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TO: Otsego Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Ross Demant, Parks and Recreation Manager
DATE: July 14t", 2016
RE: Ava Inspired 5k Prairie Center Reservation Request
Background:
In 2010 the first Ava Inspired 5k run and walk was held at Prairie Park. The group also
had a barbeque with about 400 people total for the day. Proceeds from the event are
donated to the Foundation for Retinal Research (FRR). FRR was founded in 1998 at a
time when very little was known or published about Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
(LCA). Families affected by LCA had a difficult time acquiring information and making
connections to help them understand the eye disorder. The Foundation for Retinal
Research has bridged the gap between families and researched. This website offers
people the most current medical and research information available, connects them to
other families and provides links to services related to the field of blindness.
The Ava Inspired 5k committee has hosted their event at Prairie Park since 2012. Each
the Parks and Recreation Commission has recommended to the City Council to waive
the shelter rental fees. In 2015, the Ava Inspired 5k committee met with Staff to
discuss the possibility of hosting the event in Prairie Center. The Commission voted
unanimously to recommend that the City Council waive the fees for the 5k, the Council
voted unanimously to waive the fees.
The Committee is again requesting that the rental fee for Prairie Center be waived. The
fee for renting the building (both sides of the Activity Room) for a resident for 3 hours
on a Saturday is $150 plus tax.
Conclusion:
Staff is requesting that the Parks and Recreation Commission review the material
included in this memo and provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding
waiving the rental fees at Prairie Center for the Ava inspired 5k event.
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