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ITEM 4
City Council Memorandum Government Relations & Transportation Policy Memo No.
TP22-17
Date:
February 7, 2022
To:
Mayor and Council
Thru:
Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Ryan Peters, Strategic Initiatives Director
Jason Crampton, Transportation Planning Supervisor
From:
Nancy Jackson, Transportation Planning Program Coordinator
Subject:
Resolution No. 5540 Authorizing the Execution of a License to Use Salt River Project Property, Located at the Consolidated Canal Between Germann Road and Chandler Boulevard, to Conduct the Annual City of Chandler Family Bike Ride
Proposed Motion:
Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5540 authorizing the execution of a license to use Salt River Project property, located at the Consolidated Canal between Germann Road and Chandler Boulevard, to conduct the annual City of Chandler Family Bike Ride Event.
Background:
The annual City of Chandler Family Bike Ride along the Paseo Trail began in 2009 and provides families a great opportunity to exercise and celebrate bicycling for recreation and as a way to replace automobile trips to work, school and other locations. Approximately 200 participants gather each year at the Chandler Park and Ride for a leisurely 7.8 mile round trip to Tibshraeny Family Park and back.
Due to the onset of COVID-19, the 2020 and 2021 Family Bike Ride events transitioned to virtual events that encouraged participants to safely ride with families and friends around their local parks, trails and neighborhoods. To continue a sense of community, participants were encouraged to share their experience with posts, pictures, and videos through their personal social media accounts and on the City of Chandler’s Facebook Events Page. Over the two years of virtual programming, approximately 1,000 cyclists participated.
This year’s event will be a combined in-person and virtual event, allowing participants to choose what event works best for them. The in-person event will be held on Saturday, April 9, 8:30 a.m. at the Chandler Park and Ride with the traditional, in-person ride on the Paseo Trail, within the Salt River Project (SRP) Consolidated Canal right-of-way. A week-long virtual event will follow and conclude Sunday, April 17th.
To facilitate the in-person event, SRP requires the City to enter into a license agreement for use of the canal property. The 7.8-mile ride will start at the City’s Park and Ride facility at 2100 S. Hamilton Street (adjacent to Tumbleweed Park), travel north to Tibshraeny Family Park at 270 N. Cottonwood Street (near Chandler Boulevard and Cooper Road), and then return to the Park and Ride facility. The Chandler Fire and Police departments, as well as many volunteers, will participate to ensure the event is fun and safe.
Attachments
1. Resolution 5540
2. SRP License Agreement
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