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which included a "lazy river", a baseball complex, a soccer complex, and nature trails. With <br />general site infrastructure and several other items there was a grand total for the project of <br />$9.457 million. It was also stated in the estimates that Brad Smith had no control over the <br />costs of labor, equipment, materials, pricing method, and so on, thus indicating that the costs <br />above are merely rough estimates. On May 4, 2000, Brad Smith submitted the new project <br />schedule to the Board. A staff report was rescheduled from the June 13, 2000 meeting to <br />July 11, for an unspecified reason which Mr. Coffey understood was to give Commissioners <br />an opportunity to look at a pool in another part of the state. Staff is now recommending a <br />construction cost of approximately $4.375 million for the pool complex, using the $3.45 <br />million from the sales tax and the difference would be made up from other funding sources. <br />In addition, it is being proposed not to bid the project but use one source, and he questioned <br />if that was the best way to proceed. <br />Finally, Mr. Coffey advised that he had prepared a letter to the Commission listing <br />a number of questions and issues which he felt needed to be addressed and he urged the <br />Board to have a special workshop on the matter. <br />(CLERK'S NOTE: Mr. Coffey then produced copies of his questions which were <br />distributed to the Commissioners and staff and a copy of which has been placed with the <br />backup of the meeting in the office of the Clerk to the Board.) <br />Mr. Coffey proceeded to ask questions concerning the selection of the site location, <br />guarantees that permits will be issued by other controlling agencies, why changes were made <br />from the initial concept of the park, how the design criteria was established, whether grant <br />dollars will be appropriated for such a program, responsibility for maintenance of the <br />facilities, number of employees, estimated annual maintenance and operating costs, <br />responsibility for the operation, a fee for usage and estimated annual income, any restricted <br />June 20, 2000 <br />83 <br />0 <br />BOOK E VAGE 7711 <br />