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 <br /> Continue to take care of streets; crack sealing, pothole patching asphalt base repairs. <br />Mr. Wilson stated that the employees of the Street Department will do as much as of this work as <br />they can, however when it is more efficient that some of the major work will be contracted out. <br /> <br />Mr. Sharpe asked if contractors would be required to use the same materials utilized by the City. <br />Mr. Wilson stated that the City specifies what it would like the contractor to use. <br /> <br />Goals-Parks & Forestry <br /> <br /> Continue to take care of parks and improve the turf. <br /> <br />Significant Changes - Streets <br /> <br /> Maintenance contracts increases 2,437 percent due to transfer of contracts previously <br />listed under the IT department <br /> <br /> Equipment maintenance increases 67 percent due to increased maintenance and repairs <br /> <br /> Traffic signal maintenance increases 29 percent due to increase in number of lights <br /> <br /> Foods increases 100 percent due to ice for coolers <br /> <br /> Institutional supplies increases 300 percent due to transfer of expenditures <br /> <br /> Street construction increases 100 percent due to major repairs on Forest Green Court <br /> <br /> Vehicles & equipment increases 100 percent due to purchase of sidewalk grinder <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch asked if there were curbs on Forest Green Court. Mr. Wilson stated that he did not <br />know, but it is a concrete street which has a tendency to expand over the years. He stated that <br />the engineers have recommended that money be allocated to correct the problem. <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch asked Mr. Wilson if work was needed on the sidewalks as a result of the tornado <br />was being done now or if it had been pushed into the next fiscal year? Mr. Wilson stated that the <br />tornado-related work on the sidewalks should have started today and all other repairs will begin <br />once that is completed. <br /> <br />Significant Changes - Parks and Forestry <br /> <br /> Professional services increases 100 percent due to need for additional services <br /> <br /> Office and computer equipment increases 100 percent due to upgrade <br /> <br /> Recreational supplies increases 26 percent due to the addition of manufactured trash <br />receptacles for parks <br /> <br /> Uniform & safety gear increases 30 percent due to need for additional equipment <br /> <br /> Miscellaneous improvements increases 50 percent due to reconstruction of retaining wall <br /> <br />GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE <br />The budget for golf course maintenance has decreased by 1 percent. <br /> <br />Goals <br />Mr. Wilson stated that the insurance company will be reimbursing the City for the loss of trees and <br />staff’s goal for next year is to improve the forestry on the course. <br /> <br />Significant Changes <br /> <br /> Office & computer equipment increases 100 percent due to computer upgrade <br /> <br /> Agricultural supplies increases 12 percent due to additional zoysia sod. Mr. Wilson noted <br />that $28,000 represented the total cost budgeted for and that the increase requested <br />should be amended to read $3000 for a total of $28,000. <br /> <br /> Concrete & clay products increases 50 percent due to additional top dressing sand to <br />improve the course. <br /> <br />