HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-05-2012 Regular Meeting
City Council of Peachtree City
Meeting Minutes
April 5, 2012
7:00 p.m.
The Mayor and City Council of the City of Peachtree City met in.r~gula~ s~ssi()r; ()r; T~urscjay,April 5,
2012. Mayor Haddix called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Other Council Members in
attendance were: George DienharfVClnessa Fleisch, Eric Irnker, and Kim Learnard.
Announcements. Awards. SDedal Recoanitlon
Mayor Haddix proclaimed April 14 - J 5 as World War II Heritage Days in Peachtree City. Haddix also
read a proclamation recognizing April as National Donate Life Month.
Public Comment
AI Yougel. Keep Peachtree City Beautiful director, announced that the City would host Fayette
County Earth Day on April 14 at St1akerag Knoll and encouraged everyone to attend the free
event.
Aaenda Chanaes
There were none.
Minutes
February 7, 2012, Workshop Minutes
March 9, 2012, Special Called Me etl rig Minutes
2012 Retreat Minutes
March 15,2012, Regular Meeting Min'lJtes
Learnard moved to approve the Feqruary 7,2012, workshop minutes; March 9, 2012, special called
meeting minutes; 2012 Retreat minutes; and March 15, 2012, regular meeting minutes as written.
Fleisch seconded. Motion carried un'bnimously.
Consent Aaenda
1. Consider Budget Adjustments - FY 2012
2. Consider Alcohol License - Qualifying .location - CAFDixie Wi~g~(Jngar. 1200 Echo Cf.
3. Consider Fayette County Temporaly Automatic/Mutual Aid Agreement
4. Consider Approval of KPTCB FY 2012 Budget
Learnard moved to approve Consent Agenda items 1, 2, 3, and 4. Fleisch seconded. Motion
carried unanimously.
Old Aaenda Items
03-12-02 Consider Master .leas~ Agreement... Capital Equipment
Assistant Finance Director Janet Camburn noted the Peachtree City Governmental Finance
Corporation had approved a resolution to accept the mClster lease Clgreement with ChClse
Equipment Finance for equipment I'easing. She asked Council toolso adopt the resolution to
accept the master lease agreement.
Learnard moved to adopt the resolution authorizing the execution of documents for capital
equipment purchases. Fleisch seconged. Motion carried unanimously.
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03-12-07 Consider Intersection Impro"elTl~nts at Tinsley MIUand Loring Lane
City Attorney Ted Meeker asked Couhcil to continue this item. A letter was to be sent the next day
or early the following week to the Kedron. Village Shopping Center property owner regarding the
conditions in the development agr~ement. Haddix asked to which agenda the item should be
continued. Meeker said it should be back on the agenda within the next couple of meetings.
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Imker moved to continue the agend9 item. Learnard seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
New Aaenda Items .
04-12-01 Presentation of 2011 Audit
Miller Edwards of Mauldin & Jenkins:'the City's audit firm, presented the annual audit for FY 2011,
saying the firm had issued an unqualified, or "clean," audit opinion for the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR) for FY 2011.' He recommended Council read the Management Discussion
and Analysis (MD&A) in the CAFR (Camburn noted Council had received the document the prior
week), which provided a general overview of what took place during the year.
Edwards continued the City had approximately $117 million in assets overall and $32 million in
liabilities, leaving an equity position of $135 million, which was good. He noted that the Statement of
Activities (income statement) showEid a $700,000 change in the City's net equity position, or net
income. It had not been a tremendous year, but it had not been a bad year, and the City had
come through where it ought to be. "
As for the General Fund, the City had been sifting in a strong financial position on September 30,
2011. He noted that was generally fhe leanest time of year, based on when property taxes were
paid, and the City had about four months of fund balance, leaving the City in good financial
shape. He commended the City on how well its $27 million in revenue hadbeen budgeted, as well
as how the expenditures had bee~ budgeted. There had been a $900,000 increase in Fund
Balance, which was just a little bit different than what had been budgeted. The revenues and
expenditures had been monitored well, and the budget to actuals looked very good.
The federal government's audit stan~ards required auditors to issue reports on adherence to laws
and regulations, as well as whether i~ternal controls were designed and working effectively. Miller
reported there were no findings or ~atters that warranted being brought to Council's attention
regarding internal controls or any proplems on the City's adherence to laws and regulations.
