To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: STEPHEN PROUD, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2105-041, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PROCLAIMING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021 AS "SWIM ACROSS AMERICA OPEN WATER SWIM DAY" IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH IN SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE CHARITY SWIM ACROSS AMERICA CANCER RESEARCH FUNDRAISING WATER SPORTS EVENT TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH COASTAL WATERS AND IN APPRECIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S EFFORTS TO PERMIT THE EVENT AND PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City has partnered with the County of Los Angeles, local water sports professionals and businesses to create open water swim events for the purpose of activating the Redondo Beach coastal waters. Following consultation with the City Manager and Mayor, a new charity swim event was created in 2020 to continue the City's promotion of water sports as well as to demonstrate the capacity of the Redondo Beach coastal waters to sustain internationally recognized events.
A partnership with Swim Across America ("SAA") accomplishes these goals and also provides an opportunity for a charity swim event that raises awareness and funding to support cancer research. Since 1987, Swim Across America has granted nearly $100M to fund cancer research and clinical trials through 21 open water swimming events and over 100 pool swim fundraisers. 2021 would mark the 35th year of Swim Across America.
The "Swim Across America Open Water Swim Day" in Redondo Beach was scheduled for October 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19. The event has been re-scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 16, 2021. The event will benefit local cancer research and clinical trials at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Adoption of Resolution No. CC-2105-041 would officially recognize and support the open water charity swim event to be held on October 16, ...
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