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MINUTES OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE December 2, 2019 Auditorium Present: Councilmembers O'Malley, George, Bullock Also Present: Finance Director Pae, Mayor Summers, Assistant Finance Director Schuster, Budget Manager Jessica Eddy, Councilmembers Anderson, O'Leary, Litten, & Rader, Human Services Director Gelsomino, Councilmembers—elect Tess Neff& Jason Shachner, Planning & Development Director Sylvester, Director Beno, Urban Forestry Manager Chris Perry, IT Manager Mike Coletta, Building Commissioner Meyers, Assistant Building Commissioner Chris Parmelee, and various members of the public Call to Order: 6:05 p.m. Chairman O'Malley made a motion, seconded by Councilmember George to approve minutes from the Finance Committee's previous meeting. Both members voting in favor. Motion passed. Chairman O'Malley outlined the schedule for the committee's meeting this upcoming Saturday, December 7th, 2019. Capital Budget&Public Works Department Public Works Director Joseph Beno & IT Division Manager Michael Coletta Capital Budget Projects - Director Beno reviewed some of the major projects in the capital budget related to Winterhurst, such as the resealing/restriping of the parking lot and the painting of sections of metal siding. He noted that the Fire Station 92 addition will undergo preliminary planning next year, followed by construction the year after that. Vista Bridge off of Sloane Ave. is set to be sent out for bid for demolition. Roof repairs of City Hall were discussed, along with their impact on installing solar energy panels on it. Upgrades to the waster water treatment plant and utilities garage alarm systems are both slated for 2020, which would enable the Fire Department to find injured personnel in isolated areas in the facilities. $600,000 has been budgeted for improvements at the refuse and recycling facility on Berea Rd. $100,000 of those dollars would be used for patching the facility incinerator. The remaining $500,000 would be used to create a plan to demolish the old facility in the next couple years and to start building a smaller-scale, more efficient recycling drop-off facility, without deterring operations. The demolition of the existing facility was estimated to cost$1.5 million, which the administration thought was a low figure. Councilmembers questioned the estimate figures and expressed a desire to not use up a large portion of the city's capital budget on the project. Continuing along the list of capital projects, Director Beno briefly noted that the Cove Community Center is currently going through the design build process. Wagar Park improvements are set to go out to bid next week. There were some delays and obstacles in communicating with the park designer. The city is looking to improve the playground site and basketball courts, add public art, and install a bio-swell to improve water drainage at Wagar Park. In regard to the skate house at Lakewood Park, the city's plan is to demolish the existing structure and build a slightly smaller one on the same site in the spring. The skate house will serve as a storage area, have bathrooms, and have a garden/patio area. Councilmember Bullock expressed a desire to be more included in the design and added his concern that the city was being under- ambitious in its vision, as the project is estimated to cost$300,000. Director Beno noted that city architect Allison Henme has only put together initial building plan documents and would be open to hearing from 1