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Council approves exclusive Citadel use agreement with Prairie Creek Church; church to manage rentals and storm shelter duties
Summary
The council approved a month-to-month exclusive use agreement with Prairie Creek Church to manage the Citadel facility, which the staff described as underperforming ($60 year-to-date revenue transcribed) and historically important; under the agreement the church will assume utilities and cleaning and must make the space available as a storm shelter when needed.
City staff recommended and the council approved an exclusive use agreement with Prairie Creek Church for the Citadel facility at the March 16 meeting.
Staff said the Citadel has generated minimal rental revenue this year (transcribed in the meeting as about $60 to date) and that the church’s agreement would remove utilities and cleaning costs from the city. The arrangement was described as month-to-month and would require the church to make the facility available to campers or others in the immediate area as a storm shelter if needed.
Council discussed that the Citadel is a historic structure that needs maintenance and that the agreement would transfer day-to-day management to the church while preserving the city’s ability to require shelter access in emergencies. The motion to approve the agreement passed on roll call.
Next steps: staff will finalize the agreement and implement the change in management; council will continue to monitor revenue and stewardship of the facility.
