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441 <br /> THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1999 <br /> <br /> improvements to storm drainage issues at the R. P. Thomas site would also be accomplished, and showed <br /> <br /> drawings of the improvements to be made. He then provided an estimated project budget, showing a total <br /> project cost of $500,000. Mr. Earl Reynolds, City Manager, stated that the proposed sottree of funds for the <br /> project was revenue from enterprise funds over a two-year period. Vice-Mayor Teague asked what the <br /> consequences would be if the work described were not done. Mr. Reeves stated that the grade off Swanson ~'~- <br /> Street would be too severe to allow for passage into the proposed entrance. Mr. Hubbell went on to say that <br /> the improvements would require the use of 30,000 cubic yards of fill dirt. Vice-Mayor Teague asked if the <br /> grade could be improved without doing the proposed amount of work on Swanson Street, and was told that it <br /> could not be done to an adequate degree. Mr. Hubbell again pointed out that significant savings in costs <br /> would be achieved by using fill material from the R. P. Thomas site and the Harrison house site. Council <br /> <br /> Member Dallas noted the advantage of improvements to drainage at the R. P. Thomas site, and stated that he <br /> would also like to see ~mds from the recent sale of City property to Mr. Smart Thomas be used to provide for <br /> the work on Swanson Street. Mr. Reeves then stated the need to move ahead on the project expeditiously. <br /> Council Member Roop noted his prior understanding that the Swanson Street project was an optional issue, <br /> and expressed his opinion that this project should have been included within the Albert Harris Project, rather <br /> than as a separate item. Mayor Crabtree stated that he did not believe the $500,000 cost of the Swanson <br /> <br /> Street work would have changed the decision on renovation versus new construction on the school project.. <br /> Both Mayor Crabtree and Council Member Haskell stated that they had always understood the Swanson <br /> <br /> Street work to be essential to the school project, and not optional. Vice-Mayor Teague and Council Member <br /> Roop stated that they had always understood the Swanson Street work to be an optional project enhancement ~-- <br /> item. Council Member Dallas stated his belief that this work had needed to be done all along. Vice-Mayor <br /> Teague asked if there might be a lower cost option for the needed work, and was told there was not. Council <br /> Member Dallas asked if the School Board had seen the plans for the Swanson Street work, and was informed <br /> that they had seen an earlier version, not the final documents. Council Member Roop then expressed his hope <br /> <br /> <br />