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City Hall elevator, cameras and library staffing flagged as immediate facility priorities
Summary
Staff updated council on City Hall basement cleanup, security-camera replacement, elevator completion (estimated $100,000), carpet-replacement estimates (~$200,000), coordination issues with the county over the seniors program, and library staffing/hours adjustments.
Unidentified Speaker 3 and City staff summarized several facility and program items at City Hall. Staff reported cleaning out the basement, rekeying exterior doors and assessing an aging security-camera system; Kevin Haney was asked to provide a quote for replacing computers and cameras. Staff estimated replacing main-floor carpet at about $200,000 and described elevator completion as a roughly $100,000 step that would enable fuller basement use and storage.
Unidentified Speaker 3 said the city applied for a $300,000 grant through the governor’s office for City Hall work but was turned down this year and will pursue other funding sources. The meeting also discussed the seniors program administration: staff said a county contracting change shifted program administration and caused a recent dispute over expenditures; the city will coordinate with the county to clarify responsibilities.
Angela, representing the library for Carolyn (who was out of town), reported staffing changes and usage figures: a newly hired employee is in training, Friday hours were reduced to a 5 p.m. close, and recent daily patron counts included 73 and 66 patrons on two busy days; story-time attendance figures were provided as well. Carolyn’s capital request to continue funding two replacement computers per year remains in the draft budget.
Council asked for cost estimates and coordination notes to inform the budget amendment and future capital planning.
