2022-09-26-minutes-ec-study-session

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KITTITAS COUNTY EC STUDY SESSION MINUTES BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 108 - ELLENSBURG Regular Meeting MONDAY 1 10:00 AM I Se tember 26 2022 Board members present: Chair Laura Osiadacz, Vice -Chair Cory Wright, Commissioner Brett Wachsmith Others: Kady Porterfield, Event Center Director; Lacie Dawson, Event Center Program Manager 1. Call to Order: 10:01am 2. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit): None 3. General Event and Rental Updates: There will be a Lumber Jack competition on Sunday (10/2), it's a new event and KVEC staff are looking forward to seeing how it does. Kady is looking at ways to balance Bloom winter bookings with keeping the ground quality up in the arena. Kady is also working on the 4-H contract for next year and will likely change the fee structure from a 70% discount to a 20% discount for club rides because of how much it costs to run the tractor now. 4. Self Promoted Events Business * Kittitas County Fair Updates: Fair went really well from an operations standpoint. The grounds were great, and staff handled the schedule and setup well. The livestock sale was another record setter this year. There were 187 animals sold in total. Half-price Monday was a big hit and brought in lots of families. It will be promoted more in advance for next year. We don't have all the admissions ticketing count information available yet, but the carnival was up $80,000. There was more damage to the facilities this year than in the past on the rodeo side (especially in restrooms), so currently working through some repairs. Kady is meeting and working with the rodeo on the budget requests for 2023 in preparation for their 100th year. * Patriot Nights Under the Lights Updates Kady is working on the artist lineup for next year. The lodging tax grant application has been submitted for 2023. The event was in the black for 2022, which is great considering the concert is only in its 3`d year. 2022-09-26 MINUTES