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Receive a verbal update on the status of the Solano County Fair Governance Subcommittee comprised of Supervisors Monica Brown and Skip Thomson; and Consider the following recommendations from the subcommittee: 1) Allow the current Fair Management and Operations agreement to expire on January 31, 2020; 2) Direct staff to develop a transition plan for Management and Operations of the Fairgrounds; 3) Direct the establishment of a new management agreement with the Fair Association to only deliver an annual County Fair event; and 4) Affirm that the work and purpose of the Fair Governance Committee has concluded
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Fair Governance Subcommittee recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a verbal update on the status of the Solano County Fair Governance Subcommittee comprised of Supervisors Monica Brown and Skip Thomson;
2. Consider the following recommendations from the subcommittee:
a. Allow the current Fair Management and Operations agreement to expire on January 31, 2020;
b. Direct County Administrator's Office (CAO) and General Services staff to develop a transition plan for Management and Operations of the Fairgrounds;
c. Direct the establishment of a new management agreement with the Fair Association to only deliver an annual County Fair event; and
d. Affirm that the work and purpose of the Fair Governance Subcommittee has concluded.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSON:
At the February 6, 2018 Board of Supervisor's meeting, the Board appointed Supervisor Monica Brown and Supervisor Skip Thomson to the Fair Governance Subcommittee to meet with Directors of the Solano County Fair Association (SCFA) to address concerns raised by the SCFA; to discuss revisions, clarifications and modifications to the SCFA By-Laws and the Fairgrounds Management and Operations Agreement; and to report back to the Board of Supervisors on recom...
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