Red Oak council approves event license with Oaks Church for annual ‘Trash Bash’

The Red Oak City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 25-071R, approving an event license agreement between the City of Red Oak and Oaks Fellowship Assembly of God, doing business as Oaks Church, for the city’s annual Trash Bash on Oct. 11.

City staff presented the agreement, saying the event has been hosted on Oaks property for about six years and follows a form similar to other city event agreements. "This is an agreement for the Trash Bash that'll be happening October 11 on the Oaks property. We have been hosting with them for about 6 years now," said Binford, a city staff member presenting the item.

The city described operational details for the cleanup: city crews and equipment assist residents with heavy items, and the city uses contract services (identified in the meeting as CWD) for collection and dumpsters. Staff said no accidents have occurred during the event over the six-year history and that last year the combined collection filled about 22 loads, with large volumes of brush among the heaviest items collected.

Council discussion included liability and options for handling brush; staff noted the city has used its chipper and offered chipped material to city parks after strong storm seasons. Councilman Miller moved adoption of the resolution; Councilmember Flannery seconded. The motion carried 5-0.

The resolution authorizes the city manager or designee to execute the license and to set an effective date as provided in the document. The council moved on after the vote to the next agenda item.