HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 1i - Letter of Support for 2024 Olympic Games
DATE:
November 3, 2015
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Dominic Lazzaretto, City Manager
By: Linda Garcia, Special Projects Manager
SUBJECT:
LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE LOS ANGELES 2024 OLYMPIC BID
COMMITTEE’S EFFORTS TO BRING THE GAMES TO LOS ANGELES
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign and submit a letter of
support on behalf of the City of Arcadia
SUMMARY
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has asked Mayors in the region to consider signing a
letter of support for the efforts of the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic Bid Committee to bring
the Olympic Games to Los Angeles. Since such a letter would be signed by the Mayor
and sent on behalf of the City of Arcadia, it is before you tonight for review and
consideration.
DISCUSSION
Los Angeles is one of five cities submitting a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, the
others being Paris, Rome, Hamburg, and Budapest. The bidding process is intensive
and comprehensive, with the first part of the candidate bid books being due to the
International Olympic Committee In February 2016. The Los Angeles Bid Committee
would like to include letters of support from southland cities in its bid package. This
support is of a general nature; it does not commit the City to anything, nor does it make
statements or draw a conclusion as to any benefits or hardships that may be incurred by
the City of Los Angeles hosting the Olympic Games.
The draft letter that accompanies this report was suggested by Mayor Garcetti’s Office.
Since the letter is written on behalf of the City of Arcadia, which implies the support of
the entire community, it is being presented tonight for full City Council consideration.
Providing a letter of support at this time does not have any negative impacts on Arcadia,
and it would assist the Bid Committee in bringing the Olympic Games to Los Angeles –
a feat that could reap significant economic and social benefit to the region. When the
Olympic Games were in Los Angeles in 1984, the Santa Anita Race Track successfully
hosted some of the Equestrian Events, which is remembered fondly. As such, it is
recommended that the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign and submit the attached
letter on behalf of the City of Arcadia.
FISCAL IMPACT
Expressing Arcadia’s support in the form of the attached letter has no financial impact
on the City.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign and send a letter of
support for the Los Angeles Bid Committee’s efforts to bring the 2024 Olympic and
Paralympic Games to Los Angeles.
Attachment: Draft Letter
November XX, 2015
Mr. Casey Wasserman
Chairman, Los Angeles 2024 Bid Committee
10960 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1050
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Dear Mr. Wasserman:
On behalf of the City of Arcadia, I am writing to offer our support to the Los Angeles
2024 Olympic Bid Committee as it submits a bid to the International Olympic Committee
to bring the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to Los Angeles.
I am confident that the Greater Los Angeles area would make an ideal location for the
Olympics. Los Angeles has proven it can host successful and profitable Games that
inspire the world and bring our communities together. Having the 2024 Games here
would build upon our history with the Olympic Movement and the positive legacies of
the 1932 and 1984 Olympics.
The City of Arcadia is proud to stand with Mayor Eric Garcetti, the City of Los Angeles,
and the Los Angeles 2024 Bid Committee in your effort to bring the Olympics back to
Southern California.
Sincerely,
D R A F T
Gary A. Kovacic
Mayor