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EC STUDY SESSION MINUTES
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 108 - ELLENSBURG
Regular Meeting
MONDAY 10:00 AM August 22 2022
Board members present: Laura Osiadacz, Chair; Brett Wachsmith, Vice -Chair; Cory Wright,
Commissioner.
Others: Kady Porterfield, Event Center Director
1. Call to Order at 10:05am
2. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit) — none
3. General Event and Rental Updates — Bookings are slow this month since we are in full
force for Fair and Rodeo production. The last huge event we had was the Fire Camp, which
we did very well on financially. Once Fair wraps up, we will be awaiting Cowboy Cross,
which is one weekend earlier this year, and a brand-new event with a professional
lumberjack competition.
4. Approve a Resolution to Authorize KVEC Facility Rental Fee Waivers for the VFW —
This event holds significant benefit to the veterans of our community and RCW 73.04.070
authorizes counties to furnish meeting falls free of charged to veteran organizations. Their
event will take place on September 24, 2022. Commissioner Wright moved to approve
Resolution 2022-164 and Commissioner Wachsmith seconded the motion. Motion passed.
5. Self -Promoted Events Business — The Kittitas County Fair is almost here, and Kady
reported everyone is getting excited. The grounds are looking fabulous, and advance ticket
and carnival sales are way up from last year. Temporary labor is short again this year and
hiring has been difficult. Contract work is being looked at as a possibility to make up for it
and not leave operations too short-handed.
6. Special Projects — no updates currently. All on hold until after the Fair and Rodeo.
7. Other Business — Kady gave a quick briefing that the surveying of the fairgrounds along
Craig's Hill behind the barns had been completed and that we would be meeting with the
City of Ellensburg to discuss possible boundary line adjustments to that area and start
working towards a solution for stabilizing Craig's Hill.
Meeting concluded at 10:22pm.
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KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Laura Osiadacz, Chairman
KITTITAS VALLEY EVENT CENTER
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AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 22, 2022
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution to Authorize Kittitas Valley Event
Center Facility Fee Waivers for the Veterans of Foreign Wars
BACKGROUND: KVEC has an interest in providing the facilities for an event produced by
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. This holds significant benefit to the
veterans of our community and RCW 73.04.070 authorizes counties to
furnish meeting halls free of charge to nationally recognized veterans'
organizations.
INTERACTION: Kittitas Valley Event Center
Board of County Commissioners
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution to authorize facility fee waivers for the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
HANDLING: 1 Original — Clerk of the Board
1 Copy — Event Center Director
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution
LEAD STAFF: Kady Porterfield, Kittitas Valley Event Center Director
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
NO. 2022- 1 (jog_
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE KITTITAS VALLEY EVENT CENTER EVENT FACILITY
RENTAL FEE WAIVERS FOR THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
WHEREAS, the Director of the Kittitas Valley Event Center (KVEC) has the authority to establish the
various rates, discounts, packages, policies, and procedures governing the use of the
KVEC; and
WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners has the authority to ratify such
decisions by resolution; and
WHEREAS, KVEC has an interest in providing the facilities for an event for the Veterans of Foreign
Wars (VFW) as it holds a significant benefit to veterans in our community; and
WHEREAS, RCW 73.04.070 authorizes counties to furnish meeting halls free of charge to nationally
recognized veterans' organizations;
WHEREAS, this waiver of fees is agreed upon in a facility use agreement with the VFW and has been
approved by the Kittitas Valley Event Center Director; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners determine this to be in the public interest
of the community whereby the residents benefit from such actions;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Kittitas County,
Washington, hereby adopts the Kittitas Valley Event Center facility fee waiver for the
Veterans of Foreign Wars as described above and within the attached facility use
agreement.
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