Miller said the only thing the firm had to bring to Council was what they called an "Other Matter,"
which was not a recommendation for improvement but something the City might want to
consider. He continued that many .of the ambulance fee bills were over 180 days past due, which
was the case with most communities. He recommended a threshold be created so those accounts
could be brought to Council, with th,e City Attorney's permission, for consideration of writing them
off on a periodic basis. The proper allowance for bad debt was already there, but over time, the
allowance would grow.
Miller referred to the Annual Audit Agenda (included in the meeting file), which he said was the
written word about what had been seen in the City's financial statements. The agenda included
information on new pronouncement~ cOrningout from the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board (GASB), which Miller said had Been addressed with staff, who was very attuned to what was
coming. The City would need to stay current on those pronouncements to ensure proper financial
reporting in the future.
Imker said he appreciated the recommendation to write-off the uncollectible debt. He pointed
out the Cash Reserves were at $9 million by design and had been built up to offset known future
shortages. He did not want the citiz~ns to be shocked when it was drawn down by $1 million next
year.
Haddix thanked Edwards for th~ pres~ntdtion, adding that Councinov~d to hear happy news.
04-12-02
Consider Approval of T~nnis Center Upgrade 8. Improvements
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Community Services Director Jon Rqri~s9idth~re yv~r~fv.,tqIssues f()rc8nsid~rClti()n tQqt evening-
the repairs to the courts and the up~rade of the HVAC systems - and he was asking for Council's
recommendation. '
Rorie said the roof over the six cover~d courts had been leaking for quite some time, and staff had
looked at alternative proposals to stop the leaking roof. He reviewed the costs for a new metal roof
and gutter repairs ($417,740 and 1 O-year warranty); a 60-mil (a unit of measure used to specify the
thickness of material sold in sheets or thickness of a coating; 1 mil = .001 inch) membrane with R-22
insulation, gutter repairs, addressing skylights ($487,500, added weight concerns, no guarantee to
solve condensation issues, 20-yeari warranty); 45 mil membrane ($356,200); acrylic/urethane
coating, gutter repairs, address skylights ($159,600 with white finish, $169,700 with tinted color, 10-
year warranty); and replacing all :screws and seal jOints, repairing gutters ($85,250, one-year
warranty) .
Rorie continued that staff recommen'ded the acrylic/urethane coating option with a tinted finish as
the most cost-effective, noting it was roughly 35% of the highest quote,yvith 50% of the warranty
period. Replacing this option in 10 years wOuld only be 70% of the highest quote. He reiterated
that the cost would be $169,700, with a 10-year warranty and a tinted finish that would match the
existing roofs in the complex. In addition, it might help with the condensation issue. It was the most
cost effective, efficient option. The skylights would be removed.
The estimated cost for the HV AC upgrades was $33,000. Rorie said there were actually several
systems at the Tennis Center, and some were already inoperable.
~ The estimated total cost for the roof and the HV AC was $203,000, and Rorie recommended the
funding be taken from the Facilities Authority bond (whichIncluded$150,POO for theproject), with
one caveat. Rorie referred to the discussion on the bond at Retreat, and he suggested removing
the Battery Way boat dock replacement from the near-term list of projects, which freed up
$150,000 with $50,000 going to the Tennis Center irnprovemenfs and $1 oO,boO as undesignated for
use on other projects. He continuep that, according to the assessment, the dock was in good,
stable condition as long as it was not overloaded. The cosmetic work that needed to be done to
the dock did not need to be addressed'byfheFacilities Authority bond.
Dienhart referred to the condensation issue, asking if it was a major problem and if there was
anything that could be done to defiQitely help the issue. He asked if staff would be back in a year
asking for more money to fix it. City Engineer Dave Borkowski sciidthe condensation was not the
primary problem based on discussions with theTennis Center management. The primary issue was
the leaking from the rain. They wanted to solve the major problem of the leaks first. They could not
100% completely stop the condensation without totally enclosing the building and installing more
fans.
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Haddix said eliminating the skylights would help with the condensation due to the convection
effect of the heat they generated. . Borkowski said it could be part of it since the roof might be
cooling down too fast.
Fleisch asked if the Tennis Center HV AC systems were part of the original Shumate contract for
maintenance. Rorie said they were not, which was probably one of the problems. He said the
Tennis Center should be on the contract to ensure it was maintained properly so there would not
be catastrophic failures in the long term.
Learnard asked where the nine HY AC systems were located. Rorie said they were spread
throughout the site and there were different zones, such as the kitchen, the pro shop, and the
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Welcome center. Learnard asked .why the entire amount from ..the Battery Way dock was not
needed. Rorie said there was originally $150,000 identified for the roof, so that was why he
recommended having the additio~al funds designated as contingency or allocated to other
projects.
