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Use Agreement for the Race for Hope: A Final Friday 5K Run Event on the Coleman Parking Lot.
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Recommended Action: Approve the use agreement and authorize the Chairman to sign.
Sedgwick County owns and controls property at 250 N. St. Francis, Wichita, KS ("Coleman Parking Lot"). Sedgwick County was approached by HopeNet for use of the Coleman Parking Lot to host a fundraising event for HopeNet, Inc. to be held on Friday, June 28, 2013. The event will include a Final Friday art themed evening and a 5k run and walk originating and completing at the Coleman Parking Lot. This event will require closing of the parking lot for set-up, breakdown and duration of the event and will require street closures of 2nd Street from St. Francis to Waco and St. Francis from 1st to 3rd Street. Run Wichita has provided the required certificate of insurance approved by the County Counselor's Office.
Alternatives: Do not approve the use agreement.
Financial Considerations: Per the use agreement, the County will receive a total of $200 - $150 for the usage fee and $50 for the attendance fee.
Legal Considerations: K.S.A. 19-212 allows the board of county commissioners to make such orders concerning county property as deemed expedient and to have care of county property. K.S.A. 19-101 allows counties to make contracts and do all other acts in relation to county property. K.S.A. 19-2801 et seq. allows counties broad authority to operate recreational facilities and activities. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment approves of this type of occasional use of the land. The Use Agreement requires the user to comply with the Environmental Use Control Agreement (exhibit B to the Use Agreement). A certificate of insurance, approved by the County Counselor's Office, was provided in accordance with Section 8 of the Agreement.
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