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Board reviews $107,005 budget, reserves funds for Bailey Boswell overpass mural
Summary
Staff reported a fiscal-year budget of $107,005 with $50,151.56 spent so far; the board has prioritized reserving funds for an overpass mural at Bailey Boswell and approved holiday display deposits at a prior combined Parks Board workshop.
At the July 22 meeting, a staff member presented the board’s expenditure fund report, saying the board has a budget of $107,005 and has spent $50,151.56 so far this fiscal year, with most spending for the recent holiday tree and light displays. "We have a budget of $107,005 and have spent $50,151.56," the staff member said.
The report notes an upcoming expense for holiday displays that were approved at a combined workshop with the Parks Board on May 4; staff said the city may take a deposit (about half) initially and the remainder later. Staff also said eight gift cards were purchased for the year-of-the-month contest. The board reiterated the prior consensus to reserve most available funding for an overpass mural project at Bailey Boswell; staff said a future workshop will be scheduled to finalize themes and the scope of work so the city can post a request for bids and solicit artist proposals.
A board member asked whether the donations that help fund some items come from a line on the city's water bill. The chair confirmed that is the source, and staff added that residents can call the city to remove those donations, which explains monthly fluctuations in donation totals.
No formal vote was recorded on new budget allocations at this meeting; the board plans a future workshop to set mural themes and bid parameters once quorum is larger.
