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I would like to take this time to thank each of you that contacted me, voted in the Desert Trail poll, or attended the Council meeting last night about Chalk Fest 29.
As the dust settles on this event I would also like to make clear what actually was approved last night. The debate was long, at times contentious, and the final outcome may be unclear.
In a nutshell here is what happened:
The temporary use permit or TUP for the event was approved.
The city will pay $16,000.00 to slurry seal the Luckie park parking lot which was scheduled for maintenance in 2012.
Action Council 29 did not get awarded any tax dollars to execute their event. They must pay for their own advertising, city employee costs, Sheriff Department costs, fees, etc.
The main issue of granting $10,000.00 of tax money to Action Council 29 and waiving application fees and city employee costs was defeated.
I must also add that prior to the meeting I spoke to the City Manager, Mike Tree, about the level of funding that the city will provide to the Chamber of Commerce for Pioneer Days. He told me that the current budget allows for a funding level of $1,500.00 and that is all that he will authorize. He said that if the Chamber of Commerce wants any amount of money in excess of that $1,500.00 then they will have to seek Council approval.
In addition to the above pieces of news the following items have been placed on future Council agendas:
- Staff report on September 14, 2010 reference the Basin’s Alternative news sources using the Theater 29 building for a Candidates forum. Costs to be waived due to the event being a Public Service.
- City attorney report on limitations, if any, of City manager’s discretionary spending of tax dollars on non-profits, while the existing city purchasing policy is re-written.
- Staff report on why OHV matters have not been included in the draft of the soon to be adopted re-write of the General Plan.
Again, thanks to all that became involved. Believe it or not you made a difference!
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Thank you Steve for doing your homework on this issue. It looked like Mayor Flock was lost. The sad thing is that us taxpayers still lose out on some money. Putting the slurry seal on the parking lot 2 years early will cost $6400. (16,000/5 years = 3200 *2 years = $6400) Let’s just hope this doodlefest fills up those 400 beds.
Pretty ugly, suppose that is what was meant when one of our forefathers said it is like sausage making. All in all I would have to say it is not the out come I had hope for but could have been a lot more taxing if it were not for the peoples input. A special thanks to Mr. Spear for his thoughtful on the point research and presentation.