HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10538 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10538
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 26, 2021
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* r rn SUBJECT: UPCOMING AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND THE
SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION AND LIVESTOCK SHOW
The purpose of this Informal Report is to notify the City Council of an upcoming M&C requesting to
amend the current contract between the City of Fort Worth and Southwestern Exposition and Livestock
Show (a/k/a Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, hereinafter"FWSSR').
As was reported in a previous Informal Report, due to the concerns about the impact that the 2021 Fort
Worth Stock Show and Rodeo would have on Fort Worth citizens and visitors in terms of the further spread
of the COVID-19 virus, the Executive Committee of the FWSSR unanimously voted to cancel the event.
This is the first time that the FWSSR has been cancelled since 1943.
As part of that cancellation, the Public Events department recommends a waiver of the $200,000 rental fee
that the FWSSR is contractually obligated to pay for the use of the Will Rogers Memorial Center
("WRMC"). FWSSR is the WRMC's longest-tenured client, generating millions of dollars in revenue and
economic impact for the community. The waiver of the 2021 rental fee acknowledges this long standing
relationship as well as the fact that their cancellation furthers the City's public health initiatives to prevent
the spread of the COVID-19 Virus.
The M&C will request that the City Council approve an amendment to the contract with FWSSR that will
allow for the waiver of the rental fee described above as well as add a new provision to the Agreement
related to potential Force Majeure events that may present themselves in the future.
If you have any questions please contact Mike Crum, Public Events Director at 817-392-2501.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS