February19,2013 HonorableAntonioR.Villaraigosa Mayor,CityofLosAngeles 200N.SpringStreet Room303 LosAngeles,CA90012 viaemail:mayor@lacity.org DearMayorVillaraigosa, Asyoumayknow,theUnitedStatesOlympicCommitteeiscurrentlyconsideringabid forthe2024OlympicandParalympicGames.Asweexplorethisexcitingpossibility,we areactivelyseekingtogaugetheinterestofU.S.citiesthatmayhavetheabilitytohost aneventwiththescopeandscaleoftheOlympicGames.Tothatend,wearereaching outtocitiesthathavepreviouslyexpressedaninterestinbiddingaswellasthecitiesin thelargest25U.S.markets.

kets. AsyousawinLondon,theOlympicandParalympicGamesbringpeopletogetherina magnificentcelebrationofsportandthehumanspirit,unifyingdisparateculturesand beliefsaroundasharedsetofvalues.For29magicaldays,differencesareforgottenand humanachievementbecomesthetheme.Winorlose,joyspringsfromtheefforttobe theverybestwecanbe,andsportmakestheworldabetterplace.Nowmorethanever, weneedtousethepoweroftheOlympicandParalympicGamestoencourageour youthtobeactiveandengagedinsport. BasedonexpectedInternationalOlympicCommitteedeadlines,wehave2+yearsto decidewhetherwewanttosubmitabidforthe2024SummerOlympicGames.We wouldliketobeginhavingdiscussionswithinterestedcitiesaboutpossiblebidthemes aswellastheinfrastructure,financialresourcesandotherassetsthatarerequiredto hosttheGames.Ourobjectiveinthisprocessistoidentifyapartnercitythatcanwork withustopresentacompellingbidtotheIOCandthathastherightalignmentof political,businessandcommunityleadership.Weareseekingapartnerthat understandsthevalueoftheOlympicGamesandthelegacythatcanbecreatednot onlyfortheircommunity,butforourcountry.

February19,2013 PageTwo ThestagingoftheGamesisanextraordinaryundertakingforanycity,withoperating budgetsinexcessof$3billion,notincludingcostsassociatedwithvenueconstruction andotherinfrastructure.Amongthemanyrequirementsare: ! 45,000hotelrooms. ! AnOlympicVillagethatsleeps16,500andhasa5000persondininghall. ! Operationsspaceforover15,000mediaandbroadcasters. ! Aninternationalairportthatcanhandlethousandsofinternationaltravelersper day. ! Publictransportationservicetovenues. ! RoadwayclosurestoallowexclusiveuseforGamesrelatedtransportation. ! Aworkforceofupto200,000. WhiletheGamesrequireaformidablecommitment,theyalsoprovideanunparalleled opportunityforacitytoevolveandgrow.TheGameshavehadatransformativeimpact onanumberofhostcities,includingBarcelona,BeijingandLondon.Theyenablethe creationandimplementationofanewvisionandprovideapowerfulrallyingpointfor progress. Asyoulikelyknow,theU.S.submittedbidstohostthe2012(NewYork)and2016 (Chicago)OlympicGames.BothNewYorkandChicagohadtoparticipateinadomestic bidprocessthatcostupwardsof$10millionbeforetheyweredesignatedbytheUSOC asanIOCApplicantCity.Movingforward,wearegoingtoselectourApplicantCity throughathoughtfulbutmoreefficientprocess.Thefirststepinthatprocessistohave discussionswithinterestedcities.Ifyouhaveaninterestinlearningmoreabouta2024 OlympicandParalympicbid,pleasehaveanauthorizedrepresentativecontactChris Sullivan,USOCChiefofBidsandProtocol,atchris.sullivan@usoc.org.Chriscansupply additionalinformationandwillbeginanefforttoassesstheviabilityofabidfromLos Angeles.Yourrepresentativedoesnotnecessarilyneedtobeaffiliatedwithyourcity government. Whetherornotwedecidetosubmita2024bid,wearegratefulforyoursupportofthe OlympicandParalympicMovements.Pleasefeelfreetocallmeatanytime. Sincerely,

ScottA.Blackmun ChiefExecutiveOfficer