Minutes

Public Safety Bond Committee

April 29, 2010

51 Winburn Way 8:00 a.m.

Attendence:  Mackin, Slattery, Walters, Modesitt, Daugherty, Custodio, Dotterrer, Boldt, Kenefick, Stebbins, Paul, Seltzer (staff), Karns (staff)

Absent:  Fox, Kramer, Holderness (staff)

Guest: None

Call to order:

Chair Mackin called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and minutes from April 15 were approved with corrections.

Overview and Discussion of DRAFT Final Report

The committee reviewed the draft report and requested the following points be included:

1)      information be added to the final report about the need and associated costs to retrofit the existing Police Station to meet State and Federal requirements

2)      information about the cost per square foot for the existing Police Station and for the Grove

3)      A clarification that the preliminary cost estimates for the existing Police Station are not based on a detailed design or a cost analysis

The committee identified some typographical errors to be corrected.

M/S Kenefick/Stebbins

Move preliminary approval of the final report as presented with corrections and request staff to email the corrected report to the committee.  The committee will approve via email.  Motion passes unanimously.

General Discussion

The Committee informally discussed the budget meeting that occurred on Monday evening that included a recommendation to increase property tax to finance new fire hoses and the need to set aside funds for PERS in the next budget cycle.  Comments were made that the existing sinking fund for fire equipment needs to be expanded to accommodate the cost of future acquisition of a ladder truck.  Committee members discussed the difficulty of reaching the top floors of dorm buildings on SOU campus and the role, if any, SOU and all State funded schools have in contributing towards fire fighting equipment.

There was a brief discussion on the process to present the final report to the City Council.  It was agreed the Chair, Don Mackin will present the oral report and committee members will attend the meeting so they can be introduced.  Council will receive written copies of the report in their packets prior to the May 18 meeting.

Staff advised the committee the report is on the agenda for May 18 however there is always the possibility that the date of the presentation could change.  Staff will advise committee members of the presentation date next week.

The committee thanked the work of the chair and of staff and expressed respect for one another, the process and deliberations.

M/S

Move approval of minutes of April 29 be conducted via email.

Next Step

Staff will send the draft minutes and draft final report to committee members for a final review.

Currently, the PSBC will present the final report on May 18.  Staff will notify the committee if that date changes.

Next meeting date:

None