Big Sky State Games requests street closures from 6:00 am to 11:00 am on Sunday July 18, 2010, for a triathlon competition that includes a run course, bike course and kid’s course as outlined in the attached maps. The bike course begins at conclusion of the swim course inside Lake Elmo State Park.  Participants then ride to the parking lot of All American Pharmaceutical and head North onto Hwy 87 for 4.5 miles. Riders turn around and return to Billings following the course in reverse. Riders ride with traffic the entire way back to Lake Elmo. The adult race course begins around Lake Elmo then onto Lake Elmo Dr. to Meadowlark Ln, onto Cody heading back North to Phoebe Dr then to Lake Elmo. The kids course starts at Lake Elmo onto Riveroaks Drive to Annandale Road back to Lake Elmo.

Recommended conditions of approval include Big Sky State Games:
1. Have no alcohol consumption in the right of way
2. Clean area to be used and provide and empty waste cans
3. Notify all emergency facilities, bus lines and media as soon as possible
4. Provide and install adequate signs warning motorists of the event
5. Provide a certificate of insurance naming City of Billings as additional insured
6. All Course guards (flaggers) shall wear safety vests and use approved STOP/SLOW paddles
7. Provide police assistance at the corner of Roundup Road, Main Street and Shepherd Acton Rd

The Council may:
• Approve the request to close street for the event; or
• Deny the street closure

There are no costs to the City of Billings other than administrative time to process. Police, traffic control and litter removal are to be paid for the by the Big Sky State Games.

Staff recommends that Council approve the temporary street closure named above for Big Sky State Games annual Triathlon/Duathlon.