Minutes
of The Special Price City Council Meeting
City
Hall: Price, Utah
April
10, 2000, 7:00 a.m.
Present:
Mayor
Lou Colosimo
Councilmembers:
Roy A. Nikas Vernon W. Jones, Community
Administrator
Betty P. Wheeler Joanne Lessar, City Recorder
Joe L. Piccolo Pat Larsen, Finance Director
Stephen L. Denison Gary Sonntag, PWD/City Engineer
Richard Tatton
1.
BUDGET WORKSHOP -
FY2000/20001
Pat
Larsen presented budget worksheets for FY2000/2001 pertaining to Capital
Projects and Major Expenditures. The
Council reviewed the requests in each department and made the following
adjustments.
City
Hall ----
Reduction
from $25,000 to $12,000 for a midsize truck.
It was felt a used truck could be purchased instead of a new one. The request for a new employee for
mechanical (electrical, plumbing, etc.) was reviewed. It was felt that it would be cheaper to hire this work done as
opposed to hiring a new employee at the rate this person would need to be
paid. The Council requested that Pat
start tracking the contracted costs for these items for future discussion.
Price
Community Center ---
Remove
$300,000 budgeted for building settlement until the Council determines what the
future plans are for this building. It
was felt that the building has not experienced any more settling since the
water leakage issue was resolved.
Remove $20,000 budgeted for fire alarms. The Council also questioned the need to replace furnaces. Since the elevator was removed, it was felt
that those occupants on the top floor of the building could be moved to the
bottom portion, which would remove the need to heat the top floor. Pat indicated that two new furnaces were
replaced last year with plans to replace two each year. Vern Jones will investigate to determine if
the furnaces this year are needed for the top or bottom floor.
Library
---
Remove
$85,000 budgeted for 2002 and $4,606,200 budgeted for 2003 for land and a new
library building. The Council felt that
a new library should be a joint City/County library and that the County should
be contacted for their input on this.
The amount of $70,000 budgeted for remodeling the current building
(heating and cooling) was questioned.
This will be reviewed further.
Reduction from $55,000 to $50,000 for new library books.
Treasurers
Office ---
Pat
stated that because of the change made to the Caselle billing and accounting
system, another pay station is needed.
The present counter will be adjusted to allow for this addition as well
as to make it handicapped accessible for those individuals in wheelchairs. An amount of $10,000 was budgeted, but she
feels this can be accomplished for less.
The Council questioned if the counter should be remodeled and pushed
back further as ADA requires a 5' turn around for wheelchairs and the location
of the present counter does not allow for this. This ADA requirement will be reviewed.
Public
Works ---
An
amount of $10,000 was budgeted for the
GPS (survey equipment) and GIS Program.
However, Gary Sonntag felt that he might be able to rent it for
less. He will check on this.
Special
Functions ---
Remove
$30,000 budgeted for a new truck.
Police
Department —
Remove
$20,000 budgeted for a 6 position car port.
Fire
Department ---
Remove
$15,000 budgeted for a 4 position carport.
Move $150,000 budgeted for land purchase for a new fire station building
from the year 2001 to 2003. The Council
questioned $27,500 budgeted for new equipment for a fire truck. This will be reviewed.
Streets
Department ---
Remove
the following items - $40,000 for 500 West Drainage, $25,000 for drop in sander
for bobtails, and $35,000 for 1-ton dump truck. Instead of purchasing the grader for $150,000, change it to
$35,000 for a lease/purchase and use the other $115,000 for road improvements.
Cemetery
Department ---
Cliffview
Cemetery - Reduce amount budgeted for restrooms from $30,000 to $7,500. This money will be used to purchase
temporary restrooms instead of constructing permanent restrooms.
Water
Department ---
Reduce
the amount of $100,000 to $20,000 budgeted for repainting the exterior of the 3
million gallon water tank. Gary Sonntag
felt he could just paint the top of the tank instead of all of it by either
City forces or hiring it done. Reduce
the amount for the distribution line replacement from $150,000 to $75,000. The Council is hopeful that the amount of
$1,200,000 budgeted for engineering costs for the transmission line replacement
could be paid with grant money.
Sewer
Department ---
Reduce
the amount of $50,000 to $30,000 budgeted for sewer materials. Reduce the amount of $300,000 to $200,000
budgeted for collection replacement-residential.
Electric
Department ---
The
purchase of the East Price electrical distribution system will be purchased
from fund balance in the Electrical Department.
Information
Systems Department ---
Remove
$2,500 budgeted for a CD Tower for the Shop Dept. Reduce the amount of $1,000 to $500 budgeted for the purchase of
two monitors.
Swimming
Pool ---
The
Council questioned the large amount of money needed for the swimming pool from
the General Fund. It has steadily
increased from $213,000 in 1996 to $257,000 to the present. As Councilmember Wheeler left the meeting
early, it was recommended that this department be reviewed when she can
provider input.
Meeting adjourned at 11:35
a.m.