Lake City Report -
Sept 2, 2011
City Budget and Franklin
Street on tap
Lake City, FL (Posted
Sept 3, 2011 11:55 am )
From City Manager Wendell Johnson*
2012 City Budget
The FY 2012 Draft Budget is now posted on the
City’s web site. The budget will be presented
to Council on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 6:30
pm for the “tentative” public hearing along with
the FY12 Millage Resolution and the FY12 non-advalorem
Fire Assessment Resolution. A summary of the
City’s FY 12 Revenues and Expenditures follows.
The proposed budget expenditures of the City
for FY12 are 32.72% more than FY11 total
expenditure. The reason is the impending
construction of the Kicklighter Waste Water
Plant during FY12. The projected cost is $18
million. The Tax Rate remains the same at
3.9816 mills.
Project and Activities Report
The monthly Projects and Activities Report
will be changing to Quarterly. Informational
updates of each project and/or activity will be
made in the Weekly Report.
The Quarterly Projects and Activities Reports
will be prepared and posted on Oct 1, Jan 1, Apr
1, and Jul 1. The next report will be October 1,
2011.
Franklin Street Improvement Project
On May 2, 2011, Lake City's Community
Redevelopment Agency appropriated $21,800 from
its funds to pay GTC Design Group, LLC for the
cost to perform design and engineering services
for the Franklin Street Improvement Project.
GTC was contracted to provide a topographic
survey, a drainage plan, site plan, grading
plan, profile sheets, stormwater calculations
and construction drawings.
The engineering design was completed on
September 1, 2011. Council will be requested at
their regular meeting on September 6, 2011 to
authorize the project and to approve
construction costs with Series 2011 Sales Tax
Bond revenues not to exceed $200,000. Once
approved, construction will begin immediately.
Other Streets Projects
The City has approved $900,000 in
construction work which will include paving,
speed control, and stormwater for the following
streets:
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SE
Pearce Lane
SE Brown Street
SE McCray Avenue
SE Evergreen Drive
NE Aberdeen Avenue
NE Broadway Avenue
NE Jenkins Lane
NE Chestnut Avenue
SW Knox Street
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SW Florida Gateway Drive
SW Biscayne Glynn
SW Laural Lane
SW Montgomery Street
SW Grandview Avenue
NW Hendrick Way
NW Long Street
NW Early Street
St. Margaret’s Street
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The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.
This week from the staff report
Recreation Director Little
Reports:
• We have a great start to
our school year for 2011-2012. For this month’s
focus activity is “All About Me’’ the kids did a
cardboard cutout of themselves and decorated it.
It will be on display at the center starting in
September. We will also have signups for art
club and cooking club soon. A new course is
being offered this year Coed Ball Room Dancing
that will be taking place at our center on
Monday nights from 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Our
center also has homework help for the after
school children. This helps both the parents and
children.
• We started our after school
program on a good note. We have 65 enrolled with
more expecting to register. On Monday, August
22, 2011 we had orientation. On Tuesday, the
girls participated in an arts and crafts
activity. On Wednesday, the girls had a free
play and had popsicles for their afternoon
snack. On Thursday, the girls played kickball.
On Friday, the girls watched a movie to end the
week. Girls Club offers homework help to all the
girls who come to the after school program. This
has always been a great help in the past years
to the parents and students because the children
have their homework completed before they get
home and are able to enjoy family time.
• Go to the Staff Report to
read more from Director Little
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grammar.
