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c~ <br />There are certain events the Board may feel warrant a "waiving" of the fee because of the <br />community benefit. In such cases, the Board may consider paying the fees from its <br />contingency fund "in lieu of assessing the event planners. Under this possible framework, no <br />one would use a park for free. The Board would also be making a decision to financially <br />support events it thinks contribute to the community. Benefiting the community would be <br />assessed by the Board, and the Board could establish the position of not supporting events <br />that do not need financial support or that benefit only a small segment of the community. As <br />an example, a soccer group holding an event for its members benefits only a segment of the <br />community: A tent revival has religious overtones. However, the Board may feel that <br />Reverend Brooks plan for reaching out to a struggling community that does not have a church <br />in order to impact the gangs and address other needs of the residents may be something the <br />Board wants to support by paying the cost of their use of the park. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: If the Board were to waive the fee for this event, potential revenue of <br />approximately $1,500 would likely be lost. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board keep the $250 per day <br />fee in place for this event and consider "payment in lieu" as an option in situations where the <br />Board decides the event warrants the County's financial support. <br />