Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorize City Manager to execute Operations and Management Agreement of the Plaza Park Raceway with Morse Racing Promotion LLC for one (1) year.
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Deadline for Action: 1/18/2022
Submitting Department: Community Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Jeremy Rogers, 4042, Devon Jones, 4190
Department Recommendation:
Authorize City Manager to execute Operations and Management Agreement of the Plaza Park Raceway with Morse Racing Promotion LLC for one (1) year.
Background Discussion:
The City and Morse Racing Promotions (MRP) entered into an Operations and
Management Agreement effective January 2017 for Plaza Park Raceway. MRP operates, manages, and maintains the Raceway to provide racing events. The Agreement term was for three years with two additional one-year periods. That agreement expired at the end of 2021. Staff is recommending remaining with MRP for one more year as City staff evaluates the facility and options for use of the facility moving forward. The needed site analysis is being proposed as a 2022/23 CIP item.
The proposed contract calls for MRP to pay $975 to the City for each primary racing event, $100 for each practice event, and $500 for all non-racing events. Racing events shall be limited to 28 events per year.
The City of Visalia has been leasing Plaza Park Raceway to an outside vendor for over 18 years to utilize the arena for the purpose of providing vehicular races on the dates and times set annually and at the sole discretion of the City. Racing schedules are to be submitted to the City no later than January 5th of each year and shall be approved by
the Parks and Recreation Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting. Unless prior arrangements have been made with the City, the operator shall have the right to use the arena for racing and related activities only between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 11:00
p.m. on scheduled race nights. Below is th...
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