Jamestown (CSi) Finishing business from last Thursday’ s Jamestown Tourism Grant/Executive Board meeting, on Monday the grant and executive advisory board voted to fund project requests.
The requests were tabled to Monday due to either a conflict of interest or lack of information.
On Monday the board voted 3-0 to grant funding which included $1,000 to the Jamestown Downtown Association for Jamestown Holiday Dazzle Parade to be held November 24, 2017.
Also approved was $4,200 to the Hatton Northwood Thunder Booster Club for the Basketball Shootout to be held in Jamestown on December 29-30, 2017.
The grant request was approved for $4,000 to the Jamestown Rural Fire Department, and the annual Ice Fishing Tournament to be held on February 17, 2018.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Tourism Grant/Executive Board meeting was held Thursday at the CSi Technology Center, at Historic Franklin School. Present were Board Members, President Matt Woods, Taylor Barnes, and Tena Lawrence, and Tourism Director Searle Swedlund.
Also present were Ex. Officio Members, Pam Phillips from the Jamestown City Council and Jamestown Civic Center, Manager, Pam Fosse.
Requests were made on behalf of the Jamestown Downtown Association, in the amount of $1,000 for advertising for the Dazzle Parade, on November 24, 2017 in Downtown Jamestown.
Other funding sources include, float registrations, $500, sponsorships $500.
Downtown Association’s Monica Heib said the regional parade draws around 2000 people, with an economic impact of $100,000.
Tourism will vote on the request, due to a conflict of interest declared by Board President, Matt Woods, at the full board meeting, Monday September 25, 2017. Woods in a member of the JDA.
Also requested was $4,200 for the University of Jamestown Basketball Shootout event, for expenses.
Northwood, Hatton Booster Club will contribute $3,800.
Spokesperson Robbie Lukens indicated in the request application that the event will host 23 girls and boys basketball teams to be held at Jamestown High School and the University of Jamestown, December 29, 30, 2017.
The total number of visitors estimated at 2,700, with an estimated economic impact of $315,000.
The Tourism Grant/Executive Board tabled funding to Monday’s meeting, pending additional information.
The Jamestown Rural Fire Department requested $4,000 for advertising for the JRFD-Knights of Columbus Fishing Tournament, February 14, 2018, at Jamestown Reservoir.
The economic impact is estimated at $87,500, with 1,200 participants on the ice last year.
The Grant-Executive Board tabled the request until last year’s budget information is supplied.
Also addressed was the 4th of July, 2018 Jamestown Fireworks display, funding, in the amount of $10,000, which the Grant/Executive Board passed unanimously. Swedlund pointed out that the contract remains to be signed with the fireworks contractor.
In other board business…
Tourism Report – Searle Swedlund said, the deadline to file grant requests for the next round of Capital Construction funding requests is coming up on October 1, 2017.
Ex-Officio Reports:
Civic Center Manager, Pam Fosse said the Civic Center’s concession area has had items replaced.
She added that the Civic Center continues to fill dates left vacant from the University of Jamestown’s sporting events moved to the newly completed Newman Arena, on campus. Being sought are possible other community events.
Pam Phillips told the board, that with the Jamestown City Council defunding certain entities in the 2018 budget, due to cuts, that the Jamestown Arts Center, which had been funded by the city for $10,000 in calendar year 2017, may come to tourism for grant requests, along with other organizations defunded such as City Beautification. The City Council at the October 2, 2017 meeting will finalize the 2018 budget.
She added that the City of Jamestown continues with a national search for the successor to City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, who retires at the end of 2017.
She added that Interstate Engineering has been applying for grants for upgrades to the Frontier Village roadway, which so far have been unsuccessful in receiving the applied for grants.
New Business:
The 2017 Executive Director Compensation Request was addressed, which was delayed last year, awaiting income dollars for tourism in the during 2017 calendar year budget period.
The Board Thursday voted unanimously to grant Searle Swedlund 10.4 days of paid leave in 2018 in lieu of a raise, as agreed to by Swedlund. Those days are in addition to paid vacation days as part of his benefit package.
At next month’s Grant/Executive Board meeting items to be addressed will include, nominating new board members, and addressing 2018 Staffing requests, plus reviewing the next round of the City Promotion and Capital Construction funding requests.
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