Fleisch asked City Attorney Ted Mee~er if the City wClstled fotheorigInallist sLJbmittedfor the bond.
Meeker said the City was married tq the list on the bond, but funds could be reallocated if there
were cost overruns. Imker asked thqt Council get updates during the work. He added that there
were other tennis courts and parks tflat needed work, and he was ready to vote on that list, adding
there were citizens waiting as well. He knew the work was doable.
Fleisch commented that she was glqdthedockwas structurally sound. bLJfthere were boards that
needed replacement, as well as other maintenance. It looked bad. Rorie said the cosmetic issues
could be addressed prior to the end bfthe summer.
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Imker clarified the cost for the r09f replacement, noting the original estimate had been for
$150,000, and the cost was $19,000 higher than th~ estimate. Withthefav()rably assessment of the
dock, the City had another $100,OdO that could be used to address other items. He liked the
approach taken on this.
Learnard moved to approve $203,00'() for the Tennis Center upgrade, including the replacement of
Tennis Center roof, replacement of f3V A.C~ystems, with funding drawn from the Facilities Authority
bond, and reallocating funds from t6e Battery Way dock replacement. Imker seconded. Motion
carried unanimously.
04-12-03 Consider Approval of VC3 Agreement
City Manager Jim Pennington said the recomm~.~dation from. staffyvasto avvard the contract to
VC3 for the implementation of Phas~ 1, which held been revieyvedt>Y Council. He was cognizant
of the discussion from the communition the matter and asked Council how to proceed.
Fleisch said she wanted to table the agenda item and put the agreement out for an RFP. Dienhart
said he agreed. but noted there wasi'stm a void in personnel. He wanted to ensure there was not a
drop in services. Pennington said that, under the temporary contract, VC3 had someone on-site,
and VC3 guaranteed that would not 'go away.
Dienhart said he understood how and. why this had happen~d, ..t>LJtC:()LJrlc::Hneycjed. to. make sure
they were extra vigilant in putting thIS bid out. The citizenry spoke loudly and were right; Council
needed to be vigilant so this did not happen again.
Haddix said money had been spent on the evaluation, and that he would not have accepted
someone else's evaluation when he Was doing business. Heoskedif the City would have to start at
ground zero. Pennington said that' was possible, but staff could use the guidelines from the
assessment in framing the RFP.
Learnard said the assessment was a:. valuable and comprehensive document that could be the
used as the basis for the RFP. She Qnderstood Haddix's point, but sending out the RFP with the
assessment information encouraged alternatives In getting. an optim91. price. Pennington said he
had discussed the assessment with ot~er cities not aligned with VC3, and they had agreed with the
recommendations.
Imker sqicjhy feltliky a puppet on a~tring, saying he was beholden to the newspaper, which had
played it extremely well and gotten the citizens riled up. He said it was not that Council had not
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been going to challenge the recommendation. He noted there were citizens at the meeting who
had cancelled other plans to attend the meeting and speak on the topic.
Haddix and Dienhart agreed with Imker, saying that was fair. Haddix continued that the
assessment and the recommendatiqns had been publidydisclJssedin woi-kshopsOrlc:farticles, and
this was not a surprise. He questioned why it had not been viewed as a problem until this stage of
the game.
Learnard said this was a natural progression and Council had not been remiss. This was the point
the item came before Council and now was the time for discussion. Haddix said he would rather it
had been brought up earlier so as not to cause the time delay. He openedfhEdloorfor comment.
Costas Soulakos, owner of. ExecuSoftCo~trols, said he::. considere::dthis(lnirYlportClnt isslje::for.the City
although his company currently hqd enough business. He recalled the City acquired its first
computers from NCR in 1992, and :his company had submitted a bid' that was approximately
$10.000 less. The City bought the computers from NCR, and had to buy more three years later. At
that time, computers could be upgraded, but the computers purchased from NCR had not been
upgradable.
Soulakos continued that he had only heard of the plan a few days ago and had e-mailed Council
immediately. To spend $1 million wittjouta bid was unheard of., and there were 1,000 ways to skin a
cat in the computer industry. The City deserved to have more than one proposal. With probably
100 companies that could do similarwork located between the City and South Carolina, Soulakos
was disappointed the City felt it haoto hire a South Carolina company for the assessrnent. He
continued that there were indepengent consultants in the City that could help with fhe. bids and
understanding what was presented; Council owed it to the citizenry to do the due diligence.
Haddix pointed out that VC3 had an"office in Duluth.
No one else spoke.
Learnard said she welcomed a conversation about bringing on a consultant if the City found itself
short-staffed.
Imker moved for staff to proceed with an RFP. Dienhartseconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Pennington said it would take apprqximately two to three weeks to get the ~FP ready to go out,
and it would be out for 30 days as normally was done. He would also like to form a committee,
possibly with some retired experts whp lived in the City. Imker asked if it would be possible to have
a contract by July 1. Pennington added that he did not want to add any new programs until the
new system was up and running.
04-12-04 Consider Dividend Driye Repaving Project - SR 74 to Paschall Road
Public Services Director Mark Caspar'addressed COunciL brIefly reviewing the discussion held at the
August 2011 workshop.
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Caspar continued that Integrated Science and Engineering (ISE) had evaluated 84 locations along
Dividend Drive, and the findings ranged from moderate damage to full failure. Thirty-eight core
samples were taken from the worst qr13as of the road to determine.vvhqtthe base was composed
of; six samples were also taken from pavement appearingto be in good condition. The asphalt
and base course thickness varied gr~atly over the roadway. Of the locations tested, seven were
identified as very weak subgrade wittjin 18 inches belovv the pavement, 10 were. identified as
having marginally weak subgrade 'within 18 inches below the pavement, and the remaining
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subgrade conditions were acceptc~ble. In 23 of the 40 core locations, a stone base was not
encountered.
Caspar reviewed three options for r~habilitation of the road. Option 1 was to Mill and Top with a
permaflex layer, which was a temporary sOlutIo~ that only fixed the cosmetic damage and had a
three to five year life span. It did nofcorrect the base course issues.
Option 2 was to Cut and Patch, whiGh replaced the asphalt and subgrade and had a longer life in
the areas patched. However, there was the potential to weaken the surrounding areas, causing
the need for additional patching soqner.
Option 3 was Full Depth Reclamation (FDR), which included milling the existing pavement to an
engineered depth. The remaining asphalt, stone base course,. and. sLJbgrade would be pulverized
in place, and cement or another t:?inder would be added during the pulverizing process. The
mixture would then be compacted providing a stable roadway subgrade. After the cement had
cured, one or more layers of hot mix asphalt would be placed to provide a new road surface. This
option provided a new road with a minimum life span on o years.
Local Maintenance and Improveme;rt Gfcmt (LMIG) programfunds from the Georgia Department
of Transportation (GDOT) were availpble, including $86,814 for thE} portion of Dividend Drivefrom
Paschall Road to TDK Boulevard and $74,156 for portion from TDK Boulevard to SR 74, for a total of
$1 61,002.
The construction cost estimate for Option 1 was a total()f$l ,()48~4q8.35'vviththe .costf9rthe portion
of the road from Paschall to Kelly;;Drive \/Vas $179,302.75, $459,847.85 from Kelly Drive to TDK
Boulevard, and $409,257.75 from TDK,Boulevard to SR 74.
The total for Option 2 was $803,606.7? for the entire lengtn of Dividend Drive, but nothing was done
to any other part of the road except 'yVh13re it was patched.
Option 3 totaled $1,428,704.20, with ~aschall Road to Kelly Drive costing $190,179, Kelly Drive to TDK
Boulevard $787,316.20, and TDK Boul~vdrd to SR 74, $451,209.
Haddix said FDR was the only option that made sense to him fiscally and for helping the road.
Learnard asked where the funds wquld come from. Caspar said the money would come from
Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds.
Fleisch said the City did not know wh~n the roadwas bunt, ondtnerew.asrodocumentation on it.
She felt the City needed to do the fDR now, so it vvould not nE}ed pat(2hing .I?ter. It sent a bad
signal to potential buyers in the Indus~riClI Parkvvhen the City did.not reinvE}st i~ its infrastructure. She
asked how long the work would tak$ and when it would begin. Caspar said it would be done in
the June-July timeframe and would toke three to four weeks to complete.
Imker asked how long the LMIG fund~ were available. Borkowski the funding would be lost in June.
He had requested an extension until August, but had not heard anything yet. Caspar added that
GDOT would look favorably at extending the funding for projects that were underway.
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Imker said he wanted to save or delay spending so mucn money. He suggested doing the work in
two halves, saying it seemed prudent to move forward with theFDR from Kelly Drive north, as that
was the most heavily used portion ofJhe road. He hod driven the rooq the last few days, and he
did not think the road was bad from Kelly Drive south. Imker said, based on the discussion, it was
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prudent to move forward with the fQII. FOR frOm KellY brive north. He was leaning toward delaying
the second half of the road, from Kelly Drive south toSR 74.
