The April Development Corporation meeting indicated big changes could be underway for the City's contract with the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Board and COSADC board member Elizabeth Grindstaff set the stage for changes in an exchange with Assistant City Manager Michael Dane, currently filling in as Economic Development Director. At the 1:22 mark Dane waffled as to the motivation for any changes and avoided details of what those might be.
Love, specifically SANANGELOVE is a theme of the San Angelo Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is a Division of the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce. City Manager Daniel Valenzuela and Chamber executive Suzanna Aguirre found that very thing, according to sources.
Suzanna Aguirre played a role in Daniel's first blemish, the Furniture Fiasco. City e-mails show Aguirre facilitated the ordering and installation of Water Department Furniture as the City Manager's Executive Office Coordinator. Daniel's investigation into the unauthorized purchase of over $100,000 in furniture failed to answer the most basic questions. Six years later the two parties are in SanAngelove.
Valenzuela had nothing to do with the Furniture Fiasco, other than a hapless investigation. The unauthorized purchase occurred under Interim City Manager Michael Dane. Assistant City Manager Elizabeth Grindstaff served as project manager for the City Hall renovation and encouraged the Water Department to order furniture. Valenzuela's investigation never interviewed Dane or the city's purchasing manager.
The same players, Valenzuela, Dane, and Grindstaff hold key roles relative to the the Chamber contract renegotiation. Aguirre's professional role is less direct but she has a significant relationship with City Manager Daniel Valenzuela. This may just be interesting history but it is background for critical players in the upcoming City-Chamber contract drama.
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