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4 <br /> <br />o Friday, November 2, 2018 <br /> 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM <br />o Saturday, November 3, 2018 <br /> 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM <br />• County Facility Use – Granted by Permit <br />o River Park <br />o David Price Farmers Market Pavilion <br />• Typical Site Plan <br />o Restricts Traffic Access to Board of Elections Building <br />o Uses Board of Elections Parking Lot for Vendor, Band, and Staff Parking <br />• Alternatives to Minimize Early Voting Conflict <br />o Meeting with Event Organizer – October 1 <br /> Rescheduling to Saturday/Sunday <br /> Rescheduling to Different Weekend <br /> Develop Access Management Plan – May be Subject to Board Approval <br />o Organizing Committee – Rescheduling Not Feasible <br /> Organizers Invited to Present Event Disruptions <br />o New Access Management Plan (map) <br /> Maintains Access to Board of Elections Building <br /> Eliminates Use of Board of Elections Parking Lot <br /> Booth to Encourage Voter Participation <br /> <br />Early Voting Access (aerial photograph) <br /> <br />Manager’s Recommendation <br />• Consider and take action on a request to use River Park, the David Price Farmer’s <br />Market Pavilion, and other County property for Hog Day on November 2nd and 3rd 2018, <br />which conflicts with the last two days of early voting <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs clarified that no conversation took place until October 1st. <br />Travis Myren said he is not sure when the rescheduled date was chosen, but this <br />meeting took place soon after. <br />Commissioner Price asked if the Optimist Club came to the County or the Town of <br />Hillsborough to discuss the permit. <br />Travis Myren said the County was proactive, and permits were in place for the original <br />date in September. He said the County contacted the Club about the permit being issued. <br />Commissioner Price asked when staff found out about the rescheduled date of <br />November 2nd and 3rd. <br />Rachel Raper, Director of Elections, said Monday October 1. <br />Commissioner Price asked if anyone else in the County or the Town of Hillsborough was <br />contacted about this. <br />Travis Myren said no one in the County, but staff did contact the Town. <br />Commissioner Price said a lot of people use this site for voting, and asked how residents <br />coming from the north would be made aware of where to go to vote. <br />Travis Myren said staff/event planners could indicate with signage. <br /> <br />Event Organizers <br />Al Hartkopf said he will be addressing the scheduling negotiations, but first introduced <br />Craig Lloyd to speak about the traditions and community benefits of this event. <br />Craig Lloyd said this will be the 36th year of Hog Day, and 5 years ago he and his friends <br />created an Optimist Club to promote positive events and programming in the community. He