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Fairview committee weighs whether kids’ free fishing day should be a city event; funding and logistics left to council and manager
Summary
The committee discussed logistics for the June kids’ free fishing day, including whether the event should be designated a city event (which would allow city funding and staff support), reliance on Head Start and volunteers, and next steps to secure partners and possible supplemental funding.
Members of the Fairview Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee discussed plans for the city’s kids’ free fishing day and concluded it is too late in the current fiscal year to designate the June 7 event as an official city event without council action on the budget.
Councilor Marker and committee members explained that only City Council can add an event to the adopted city events list or approve supplemental funding; staff said the current budget year ends June 30. Committee members described the event’s history as a City of Fairview initiative intended to secure support and volunteers from partners such as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), Head Start and other local nonprofits.
Members emphasized Head Start’s administrative role at previous events — registering participants, coordinating session lists and communicating with families — and said limiting the event to only Fairview children would be impractical because Head Start serves families from surrounding jurisdictions. Committee members said Head Start, PlayEast, Oregon Food Bank and other partners have expressed interest in participating; ODFW indicated it might still stock fish and provide volunteers but had not finalized dates.
The committee agreed to pursue three near-term steps: (1) Councilor Marker, city staff (John) and City Manager George will meet to determine whether supplemental funding is needed and how to allocate park resources; (2) staff will contact ODFW to confirm stocking and volunteer commitments; and (3) the committee will form a working group and a partners meeting to coordinate equipment, staffing and logistics. Committee members said parks already hold some internal funds (from sale of equipment described as "the gator") that may partially cover expenses, but that staff overtime and on-the-day staffing were not included in the adopted budget last year.
No formal vote was recorded to change the event’s status; committee members recommended bringing any request for city funding or event reclassification to City Council.
