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Preston directs staff to help food pantry pursue repairs, lease for archery building addition
Summary
Council directed staff Sept. 23 to work with food-pantry representatives on a lease and to pursue options for a proposed $200,000, 30'x36' addition to the Bear River Archery Building to house a freezer; the city did not commit capital funds.
Joel Creager and Todd Lundahl told the council that the food-pantry portion of the city-owned Bear River Archery Building has been damaged and requires repairs. They presented a contractor bid of $200,000 to build a 30-foot by 36-foot addition to accommodate a freezer.
Councilmember Chris Larsen asked whether the pantry would need a formal lease and whether donations would require city approval. Attorney Lyle Fuller and Community Development Specialist Shawn Oliverson explained the lease should be updated to address leasehold improvements and noted the city is not committing $200,000 in city funds. Fuller suggested exploring grants through the Preston Community Foundation; Larsen asked whether in-kind services could be tax-deductible, and Fuller said they could.
Councilmember Todd Thomas moved, and Councilmember Terry Larsen seconded, to direct Community Development Specialist Shawn Oliverson to work with Joel Creager and for Attorney Lyle Fuller to prepare a concrete lease and assist the project moving forward. The motion passed unanimously. The direction authorizes staff to facilitate planning and legal work; it does not appropriate capital funds to the project.
Council asked staff to explore grant options and to clarify tax-deductibility for donations in coordination with local nonprofit partners.