Haddix said previous elected officia}s had tried to circumnavigate spending the money on some
items, and it had hit this Council sqL)are in the eyes. It could not be put off any more, and there
was no option but FDR. "
Dienhart added that the cost would be higher i!l three to four years; it was the same "kick the can
down the road" thinking in the past t~at put the City in this situation.
Imker reiterated he was only talking about the portion Of the rOad from Kelly Drive south to SR 74. It
was a tough call to lose the state funding. He asked where $148,000 would be designated in the
budget every year for the next 10 yeprs to be dedicated to repaving the road. The City was in bad
shape, and it would continue for a~long time. Council would pass a balanced budget for next
year, but they were not accounting, for even this one project being due in 10 years. The City was
not budgeting for future long-term expenditures.
Dienhart said Imker was right, but FI~isch was also correct., TheCityne~cjecj to fix the gateway to
the Industrial Park to fuel the economic development engine. The City needed to do what it could
now to reverse the downgrade and fo have a positive impact on the economy. It was easier to fill
an empty industrial building in an areb that looked like it was taken care of.
Haddix said there was a lack of long-term planning: and they needed to be proactive now and
start looking at alternatives. ,.
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1m, ker said Council had tak, en, into qcco, Vnt t, he, ",Io,n,g-term,im, pact of the, bud, get developed two
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years ago. They had started increasing the Cash Reserves two years ago because they knew they
would need to start to use approximately $1 million out of the Cash Reserves for three years after
that to bring the Cash Reserves bqck to the 2Cl% required~yCity policy. .The plan called for
ceasing the use of those funds after that. The plan had tax decreases scheduled a few years after
that. The City was on track with a 19n9-term plan. It did not include a disaster scenario, so they
should be careful not to spend extr~rn9~ey.HYCldded t~Clt ,he \^v'9ul,9Y9te"no on,this agenda
item. Imker agreed the FDR needea to be done, but he was having a hard time justifying doing it
on the south side of the road that did not get the same wear and tear.
Haddix said he would not bog down the discussion, but save it for the budget process. He
disagreed with Imker on the long-ter/,'llsolution,buthe reserved further discussion until the budget
process. Fleisch pointed out that the audit presentation had just been made, and the City was in
good shape. Haddix agreed, adding it was from a spreadsheet standpOint.
Fleisch moved to send out an RFP for FDR of Dividend Drive. Dienhart seconded. The motion
carried 4-1 (Imker).
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Council/Staff Topics
Hot Topics Update
Pennington said it was busy time, an'd work had started on theFY 2012-2013 budget. There were
some exciting things going on in some of the departments that would be announced soon, and
they would be positive for the commynity.
Rorie reviewed the facilities list and project statusforthe FacilifiesAuthority, bond. Staff had been
identifying the costs for each item, 9nd.. the total was approxiTClte1y $3.5 Tillion; however, Rorie
pointed out there were still holes on:the list since some costs had not been identified. Staff had
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contracted with a consultant, who was assessirig14 City faCilities, and providing recommendations.
Currently, there were 138 recommelldCltionsfromt~e assessm~nt, but It vv.os stIlI only a draft report.
Some of the recommendations wer~ "shalls"and "shoulds," which provided some give and take
when it came to prioritization of the issues.
The work at The Gathering Place wdson track. There was a delay in getting the countertops due
to making them fit. A meeting wQs scheduled soon regarding the remodel of the Recreation
Administration building for use by Fayette SeniOr Services, and he could not get the price points
until the scope of the remodel was getermined. The BOseball!SoccerCorriplex: (BSC) pOrkingissue
was next. Alternatives had been igentified, and staff had identified some additional spots that
could be paved. In addition, the gross poveoption under consideration for 100 spaces would
come in at half of the original $500,900 cost estimate. The BSC facility maintenance building had
been listed at $75,000. After meetin~ on site, staff determined storagecontainers for $12,000 might
be a better alternative. The Kedron :pubble could always be stored in the Rec Admin basement as
a fall-back position, but staff was considering leasing containers and storing the bubble off-site.
Rorie said he would like to repair the tennis facilities, and the problem was how to fund them. The
tennis courts were located in Braelinn, Blue Smoke,Glenloch, and Smokerise. Braelinn was closed
due to structural issues. Repairing the two courts would cost $52,000. Blue Smoke was also closed,
and the estimate for the two courts was also $52,000. The vendors would not warranty any
resurfacing work done at the Smokerise courts due to structural issues with the courts.
