Conclusions of the twelfth meeting of the council: Jihlava

Vladislav Jiroušek became an honorary citizen of the city of Jihlava

Vladislav Jiroušek

Vladislav Jiroušek was the first and at the same time the longest-serving director of the Jihlava Zoo. At the age of twenty-five, he managed to save the Jihlava Zoo from liquidation, from which he built a renowned zoo in his 39 years in office, which today breaks attendance records. From 2006, he was also a representative of Jihlava for two electoral terms.

After graduating from the secondary agricultural technical school in Chrudim, he graduated from the Masaryk University of Agriculture in Brno in the field of zootechnics. In the years 1964 – 1967, he was the curator of fish and reptiles in the zoo in his native Dvór Králové nad Labem.

Vladislav Jiroušek is an honorary member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums and an honorary member of the Union of Czech and Slovak Zoos, of which he was president for 15 long years. His lifelong work was awarded eight years ago with the City of Jihlava Award, and today the representatives approved a proposal to grant him honorary citizenship, for his “lifelong contribution in the field of zoology, herpetology, photography of wild animals, for promoting the relationship between man and nature and for his unsurpassed effort to build the Zoo Jihlava garden of world format.”

He has been photographing since he was nine years old, and in his archive he has pictures of almost two thousand species of animals, as well as nature from several dozen countries around the world. He owns the largest archive of slides of animals in the Czech Republic, and as a professional photographer he exhibits here and abroad, among other things, he also presents his photos in the World Webphoto Gallery. As an avid traveler, he has visited more than 80 countries.

Retractable hydraulic bollards will disappear from the streets in the center

Hydraulic bollards previously blocked the entrance to the pedestrian zone in the city

Retractable bollards at the entrances to the pedestrian zone in Benešova, Věžní and Palackého streets will be removed and will be removed from the city’s property. They were acquired in 2004 and served to secure entrances to the pedestrian zone.

Today, however, thanks to changes in the traffic regime, they are no longer needed, moreover, they are outdated and in recent years have suffered considerable malfunctions and have often been out of service for a long time due to the unavailability of spare parts.

If there was no change in the traffic regime in the pedestrian zone, it would be necessary to replace the entire equipment, or replace the hydraulic posts with another solution, e.g. camera surveillance.

The city will sell the Pístovská barracks to the army

Illustrative military photo – source: Pixabay

Today, the majority of representatives raised their hand in favor of the intention to sell the Pístovské barracks area to the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic. According to the explanatory report, it will be used for training active reserves. The total purchase price, which was determined by an expert opinion, is CZK 44,900,000.

The representatives will discuss the detailed conditions of sale and possibly the exact wording of the purchase contract at one of their next meetings. The city acquired the site free of charge in 2011 from the municipality of Rančířov.

Horácké Theater will receive a million dollar subsidy from the city

Horácký theater auditorium in Jihlava

Jihlava will provide the Horácké Theater with a subsidy of one million crowns. The deputies decided on it today. The money will go to partially cover the costs associated with the activities of the theater group focused on creations for children and youth HD_Jéé this year.

The new theater group was established on January 1, 2024. The expansion of the range of cultural services for young audiences is associated with increased costs for the preparation and implementation of individual activities, including premieres of fairy tales and productions for teenagers, as well as other activities and projects aimed at young audiences. Therefore, the management of the theater turned to the city representative with a request for a subsidy of one million crowns.

From the money, the theater will partially cover, for example, material for the production of the scene and costumes, the purchase of props and technical equipment, the costs of guest artists or the costs of promotion such as printing and decorating posters or creating promotional items.

The Jihlava Horácké divadlo, which is a contributory organization of the Vysočina Region, asked the city for a subsidy based on a memorandum of cooperation. The memorandum was concluded by the county and the city in 2015 and was extended for another five years in 2020. As part of the memorandum, the region annually financially supports the zoo, which is a subsidized organization of the city.

Jihlava Polytechnic University received two hundred thousand crowns from the city

VŠPJ Hall

Today, the representatives approved a financial donation to the Jihlava Polytechnic University (VŠPJ), in the amount of 200,000 crowns. The money will be used to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the school’s founding, specifically for cultural, educational, science popularization and sports events. Both for students, employees and graduates, as well as for partners, friends of the school and the general public.

The event will take place during this year and their goal will be to spread awareness about the Jihlava Polytechnic University as a center of education in the Vysočina Region.

List of the most important planned events:

Higher education week in Jihlava – 20 years of VŠPJ (June 3 – 9, 2024)

· Academic and Graduation Day (September 2024)

· Jobstart 2024 (November 2024)

· Meeting of Lights and Keys (November 2024)

· Christmas at VŠPJ (December 2024)