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Mayors discuss community events, Fiesta grants, GVB coordination and DOE facility access
Summary
Committee reports covered the Christmas staff event logistics and sponsors, the Fiesta grant program (major saint $5,000, minor $3,000) administered through mayor’s offices, requests for access to underused DOE facilities, and coordination with the Guam Visitors Bureau on destination management and a two-month Sunday night market schedule.
Mayors reported on standing committees at the Mayor’s Council meeting, including a detailed update from the Christmas committee and broader discussion about Fiesta grants, DOE facility access and coordination with the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB).
The Christmas committee reported 18 of 19 villages participating, lowered ticket prices to $40, and listed sponsors who helped reduce costs. The committee described the event schedule and noted raffles reserved for employees and staff only; organizers asked mayors to submit payment and table assignments by the deadline and confirmed the council will process checks payable to the Mayor’s Council of Guam.
In committee discussion, mayors raised use of underutilized Guam Department of Education facilities in villages. The record indicates the council president advised that requests for DOE facilities must be made directly to the superintendent and that the superintendent’s office will respond; the transcript also notes the superintendent’s office is undergoing a transition.
Mayors also discussed coordination with the Guam Visitors Bureau on destination management: GVB expanded visitor safety officers and extended patrol coverage in tourist areas, and the council discussed a two-month Sunday night market schedule intended not to compete with established fairs and fiestas. The president described the Fiesta grant program administered through mayor’s offices to prevent family-level financial burden: major-saint events receive $5,000 and minor-saint events $3,000, and mayors were urged to apply early.
Questions about street lights installed by GVB and the Guam Power Authority (GPA) were referred to staff for follow-up.
