The Finance Committee met 02/12/2024. The item that took up the single most amount of time was the discussion regarding the proposed installation of a kayak rental station/dock at Telulah Park, an item they opted to hold for two weeks before voting on. They did […]
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Finance Committee Reviews Request For $15,000 To Construct Kayak Rental Station At Telulah Park, Holds Item For 2 Weeks To Give Staff Time To Provide More Details
The Finance Committee met 02/12/2024. One of the items they spent a fair amount of time on was the request to utilize $15,000 from the Park and Open Space Fund to pay for a matching grant to install a Kayak Launch at Telulah Park. The […]
Finance Committee Meeting 02/12/2024 – Will Vote On Request To Reject Bids For Fire Station HVAC Project, Receive Update On ARPA Funds
The Finance Committee is meeting 02/12/2024 at 5:30PM. They have a lot of action items on the agenda but most of them are requests to award various infrastructure maintenance projects and I wouldn’t expect them to result in a lot of discussion. There are, however, […]
Finance Committee Receives Overview Of ARPA Dollar Designations And Plans
The Finance Committee met 01/22/2024. During that meeting, they received an update regarding projects funded with American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: The city received a total of $14,891,841 in ARPA funds and set aside $8 […]
Finance Committee Approves Resolution Designating $134,000 In Grant Funds Toward Library Project – Declines To Clarify If This Will Reduce Taxpayer Burden Or Increase Overall Library Project Budget
The Finance Committee met 01/22/2024. One of the items they took up was Resolution 1-R-24 the Resolution for Use of Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Funds. This resolution calls for $134,180 in Department of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds that the city accepted […]
Finance Committee Meeting 01/22/2024 – Will Vote On Energy Efficiency And Conservation Block Grant Resolution, Receive Updates On ARPA Funded Projects
The Finance Committee is meeting 01/22/2024 at 5:30PM. They will be discussing and voting on the Resolution for Use of Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Funds. This resolution calls for $134,000 in Department of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds to be directed toward […]
Finance Committee Approves Multiple Items – Discusses Efforts To Collect Past-Due Bills And Taxes, Sole Source Contract Concerns, Issue With Underground Watermain Project
The Finance Committee met 01/08/2024. In addition to the Library Signage Package and the Wastewater Treatment Plant items, the committee voted on 6 additional items all of which they approved unanimously. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: ITEM 24-0012: Request to approve […]
Finance Committee Approves Three Wastewater Treatment Plant Project Items – Alderperson Hartzheim Expresses Concern About Budget Amendments Being Made So Early In The Year
The Finance Committee met 01/08/2024. They took up three items related to Wastewater Treatment Plant projects one of which resulted in no discussion, two of which prompted some comment, and all of which were approved unanimously. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: […]
Finance Committee Approves $195,000 Signage Contract For New Library
The Finance Committee met 01/09/2024. One of the items they discussed was the request to approve the “Library Signage Package” contract to Seating Concepts Inc., in the amount of $185,994.61 with a contingency of $10,000 for a project total not to exceed $195,994.61. The committee […]
Finance Committee Meeting 01/08/2024 – Will Vote On $186,000 Library Signage Package, Request To Write Off $90,000 In Unpaid Bills And Property Taxes
The Finance Committee is meeting 01/08/2024 at 5:30PM. They have a lot of items on their agenda, but I don’t know how many will prompt discussion versus just being routine contract items that get approved with minimal questions. There is a request to approve the […]