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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIII(C) Approval And Authorization To Hold A Southeastern Championship Wrestling Event At The Beech Recreation Center On Saturday, August 18, 2001, With Proceeds Going To The Ocoee Boxing Club Agenda 6-19-2001 .� "CENTERItem III C OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" MAYOR•COMMISSIONER Ocoee S.SCOTT VANDERGRIFT � rr,j4:6 CITY OF OCOEE �GSroNERs )j) 150 N.LAxEsxoRE DRIVE DANNY HOWELL SCOTT ANDERSON RUSTY JOHNSON OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761-2258 yr 6J," (407)905-3100 NANCY J.PARKER OF GOOD CITY MANAGER JIM GLEASON STAFF REPORT TO: The Mayor and Board of City Commissioners FROM: Bruce Nordquist, CPRP, Director of Recreation e71 DATE: June 8,2001 RE: Southeastern Championship Wrestling Event ISSUE: To allow the Southeastern Championship Wrestling(SECW)Event to take place at the Beech Recreation Center. BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION: The Recreation Department would like to sponsor a wrestling tournament with the SECW to be held on Saturday, August 18t. The proceeds from the event will go to the Ocoee Boxing Club to help promote the program. Precautions will be put into place to protect the Mondo flooring from the ring during installation. Pads and boards will be placed under the columns for protection. The Recreation Department and volunteers will supervise the event and supply tables and chairs and clean the facility after the event. The SECW will be responsible for organizing the event, obtaining proper insurance and be responsible for the cost of any damages to the facility. The past wrestling tournaments held at the Vignetti Park Softball fields raised monies for the Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program and were a big success. Time Warner will televise the event at no cost and should be a great help in promoting the event. Please find attached a letter from the Production Manger, Johnny Langley. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff respectfully recommends that the Mayor and City Commissioners approve the usage of the Beech Recreation Center for the Southeastern Championship Wrestling event tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 18t. POW Protect Oceeg's Water Res©urces P epE WARNE`R'. COMMUNICATIONS June 5, 2001 We are pleased to confirm our participation in the Southeastern Championship Wrestling Event tentatively scheduled for August 18, 2001, at the Ocoee Beech Center. For more than two years, SECW and Time Warner have combined to present some of the nation's best regional wrestling action. Each live event provides us with approximately four 30-minute programs that we air three times per week on TW98. The show is delivered to 325,000 homes throughout the Central Florida area —with another 225,000 to be added soon on Florida's east coast. Time Warner provides production services at no cost to sponsors, but provides maximum exposure through our repeated airings. We do this to allow more of the proceeds to go directly to the targeted benefit groups, in this case the Ocoee Youth Boxing Club. Our experience with SECW has been extremely positive, the organization's management has always been cooperative, and all of our shows have been a win-win situation for all those involved. We look forward to working with you. Since ly yours, 443 Johnny angley Production Manager Time Warner Communications, Orlando