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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTourism & Fair Committee - Minutes - 4/24/2018 K:\(Tourism-Fair Committee)\2018\Tourism Meeting minutes 04-28-2018.docx Minutes of the BAYFIELD TOURISM/FAIR COMMITTEE Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 4:30 PM EOC Room, Bayfield County Annex Building, Washburn, WI Members Present: Larry Fickbohm, Jeremy Oswald, James Crandall, Fred Strand Members Absent: Tom Snilsberg Others Present: Mary D. Motiff, Tourism Director; Ursula M. Garrison, Fair Coordinator; Scott Williams, Fair Groundskeeper; Christine Beeksma, Sarah Kreinbring I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 4:30 PM by James Crandall. II. Election of Committee Chair and Vice-Chair: Motion to nominate Larry Fickbohm as Chair (Strand) Motion to close nominations for Chair (Crandall) Motion to nominate Jeremy Oswald as Vice-Chair (Strand) Motion to close nominations for Vice-Chair (Crandall) RESOLVED, that the following individuals were duly nominated and unanimously elected to serve as described: Larry Fickbohm, Chair Jeremy Oswald, Vice-Chair III. Motion (Strand/Crandall) to approve the minutes from the February 27, 2018 Fair Committee Meeting. Motion Carried. Motion (Fickbohm/Oswald) to approve the minutes from the February 28, 2018 Tourism Meeting. Motion Carried. IV. Public Comment: Christine Beeksma reminded the committee of the decision to hire a separate judge for the Fair and is here to find out why that hasn’t happened. V. Discussion on Possibility of Winter Storage Lease Agreement with Local Business Motiff presented a proposal from a local business. Committee discussed the proposal and the consensus was that unless the terms are more favorable regarding the revenue for the county, they would not be interested in pursuing this arrangement. There were also questions as to the security of the buildings if we need to give out keys to multiple buildings to a lessee. If the business wishes to pursue further discussions, this will be an action item on an upcoming agenda. VI. Discussion and Possible Action on Process for Choosing Judges Motiff gave background regarding last year’s decision to obtain a separate judge for Fair Horse Project. Motion (Strand/Oswald) to keep the current judge that has already been lined up