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Prescott City Council Regular Voting Meeting Page 3 April 8, 2014 Mr. Prince said members of the Committee have been working to bring in sponsors to help defray the estimated $80,000 cost of the event. The Prescott Chamber of Commerce has offered to serve as the fiscal agent for the Sesquicentennial, using their non-profit foundation to accept donated funds and pay event expenses. This is similar to how funding for the Courthouse Lighting is managed. Mr. Prince said the Tourism Office is asking the City's permission to provide $17,000.00 to the Prescott Chamber of Commerce to help offset the expenses. He said $20,000.00 was budgeted in the current fiscal year to help with these expenses; approximately $3,000.00 has already been spent. Councilman Arnold asked how much additional money the committee raised. Mr. Prince said they have received donations, in terms of product and they are negotiating with cash sponsors. Councilman Arnold asked if the scope of the event had changed since the presentation Mr. Prince gave a couple of months earlier. Mr. Prince said that it had and there was no funding for the rough stock rodeo, but the basic layout remains. Councilman Arnold asked for a presentation at the beginning of May to talk about the different events. COUNCILMAN ARNOLD MOVED TO APPROVE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESCOTT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,000.00 FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO PRESCOTT'S 2014 SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION; SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN WILCOX; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C. Approval of purchase of night-vision equipment for the Prescott Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics Team from Emerging Tactical Solutions, in the amount of$17,253.42 (General Fund CIP) Andrew Reinhardt, Deputy Police Chief, presented. The Prescott Police Special Weapons and Tactics Team perform very high risk operations that often occur during night time hours. Best practices in the state include night vision equipment. Councilman Arnold said that he toured the SWAT facilities and asked if the equipment was compatible with the helmets currently worn. Deputy Chief Reinhardt responded yes. Mayor Pro Tern Lamerson said he appreciated bringing this type of expenditure to the Council. MAYOR PRO TEM LAMERSON MOVED TO APPROVE PURCHASE OF NIGHT- VISION EQUIPMENT FROM EMERGING TACTICAL SOLUTIONS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,253.42; SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LAZZELL; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.