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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989 08 07 City Commission Workshop Minutes WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COMMISSION CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1989 The Workshop Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Leanne M. Grove at 7:15 P.M.. ROLL CALL: Mayor Leanne M. Grove, Present Deputy Mayor Philip A. Kulbes, Present City Manager Richard Rozansky, Present Commissioners: Cindy Kaehler, Present Arthur Hoffmann, Present William A. Jacobs, Absent Paul P. Partyka, Present Public Works Department: City Manager Richard Rozansky went over the budget of the Public Works Department, leaving out Salaries, FICA, Health Insurance and Workman's Compo Travel and Per Diem was dicussed. It was decided to take half of the $800 asked for, out. Utility Services was discussed. The City Manager said they would like to add $20,000 to it. It was decided to add $25,000, making it $150,000 in toto for the Utility Services budget. Equipment Rental was discussed. Commissioner Partyka suggested cutting down the $5,000 allocated. It was decided to come back and discuss this later. Repair and Maintenance of Equipment was discussed. The City Manager said that they have been having problems with the back hoe and the grader, which will cost a lot of money to replace. Discussion. The City Manager said he has a reserve built in in Capital Equipment. It was decided to leave $7,000 in, instead of the $ 3,000 asked for, for the time being. Repair and Maintenance of Vehicles was discussed. Mr. Artman said that as the vehicles are older, the probability of a higher figure is needed. The City Manager said that if the money was short, and was not in another line code to use, an Ordinance would have to be made to get the money. Mayor Grove asked for a consensus on allotting $5,000 for Repair and Maintenance of Vehicles instead of the $10,000 asked for. The Commission agreed to $5,000. Repair and Maintenance of Fire Hydrants was discussed. Mr. Artman said it costs $800 to $900 when a fire hydrant goes bad. The City Manager said there are a lot of fire hydrants. Discussion. The Commission agreed to cut the budget from the $3,000 asked for, to $2,000. Mayor Grove said she was concerned that so much money was being cut, and Mr. Artman will be needing more personnel, as his job will be increasing. Mr. Artman said they will need more personnel next year. Fuel and Oil was discussed. The Commission agreed upon $13,500 instead of the $16,500 asked for, for this budget. Workshop Meeting, City Commission, August 7, 1989 Page 2 Tires and Filters was discussed. Mr. Artman said that two good tires for a road grader will cost over $1,000. Commissioner Kaehler that if four tires should "go out", and the money is not there, we will be shifting money, and will run out of money to shift. Discussion. The Commission decided to decrease the $4,000 asked for, to $3,000. Janitorial Supplies was discussed. Mr. Artman said that he is asking $1,500 for next year, $500 less than this year. The Commission agreed to cut the amount back to $1,000 for next year's budget. Capital Improvement Fund was discussed. The City Manager mentioned buying the house next door to Public Works, under Grounds Expansion. Discussion. Mayor Grove reminded the Commission that it authorized the City Manager at the last meeting, to look into purchasing the house for temporary training. Discussion. Commissioner Kaehler said she felt that the Fire Department would have to wait until we put an extension onto the fire station, for class rooms. Discussion. She suggested eliminating the $10,000 in the Fire Department budget for buying the house for classrooms. Discussion. Commissioner Partyka said he felt that Chief Holzman should be given a chance to come back and see what his alternative could be. Discussion. It was decided to leave the $100,000 for Grounds Expansion, and also leave the $10,000 in the Fire Department budget, and ask Chief Holzman to come back with an alternative. Repair and Maintenance of Roads, Bridges, Sidewalk improvements, and the purehase;:of a steel roller and a quickie saw, were discussed. Mr. Artman explained the need to purchase a roller. Discussion. He said that it was beyond their capability to do manual type work using a wacker packer. Discussion. The City Manager said that the only thing we can do with the $339,546 allocated for this fund, is to maintain roads, right-of-ways, and equipment for roads or right-of-ways. He commented that we're doing a service. Discussion. The City Manager said that he would get the figures for justifying buying the roller. All other items were accepted in this fund. Mayor Grove announced a regular Commission Meeting for Monday, August 14, 1989. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 P.M.. Respectfully Submitted Caroline McGinley