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1 INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction
Bid Committee
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Committee Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2 POLITIC AL SUPPORT
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Political Support
Status of Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Decision-Making Mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Signed Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Legal Obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Existing Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
New Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Impact of Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Jurisdictional Covenant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 PUBLIC SUPPORT
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Public Support
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Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Public Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Public Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Public Poll Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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POLITIC AL SUPPORT
POLITICAL SUPPORT
Status of Support
What is the status of support of the local, county and
state government authorities, and your local
Congressional delegation?
Boston 2024 has conducted a series of meetings
with local and state elected officials, all of whom
have expressed enthusiasm for and excitement
about our bid. Our most ardent advocates continue
to be Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor
Martin Walsh, whose combined leadership has been
a key component of our effort. To further reinforce
their commitment, both leaders have specifically
assigned senior staff to serve as official liaisons to
Boston 2024 to coordinate the necessary resources
from their transportation, planning, legal and
operations departments.
We have had positive discussions with Governorelect Charlie Baker (R-Swampscott), and we are
confident that he and his new administration will
continue to be important partners as the process
moves forward. Support from current Senate
President Therese Murray (D-Plymouth), Senate
Majority Leader Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst), who
will become Senate President in January, Speaker of
the House Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) and members
of the Boston Legislative Delegation represents
important bipartisan leadership on Beacon Hill
that will strengthen our plan to engage legislators
across the Commonwealth in the coming months.
In addition to state officials, mayors of cities
and towns outside of Boston have shared their
support of our bid. While the City of Boston will
be the official host city of the Games, Boston 2024
envisions strong collaboration with municipalities
that may host venues or accommodations, and our
partnership with their local leaders will be critical
to our effort. The cities of Cambridge, Newton,
Somerville, Medford and Lowell have already
stepped up to the plate, and we expect more to
join our Olympic quest in the coming months.
Discussions with members of the Boston City
Council have been very positive, and they too will
be key partners as we embark on a comprehensive
community process in concert with Mayor Walsh
and his team. We have had positive and productive
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Legal Obstacles
What are the legal obstacles, if any, to the organization of the
Games in your city/county/state?
As described in other submissions, Boston 2024
anticipates that a number of venues will be
located on land owned by public entities, including
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the MBTA
and the City of Boston. Use of such land would
require relocation strategies for existing facilities.
Such relocation and utilization of the land, either
temporarily for the 2024 Olympic Games or for
legacy purposes, would require special legislation to
avoid limitations on sale, lease or other disposition
of certain publicly-owned lands under existing
JURISDICTION
REGULATED SPORT /
RELATED ENTITY
MASSACHUSETTS
PHYSICIANS
MASSACHUSETTS
UNARMED COMBATIVE
SPORTS
MASSACHUSETTS
SHOOTING
MASSACHUSETTS
ATHLETIC TRAINERS
MASSACHUSETTS
HORSES
MASSACHUSETTS
SPORTS EVENTS
State law delegates authority to administer licenses to local mayors or selectmen, including
procedural requirements for public notice and hearings, as applicable
BOSTON
SPORTS EVENTS
BOSTON
SHOOTING
CAMBRIDGE
SPORTS EVENTS
SOMERVILLE
SPORTS EVENTS
License approval from Board of Aldermen and Mayor, upon indemnity of the City; express
prohibition of walkathons, marathons exhibitions or other forms of public amusement where
participants engage in endurance contests for more than four hours in one day.
FOXBOROUGH
SPORTS EVENTS
License and public notice for any event in which the number of tickets for sale
exceeds 15,000, including security and traffic plans and paid police details
LAW OR REGULATION
Exemption from physician registration process for out of state physicians providing medical
services to athletes or team personnel attending sporting event sponsored by the USOC or a
World Cup Organizing Committee
Required licenses for boxing, judo and taekwondo events and certain personnel involved in such
events (athletes, physicians, referee, judge, trainer)
Local licensing requirements by chiefs of police preempted by temporary license granted by
Colonel of State Police for temporary license in connection with firearms competition
License required for trainers practicing in Massachusetts
Department of Agricultural Resources regulates importation and licensure for horses, including,
for example, evidence of negative test for infectious equine anemia
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New Laws
Jurisdictional Covenant
Impact of Elections
List all elections planned at the city, state and regional levels
through December 2015 and indicate whether the outcome of
such elections could have any impact on the preparation and
staging of the Games in 2024.
