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During last week’s Winslow City Council meeting quarterly reports were delivered from multiple city departments. In the report from Community Development Director Paul Ferris, he outlined projects that are upcoming and ongoing.
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“We have been communicating with a company who intends to put a forest products industry in Winslow. The final RFP (Request For Proposal) for that will be released on Sept. 9.”
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Ferris continued, “The medical marijuana facility formerly known as The Medicine Room and now known as Territory has installed a plethora of odor mitigating technology and our complaints have dropped dramatically. We had a Planning & Zoning hearing on their conditional use permit and no representatives from the neighborhood where complaints have come from showed up. The other good news at Territory is that they employ 37 people and will be expanding their operations and will employ another 10 to 15 employees.”
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Ferris also updated the council on activity in the Entertainment District. “The Deanglo’s house (located at 400 W. Third St.) will be a real estate office and the two floors of the former dentist office (located at 214 N. Kinsley Ave.) will be developed. The first floor will be a restaurant and the second floor, the residence of the owners.”
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According to Ferris, “The facade improvement grants provided by the city are being utilized. Four applications have been processed in the last two weeks. One for the Old Trails Museum, one for a new business across the street from the museum and one for the Kenna’s to improve Kenna’s Corner.” It was not mentioned where the other location is.
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In other development news, “The Historic Preservation Commission has been working with Daniel Tafoya at Winslow High School. Tafoya’s FFA (Future Farmers of America) class has constructed a Route 66 emblem from steel that will be placed at the east end of town at the corner of Transcon Lane and Third Street. That is completed and will be mounted soon. The western gateway will also be receiving a new sign at Hipkoe Drive and Third Street. It is being designed by local artist, Jim Buckley.”
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Sandra Knight, Director of the Recreation Department, gave an update on her department. “It is my observation that the reduction in fees for adult volleyball has led to more teams. Hopefully the lower fees will bring men’s basketball back as well as entice more teams to play co-ed softball. Volleyball season begins this week,” she reported.
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The council also received a quarterly report from Winslow Chamber of Commerce CEO Bob Hall. He reported that $11,000 was collected during the Taste of Winslow event for activities not tourism related. In addition, $159,000 was received in bed tax monies, a significant increase from last year.
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The council, in the absence of member Robin Boyd approved a resolution to rename a section of East Cherry Street between Colorado and Pope Avenues to East Loy Engelhardt Way. Engelhardt has been the voice of Winslow High School sports since 1977.
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In other business, the council:
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* Awarded a contract for the compensation and salary study to Public Sector Personnel Consultants to perform the first compensation study since 2007. The contract is in the amount of $75,000.
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* Amended the Winslow Municipal Code to require civil rather than criminal citations and penalties for violations.
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* Approved and adopted a resolution approving an agreement between the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Winslow to accept Byrne Grant funding for fiscal year 2019-20. The grant funds a position with the Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT).
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* Approved an ordinance for a ground lease agreement between the City of Winslow and NASA for the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility. NASA has held the lease with Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport for many years. The annual rental amount is $9,625.
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* Approved agreements between the Winslow Lady Knockouts and the Dust Devil softball organizations for use of the city-owned softball fields.
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* Appointed Lani White to the Winslow Arts Council.
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The next meeting of the Winslow City Council will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the council chambers located at 115 E. Second St.
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