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Interns report on town web, GIS and outreach projects; council reviews rental and kitchen policies
Summary
Three town interns summarized GIS/roads mapping, dark-sky outreach materials and website/address work. Council reviewed Fire Mesa Kitchen membership and rental contracts, discussed table/chair fees, AV deposit removal, and locked storage; votes were deferred to the next regular meeting.
Three interns gave brief updates to the council. Thomas Hayden, a technical support intern working with roads staff, said he has built a geographic-information-system framework in DiamondMaps to log road segments, signs, culverts and cemetery plots and is preparing a roads-department manual. Josie Law, community engagement and communications intern, presented draft educational materials for an exterior-lighting ordinance, a visitor kiosk for Bluff's Dark Sky designation, and a business recognition program. Sam Bouchard, also a technical intern, reported work to transition the town website to a .gov domain, move hosting, and update address records.
The council then reviewed rental- and membership-related policies for the Fire Mesa Kitchen and Bluff Community Center. Malia Collins recommended adding a $40 table-and-chair rental fee or similar arrangement and removing a separate audio-visual deposit to simplify transactions; she outlined a damage-reimbursement schedule for missing or broken items. Council discussed storage of kitchenware and food, options for locked cabinets with codes, and the practical enforcement of cash, check and money-order payments. Members agreed the policy changes require formal action and asked staff to prepare a concise checklist and packet for the next regular meeting so the council can vote.
Next steps: staff will prepare a checklist of proposed contract and fee changes to be considered and voted on at the council's next meeting; interns will provide full presentations on completed deliverables later in the season.
