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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />EC STUDY SESSION MINUTES <br />BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 108 - ELLENSBURG <br />Regular Meeting <br />MONDAY 1 10:00 AM June 26 2023 <br />Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Commissioner Laura Osiadacz <br />Others: Kady Porterfield (Event Center Director), Lacie Dawson (Event Center Program <br />Manager) <br />1. Call to Order: 10:04am <br />2. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit): None <br />3. Friends of Fair Ice Machine Donation Discussion: The Armory ice machine went out at <br />the end of 2022. Repairs were attempted throughout that time and in to 2023, but it was <br />found unrepairable. Since it was 2023 now, a new machine was not in the KVEC budget. <br />Friends of the Kittitas County Fairgrounds (FOF) would like to deduct the money from their <br />fair sponsorship payment for 2023 to purchase the ice machine. Commissioners agreed to <br />allow FOF to purchase the ice machine and deduct it from fair sponsorship revenue. <br />4. Patriot Night Under the Lights Updates: Preparation is going well with the concert fast <br />approaching. There will be a meet and greet with Runaway June prior to the concert at the <br />Gold Buckle. King Beverage is sponsoring and will be featuring the "Fold Of Honor" <br />program with special patriotic cans of Bud and Bud Light, honoring veterans. King Beverage <br />is allowing us to return any unopen cases of alcohol. Beat Box and vodka seltzers will be <br />added for the first time. Rodeo Queens and antique military vehicles will be coming to the <br />event again and be at the entrance to greet all concert goers. Fireworks will continue to be <br />discussed for future events. A drone show would be a possible substitution, but is more <br />expensive than a fireworks show in fair comparison of show style. Ticket sales normally pick <br />up the week prior to the event. Marketing is still ongoing with KXLE, KXDD, newspapers, <br />email blasts, and social media. There will be a television news interview airing on Thursday. <br />5. Office Hours of Operation on July 3, 2023: Porterfield would like to have office hours <br />from 10am-3pm due to the timing of the event. Both commissioners are in support. <br />6. Special Project Updates: Alder paving is complete as well as the cow pen projects. Top <br />Hands had a work party, they stained the Gold Buckle and logs. The VIP extension project <br />will take place in the fall. They are currently working to pour a slab for now (will be used as <br />2023-05-22 MINUTES <br />