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okay so we have a couple items action
items that we need to discuss on the
retarted board and the first one is
going going to be approval of the
minutes from January 28th 2020 move to
second Cassandra
okay motion made by board member Florida
a second by vice-chair gondola
Christine this is on the motion to
approve the minutes from the January
28th 2022 board meeting board member
abatage duty yes
board member Vasquez yes
board member boom bang como yes remember
Zork yes
remember Flores yes
board member gondola yes chair here yes
okay item 2.2 resolution to 0-0 0 to
need a motion a second please okay
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sounds like a motion made by board
member Bencomo second by board member
bait that's to be is that correct
yep okay so I believe Leon Leon de moosh
will be discussing or maybe will
blancher mayor this is Lam to mesh
actually mr. Blanchard will be giving
the presentation today sir okay good
good afternoon
William Blanchard budget analyst can
everyone see my powerpoint yes okay the
resolution before you is to accept the
tip fiscal year 2021 budget the kid is
composed of three funds there's fun
28:15 ted dedicated revenues which
records the gross receipts and the
property taxes which are which funded
funded the tim fun forty to seventy
which is a ted projects capital fund
which is funded by 28 15 and the city's
general fund and fund forty to seventy
one which is the ted street bond
projects which are tied to the 2015
spongebob spongebob spongebob for ted
plan projects it catches a lot of people
off guard their williams words you'll
eventually see spongebob one
here's the summary of the tip funds we
will get into the expenditures in some
later slides but I do want to highlight
the revenue and the transfers the
revenue is down because the tit is no
longer receiving the state share portion
of the gross receipts tax and the
transfer is a repayment of the loan that
b2 took out from the city and whenever
the tip was formed and this transfer is
going to be recurring for the next four
years here are the expenditures in pun
28 15 I do want to highlight the hundred
thousand for the parking enforcement
this is going to help educate the public
on the time to our parking with the
ultimate goal to increase foot traffic
and encourage turnover in shops the
capital projects for fiscal year 21 are
the Camco street design and
reconstruction and the redesign and
rebuild of parking lot 7 and the
bathrooms downtown fun 42 71 doesn't
have anything budgeted in it they are in
the process of determining which
projects we want to fund from from from
that fund and with that here here are
your board options I will stand for
questions and I do have representatives
from economic development and Public
Works available for any other questions
you might have
well thank you very much William this is
your first I make a presentation to the
tip board correct it is great wood did a
great job thank thank you okay so
questions seized board member beta Stu V
board member of Oscars or member btoo
studi Thank You mayor and thank you for
the presentation um can I have a bit
more of an explanation for the hundred
thousand for the parking education on
how that will be implemented in those
any a little bit more of a breakdown on
those costs please
I will have to defer that to miss Mandy
Gus Mandy
hello this is Mandy Gus with the
Economic Development Department the
parking enforcement as part of our plan
in downtown was
you
Thank You mr. Blanchard nice to see you
and thanks for the presentation I'm
wondering if I can we can get like a
narrative description of what this
budget represents for the downtown in
terms of the tid future of the downtown
with the state revenues now being
essentially not part of the the tid it'd
be helpful to get a narrative of how
these funds fit into the vision of
Downtown Development and where we see
that it perhaps going in a few years how
long do we expect to keep the what is
this budget for the
there are new projects that we're
looking at each of them I think our
projects that we see as a need and that
we've taken to the tip board to be
approved with the the decrease because
of the no longer receiving the state
short state shared portion I think we're
seeing that we're not able to get
projects done as big projects as quickly
and so it's it's changed kind of the
scope of work that we're able to do each
year but we do still have projects that
we're moving forward on Thank You Mandy
a couple questions on that one is what
are some of the highlights of the
projects that it could complete maybe
over the next several years and then
thinking about the Amador Hotel
redevelopment can consider about 1213
years left at the tip 1 is the Amador
project to eligible and to staff would
you recommend a strategy perhaps as
we're looking to the redevelopment of
the Amador hotel for 12 or 13 years left
on this - could that be a sustainable
funding source where what at the end or
hotel needs over that time mayor
Councillor Vasquez we we do have the
Emerald Hotel is is one of the projects
that the Ted Board has identified as a
priority project at this point in time
we have not used tip funding for because
we've had capital outlay and I think
that that is a discussion that is very
would be up to the ten board and city
council if they thought that it was
appropriate to move in that direction
Thank You Mandy my other question was
maybe some highlights for upcoming two
projects that you see being completed
over the next several years and I will
actually get into that in a later agenda
item when I'm going to get I'll give you
an update on the projects that we're
currently working on okay sure yeah this
is this is a good thing to bring up just
in consideration
