Pryor Creek council members acknowledged a $150,000 Main Street incentive award for the Grand Community Building and voted to recommend using local matching funds to satisfy Department of Commerce requirements.

Speaker 1 summarized the award as a $150,000 incentive from the Oklahoma Main Street program for the Grand Community Building. Bridget (identified in the transcript by first name) said Main Street provided conceptual plans through a design assistance request, and that the city will need to hire an engineer or architect, bid construction, and follow the city’s procurement processes.

Bridget described a phased project approach, with the banquet hall and catering kitchen as phase one and office renovations as phase two. She said preliminary total-cost estimates discussed in the meeting ranged from roughly $300,000 for limited work up to "just under $700,000" for a full rebuild. Bridget noted the incentive is reimbursable and requires the city to spend an initial 10% of the project cost before seeking reimbursement: "We have to pay 10% before we get reimbursed," she said.

To meet the Department of Commerce matching requirement for the incentive, the board recommended using proceeds from recent surplus-property sales. Speaker 1 updated accounting entries, stating the gravel-pit sale deposited $42,812.50 and that combined proceeds from that and the PYO sale put roughly $86,005.26 into the identified account to serve as matching funds. The board then voted to recommend the council use those funds as the initial match.

The board also moved to recommend allocating the remaining needed match from Fund 68; during discussion Speaker 1 adjusted the figure to approximately $63,004.73 to cover the remainder. Following a motion and second, the board voted to recommend that allocation to the council. Speaker 4 also noted a potential external funding source, the TSET built-environment grant (historically up to $300,000 per year), as an option for funding a nutrition-focused kitchen.

No construction contracts were approved at the meeting. Staff said the city will need to engage an engineer/architect, proceed with bidding, and comply with Department of Commerce and Oklahoma Finance Authority instructions for reimbursements. The board asked staff to return with plans and cost estimates for formal council review before any funds are spent beyond the required preliminary outlay.