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REGIONAL EVENT PUBLIC FACILITY DISTRICT FOR CHELAN AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. April 2006. Wenatchee’s Waterfront. SITE PLAN. EVENT LEVEL. SUITE LEVEL. EXTERIOR RENDERING. PUBLIC FACILITY DISTRICT . What Is It? Why Is It Formed? How Are They Formed? What Powers Does It Have?
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REGIONAL EVENT PUBLIC FACILITY DISTRICT FOR CHELAN AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES April 2006
PUBLIC FACILITY DISTRICT • What Is It? • Why Is It Formed? • How Are They Formed? • What Powers Does It Have? • How Are They Governed? • What Type Of Projects Can Be Constructed And Operated? • What Resources Does It Have?
PUBLIC FACILITY DISTRICT • Will Not Limit The Bonding Capacity Of Any City Or County • Will Not Lower The Bond Rating Of Any City Or County • Will Require The City Of Wenatchee To Be The Originator Of The PFD • May Be Required To Provide Credit Support • Debt Service Reserve Fund Will Be In Place Prior To Opening Of The Event Center • Annual Capital Repair And Replacement Fund Will Be Reserved For Each Year Of Operation • Obligate Property To The Event Center Development • Transfer Existing Facility To The New Event Center Development
REGIONAL EVENT CENTER FINANCING SOURCES Annual Debt Service = $2.200 (000s)
BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY • Job creation:150 FTE • Job training:Wenatchee Valley College is committed to providing a facility maintenance technician degreed program where work-study would take place at our center • Tourism impact:Other similar facilities have visitor numbers of over 500,000 annually based on the events calendar provided by the management company • Support of local sports: The tournament potential and support of local training opportunities is immense: hockey, figure skating, high school regional and statewide tournament, college regional and statewide tournaments • Potential impact:Training facility for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver BC – Highway 97 Corridor connection into Canada • Anchor to Wenatchee’s waterfront redevelopment: Over $265 million in projects are slated in the next four years which will have a county wide revenue impact
REGIONAL EVENT CENTER FOR CHELAN AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES April 2006