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r� �4 CITY OF EST. 1806 To: Hugo City Council From: City Clerk Michele Lindau Date: February 28, 2017 for Council Meeting on March 6, 2017 Re: MS 150 Bike Ride through Hugo 1. BACKGROUND: Memorandum The MS Society has applied for a Special Event Permit for their annual bike event. This requires a permit because there will be between 3,500-4,000 riders, and trails and streets in Hugo will be used. 2. DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: The MS150 is a fundraising event for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This event is a two-day ride from Duluth to White Bear Lake. The second day of the event, riders will be traveling through Hugo on the Hardwood Creek Trail and the shoulder of TH61. There are planned rest stops along the route, but none will be in Hugo. Riders are expected to be on the route through Hugo between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. MS150 has contacted the Hugo Fire Department who will be helping with first aid at the Bald Eagle Lake rest stop, and the Washington County Sheriff's Office has been notified. 3. REQUIREMENTS: The applicant has provided the City the completed application, permit fee, hold harmless agreement, and insurance naming the City as additionally insured. In addition, prior to the event the applicant will provide the city copies of the approved permit from Washington County for the use of the Hardwood Creek Trail and from MnDOT for the use of the shoulder on TH61. 4. CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATION: For many years, the MS 150 event has passed through Hugo and posed no threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents or visitors. Staff recommends Council approve the Special Event Permit as outlined above.