NOVEMBER 6, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11
HOLLAND,
continued from Page A1
Eppley said councilors had
four options: deny Holland’s
request for discounts alto-
gether, waive the deposit, fur-
ther discount the rental rate
of $1,600 or waive the rental
rate altogether. However, he
expressed concern over prece-
dent being set with a discount.
“Though I truly appreciate
Mr. Holland’s spirit of volun-
teerism – he’s just an incred-
ible volunteer – and desire to
provide new and interesting
events for the community to
participate in, this particular
event does not appear to have
a community purpose beyond
simply being an entertaining
ticketed event,” Eppley said.
“So as to not set the prece-
OPERA,
continued from Page A1
Still, his star is rising. In
addition to advancing in the
Met’s competition, he has an
upcoming engagement with
Oregon Festival Chorale. He’s
also in talks to perform at Wil-
lamette University.
dent of waiving fees for other
ticketed or unticketed events
held at the community cen-
ter without a clear commu-
nity or charitable nature, staff
recommends not waiving any
fees for the event other than,
perhaps, the refundable de-
posit, and only if Mr. Holland
agrees to reimburse the city
should any damage be done to
the facility attributable to the
event.”
Mayor Cathy Clark agreed
with Eppley.
“I agree that Clint Holland
helps make the summer won-
derful with the Summer Con-
cert Series,” Clark said. “But
when we have ticketed events,
there is a difference between
free and ticketed events.”
Councilor Roland Her-
rera wanted Holland to ex-
plain how the event could be
interpreted as a community
“Persuing the career is very
different from the educational
path. Getting the opportuni-
ties to do professional work
requires a lot of legwork and
networking,” Ross said. “It can
mean trying a million differ-
ent things in a row that don’t
work and then having the last
three things you tried come
together all at once. It feels
event and thus eligible for a
discount.
“When you say ticket-
ed event, that is where you
charge extra money, like
for the band,” Holland said.
“We’re been talking needing
$15 to $18 to cover the food.
We need to know how many
will show up, or else we waste
time and money on the food.
The $15 to $18 would cover
the meal, but the rest would
be free for people to come
into the event.”
Holland also gave more de-
scription of the event.
“Patrick Lamb does a fabu-
lous Christmas program,” he
said. “It will be the day after
the parade. Things like this are
good for the community. I’d
rather have it on a Saturday,
but that wasn’t possible be-
cause it was already booked.”
Council president Den-
nis Koho made a motion to
waive all costs except a sunk
cost of $360 and a $225 secu-
rity deposit, with the rest of
the fees waived unless damage
was done to the facility at the
event.
Councilor Kim Freeman
asked if other events have costs
waived.
“As a council we’ve dis-
cussed being fair and equi-
table,” Freeman said. “A lot of
other people in the commu-
nity do fabulous things as well.
I want to make sure we’re not
setting a precedent for one
event. When it comes back to
the budget, sometimes there’s
heartburn about how much
we subsidize the community
center.”
Eppley noted the general
fund subsidizes the communi-
ty center to the tune of about
$80,000 a year.
“It’s a misnomer to say
those fees (from Holland’s
event) would be profi t,” Ep-
pley said. “The kinds of events
with waived fees in the past
have been typically charitable
events, like proceeds to Mari-
on Polk Food Share.”
Herrera shared Freeman’s
concern.
“I appreciate Clint’s idea
trying to get something go-
ing,” Herrera said. “But the
precedent thing I have a prob-
lem with. Clint has done so
much for Keizer, I get that.
But if we set a precedent, does
that mean we’d have to do that
for everybody?”
Eppley said that would be
the case.
“Council in the future
will be asked you did (the fee
waiver) for this person, why
not do it for us?” Eppley said.
“I supposed you could say,
‘We like Clint and we don’t
like you,’ but that’s not a good
reason.”
When it came time to
vote on Koho’s motion, he
was outvoted 6-1. As such,
Holland will have to pay the
$3,325 in city fees.
Holland was disappointed
afterwards but also under-
standing.
“The Keizer City Council
has always been supportive
of me,” he said. “I understand
totally where they come from
on this. I am actively trying to
fi nd sponsors for this event.”
very whimsical at times.”
While Ross can take care
of his voice and run through
all the exercises to make it
stronger, the one thing he
hasn’t had control over is
how quickly it matures. That’s
where the patience becomes
essential.
“I probably already have
the full top range I will have
for the rest of my life, but as
I age the color of my voice
will change and become more
appropriate for singing things
like Richard Wagner,” Ross
said.
Wagner’s operas, which are
considered some of the high-
est examples of the art, are still
performed regularly in Ger-
many. Landing a Wagner role
has been a dream of Ross’s for
the better part of fi ve years
now.
“They require singers who
are capable of heroic endur-
ance, fi ve hours or more.
Those operas require singing
high and loud and low and
loud and all the different col-
ors in between,” Ross said.
Despite his age, Ross
would still be considered far
too young for such parts.
“They would look at me
like I was crazy. In order to
do it properly, you have to let
your voice develop slowly, but
it is very much something I
would love to do.”
Come January, he might be
one step closer to making his
dream a reality.
Holland
Eppley
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