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25 1 Dave Stancil said some of the food trucks participated in the information session, but 2 because there is so little concrete information, no one has committed yet. 3 Chair Jacobs said he was part of the 250th celebration event, and he has been 4 supportive of the fair idea. He said the event has promise; but he does not believe any of the 5 numbers, and he does not want to make any commitments outside of the budget process. He 6 would be supportive of hiring an event planner for 4 months until the budget process, to vet 7 these numbers and see what the County's exposure will be. He said this can be evaluated in 8 May, and the Board will see what their priorities are. 9 He said community building is important, and this event will provide an opportunity for 10 this; however, the Board heard today in the school collaboration meeting about extra school 11 expenses. He said if someone is willing to do the job with the possibility that it will become a full 12 time job if the numbers prove to be reliable, then he would be comfortable with this. He is less 13 comfortable with doing an ad hoc approach. 14 15 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to 16 approve option 2 in the Manager's recommendation, which directs staff not to move forward 17 with the County Fair Project, because of these uncertainties. 18 19 VOTE: Ayes, 4: Commissioner Pelissier, Commissioner Rich, Commissioner McKee, and 20 Commissioner Gordon; Nays, 3: Chair Jacobs, Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner Price 21 22 Commissioner Pelissier clarified that this motion does not mean the idea is totally dead 23 in the long term, but there are too many uncertainties at the moment. 24 25 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Price to hire 26 a part time event planner to develop and vet a plan, including costs, and to bring this back 27 during the budget process. 28 29 Commissioner Dorosin said this is the only way to provide the information that the Board 30 is looking for. He believes that if this information was available, the Board would support this. 31 Commissioner McKee said every idea does not need to move forward, and the Board 32 sometimes has to make hard decisions. He said this may be a very good idea, but there are 33 other considerations, such as education, that override it. He feels the Board has a hard time 34 making a definitive decision. He is comfortable with the motion that was made, and the Board 35 needs to have the backbone to stick with it. 36 Commissioner Rich said she agrees with Commissioner Pelissier that this ought not to 37 be a dead issue. She said she can go along with Commissioner Dorosin's proposal as long as 38 it is kept in the budget cycle. 39 Commissioner Pelissier said she does not want to revive this and spend money on it 40 right now. She would like to re-visit this in the future, during the discussions for a full blown 41 park at Blackwood Farm. 42 Commissioner Gordon said this should come back for discussion during the budget 43 cycle. She said there is no need to rush and pay money for an employee to keep this idea alive 44 before the budget cycle. She said right now this expense is too large. 45 Chair Jacobs asked for clarification on page 3, regarding the cost to hire an events 46 planner. 47 Dave Stancil said this was geared toward the hiring a person on a contract basis. 48 Jeff Thompson said $15,000 420,000 is a realistic number for the 4 month scope of 49 services described.