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The courts at Glenloch were marginal at best. Resurfacing them would cost $42,000, and rebuilding
them would cost $104,000. Rebuilding them was the long-term better investment. The cracks
would return. Rorie said Option r.was to co~tinue with the asphalt. Option 2 was to use
permacourt, which would last 25 years, but needed repainting every five to six years.
Rorie continued that another option was to close Smokerise and/or Blue Smoke, then instead of
building four courts, two courts coulc.i be built at Kedron, which was easily accessible to those who
had used the other locations. He was not recommending that be done. The bottom line for
redoing every tennis court was $260,000, which included permacourt and repainting.
Staff was doing the due diligence to narrow down the costs on the list. Looking at the time value of
money, it would cost more to delay: Having a priority list would providea"pecking" order for any
funds that did not have to be spent 9n higher priority items.
Fleisch's preference was to put the fenniscourts in the bond budget. She said the City never had
padlocked facilities before. She ask~d if the work could be done in 30-60 days. Those repairs ond
rebuilds would also hit every part of town. Rorie said it would have to go out for RFP, and it would
be a total bid. The only limiting fact~x he saw was .the work schedule and getting the prioritization
done. In his opinion, the rebuild at Braelinn should be done first, followed by Glenloch, then Blue
Smoke and Smokerise.
Fleisch noted that Smokerise was secluded and asked if there was any information on its actual
usage. Rorie said a camera system could be installed to monitor usage. He knew those courts
were used because people were playing every time he had gone by there. Based on the location
of Smokerise, Rorie felt its usage was probably less than Braelinn or Glenloch.
Fleisch asked if getting the plans foS the. Rec Admin builcjing were part of the bond or if Council
would have to consider that cost separately. Rorie said it would depend on whether it would need
to be a Facilities Authority bond pro)ect, and if so, the cost could be added in. The meeting was
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next week, and that would lead.to tre d~ferminatlon of the engineering costs. .It was possible staff
could bring the request for the drawfngs to Council at either the April 19 or May 5 meetings.
Learnard told Rorie he had done good job of showing Council all there was to consider. She
asked how the list would be prioritized. Rorie recommended sticking to health andsafefy issues as
core issues, noting the sewer upgr()de at SQakerag was a core issue. The tennis. courts were
categorized as capital essential bec;ause of the service level impact. Staff still needed to analyze
closing one of-the pools and whether there would be cost benefit.
Haddix said cost benefit was critical to him when he voted on anything. Rorie said it was staff's role
to advise and seek consent. The policy would be Council's. The recommendations needed to be
pragmatic, practical, and rational recommendations.
Imker said he was frustrated with Covncil's inability to make adedsion on the known items. At the
next meeting, he wanted the blanks'"filled in, even if it was with bestgLJessestimates. ,He wanted to
get the first $1.5 million in projects udderway. He asked Rorie to fIll in the numbers and highlight the
guesses, so Council had an idea of the cost. Council could rationalize from their experience and
point of view on what could move forward.
Imker said he had looked at a 10-yeOr plan with Salvatore that included a minor millage decrease
in a couple of years, adding that at')other Facilities Authority bond was included in five years. He
wanted to ensure citizens knew ther~ was a long-term plan. Haddix said no one could budget for
10 years.
Rorie reviewed what staff had beenp~kedtoprovfde. . Borkowski said would be difficult to get the
numbers for the design and fix on the Rec Admin building by the next meeting. Rorie said they
would do the best they could. .
Imker asked if there was any update on Lake Mcintosh. Learnard said the work should be
completed by June or July. She had recently visited the site with County Administrator Jack
Krakeel. The recent rains had create9 some flooding, causing some construction issues and delays.
Learnard moved to convene in executive session at 8:58 p.m. for personnel and pending or
threatened litigation. Fleisch second,ed. Motion carried unanimously.
Learnard moved to reconvene in regular session at 9:32 p.m. Imker seconded. Motion carried
unanimously.
Imker moved to authorize the filing of the necessary legal action to recover funds paid to AMEX in
garnishment action. Oienhart secon<;1fed. Motion carried ullanimously.
Oienhart moved authorize the filing of the necessary legal action to determine the City's rights with
respect to the BCS Pond. Imker secohded. Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business to 'c. discuss, Learnard moved
seconded. Motion carried unanim00sly.The meeting adjour
meeting. Fleisch
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