Item No. 8.2

Council Report: S 92/2020

Subject: Amendment to the Berkley B1 Fishing Agreement and Council Resolution

Reference:

Date to Council: August 4, 2020
Author: Samantha Magalas, Executive Initiatives Coordinator
519-253-2300 ext 2730
smagalas@citywindsor.ca
Recreation and Culture
Report Date: July 13, 2020
Clerk’s File #: SR/13663

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

THAT CR508/2018 BE AMENDED as follows:

That City Council APPROVE the total maximum contribution of $43,000 that was paid in 2019 from the Sports Tourism Event Bid capital project account (7121026) to act as the Host City of the Berkley B1 Fishing Championship for one year be applied to a future rescheduled event in 2021 or 2022; and further,

THAT City Council AUTHORIZE the Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk to sign an amended agreement satisfactory in form to the City Solicitor, in financial content to the City Treasurer and in technical content to the Executive Director of Recreation & Culture; and further,

THAT the funds previously committed for a second event in the amount of $43,000 BE UNCOMMITTED and available for other future identified events and initiatives

Background:

On September 17, 2018, report C135/2018 was approved by Council. The Corporation of the City of Windsor (the “City”) was successfully awarded the Berkley B1 Fishing event and subsequently, Administration entered into a three-year agreement with the Professional Sport Fishing Organization (“Berkley B1 Group”) to host three consecutive years of a professional fishing tournament at Lakeview Park Marina. The events would take place around the second weekend of August in 2019, 2020 and 2021 with the first event scheduled for August 9 to 11, 2019. Total City contribution was $129,000 to be paid in equal instalments of $43,000 in each of the three years being 2019, 2020 & 2021.