Item C03
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
REVISED
MEETING DATE: 1/19/2000
1 /20/2000
DIVISION: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR!
BULK ITEM: YES
DEPARTMENT: AIRPORTS
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to hold the Marathon Winter Carnival and Skydive Marathon, at the Florida Keys
Marathon Airport.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The Marathon Chamber of commerce is requesting permission to hold the following events at the
Florida Keys Marathon Airport: Marathon Winter Carnival, January 27 - 30, 2000, Skydive Marathon, June 23 - 25, 2000,
and November 10 - 12, 2000.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: None on this item
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
TOTAL COST: None
BUDGETED: N/A
COST TO AIRPORT: None
COST TO COUNTY: None
REVENUE PRODUCING: N/A
AMOUNT PER MONTH/YEAR:
APPROVED BY: County Attorney N/A OMB/Purchasing N/A
Risk Management Will review sponsor
insurance prior to each event
AIRPORT DIRECTOR APPROVAL
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/ Peter J. Horton
DOCUMENTATION: Included X
To Follow
Not Required
AGENDA ITEM #
1- ca
DISPOSITION:
/bev
APB
COUNTY of MONROE
Memorandum
To:
From:
Date:
Re:
Debbie Frede~
Peter-J. Horton ~0-::t+-
01/13/00
BOCC item C-3 , First Day 1/19/00
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MAYOR, Shirley Freeman, District 3
Mayor Pro Tem, George Neugent, District 2
Wilhelmina Harvey, District 1
Nora Williams, District 4
Mary Kay Reich, District 5
Debbie, I received a telephone call from Ray Kitchener telling me that he must
change the dates of the Marathon Winter Carnival to be held on the Florida Keys
Marathon Airport.
The new dates that he is requesting are: January 27,28,29, and 30,2000. He also
told me that the event will no longer be the Monroe County Fair. However, it will still
be held under sponsorship of the Marathon Chamber of Commerce and is intended
to be a fund raiser for the July 4th fireworks project.
Because of these changes the agenda item is no longer accurate. Therefore, we
have to pull it out of bulk and explain the changes to the Board. I will be at the
meeting, of course, (as will Mr. Kitchener) and We will be happy to make the
corrections at that time. /
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.Peter Horton,
Monroe County Director of Airports
Key West International Airport
3491 South Roosevelt Blvd.
Key West, Florida 33040
December 20, 1999
Dear Peter,
I would like to request permission from you and the BOCC to hold the fOllowing events
at the Florida Keys Marathon Airport in Marathon.
1. Marathon Winter Carnival: February 17-21,2000. (This is actually the Monroe
County Fair that is usually held in Key West, but due to lack of space cannot be
held in Key West in 2000) This will be a fundraiser for the July 4th fire works
fund. Marathon must raise $12,000, as the Marathon Vol. Fire Dept. doesn't want
to raise money anymore. The Chamber and the Firemen have always done this as
a joint effort. Now we have to go it alone.
2. Skydive Marathon: Skydive Sabastion has asked us to sponsor two events in
2000. The datcs would be June 23,24 & 25 and November 10, 11 & 12. June and
Novcmber are slow periods where we would like to encourage more visitors to
come to Marathon. The Novcmber 1999 event brought over 100 skydivers to local
Marathon hotels.
If you agree, We would appreciatc your putting these events on the January BOCC
agenda. I will be happy to come before the BOCC in support of these events.
Kindest Regards,
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Raym d G. Kitchener I 1/
Executive Director
CC: June Helbling, Chamber President
12222 OVERSEAS H,GHWAY. MARATHON, FLORIDA KEYS 33050. (305) 743-5417. FAX (305) 289-0183. (800) 262-7284
E-mail: Maratl1onCC@aol.com . www.FloridaKeysMaralhon.com