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File #: 56554    Version: 1 Name: Authorizing the City to execute an agreement with Madison Nordic Ski Club (MadNorSki) to use the City’s Snow Equipment to make snow at Elver Park for cross-country skiing and the Winter Festival, and to groom the Elver Park cross-country skiing trails.
Type: Communication Status: Approved
File created: 7/1/2019 In control: BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
On agenda: Final action: 7/10/2019
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Authorizing the City to execute an agreement with Madison Nordic Ski Club, Inc. (MadNorSki) to use the City’s Snow Equipment to make snow at Elver Park for cross-country skiing and the Winter Festival, and to groom the Elver Park cross-country skiing trails.
Attachments: 1. Madison Nordic Ski Club Fee Mod.pdf, 2. MadNorSki Public Comment Emails.pdf

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Authorizing the City to execute an agreement with Madison Nordic Ski Club, Inc. (MadNorSki) to use the City’s Snow Equipment to make snow at Elver Park for cross-country skiing and the Winter Festival, and to groom the Elver Park cross-country skiing trails.

 

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From 2016 - 2018, the City and Madison Nordic Ski Club, Inc. (MadNorSki) entered into a Use Agreement (the “MadNorSki Agreement”) allowing MadNorSki to use the City’s Snow Equipment to make snow at Elver Park and for the Winter Festival, and to groom the human-made and existing cross-country ski trails at Elver Park and other approved locations. In 2019, MadNorSki and Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC) requested that CXC take over the MadNorSki Agreement, which change the City’s Parks Division was agreeable to and finds to be in the City’s best interest. MadNorSki is one of CXC’s member groups and consists of City and area residents who will continue to volunteer their time to make and groom snow at Elver Park through their affiliation with CXC. MadNorSki also provides ski classes and lessons, cross-country skiing races, supports high school and junior skiers and in the past has raised funds for projects (including for the City to purchase Snow Equipment).