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Park City BMX reports near-balanced finances, asks council to accept annual report and advance fence and shade plans
Summary
Park City BMX told the council it spent roughly $97,821 last year and brought in about $99,472; organizers reported a $25,980 gate purchase, an unspent $10,000 donation for slurry materials, and plans for fencing and sunshades. Council received and filed the report by voice vote, 8-0.
Park City BMX leaders presented their annual report to the Park City governing body on Jan. 27, saying the youth-racing program’s finances were roughly balanced and that organizers plan infrastructure improvements to protect recent investments.
Jamie, a BMX organizer, told the council the group installed a new barrel gate and related materials that together cost about $25,980. David Eddings, the group’s treasurer, said preliminary numbers show about $16,000 paid in USA BMX fees, roughly $16,000 in awards, about $36,000 in track maintenance (which included gate costs), and concessions expenses of about $12,800. "Total revenue we had coming in was approximately $60,000," Eddings said; the presenters also reported the total in as $99,472 and total out as $97,821 (figures described as preliminary while receipts are still being processed).
Organizers said they received an anonymous $10,000 donation intended to fund a slurry application to harden the track surface; they have purchased materials for the slurry but have not applied it because of concerns about weather and vandalism that could damage the surface. Jamie said glue and an initial dirt coat were applied but that slurry — a more durable surface treatment — remains unlaid until they can protect the track from water, deer and unauthorized motorized vehicles. "We bought everything for it, and we still have everything for it," Jamie said of the slurry materials.
Presenters described event operations and plans for the coming season: the track will host a Gold Cup qualifier in June (the presenters cited a prior Gold Cup event that attracted 382 riders), and organizers plan limited RV parking for race weekends. To protect improvements and help secure long-term upkeep, they said they intend to install perimeter fencing and add sunshades over the starting hill; fundraisers last spring raised just under $3,000, and the group purchased steel tubing for about $1,800, with sunshades estimated at about $1,000.
Council members asked follow-up questions about rider counts and the projected lifespan of glue and slurry in local winter conditions. After Q&A, Councilmember Jim Schrader moved to receive and file the Park City BMX annual report; Councilmember John Wells seconded. The motion passed by voice vote (8-0). The council asked organizers to provide a professional copy of the treasurer’s report for city records.
