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Date: May 18, 2011
To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator
Re: May 23rd Work Session Item on Event Requests for Skyliners Road
The County has received a request from an event organizer to use Skyliners Road. In March
2010, the Board of Commissioners passed Resolution No. 2010-009, “A Resolution Creating a
New $100 Skyliners Event Fee and Limiting the Events Permitted for Skyliners Road” (attached).
The resolution grandfathered in a number of existing events including the “Mount Bachelor
Rotary Club’s Duel in the Desert.” The Mount Bachelor Rotary Club decided not to host the Duel
in the Desert this year. Instead, FreshAirSports would like to host the Duel in the Desert and use
Skyliners Road. Since the resolution specifically named the event as “Mount Bachelor Rotary
Club’s Duel in the Desert,” the event is not grandfathered in and the Board would need to
approve the event request. The requested date for Duel in Desert is Saturday, June 18, 2011 and
the event includes a run and bike ride.
In addition, FreshAirSports historically has used Skyliners Road to host a time trials series on
Thursday evenings (this event is grandfathered in). Last summer the time trials occurred two
times. FreshAirSports does not plan on hosting the time trials this summer.
At the work session, I will ask for Board direction on whether to allow FreshAirSports to use
Skyliners Road for the Duel in the Desert event.