To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Gini Pingenot, Director, Open Spaces; Glen Poole, Operations Manager, Open Spaces
Prepared By:
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Matt Bixenman, Fairground Site Manager, Open Spaces
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Presenter: Matt Bixenman, Fairground Site Manager, Open Spaces; Lexy Kingsbaker, Event and Business Development Supervisor, Open Spaces
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Subject:
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10:30 AM *2027 Fairgrounds Facility Pricing and 2026 Signature Event Plan
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Purpose and Request:
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Open Spaces staff will present recommendations for 2027 Fairgrounds Facility Pricing and 2026 Signature Event Plan.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Good Governance - Understand and respond to community needs, interests, and values.
Background and Discussion:
2027 Fairgrounds Pricing
The mission of the Event Center at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds is to provide educational, agricultural and recreational experiences that celebrate our western heritage and preserve the local prairie environment, while supporting economic and managerial sustainability.
To accomplish this mission, staff strives to ensure event holders receive exceptional customer service while paying a competitive price for their use of a County facility. Visitors to the facility are provided opportunities to attend a wide range of regional and community-based events at a County facility supported by public tax dollars.
The Event Center and Fairgrounds budgets are located in two cost centers within Fund 28. The first cost center is the Heritage Operational Fund (303) which supports day-to-day operations of the facility and covers the cost of staffing, utilities, maintenance, etc. The 303-cost center is funded by the Open Space Sales and Use Tax. Heritage funds cannot fund new building construction. They can only support maintenance and operations of the existing facility.
The second cost center is the Event Revenue Fund (302), which generates revenue through event contracts and ...
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