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J. 28 <br /> <br />TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1997 <br /> <br />marketing activities and highlighted Cinergy's desire to work with the <br />City in economic development and other joint activities. Mr. Cozey <br />also expressed these views. <br /> <br />All members of Council expressed appreciation to those responsible for <br />the Cinergy contract. In response to a question from a Council member, <br />City Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. stated the next step would be for <br />Council to take action at a future meeting on the Power Supply <br />Agreement and on the Blue Ridge Power Agency Agreement in order to <br />finalizethe Cinergy purchase. <br /> <br />Council then reviewed the proposed budget of the Electric Division. In <br />response to questions from members of Council, Mr. Richardson stated he <br />forecast a $200,000 increase in the sale of electricity due to the <br />prior year's experience and he did not budget for any refund from AEP <br />in the proposed budget. <br /> <br />Council then continued its review of the Public Works Department <br />budget. Leon Towarnicki, Director of Public Works, began by reviewing <br />the proposed capital improvements to the Central Garage/Warehouse area <br />which are estimated to cost $1,750,000. In response to a question from <br />Council Member Dallas, Mr. Towarnicki stated if the project is not <br />funded, more vehicle maintenance would need to be contracted out to <br />private vendors. <br /> <br />Mr. Reynolds noted that capital items which had been inadvertently <br />omitted from the budget included S102,000 for renovation of the Tultex <br />building for the new City/County Social Services Department and <br />$100,000 for demolition and site preparation for the R. P. Thomas <br /> <br /> <br />