2009-06-10 CC Additional Handouts

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Safety Issues There are several issues potentially impacting any event of this nature and some that are specific to this particular event. a. Weather: Ibis event is scheduled for earlier August. Heat and humidity are significant concerns. I've asked the applicant to provide me with guidelines for the possible delay (or early start) or cancellation of the event if heat and humidity present safety hazards. Similarly, lightening is a hazard that the race will be postponed or cancelled for. c. Water Stops: The applicant and I have discussed adding another water station and he has agreed. There will be water at the start and finish, at the Waterworks parking lot and the beach house. d. Gates at Path Entrances/Exits: Applicant advises he will have the key to unlock the gates at both ends of the patch going through the park. The gates (and poles in the ground next to them) make it impossible for a vehicle to get on the path. Additionally, the gate poles are 10'7 apart meaning any vehicle that may need to get through them will have to be narrower than that. The paved path itself is 10' wide. We will need to measure an ambulance width at the tires and in the patient treatment portion to see how it matches up with these constraints. Miscellaneous In addition to the foregoing, we need to consider: a. The race will need to be lead by a vehicle of some sort. Applicant proposes a four-wheeler. This vehicle will presumably operate on the streets and the path. The race will also need a "caboose" which I propose be an emergency vehicle with an activated light bar. b. I will want an ambulance staged (likely in the Waterworks lot) for the event. c. I would like to see CFD provide rescue/medical support. d. The portion of the event on the park is not insubstantial. It is also remote. I've explained to the applicant that I want at least two volunteers on bicycles to patrol the path and three would be even better.