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1 <br />  <br />  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Special Event Permit - Memorandum <br /> <br /> <br />To: Hugo City Council <br />From: City Clerk Michele Lindau <br />Date: June 15, 2021 for City Council Meeting on June 21, 2021 <br />Re: Special Event Permit for Tough Mudder at Wild Wings on July 10-11, 2021 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1. BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />Tough Mudder has submitted an application for a Special Event Permit to hold a two- <br />day endurance sport event at Wild Wings Game Farm on July 10-11. Tough Mudder is <br />a for profit company headquartered in Boston, MA, that has held events in the US since <br />2010, and elsewhere in the world since 2016. This will be the fifth year the event has <br />been held at Wild Wings. The event was not held last year due to COVID. This <br />requires a Special Event Permit approved by Council because there will be an estimated <br />7,233 run participants and 1,508 spectators, impacts to public streets, use of an <br />amplified sound system, and alcohol served. <br /> <br />2. DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: <br /> <br />Participants have the option of three daytime events to run ranging between 3-10 miles <br />consisting of a variety of obstacles. There will be approximately 7,305 on site on <br />Saturday and 1,436 on Sunday. Saturday’s event will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and <br />Sunday’s event will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. <br /> <br />The event will be held as outlined below and in the accompanying application. <br /> <br />• Parking and Impacts to traffic <br /> <br />The applicant has contracted with a professional parking management company, <br />Callaway Transportation, to manage parking operations including lot layout, signage, <br />and directing of cars. All pre-purchased tickets include money collected for parking, so <br />there will be no collecting onsite. Parking will take place on the Atkinson parcel located <br />on the south side of 147th Street and on the Lutz property located at 15118 Irish Avenue, <br />south of 152nd Street. During the events, Hyde Ave. and Irish Ave. between 140th St. and <br />152nd St will be open for medical vehicles and residents only. All other traffic will be <br />diverted to Homestead Ave. Additionally, 147th St. will run eastbound only from <br />Homestead Ave to Irish Ave. All road closures and main access points will be staffed by <br />Washington County Sheriff’s Department. No roads will be closed during the nighttime <br />event.