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P.O. Box 2971
2016 Port Angeles, WA 98362
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City of Port Angeles
P.O. Box 1150
2016 OFFICERS Port Angeles,WA 98362
PRESIDENT
Jolt,t Procter ATTN: City Council Members, City of Port Angeles
253 740-2329 RE: Annual Kid's Fishing Derby at Lincoln Park
VICE PRESIDENT FROM: John W. Procter, President, Olympic Peninsula Fly Fishers Club
Jerry Bouyear
503 805-6132 The City Parks and Recreation Department recently notified the Olympic
SECRETARY Peninsula Fly Fishers (OPFF) that the City would no longer participate in
Darlene Whitney funding the annual Kid's Fishing Derby. The reason being that all funding was
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cut from the 2016 budget that funded youth and adult recreation programs.
TREASURER We met with Dan McKeen and Corey Delikat on February 2, 2016,to discuss
808 11113 tore, the elimination of the Kid's Fishing Derby and try to understand the logic and
reasoning behind the decision by the City Council for this action.
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Bob Coons
Joe Sudman While we understand the financial reasons explained by City Manager McKeen,
Carl Thompson we believe the City Council may not know how important this single event is to
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the youth of our community. I want to provide some facts about the Kid's
PROGRAMS
Jerry Bouyear Fishing Derby in hope the City Council will reconsider the decision to fund this
503 805-6132 important event. In past years the event has cost between $1,200.00 and
OUTINGS $2,200.00. So you know, the expenses for this entire event only cost the city
Troy Herridge about$700.00 in out of pocket money: $400.00 to help purchase fishing
417-2935 rods/reels and $200.00+ for portable bathrooms. OPFF invests $800.00 plus
SPECIAL EVENTS numerous hours of manpower for planting fish and 15-20 members the day of
Cliff schleusner the derby. Our club runs the event for the city. We have in excess of 200
477-2500 people attend the Kid's Derby. We have 2-3 generations who have attended
NEWSLETTER this event for themselves,their children,and grandchildren. We give new
Chuck Whitney fishing rods/reels to 7 age groups with 5 places in each group. This amounts to
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35 rods and reels per year safely saying we have given away in excess of 500
WEBSiTE rods and reels through the years.
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Email The Kid's Fishing Derby has been an annual event for 20 years (2016 will be 20
info�i>,opff.org years). The city asked our fly club to partner with the city many years ago as
Meeting Date: our club has the manpower and expertise to make this event happen and be
I"Mot,day of each month successful. The event is for boys and girls of ages as young as 5 through 16.
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7:00 p.m. The club provides help to the kids and parents on how to fish, cast, measure the
fish and encourage a lifetime of fishing for the youth of our community. Unless
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Port Angeles,WA winning a new rod/reel,you can't imagine the smiles and excitement this event
brings to many kids.
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The Kid's Fishing Derby only costs the City a very small amount of money for
the joy and excitement provided to a hundred or more kids who attend this
with their parents. It is hoped the City Council will reconsider the decision to
cut the funding for this event and restore the necessary money to the Parks and
Recreation budget so we may make this event happen this April 2016. We
need your help to continue a 20 year program for the City of Port Angeles to
help the youth of our community. Kids need your help.
Thank you for your consideration. Please contact me if there are questions
regarding this matter or need additional information presented to the City
Council. The OPFF wants to continue the partnership with the City to make this
happen.
Respectfully,
job W. Procter, President, Olympic Peninsula Fly Fishers
3 W. 4th St
Port Angeles,WA 98363
253-740-2329
jwp3461 @aol.com
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Parks & Recreation Department
February 8, 2016
To: City Council
From: Corey Delikat, Parks & Recreation Director
Re: Response to Fly Club
Council:
You are receiving a letter from the Olympic Peninsula Fly Fishers regarding their concerns
about the upcoming Kids Fishing Derby at Lincoln Park. I do want Council to know that the
City has talked with the Fly Fishers and let them know that the Youth&Family programs
have been eliminated from the Parks &Recreation Department's budget. However,I did
inform them that while there is no monetary funds available, the City would still co-sponsor
the event with them. This would allow the club to still be covered under our insurance. We
also let them know that we can provide the following:
• Use of the Loomis Building and Restroom free of charge.
• Use of any table or chairs needed.
• Continued use of needed supplies for the event.
What we told them we could not provide was $400 for fishing rods, food, staff to work the
event, and two extra sani-kans. The Club mentioned that the sani-kans were hardly used
anyways and that the Loomis restrooms were close enough to the ponds for people to use. So,
as you can see, even though we are not providing monetary funds, we are still assisting the
club to put on this wonderful community event. Please let me know if you have any additional
questions.
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cc: Dan McKeen, City Manager
Phone: 360-417-4550/ Fax: 360-417-4559
Website: www.cityofpa.us /Email: recreation @cityofpa.us
308 E 4TH ST- P.O. Box 1150/ Port Angeles, WA 98362-0217