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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-09-2010TO: Members )f the Seba . ity Council FROM: Al Minner, City Mana r RE: CURREN— TOPICS 0110 DATE: Friday, Ju 9, 2010 Below is an update on ongo g activities: STAND MAYFIELD GRANT — WORKING WATERFRONT COMMITTEE As you know, on June 3C th the State closed the purchase on the Dabrowski and Hurricane Harbor properties. While the State was conducting their due diligence, City staff was working to complete (1) the Business Plan; and, (2) a draft lease for the use of the waterfront For Monday, July 19, 2010, staff has requested a meeting of the Working Waterfront Committee to review these documents. Once a li;ase recommendation is formed by the Committee, the issue will be brought to Council for final approval. It is anticipated that this action will take place at your July 28, 2010 meeting. DRAFT FY 2011 BUDGET The Administrative Services Department has released the draft FY 2011 Budget. At this time the General Fund is $82,565 out of balai ice, while keeping the millage rate at $3.3456. Staff is very optimistic that the budget will be balanced by the end of Collective Bargaining Negotiations. While the Office of the City Manager anticipates providir;g a no millage rate increase recommendation, the weakness of the plan is that maintenance costs will conti iue to rise. Some consideration may want to be given to this situation, prior to adopt of the DR-420 (settinc the maximum millage rate). As such, this scenario will be discussed with the Budget Committee and a D -420 recommendation will be ready for Council at your meeting on July 28th Please also note, the FY 2011 Budget presents special revenue and enterprise funds expenses. Remember, at this time, many of the projects listed in the special revenue fund are not approved/vetted through the CIP process. 01 that note, please see the special memo in the budget documents concerning capital projects for the CRA. CRA MASTER PLAN In more detail to the above budget item, staff continues to work on estimating project costs based on the results of the June 9, 2010 CRA workshop. I anticipate that during the third or fourth week of July another CRA workshop will be sched sled to review the financial plan staff is preparing. CIP BUDGET Please note, that I have am9nded the Budget Calendar to delay approval of the CIP budget until September 13, 2010. This allows for more input from the Parks and Recreation Board, as well as revision of the CRA Master Plan. The CIP Council workshop will be held August 11, 2010. There should be no issue with approving a CIP by September. BARBER STREET Construction on the State's artier Street Renovation Project moves slowly. City staff has been kept up to date with regard to constructon issues. Essentially, the contractor has not kept the project fully staffed and equipped. The State is doin a good job managing the project and pushing the contractor within contractual regulations. Today, for ex a ple, paving of Phase I began. It is anticipated that paving will continue next week In Phase I, move to P ase IV (Barber Street between Schumann/Addie) and then road rehabilitation will continue in Phases If and III. POWERLINE ROAD As noted to Council last mcnth, the School Board provided the land dedication needed to construct the Powerline Road extension tc Sebastian Boulevard. However, because of the time associated with getting the dedication, construction was not able to commence at a time when school was out. The School Board, as well as our Engineers, re;.ommended that construction of the southern portion of the road be completed when students are dismisses for safety purposes. With this being the case, a construction start date for the project should be pushed balk until March 2011. In the interim, I will be scheduling a time for Mastller/Moler to provide a design update to Council at your second July or first August r�p eeting - based on scheduling. Following that, public information meetings and a formal Council vote to mode forward with construction is anticipated for this fall. SPLASH PAD CANOPY My office has been informer- by the Florida Department of Recreational Assistance Project that our $50,000 grant application to construct a canopy for the splash pad has been rejected. These funds were budgeted in Recreational Impact Fees. My office has directed Public Works Staff to being design considerations and we are working with the Parks and Recreation Board on that issue. Following a design concept recommendation from staff and the Parks and Recreation Board, this matter will be brought before Council for your formal approval to commence the project. 612 PROJECT Last week the FDOT notified the City of our LAP Certification for the 512 Beautification Project. As soon as the budget process moves along, Administrative Services Department will be starting the procurement process for this project. STREET PAVING Street paving bids for the 2010 Refinancing note will be opened on Wednesday, July le 1 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS The negotiations with the PEA and PBA Bargaining Units began on Thursday, July 7. Management staff completely presented our personnel and compensation plan for FY 2011 to both units. Essentially the plan calls for following actions: j ➢ Continuation of 12 !Furloughs days ➢ No COLA or Merit Increases ➢ No Longevity Payments ➢ $50 Per Month Health Care Contribution Should the agreements be approved as proposed, the FY 2011 can be balanced without a tax or miliage rate increase. While neither unit was happy about the proposal, the management presentation was not a surprised and heard professiionally. Both units planned to bring the plan back to their membership next week, with a counter offer expected next week. I The next round of negotiations is tentatively scheduled for Friday, July 23ro . FDOT HANGER GRANT One of the primary economic development tools that City has Is the $1.4 million FDOT grant that the Airport can use to construct an industrial hanger. Airport staff has marketed these funds to some degree. However, the grant deadline Is approaching — October 1, 2010. On Council's July 28�' agenda, this item will be placed to make a decision on whether funds should be used as a speculative hanger/manufacturing facility if a Company does nol commit to expansion at the Sebastian Airport. As always, if you have any questions about these or any other topic, please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience.