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Request for
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Legal
Andy MacArthur
May 13, 2013
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REVIEWED BY'
ITEM #:
City Attorney
City Administlrator Johnson
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A FNDA ITFm DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
Council approval of attached Resolution Establishing the Otsego Prairie Festival as a City sponsored and
managed event.
ARE YOU S EES I NG APPROVAL of A CO NTRA T'
IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED'
No.
No.
BADS ROUNDMUSTIFIDATION
The City has determined that the Otsego Prairie Festival will be sponsored and managed by the Citythis
year. The attached resolution officially establishes the Festival as a City sponsored and managed event
for 2013 and sets forth the City's contributions to the Festival and the reasons for those contributions.
City staff recently met with the City's insurance agents and they thought that the resolution was a good
idea in order to officially establish the City's relationship to the Festival and clarify ghat is being
provided by the City.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: x ATTACHED Q NONE
Resolution No. 201.3-20
MOTION: (Please word motion as you would like it to appear In the minutes.)
Motion to Approve Resolution No. 2013-20, Establishing The Otsego Prairies Festival As A city Sponsored
And Managed Event.
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING BUDGETED; ❑ YES
NA NO
ACTION TAE
❑ APPROVED AS REQUESTED o DENIED n TABLE] ❑ OTHER (Listchanges)
CITY of OTSEGO
COUNTY of WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION No, 2013-20
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE OTSEGO PRAIRIE FESTIVAL AS
A CITY SPONSORED AND MANAGED GE EVENT
WHEREAS, the previous sponsors and organizers of The Otsego Festival (Otsego
Festival, Inc.) are not organizing a Festival in 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Otsego City Council hereby determines that a similar event titled
Otsego Prairie Park Festival will he organized and presented by the City in 2013;
and
WHEREAS, organization of the festival and Funding of the Otsego Prairie
Festival will utilize City employees and funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has authorized the formation of a. Committee o
help advise the City on the organization and promotion of Otsego Prairie Festival;
and
WHEREAS, the City has directed that the City Parks and Recreation Manager ager act
s the City employee responsible fog• organizing the evert with the advice of the
Committee and City Council*
NOW TH RE, FORE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Otsego, Fright County, Minnesota esota as follows:
1. The Otsego Prairie Festival is hereby established as a City sponsored,
managed and promoted event to oceur in Otsego Prairie Park on September
1 2013.
2. The City Park and Recreation Manager is hereby directed to organize and
promote the event for 2013 on behalf of the City and with the advice of the
Committee and approval of the City Council,
3 , The City Council hereby contributes $5,000.00, City staff time, and access
to City facilities to the Otsego Prairie Festival for 2013 and specifically
finds that the Otsego Prairie Festival will help to promoteCity of
Otsego and provide recreation for its citizens and the public in general.
ADOPTED this 13t" day of May, 2013 by the Otsego City Council*
Motion to Adopt made by Council Member and seconded by
Council Member
IN VOR:
OPPOSED.
CITY of OSLO
Jessica Stoeka p, Mayor
'ami Loff, City Clock
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