GIDA in a Giving Mood
Members of the Grove Industrial Development Authority were in a giving mood at this month's meeting, recommending funding for two upcoming citywide events and waiving fees at the Civic Center for a Boy Scout event.
After listening to a presentation from Jana Jae, Kathleen Pixley, and Shirley Adams from the American Heritage Festival upcoming June 7-9, the trust authority board Monday voted 3-2 to request City Council give them $20,000 and if not, GIDA will give them $15,000 from its own contingency fund of $69,000. Fiddlers and cloggers come from 30 states with 8,000 participants last year, bringing in more than a half million dollars to the city's businesses, Adams told the group.
Deb Wolek, Executive Director of the Grand Lake Association, asked for $50,000 to help fund expenses associated with the Elite 100 Bassmasters event June 21-24, which the board also approved 4-0 with one abstention, to request of the city council. Last year Council gave $75,000 for this event, of which $28,000 was returned to the city unused.
Both the Heritage Festival and the BAssmasters events have been designated as Oklahoma Centennial Events for 2007 by state officials.
City Manager Bill Galletly pointed out that GIDA will have a revenue stream of its own when the new Verizon Tower is in operation, with about $4,500 a month potential paid by four cell carriers, and can then grant monies to organizations looking for city help. Ground will be broken on the tower around March 15.
The board also approved fee waivers for Civic Center rental for the Pinewood Derby April 7, usually held in Bartlesville by the Boy Scouts, but this year coming to Grove for the first time. About 22 Cub Packs are expected here, with 50 kids per pack plus parents. The scouts build and race model cars.
Several people, including Lisa Frieden of the Chamber of Commerce and Deb Wolek, requested that fees at the Civic Center for set-up and tear down days for a total of three days, be waived. Late last year GIDA board members approved a new rental policy for the center that stated set-up and tear down days would be billed at 50% of the standard rental. The issue was tabled and remanded to the General Manager and city staff who will report back at the next GIDA meeting. The vote was 5-0. Current policy says that any event which charges an admission fee or exhibitor fee must pay for set-up days.
After listening to a presentation from Jana Jae, Kathleen Pixley, and Shirley Adams from the American Heritage Festival upcoming June 7-9, the trust authority board Monday voted 3-2 to request City Council give them $20,000 and if not, GIDA will give them $15,000 from its own contingency fund of $69,000. Fiddlers and cloggers come from 30 states with 8,000 participants last year, bringing in more than a half million dollars to the city's businesses, Adams told the group.
Deb Wolek, Executive Director of the Grand Lake Association, asked for $50,000 to help fund expenses associated with the Elite 100 Bassmasters event June 21-24, which the board also approved 4-0 with one abstention, to request of the city council. Last year Council gave $75,000 for this event, of which $28,000 was returned to the city unused.
Both the Heritage Festival and the BAssmasters events have been designated as Oklahoma Centennial Events for 2007 by state officials.
City Manager Bill Galletly pointed out that GIDA will have a revenue stream of its own when the new Verizon Tower is in operation, with about $4,500 a month potential paid by four cell carriers, and can then grant monies to organizations looking for city help. Ground will be broken on the tower around March 15.
The board also approved fee waivers for Civic Center rental for the Pinewood Derby April 7, usually held in Bartlesville by the Boy Scouts, but this year coming to Grove for the first time. About 22 Cub Packs are expected here, with 50 kids per pack plus parents. The scouts build and race model cars.
Several people, including Lisa Frieden of the Chamber of Commerce and Deb Wolek, requested that fees at the Civic Center for set-up and tear down days for a total of three days, be waived. Late last year GIDA board members approved a new rental policy for the center that stated set-up and tear down days would be billed at 50% of the standard rental. The issue was tabled and remanded to the General Manager and city staff who will report back at the next GIDA meeting. The vote was 5-0. Current policy says that any event which charges an admission fee or exhibitor fee must pay for set-up days.
posted by Editor | 1:34 AM
7 Comments:
Galletly is also in the giving mood:
$40,000.00 to Shero and his lawyers
$100,000.00 to Metcalf and his lawyers
$20,000.00 to lawyer Parker to fight the District Attorney over Open Records.
$12,000.00 to lawyers to fight keeping tape recordings of Open Council Meetings secret.
Galletly personally paid fines for Bid Splitting and Open Record violations.
And while all this was going on a subsidy to Simmons Industry to the tune of $885,000.00 because we couldn't remember to send them a bill.
To Anonymous above, please drop this already . . . you're being so redundant. Why don't you state your name so that we can be sure you receive appropriate recognition in the upcoming election?
The first writer is correct. The 2nd writer chides the 1st, but does not have the guts to sign his name when hollering at the other for the same thing. But the 'path' the city manager is taking is going to break this city. BUT he feels that HE MUST keep those three 'head nodders' on the bench.
The first writer's comments are so patently false. For example, in the Metcalf suit the city paid exactly $1,000, not $100,000, which was the insurance deductible.
Galletly's Kangaroo Court trial cost him $20,000 personally. The city has won all the other lawsuits and the insurance company has paid the bill.
Please get your own blog where you can post lies that won't be challenged.
I thought the City had to pay Shero's Attorney fee's when he won one of his suits?
6:28 Post
Are you implying that because the insurance company paid for most of the settlement, its OK To violate the United States Constitution and Laws of the State of Oklahoma? How long will it be before Insurance rates rise or do not cover at all?
One of the candidates for City Council, David Adzigian, is advocating a Citizens Review Board to hear both sides in the event of a city employee firing...a great idea. We agree that the Metcalf and other firings did not offer fair hearings but that is in the past. We can change the future, however.
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