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The Challenge <br />The challenge identified by the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners is for the <br />Event Center to become less dependent upon the general fund and the County lodging <br />tax program. <br />The contradictory nature of this challenge is that this must be completed while reducing <br />costs, controlling expenses, not undertaking major improvement projects unless outside <br />funding is secured, and not changing the existing free and reduced -cost community use <br />of the facility. <br />Thus, the Commissioners are in favor of strategies that include: <br />i. Increased revenue generation through: <br />a. Focusing on high ROI events <br />b. Increased rental fees <br />c. Other strategies as outlined in master plan (i.e.: dedicated sales tax) <br />z. Cost saving measures and strategies <br />a. Savings in regular maintenance <br />b. Savings in special projects <br />c. Securing grant funding or other funding for special projects <br />3. Maintaining existing staffing levels <br />4. Delaying major projects unless in the case of an emergency <br />5. Increased professionalism, customer service, and cleanliness <br />6. Providing high quality facilities and grounds while limiting expenses <br />91 'age <br />