Malmstrom to be made full-time city clerk

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 | 9:44 a.m.

The Boulder City Council is preparing to make Pam Malmstrom the city's permanent city clerk.

The council named Malmstrom acting clerk in August when it named former City Clerk Vicki Mayes as city manager.

The council conducted a review of Malmstrom's performance on Tuesday and plans to formally approve the title at an upcoming meeting, council members said. Malmstrom's salary of $72,000 a year plus a $350 a month auto allowance won't change, said Mayor Bob Ferraro.

The council waited to name Malmstrom to the role on a permanent basis until she completed requirements mandated in August. She recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in science and business administration from Regis University. The council also wanted her to undergo city clerk training and certification and conduct a city election.

"She has done an excellent job in my opinion," Ferraro said. "She has demonstrated she can handle the job."

Also Tuesday, city officials announced Tuesday that they are likely to request proposals in July for the lease of city property.

The city will seek the proposals in response to two separate requests to lease land for a sports complex near Bootleg Canyon and go-cart track west of U.S. 95. Applicants have 60 days to submit a proposal once the parameters are approved by the council.

A group called Hang Time Sports wants to lease up to 80 acres north of U.S. 93 near Bootleg Canyon for a sports complex that will feature indoor baseball courts, baseball and softball fields and soccer fields. The complex would host sports camps for youths, fantasy camps for adults and national sports tournaments.

A second group, XPLEX, which is co-owned by open wheel racer Bryan Herta, wants to lease 50 acres from the city west of U.S. 95 for a go-cart track it plans to relocate.

Mayes told the council a lease of 50 acres would generate at least $118,250 a year. If approved by the city this fall, construction is expected to take four to six months.

A lease to Hang Time would generate more than $200,000 a year, officials estimate. The project isn't expected to be voted on by the city until the end of the year.