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