Town of Maggie Valley

Regularly Scheduled Parks, Recreation and Festival Advisory Committee Meeting

February 12, 2007

MINUTES

 

 

Members Present:        Vice Chairman Tammy Wight, Dan Massie, Carol Burrell, Burton

                                    Edwards, Sonja Michels

Staff Present:              Town Manager Tim Barth, Police Chief Scott Sutton

Others Present:            Selina Keller, Lynn Collins

                                    David Osborne and Jeff Garrett (Mustang Car Club)

 

 

MINUTES

Vice Chairman Tammy Wight opened the meeting and asked if anyone had any corrections to the minutes for the January 8, 2007 meeting.  Tim Barth mentioned that the last sentence from the minutes should be deleted as no one could recall that being mentioned.

AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, SONJA MICHELS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED; SECONDED BY CAROL BURRELL.  THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

 

 

PRESENTATION OF THE MUSTANG CAR CLUB REQUESTING A SPECIAL FEE FOR ONE DAY USE OF THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS

David Osborne and Jeff Garrett, with the Mustang Car Club, appeared to request a special fee for one day use at the Festival Grounds.  They rented the Festival Grounds last year when the event they had planned in Cherokee had to be moved because of the water contamination problems. Some discussion was held regarding the type of event they would host and the fact that their organization is a designated 501(c)3 non-profit group

 

CAROL BURRELL MADE A MOTION TO CHARGE THE MUSTANG CAR CLUB $250.00 FOR ONE DAY USE OF THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS; SECONDED BY BURTON EDWARDS.  THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

 

 

COLLECTION OF FEES

Vice Chairman Tammy Wight opened the discussion of this item by asking about what the concern is.  It was explained that the Town Clerk has a hard time getting festival promoters who have had an event approved by the Board to pay their deposit within the 30 days allotted in the rules for renting the Festival Grounds. 

 

Sonja Michel made a motion that when the Town Clerk writes her letter to an applicant who has been approved for use of the Festival Grounds, that the letter be registered and that it include a statement that if they do not send the deposit within the designated amount of time, then the Festival Grounds can be rented for the dates that they had wanted; seconded by Carol Burrell.  The motion was approved unanimously.

 

 

 

MOTORCYCLE RUN

Police Chief Scott Sutton mentioned that the Canton Police Department is hosting a motorcycle run as a benefit for an officer who was severely injured in an accident, and want to end the run at the Festival Grounds.  The motorcycle run will take place on Saturday April 14. 

 

Burton Edwards made a motion to allow them to use the Festival Grounds on that day for free; seconded by Carol Burrell.  The motion was approved unanimously.

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

Vice Chairman Tammy Wight mentioned that she would like to see some special consideration given to persons who have had successful events at the Festival Grounds year after year.  Some consideration that would allow those persons to not have to go through the same approval process as a first time user.

 

 

CAROL BURRELL MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN; SECONDED BY DAN MASSEY.  THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 4:20P.M.

 

 

 

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Tammy Wight, Vice Chairman                                                           Tim Barth, Town Manager