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Finance committee discusses grant matches, farmers market relocation and sidewalk repairs; staff identify funding sources
Summary
The finance committee reviewed Community Crossing grant matching plans, approved porta‑potty funding for the farmers market, and discussed sidewalk repairs near the pool; staff said gas‑tax deposits and an infrastructure fund could cover the community crossing match and identified roughly $36,000 monthly gas‑tax deposits to restricted funds.
At the finance committee meeting, staff outlined multiple small capital and operating items and the funding approach for each.
Community Crossing grant: Staff said the city is using leftover Community Crossing match funds and other restricted accounts to assemble the matching dollars for approved road paving projects. Staff reported an existing Community Crossing balance of $95,000, another fund transfer of $5,000 and an available pool of about $814,000 in an asset fund; monthly gasoline‑tax deposits to the restricted account average $30,000–$40,000, staff said. Combining those sources with previously budgeted infrastructure funds would provide the match for the road paving package staff presented.
Farmers market and porta‑potty: Staff described transferring a city lot across from Pear Tree Gallery and an adjacent private lot that PNC permitted the market to use. Because of a property transfer in the past, the city discovered a tax exemption re‑filing issue and staff explained the city will cover about $3,000 in past taxes to clear the record. Separately, market organizers requested a porta‑potty for the relocated market; staff quoted sanitary service costs of about $160 per month plus a $60 delivery fee for weekly cleaning and said a six‑month season would be expected.
Sidewalk repair at the pool: Parks staff presented a sidewalk replacement estimate (about $17,000) for a badly deteriorated pedestrian segment near the pool and asked whether to fund it from remaining capital balances. Staff and committee members discussed using leftover Burkhart/Mondo capital funds and existing park capital money; staff agreed to check account balances and prepare any needed transfer forms or resolutions. The contractor quoted was MR Lauffen (staff said he does reliable work for the city).
Other finance items included routine vehicle and equipment capital planning and the committee’s agreement to process claims or small transfers for miscellaneous council expenses tied to prior lot transfers. The committee did not record formal ordinance votes in the transcript but directed staff to prepare transfer paperwork and resolutions where needed.
