Lake City Report for December
11th
Posted December 11,
2009
by City Manager Wendell Johnson and
staff
From the desk of the City Manager
Reclaimed Water System:
The City Utility Board met on December 8, 2009 and
considered a Staff proposal to withdraw the $1,331,000
from the Water/Sewer Construction Trust Fund to complete
Phase Two. The Board made a unanimous
recommendation for approval of the funds as requested
and the matter will be considered by the City Council
during the next regular meeting on December 21, 2009 at
7:00 p.m. (More on the reclaimed
water system is
available here)
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Airport Terminal Project: Construction
of the City’s new, 6,000 SF Multi-Use Airport Terminal
Building and associated infrastructure is moving forward
as planned. Funding sources for this project will
be from FDOT aviation project funds, the FAA Airport
Improvement Program, and the City Airport Construction
Account. The projected cost of the project is
$1,800,000 and Passero Associates, LLC is the design
Architect.
Passero has completed all design work, prepared bid
documents and advertised for bids. A mandatory pre-bid
meeting was held at the existing airport terminal on
November 20, 2009 with bid openings on December 18, 2009
at City Hall.
A staff proposal for construction bid award will be
presented to the Council in January 2010 and
construction activity is expected to begin in February
2010.
Blanche Hotel: A letter was
recently received on behalf of the Downtown Development
Trust which owns the Blanche Hotel. With the
letter, the City and any of its agents, employees, or
designated representatives were granted full and
complete access to the Hotel. The authority
includes access by structural engineers, architects,
appraisers, or other professionals the City wishes to
engage in order to evaluate the building acquisition
and/or development relationship potential. The
Staff will request Council consideration for services of
a structural engineer during the December 21, 2009
meeting.
(More on the Blanche is
available here)
CHRISTMAS PARADE: Thanks to all the
staff who contributed to the effort in the Annual
Christmas Parade! Great Job!
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.