In the City of Boston, non-partisan elections will
be held in 2015 for City Council, the municipalitys
legislative body comprised of four at-large and nine
district seats. A preliminary election will occur on
a date to be determined in September to narrow
the at-large pool to eight candidates and the
district pool to two candidates for each seat. The
final election will occur on November 3, 2015. The
outcome of these elections will not have an impact
on the preparation and staging of the Games in
2024. There are no planned elections in 2015 at the
state and regional levels.
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PUBLIC SUPPORT
PUBLIC SUPPORT
Population
Public Poll
AREA
2014
2024
CITY
637,625
METROPOLITAN AREA
PLANNING COUNCIL
681,935
METROPOLITAN AREA
PLANNING COUNCIL
STATE
6,648,138
UNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS
DONAHUE INSTITUTE
6,802,238
UNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS
DONAHUE INSTITUTE
REGION
2,526,464
METROPOLITAN AREA
PLANNING COUNCIL
2,626,767
METROPOLITAN AREA
PLANNING COUNCIL
Public Opinion
What is the general public opinion in your city/region toward
bidding for and hosting the Games?
Bidding for and hosting the Games in the Boston
area are generally popular ideas. Support is
consistent across the Commonwealth, and over the
past seven months, we have seen this support grow
steadily as residents begin to learn more about a
potential Olympics in the Boston area. In Boston
alone, nearly 60% of residents favor the proposal
to host the Olympics in the city, which represents a
strong baseline of support garnered with minimal
public outreach. Even before hearing details about
the proposed bid, residents are receptive to the
idea, and support jumps to a clear-cut majority
after residents receive more information. Support is
strongest among young people, African-Americans
and Latinos.
Boston 2024s formidable presence on social media
illustrates this broad-based support we currently
have 4,200 followers on Twitter, our likes on
Facebook have increased by 80% since August and
after only one month on Instagram, the number of
followers grew by 75%.
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14. What concerns, if any, would you have about Boston and
Massachusetts hosting the 2024 Olympics?
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MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON
APRIL 1 - 6
SEPTEMBER 22 - 25
E. WHO CONDUCTED
THE POLL?
BOTH POLLS WERE CONDUCTED BY TOM KILEY, PRESIDENT OF KILEY AND COMPANY OPINION RESEARCH CONSULTANTS.
HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT (617) 266-1000 OR KILEYCO@AOL.COM
B. AREA WAS
COVERED?
BID COMMITTEE
BID COMMITTEE
Committee Structure
Provide a basic structure of your bid committee, identifying
authorities and their official roles.
The current Bid Committee, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization named Boston 2024 Partnership, Inc.,
consists of the following:
A Board of Directors and a President:
John Fish
President and CEO of Suffolk Construction, serves as
Chair, Treasurer, Clerk, and Director and was elected to
a three year term
Steve Pagliuca
Managing Director of Bain Capital and co-owner of the
Boston Celtics, serves as Director and was elected to a
two year term
Gloria Larson
President of Bentley University, serves as Director and
was elected to a one year term
Dan OConnell
Former Secretary of Housing and Economic
Development for Massachusetts and CEO of the
Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, serves as
President
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Karen Kaplan
Chairman and CEO of Hill Holiday
Doug Rubin
Founding Partner of Northwind Strategies
John Fitzgerald
Senior Project Manager for Boston Redevelopment
Agency
Ralph Cox
Principal of Redgate Real Estate Development (1980
U.S. Hockey Team)
Richard Sullivan
Chief of Staff to Governor Deval Patrick
Cheri Blauwet, MD
Paralympic Athlete and Physician at Spaulding
Rehabilitation
Robert Reynolds
President and CEO of Putnam Investments (Board
member, US Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation)
Fundraising + Finance Co-Chairs:
Gregory Bialecki
Secretary of Housing and Economic Development
Massachusetts Port Authority:
Thomas Glynn
CEO of the Massachusetts Port Authority
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority:
Steve Pagliuca
Managing Director of Bain Capital and co-owner of the
Boston Celtics
James Rooney
Executive Director
Roger Crandall
President and CEO of MassMutual Financial Group
R. Robert Popeo
Chairman of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and
Popeo, P.C.
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HOST CIT Y
CONTR ACT
Signed Contract
Not applicable.
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SUMMARIES
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