • All events take place July 25, 2015. • These events will be coordinate with the Centerville parade and Lions Club events. In 2015, the Centerville Lions Club will hold their main fund raising events one week earlier on July 17 - 19, 2015, including the softball tournament and street dance. July 17 - 19 is a more favorable week-end for the softball tournament. This separation also eliminates any conflict between the runners and softball players for parking or access to the park. • These events are a Centerville Parks and Recreation Committee activity. Their purpose is to promote the use and enjoyment of Centerville's Parks and Trails. The three Festival of the Lakes (Fete des Lacs) running events are: 1) Five mile (8 kilometer) competitive run using US Track and Field standards. 2) Three mile (5 kilometer) competitive run and non-competitive walking event. 3) Children's run (approximately 0.4 mile). The kids run is free to the participants and is fully funded by a team of sponsors. At this early date, I anticipate that Metro Dance and Apple Academy will sponsor the kids run. There are a few restrictions based on cost and the method of timing the races. 1) The Run/Walk are limited to a total of 300 people. This is a limited based on our method of timing. There will not be an issue as we generally draw about 130 people. 2) The events are open to everyone - all ages and all fitness levels. In past years we have not been called upon to accommodate special needs athletes. However, our course is suitable and we are prepared to do so. 3) There is a users fee for these events; $20 (adults) for those who pre-register and $30 for those who register the day of the race. This is a common practice to encourage early registration. Our fee is in keeping with the common scale for similar events. We expect children to run in the event describe below. However, if a young athlete 15 years old or younger want to run the longer distance, they are welcome to do so. Their fee is $10. 4) Last year(2014) we began an effort to reduce trash generation and increase recycling. We think that effort was a success and we will do the same again in 2015. The children's run is fully sponsored event and therefore is a free event open to any child ten(10) years old or younger. For safety reasons this event is within Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. Page 1 of 13 16