Lake City Report -
Sept 10, 2010
North Florida Broadband
and Project Activities take center stage
Columbia County, FL (Posted September 11, 2010 05:30
am)
by City Manager Wendell Johnson and
staff
From City Manager Wendell Johnson
North Florida Broadband Authority (NFBA):
As Lake City’s representative, I attended the
monthly meeting of the Authority on August 9,
2010. Highlights of action by the authority
during the meeting were:
• Approved an agreement with James Moore & Co.
P.L., for professional Auditing Services for a
one year period beginning October 1, 2010 and
allowing four additional one year terms at the
option of the NFBA.
• Approved a “Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year ending
September 30, 2011. The NFBA’s proposed
Operating Budget for 2011 is $1,246,688; the
Capital Improvement Budget for 2011 is
$29,903,562.
• Heard the Dashboard and Status Report from the
General Manager. The report is available for
review on the NFBA website.
• Approved renewal of the annual Risk Insurance
coverage with Public Risk Underwriters of
Florida, Inc.
September Project/Activity Report
Highlights:
(the complete report is
available
here)
• Enterprise Fleet
Services: The City Council has
accepted the Master Lease Services Agreement
subject to final review by the Staff and
approval by the City Attorney. It is anticipated
that the delivery of the first 30 vehicles will
be during October/November.
• Personnel Policy Manual:
The new manual will be provided to City Council
for consideration of approval during October
2010.
• Lake City Airport
Terminal. The City Council approved
the construction contract with Mandese White
Construction, Inc. on August 16, 2010. The cost
($2,494,080) for the project consists of grant
funds from FAA and the FDOT supplemented by
$499,875 from the City’s Airport Construction
Fund. A ground breaking ceremony is tentatively
scheduled for October 15, 2010.
• Kicklighter Road WWTP:
The City Utility Bond refinancing was completed
on August 26, 2010 and the $18,000,000 for the
WWTP cost has been deposited in a City
construction fund.
The City’s Final Budget Hearing is scheduled
for September 20, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.