Title
Resolution authorizing free parking for participants (in Parking Garage Four) and a waiver for the $590 cost of renting fifty-nine (59) parking spaces along Biltmore Way for the 2014 Coral Gables MS Walk and 5K Race scheduled for April 5, 2014.
Department Head Recommendation
Approval.
Brief History
The Coral Gables MS Walk and 5K Race has taken place in Coral Gables for more than twenty (20) years. This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and is expected to draw more than 1400 participants.
A letter from Denise Dixon, Development Manager for the South Florida Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis requesting free parking for participants in Garage (4) and a waiver for any payment of parking meters is attached. The requested waiver is for fifty-nine (59) metered spaces. The standard fee for fifty-nine (59) meter spaces for one (1) day is $590 and the parking rate in Garage Four (4) is $1 per hour.