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Committee to consider transfer of tourism assets; city to accept most items for $1
Summary
The committee reviewed a proposed sale and transfer agreement under which the city would accept signage, sculptures and other assets from the Logan County Tourism Bureau for $1; the tourism bureau will retain the mill and the Lincoln statue will remain with Heartland Bank.
The City Council Committee of the Whole reviewed a sale-and-transfer agreement on Aug. 12 by which the Logan County Tourism Bureau would transfer ownership of certain tourism assets to the city for $1.
Mayor Welch and staff described a detailed inventory of assets the bureau proposed to transfer: the covered-wagon statue and associated signage, fencing and landscaping at the Welcome Garden; several informational plaques; select Route 66 wayfinding signs; two "watermelon" benches under construction; two wooden barrels at the depot; one rack-card kiosk; furniture and selected electronics left at the depot; and a giant donut sculpture. "The bureau just doesn't have the budget to continue to ensure these things, and it makes the most sense for them to remain with the city," Molly, chairman of the Logan County Tourism Bureau, said.
The committee reviewed the inventory line-by-line and identified some items the parties agreed the city would accept. Staff said the bureau is working on a termination of the lease for the Welcome Garden and that the city had reached agreement with the Heritage Museum on several prints in the depot. City staff also said the Lincoln statue currently in the depot is owned by Heartland Bank; city staff spoke with Dave Irwin of Heartland Bank, who indicated the bank was not interested in transferring ownership but was comfortable with the statue remaining in its current location.
The mill building was not included in the city transfer list; the bureau chose to retain the mill as its headquarters and the county requested first right to consider taking ownership if the bureau dissolved. Item 6 was placed on the regular agenda for council consideration.
The sale price for the transferred assets is listed as $1 in the draft agreement. No formal council vote on the transfer occurred at the committee meeting; staff and bureau representatives said they had worked together to reach the draft terms.
The committee moved the item to the regular agenda for final action.
