RES 2013-0250 - Omaha Triathlon special event ' ,f .f 1 V E .� Public Works Department
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City of Omaha
Jim Suttle,Mayor Public Works Director
Honorable President
and Members of the City Council,
The purpose of the attached Resolution is to notify the State of Nebraska that the City accepts the
duties imposed by Section 39-1359 R.R.S. Neb., as amended by Legislative Bill 589 and agrees
to indemnify and hold the State of Nebraska harmless against claims arising out of the temporary
use of County Road 17 (State Street/Lake Cunningham Road) from Wenninghoff Road to 72nd
Street, 72nd Street from County Road 17 (State Street/Lake Cunningham Road) to State Highway
36 and State Highway 36 from 72°d Street to 138th Street on July 21, 2013, between the hours of
6:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., for a part of the bicycling portion of the Omaha Triathlon's special
event.
The Omaha Triathlon will be held primarily within Lake Cunningham Park but will utilize these
roads for the bicycling portion of the event. The event sponsor is Mimran Event Management.
Mimran Event Management will provide insurance coverage naming the City as an additional
insured to cover the statutory liability which the City agrees to accept by passage of this
Resolution.
Your favorable consideration is requested.
Respectfully submitted, Ref cl to Cit.,,,,,trIA ___,... , sy ouncil for Consideration
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C-25A CITY OF OMAHA
LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER
Omaha,Nebraska
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
WHEREAS,Mimran Event Management company desires to hold a triathlon event called the Omaha
Triathlon on July 21,2013 utilizing County Road 17(State Street/Lake Cunningham Road)from Wenninghoff Road
to 72nd Street, 72°d Street from County Road 17 (State Street/Lake Cunningham Road) to State Highway 36 and
State Highway 36 from 72nd Street to 138th Street as a portion of the event course for bicycling; and,
WHEREAS,the a portion of such route(State Highway 36 from 72"Street to 138th Street)is within
the zoning jurisdiction of the City of Omaha; and,
WHEREAS,the City is not a co-sponsor of such Omaha Triathlon but officially designates on behalf
of the City of Omaha the Omaha Triathlon as a special event under Legislative Bill 589 and NEB.REV.STAT. §39-
1359 R.R.S. 2008; and,
WHEREAS, Section 39-1359 R.R.S.Neb.2008 was amended on May 24,2011,by Legislative Bill
589 to provide that a temporary use of a state highway system, including full and partial lane restrictions, can be
made for a special event where the roadway is located in the zoning jurisdiction of a city,if such city through formal
action of its governing body acknowledges and accepts the duties set forth in subsection(2)of Section 39-1359 and
indemnifies and holds the State of Nebraska harmless against claims made arising out of the special event and
provides thirty (30) days advance notice to the State of Nebraska; and,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
THAT,pursuant to Section 39-1359 R.R.S.Neb. 2008,as amended by Legislative Bill 589 on May
24, 2011, the City of Omaha officially designates the Omaha Triathlon as a special event under LB 589 and NEB.
REV. STAT. §39-1359 R.R.S. 2008 and hereby notifies the State of Nebraska that it accepts the duties imposed by
such law,and,if a claim is made against the state,shall indemnify,defend,and hold harmless the State of Nebraska
from all claims,demands,actions,damages,and liability, including reasonable attorney's fees,that may arise as a
result of the special event and the temporary use of County Road 17 (State Street/Lake Cunningham Road) from
Wenninghoff Road to 72"Street, 72nd Street from County Road 17(State Street/Lake Cunningham Road)to State
Highway 36 and State Highway 36 from 72°d Street to 138th Street between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.,
July 21, 2013, for a part of the bicycling portion of Mimran Event Management's special event, the Omaha
Triathlon.
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Con 'Imem ber
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City Clerk..2/o��
Approved..
Mayor
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NO.
Resolution by
Res. that pursuant to Section 39-1359 R.R.S. Neb.
2008, as amended by Legislative Bill 589 on May
24, 2011, the City of Omaha officially designates
the Omaha Triathlon as a special event under LB
589 and NEB. REV. SLAT. §39-1359 R.R.S. 2008
and hereby notifies the State of Nebraska that it
accepts the duties imposed by such law, and, if a
claim is made against the state, shall indemnify,
defend, and hold harmless the State of Nebraska
from all claims. demands, actions, damages, and
liability. including reasonable attorney's fees,that
may arise as a result of the special event and the
temporary use of County Road 17 (State
Street/Lake Cunningham Road) from
Wenninghoff Road to 72"d Street, 72"d Street from
County Road 17 (State Street/Lake Cunningham
Road) to State Highway 36 and State Highway 36
from 72nd Street to 138rh Street on July 21, 2013,
between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., for
the entire route of the Mimran Event
Management's special event, the Omaha
Triathlon.
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Presented to City Council
FEB 2 6 2013
Adopted -
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City Clerk