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Commission holds first reading of budget-amendment ordinance covering rail spur, City Hall annex and emergency alarm
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Summary
On first reading, staff presented an ordinance to amend the FY budget to fund a $3.3 million rail spur (state $1.5M + city $100K + TRAT funds), a $4.021 million GMP renovation of the City Hall annex requiring a $2 million fund transfer, and an emergency $58,000 police fire-alarm purchase; no final vote was recorded in the transcript.
City staff brought a first reading of a budget-amendment ordinance that would move funds to three items identified after the fiscal year began.
The ordinance would provide $3.3 million for a rail spur project connected to the Intermodal Logistics Center; staff said $1.5 million of that sum comes from state sources, the city committed $100,000, and the remainder would come from funds provided under a cooperation agreement with TRAT Properties/TRAT Industries per the executed agreement. The rail spur money must be moved to the correct fund to advance the project, staff said.
The second amendment item covers a City Hall annex renovation. Staff said a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $4,021,000 was recently approved; the FY26 budget included $2,000,000 for the project, so staff requested a $2 million fund-balance transfer within the construction fund to place the full amount in the correct account.
The third amendment covers an emergency police department fire-alarm purchase of about $58,000; staff said this purchase would be funded from anticipated excess within the general fund.
This was a first reading of the ordinance. The transcript shows the request and question period but does not include a formal recorded vote on the ordinance.
