HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-07-11-minutes-ec-study-sessionKITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
EC Study Session
Special Meeting
Tuesday July 11, 2023 - 3:00 PM
BOCC Conference Room
205 West 5th Room 108 - Ellensburg
1. Call to Order
2. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit)
3. Executive Session - RCW 42.30.110 (g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for
public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to
RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of
employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the
public, and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an
individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that
action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public.
4. Patriot Nights Under the Lights Recap
5. Sponsor Business
6. Special Projects
7. Other Business - No Action to be taken
8. Concluded
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KITTITAS COUNTY
EC STUDY SESSION MINUTES
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 108 - ELLENSBURG
Special Meeting
TUESDAY 3:00 PM , July 11, 2023
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Vice -Chairman Brett Wachsmith,
Commissioner Laura Osiadacz
Others: Kady Porterfield (Event Center Director), Lacie Dawson (Event Center Program
Manager), Jeanne Killgore (Human Resources Director)
1. Call to Order: 3:OOPM
2. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit): None
3. Executive Session: At 3:O1p.m. Chairman Wright announced the Board will recess into
an Executive Session under - RCW 42.30.110 (g) To evaluate the qualifications of an
applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee.
However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries,
wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency
shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to take
final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or
discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to
the public, for 10 Minutes. No action was anticipated. The Board exited executive session at
3:11, no action was taken.
At 3:1 1pm, the Board entered back into executive session for 5 minutes, no action anticipated
under - RCW 42.30.110 (g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public
employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to
RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other
conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a
meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring,
setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or
disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public. At
3:16pm, the Board excited executive session, no action taken.
At 3:16PM, the Board enters back into executive session for 15 minutes under RCW
42.30.110 (g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to
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review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4),
discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment
to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public,
and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an
individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee,
that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public, no action anticipated. Dawson
exits. At 3:3lpm, the Board reconvenes, and Dawson enters. No action taken. Killgore exits
the meeting.
4. Patriot Night Under the Lights Recap: Overall the event went well. The fireworks were
great and received a lot of compliments on Runaway June. The crew did well and setup went
smoothly. Beer sales were also up a bit from the prior year. Ticket sales were down by more
than 1/3 (estimated loss, including fireworks cost, is $32-33,000). May have been down due
to the performers not being as well know as some in the past. Other July 3-41" events across
the country were down this year as well. Ticket sales were trending closely with sales in
prior years but they didn't pick up the last 2 days as much as they had before. There was a lot
of social media presence and more interaction and excitement, but it didn't translate to sales.
Sold 766 tickets, about 850 total attendance (including trade and sponsor comps).
The 4th of July will be on a Thursday next year. With a different artist and the date being
on the end of the week, there should be better ticket sales. Porterfield stated she would
approach the city and KVFR to see if they would pitch in/help cover the cost of the fireworks
as we would like to continue to offer it as a safety measurement for the City and County to
keep the public from lighting off banned fireworks.
Chairman Wright stated that he believes in the event and that it's been great for the
community.
5. Sponsor Business: Chelsea has been working with Legends and is negotiating for $75,000
per year, for 3 years as a conintinuing facility sponsor.
6. Special Projects: No updates.
7.Other Busines — no action to be taken: Working through legislative funding for the
grandstands project ($1 million). Will need to collect all funds before using them.
Bloom project is going well (some permit issues related to sliver of land under Bloom).
Shady Acres demolition should start July 171", pending demo permitting issues.
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Meeting concluded at 3:50pm.
KITTITAS COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Kady Part r field Cory Wright, Chairman
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