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SCppE5-.-7p T KITTITAS VALLEY EVENT CENTER <br />_ Hf <br />Home of the Kittitas County Fair and Ellensburg Rodeo <br />- ' <br />fCSi7iiA5 VALLEY ° ° 901 E. 7`� Ave, Suite 1, Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />k4 - _ Y <br />EventCenter@co.kittitas.wa.us <br />_ Office (509) 962-7639 <br />�:�Trir.s c❑utirr Fax (509) 962-7010 <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: January 26, 2026 <br />AGENDA ITEM: Approve Chair's Electronic Signature on Grant Agreement K6401 <br />with Washington Department of Agriculture for Barn Electrical <br />Upgrades <br />BACKGROUND: WSDA has awarded the Kittitas Valley Event Center funding in the <br />amount of $50,000 for a capital improvement project to make <br />health or safety improvements to our agricultural fairgrounds <br />facilities in order to benefit participants and the fair -going public <br />pursuant to RCW 15.76.165. KVEC will use grant funding for <br />conducting updates and repairs to the barn electrical system by <br />adding (2) 50-amp plugs in the Southeast corner of the Bloom <br />Pavilion with (4) spider boxes and (4) 50-amp cords; inspecting all <br />electrical boxes in the three historic barns; installing a new sub <br />panel on the East side of the Swine and Sheep Barn with (14) <br />dedicated GFCI plugs; installing a new sub panel on the West side <br />of the Draft Horse Barn with (14) dedicated GFCI plugs and <br />running new conduit to cover exposed wires. <br />WSDA has emailed the agreement to Chairman Cory Wright for <br />electronic signature. <br />A Request for Bids will be published soon to begin the contracting <br />process. Project will be completed before the 2026 Kittitas County <br />Fair. <br />INTERACTION: Kittitas Valley Event Center <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Approval of Signature on Grant Agreement <br />ATTACHMENT(S): K6401 Grant Agreement <br />LEAD STAFF: Kady Porterfield, CFE — Event Center Director <br />