HomeMy WebLinkAboutCrime Stopper Your Canyon for a day Staff Report 2018-03-06KITTITAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: March 6, 2018
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Special Event Application to hold the
Annual “Your Canyon for a Day” event on May 20, 2018.
BACKGROUND: The Commissioners office received a Special Event
application from Crime Stoppers of Yakima County, to hold
the annual “Your Canyon for a Day” event on May 20, 2018.
INTERACTION: The applicant is also requesting a waiver to the following:
Kittitas County Code Chapter 5.20.100 – Penal Bond –
Bond of Indemnity - The applicant has provided proof of
insurance/endorsements and believes that it should be
adequate coverage, since their past events have proven to
have no effect on the roads in the past.
The applicant will NOT need a waiver to Kittitas County
Code Chapter 5.20.160 – Closing Hours since their event
is scheduled to begin operation/set-up at 8:00 a.m. (May 20,
2018). According to the County Code 5.20.160, events shall
not be open to the public before the hour of 7:00 a.m.
The permit fee has been paid and Staff has routed the
application and received a recommendation of approval or
contingent approval from the following departments (memos
attached for your review): Public Health, Solid Waste,
Sheriff, Fire Marshal, Public Works & Prosecutor.
Public Works Department (Lucas Huck, Engineer) submitted
a recommendation to approve with the following condition:
The applicant issues advanced notification of the Event in
the Daily Record two weeks in advance in conjunction to the
48 hour advanced road closure sign posting to inform the
traveling public.
The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office submitted a
recommendation to approve the special event permit with the
following contingency: persons doing traffic control allow
local access to residences, fishermen, hikers and
recreationalist attempting to access the area.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve holding the annual “Your Canyon for a Day” event
on May 20, 2018 and to grant a waiver of Kittitas County
Code Chapters 5.20.100, noting they must comply with
County department recommendations and criteria. Including
the Public Works Department, & Sheriff’s Office
recommendations.
HANDLING: Staff will notify the applicant of the Board’s decision & send
a copy of the notification going out to the Applicant to the
Sheriff, Public Works, Public Health, Solid Waste, Fire
Marshal, Prosecutor, Auditor, Treasurer, Code Enforcement
and KITTCOM.
ATTACHMENTS: Special Event Application & Proof of Insurance
Memo’s from County Departments
LEAD STAFF: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II