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Item 2 - Archery Range at Fairgrounds: Commissioner Bird informed the Board that Attorney Brennan has been working with our staff to come up with a proposed license agreement and has contacted other counties to see how they have handled it. Risk Manager Susan Tillman, however, has some concerns as set out in the following memo: TO: SHARON BRENNAN DATE: JANUARY 27, 1989 FILE: ASST. COUNTY ATTORNEY SUBJECT: ARCHERY PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION FROM: SUSAN M. TILLMAN ! REFERENCES: RISK MANAGER The lease on the above mentioned project has been reviewed for insurance requirements. It is the recommendation of Risk Management not to enter into this agreement. Archery, when not conducted with a proposed and followed safety plan, is an hazardous activity. Since the County would be leasing County property .for this activity, the County would be involved in the liability ramifications. The plans submitted by Greg Cadenhead were also reviewed. It appears that in some areas there is as little as one hundred feet from the targets to the roadway. There is always the possibility of children or adults wandering into this area. Also, there are cars passing by on the roadway. Although the intent is not to discourage sport or recreational activities, the County must take extra precautions to insure that all activities are safe due to the recent decision to become self insured. Commissioner Bird stated that the Committee would like some indication from the Board as to how they feel about this and how they want to proceed. Commissioner Eggert commented that she personally has never encountered any problems with an archery range, but Administrator Chandler felt we need to look at this very closely and be sure that with the proposed configuration and the access points we have minimized our liability. 53 JAN 311999 D00K • 75 F°GE. 779