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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />EC STUDY SESSION MINUTES <br />BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 108 - ELLENSBURG <br />Regular Meeting <br />MONDAY 10:00 AM August 22 2022 <br />Board members present: Laura Osiadacz, Chair; Brett Wachsmith, Vice -Chair; Cory Wright, <br />Commissioner. <br />Others: Kady Porterfield, Event Center Director <br />1. Call to Order at 10:05am <br />2. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit) — none <br />3. General Event and Rental Updates — Bookings are slow this month since we are in full <br />force for Fair and Rodeo production. The last huge event we had was the Fire Camp, which <br />we did very well on financially. Once Fair wraps up, we will be awaiting Cowboy Cross, <br />which is one weekend earlier this year, and a brand-new event with a professional <br />lumberjack competition. <br />4. Approve a Resolution to Authorize KVEC Facility Rental Fee Waivers for the VFW — <br />This event holds significant benefit to the veterans of our community and RCW 73.04.070 <br />authorizes counties to furnish meeting falls free of charged to veteran organizations. Their <br />event will take place on September 24, 2022. Commissioner Wright moved to approve <br />Resolution 2022-164 and Commissioner Wachsmith seconded the motion. Motion passed. <br />5. Self -Promoted Events Business — The Kittitas County Fair is almost here, and Kady <br />reported everyone is getting excited. The grounds are looking fabulous, and advance ticket <br />and carnival sales are way up from last year. Temporary labor is short again this year and <br />hiring has been difficult. Contract work is being looked at as a possibility to make up for it <br />and not leave operations too short-handed. <br />6. Special Projects — no updates currently. All on hold until after the Fair and Rodeo. <br />7. Other Business — Kady gave a quick briefing that the surveying of the fairgrounds along <br />Craig's Hill behind the barns had been completed and that we would be meeting with the <br />City of Ellensburg to discuss possible boundary line adjustments to that area and start <br />working towards a solution for stabilizing Craig's Hill. <br />Meeting concluded at 10:22pm. <br />2022-08-22 MINUTES <br />