Lake City Report - April 9, 2010
Demolition and
Redevelopment top the list
Columbia County, FL (Posted April 9, 2010 11:00 pm)
by City Manager Wendell Johnson and
staff
From City Manager Wendell Johnson
Old City Hall Demolition
The City Council approved a contract
with A & A [Trucking and] Excavating to perform the work for
$49,794.
It is anticipated that demolition of the
building will be completed no later than May 15,
2010.
Community Redevelopment Plan
The IBI Group, Inc. was chosen by the CRA as
the top ranked firm to prepare the Plan Update.
The City Staff has completed negotiations with
IBI representatives for a not-to-exceed fee of
$94,100 and the contract was approved by the
Community Redevelopment Agency and City Council
on April 5, 2010.
The work will begin on or about April 12,
2010 and the plan update process will take
approximately six (6) months.
This project will require substantial public
input and notices of community meetings will be
coming soon.
Fleet Management Services
The City has a general purpose vehicle fleet
of over 100 vehicles which serve the needs of
all Departments with exception of public
safety. The average age of the fleet is 10.5
years with many vehicles in excess of 15 years
old.
The City is evaluating the feasibility of a
structured Fleet Leasing and Management Program
designed to enhance annual operating and
maintenance costs and to improve the overall
fleet image.
The City solicited proposals from qualified
Fleet Leasing and Management Firms during the
period February and March 2010. Three proposals
were received by the March 18, 2010 deadline and
considered by the Evaluation Committee.
Enterprise Fleet Services was ranked as the top
firm and will make a public presentation for
consideration of the City Council on April 19,
2010.
City Water and Sewer Utility Rates
Notifications of rate adjustments to affected
customers were distributed with utility bills
during February and March.
City Ordinance 2010-1199 was adopted on first
reading by the City Council on April 5, 2010 and
will be presented during the second public
hearing on April 19, 2010.
If the Ordinance is approved, new rates will go
into effect June 2010.
City Budget for FY 2011
Read the City Manager's 2010 Budget and
Administrative Report •
here.
The City Council initiated the budget review
process for Fiscal Year 2011 with a workshop on
March 29, 2010.
An array of operating cost reduction and revenue
enhancement options were presented and discussed
by the Council and Staff during the workshop.
In continuing the FY 2011 budget process, the
Council agreed to meet at three-week intervals
during the coming months and the next workshop
is “tentatively” scheduled for April 19, 2010 at
6:00 p.m.
During the next workshop the City Staff will
present a mid-year report of the current FY 2010
Budget and provide preliminary revenue and
expense projections for FY 2011 for Council
discussion.
Correction:
At 12:25 pm on April 10, 2010 the Observer added
the words [Trucking and] in the first par, which
were missing from Mr. Johnson's report.
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.