Lake City Report -
July 2, 2010
Airport terminal and
energy savings
Columbia County, FL (Posted July 3, 2010 10:35 am)
by City Manager Wendell Johnson and
staff
From City Manager Wendell Johnson
Airport Terminal Project.
This project consists of a new 6,000 sq. ft.
multi-use airport terminal building and adjacent
asphalt vehicle parking areas, a 1,100 foot
access road, security fence upgrades and a
14,860 sq. yd. aircraft parking apron. The total
project cost is approximately $2,963,719.00.
On June 21st, the City Council approved an
amended Joint Participation Agreement with the
Florida Department of Transportation. This
resulted in an additional $800,000 in grant
funding for the project bringing the total
secured funding to approximately $1,600,000.
This week the City submitted an Airport
Improvement Grant Application to the Federal
Aviation Administration requesting another
$800,000 in construction funding. If all goes as
planned, the construction start date of the
terminal project should be by the end of August.
Energy and Operational Enhancement Project
The Staff met this week to discuss a
feasibility assessment of the City’s water and
wastewater utilities, including the distribution
and collection systems. The objective -- to
implement new technology to reduce energy and
operational costs through improved efficiency
and accuracy.
The first focus of this initiative is on the
city’s meter reading and utility customer
billing activities with the objective of
implementing a fully “automated” service
capability.
Based on a preliminary review of similar
programs in Gainesville and Ocala, it appears
that substantial savings can be initially
realized and that opportunity for expansion of
the project into other areas of our utility
system is possible. Staff expects a
considerable level of discussion and evaluation
of this activity during the next several
months.
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.