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At Commissioner Wheeler's request, Administrator Baird said he would provide the <br />Board with frequent updates on cost assessments. <br />The Chairman opened the Public Hearing. <br />Freddie Woolfork, 4590 57th Avenue, President of the Progressive Civic League, was <br />pleased that there was an alternative where taxes would not need to be imposed upon citizens or <br />businesses. He said the facility was built in 1988, and that it definitely needs to be brought up to <br />modern standards. <br />There being no other speakers, the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Wheeler, SECONDED <br />by Commissioner Davis, by a 4-0 vote (Vice Chairman <br />Solari absent), the Board approved the proposed funding <br />plan for operating and facility needs at the Gifford <br />Community Center as presented in the Backup; and <br />authorized the necessary Budget Amendment to fund the <br />Priority 1 and 2 facility improvements at an estimated cost <br />of $174,800, as recommended in the memorandum of <br />December 7, 2009. <br />Mr. Woolfork expressed his concerns and requested the Board support the purchase of a <br />food warming truck for the Meals on Wheels program, for approximately $42,000, to deliver hot <br />meals to seniors and shut-ins within the Gifford community. <br />19 <br />December 15, 2009 <br />