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Approval to Contract with Rodeo Alaska to Host 2-Day Rodeo Event (w/optional 3rd day Junior Rodeo included in bid) in the Amount of $46,000.
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SUBMITTED BY: Darryl Verfaillie, PRCS Director
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: $46,000.00
Unencumbered Balance: $50,000.00
Funding Source: 001-6200-43400
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Approve to Contract with Rodeo Alaska in the Amount of $46,000.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Valdez Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (PRCS) Department is seeking permission to host Rodeo Alaska during the summer of 2017 in an effort to bring unique programming and/or events to our community. Rodeo Alaska has an excellent reputation of bringing high quality entertainment to Alaskan communities since 2010 (please see attached testimonial from the City of Wasilla). Other similar (and highly successful) summer PRCS initiatives have included: the Roustabout Circus Camp (2014), Clark & Barnes Family Fun Circus (2015), and the A-1 Carnival (2016).
PROPOSED DATES: 28-30 July 2017
LOCATION:
The primary/proposed location of this event would be North Meyring Park Strip. Other than providing a readily seen venue in the center of town, hosting this event on the park strip would also serve an alternative need by allowing us to rejuvenate a portion of the park strip (180ft x 200ft) by mulching in much needed top soil as we ready the "arena area" to ensure safety concerns are met. Once the rodeo has departed, we would hydro-seed the area(s) affected by rodeo operations. If this were to become a recurring/sustainable event, we could use this same method of park strip recovery in other portions of Meyring Park Strip as well as the Black-Gold Park Strip.
Though the arena would take up a relatively small portion of the Park, livestock would need to be staged in close proximity to the arena. To address any potential "animal related" disruption to nearby residents, Rodeo Alaska will readily recover any animal waste or allow t...
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