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Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on October 28, 2004.
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Finance & Administration Committee Minutes
Monday, October 28, 2004
6:00 p.m. - Huntington Building
Members Present: Alec Farmer, Darrel Dover, Jim Hargis, Harold Perrin, Bill Roddy and Ann Williams. Others present were: Keith Inman, Jonesboro Sun, Donna Jackson, and City Clerk.
MINUTES
Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Dover to approve the minutes from September 16, 2004 and from the Special Called meeting for October 4, 2004. All voted aye.
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS
ADA Sidewalk Budget Amendment - Discussion was held regarding sidewalks on both sides of the downtown area. Ms. Hackney explained Attorney Ralph Ohm made the recommendation to make sidewalks ADA compliant on both sides as a precautionary measure. She stated the engineering department had estimated the cost to be $200,000.00 and recommended this amount be transferred in to the ADA account. Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Dover to recommend an ordinance to the full council to transfer funds to the ADA account for the purpose of making sidewalks on both sides of downtown ADA compliant. All voted aye.
Turtle Creek Development Agreement - Councilman Dover moved, seconded by Councilman Perrin to recommend to the full council a resolution accepting the Development Agreement, Warranty Deed, and Temporary Construction Easement for Turtle Creek Mall. All voted aye.
Forestry Grant - Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilwoman Williams to recommend to the full council an ordinance to transfer $20,000.00 from the 2004 budget appropriation for Parks Development to line item 07-100-154, the Forestry Grant fund. Mr. Jason Wilkie, Parks Director explained he had misread the figures in the 2004 budget and obligated the city for the $40,000.00 50/50 matching grant. Mr. Flowers explained they had appropriated in the 2004 budget, Expenditures in the Capital Improvement Fund of $20,000 oblig...
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