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2016-02-09 MINUTES 1 <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />COMMISSIONER’S AUDITORIUM <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />TUESDAY 4:00 P.M. FEBRUARY 9, 2016 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Obie O’Brien; Vice-Chairman Paul <br />Jewell and Commissioner Gary Berndt. <br /> <br />Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board; Mickey Webb, <br />Kittitas Valley Event Center (KVEC) Director. Rodeo Board <br />Members/Representatives: Gene Dana; Scott Pernaa; Brett Wachsmith; <br />Brian Twardoski. Fair Board Members: Greg Zempel, Clay Myers & <br />Roylene Crawford. <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING RODEO BOARD CONTRACT DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 4:00 p.m. Chairman O’Brien opened a Special Meeting to discuss <br />with representatives from the Ellensburg Rodeo Board (ERB) the <br />Contract they have with the County that will expire in 2016. <br /> <br />Commissioner Berndt provided an Agenda and a brief recap of where <br />the meeting left off at the end of 2015. He outlined talking points <br />for the meeting including: Arena study update and timelines; Current <br />Agreement status & the current unresolved issues as well as a <br />potential Proposal from the Rodeo Board. <br /> <br />The following decisions were made following roundtable discussions <br />and negotiations with the ERB and the BoCC: A three year extension <br />of the Agreement was agreed to. They agreed that for 2017, 2018 & <br />2019 $50,000.00 annual rent and for 2018 & 2019 an escalator CPI or <br />not less than 1% for the rental fee; the ERB will provide their own <br />insurance of 5 million dollars; there will be no vendor cap on <br />vendors in the Rodeo Arena area. They determined that a punch list <br />would be developed by the KVEC Director and the ERB for routine <br />maintenance issues to be accomplished prior to the Rodeo. <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mandy Buchholz Obie O’Brien, Chairman <br />