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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />EC STUDY SESSION MINUTES <br />BOCC CONFERENCEROOM,205 WEST STH ROOM 108 -ELLENSBURG <br />Regular Meeting <br />WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM October 13,2021 <br />Board members present:Chair Brett Wachsmith,Commissioner Laura Osiadacz,Commissioner <br />Cory Wright <br />Others:Kady Porterfield (Event Center Director),Lacie Dawson (Event Center Program <br />Manager -via WebEx),Public:Rebecca Hought (via WebEx),Larry Nichols <br />1.Call to Order -10:16am <br />2.General Event and Rental Updates <br />Events are beginning to return to normal.Some events have moved outside for better air <br />flow. <br />3.County Use of Facilities Discussion <br />There is an MOU with KCSO,this MOU does not cover emergency situations.Kady would <br />like to be included in discussions about billing and facility use with the Emergency <br />Management Team to clarify facility use.Kady states that things like wildfire animal <br />evacuations and certain community emergencies are in the purpose of the fairgrounds and <br />fair staff and volunteers play a huge role in those situations,so there's no billing in an event <br />like that.Therefore,there needs to be a clear definition of who does what for emergency <br />management and how to bill. <br />4.KVEC Services Request and Billing Discussion <br />Question came about when Emergency Management called and requested assistance from <br />KVEC to deliver water to people who could not water their livestock during the last fire. <br />KVEC billed for the time and expenses associated with the request.Emergency Management <br />is currentlyrefusing to pay bill,as the fire was not a declared emergency.Per Commissioner <br />Wachsmith,it is appropriate to bill them,just like any other county department and they need <br />to pay.Commissioner Wright and Osiadacz both agree.Kady will send direction to Auditor's <br />Office and Emergency Management. <br />5.Self-Promoted Events Business <br />Kittitas County Fair:Overall fair attendance was down approximately 6500 people but <br />were up 15%in food revenue (even with less vendors).Carnival was up and looking forward <br />to a return next year.Fair was down 55%in overall labor force but still had minimal issues <br />during fair.There was a COVID incident on the first night of fair,Emergency Management <br />was very helpful in coordinating testing.Livestock Sale was record setting ($612,583)even <br />though there were 70 less lots.4H Endowment has pledged $14,000 for purchase of <br />livestock related items and improvements. <br />2021-10-13 MINUTES 1