my last decision regarding the funding
for the Amador hotel
you know they receive an update from
Heather power with the under Hotel
Foundation you know understand that
there's a lot of synergy behind the
restoration of that particular property
and that's what they want to see it
succeed that want to see it be
successful and so understanding what our
limitations are what our availability of
funds are in the future considering we
probably not going to get capital outlay
money for this kind of these kinds of
projects over the next two or three
years in terms of the economic situation
that the state finds itself in would
love to explore TIG funding as an
opportunity for us to continue working
on the Amador hotel I know it may be a
prolonged process if we do that given
the amounts of the tip might be able to
provide but that you know coupled with a
private fundraising opportunity might be
a solution for us in the future so you
know obviously this budget is spoken for
but just want us to keep thinking of
that in the future in terms of how the
city contributes to that projects
thank you man Thank You Mandy thank you
vice chair gondola in Khmer thank you
William and Mandy for your presentation
appreciate the questions that board
members a bit disturbing and fuscus
asked them and I am home I would like I
also appreciate Mandy up the update in
terms of sort of a lot of this stuff has
been put in motion over a considerable
amount of time I think I want the board
to know that a Mandy and I and the
economic development team meet once a
month to discuss any downtown issues
concerns sort of where we're at with we
have the
downtown parking committee and I'm
staying this because I think it's
important that there are so you know a
few groups that that in terms of
connecting the dots that are meeting and
basically giving us guidance in terms of
sort of what priorities should be what
are the concerns and just a reminder we
pass a resolution around the parking the
two-hour limit and why we did it and the
concerns about parking overall we've
hired a consultant to look at parking in
general and it's been pretty interesting
because the business people that
participate in the downtown parking
committee really believe that parking is
a big issue and you know our information
thus far the research that we've done is
that we haven't even met capacity yet
but because we continue to get new
businesses and and and whatnot I think
it will definitely affect sort of these
priorities and why the restrooms have
been a priority in by the to a
conversion was something that we were
supposed to you know being working on
and now that it's complete so I I wanted
to to say that out loud in that um you
all to include me got a few emails from
Heather and their board about their you
know sort of their concerns they were
pretty upset and frustrated and I'm
saying this to make a point that a lot
of these things have been put in motion
and over time the support has been there
for for come from Council this on
Amador property is a property that is
owned by the city and although to a
degree I appreciate the foundation
raising the money did because back in
that timeframe that was an agreement I
think that was made with staff and the
foundation and previous km city managers
and so I think I would like to continue
to look at and explore if the tip
funding could be a source of revenue for
on the foundation but I think we need to
look very very closely excuse me for the
the hotel and look closely at whether
it's fair to ask the foundation just
sort of change their school because
that's not been something happy I think
they're happy to continue to provide
advice and whatnot and I think they have
a plan of action in place to really
eliminate some of the just because of
the expertise that they have in that
board so I just wanted to give it a bit
of an update on that and use this not
going to be able to do so we have some
ideas of encouraging a virtual tour of
the Amador using the history updating
their website I think all of those
things are really important in as part
of this conversation for you all to to
be aware and then lastly William could
you go back to the slide where you
talked about the tiered in the GRT that
has been generated okay
so currently this funding that the
balances and the transfers are
specifically for priorities for Humanity
join the meeting excuse me
vice-chair gun that I think we had some
I lost my train of thought and just
about basically spoken for and I had for
those priorities that you have had
listed we have the money in the bank
basically to do to continue with those
with those projects yes that is correct
okay and even after those projects are
done or what is the money that we have
available after that I think you're
muted my apologies the money that would
be the ending balances that's about two
and a half million that we're still
going to transfer to pay back the loan
from the city so that would be about 1
million three hundred thousand give or
take so good I have so much respect for
people in do the math in their head
something okay all right and so now as
our conversations with Economic
Development about future GRT given that
we no longer are receiving the state
portion and what the possibility future
funding might look like even with coal
pit
those conversations but maybe Liana Nass
thank you this is Liam I ran down the
wills office but we are still working as
you know even with the Genoa fun we're
still working with the state to see what
these numbers are going to look like
once we get the business activity month
or March which we should be coming in on
this Friday we will have a much better
idea of what our GRT is going to look
like for hopefully for the least the
next six months
that is what Francisco dr. PS and I have
been working on that so and that would
include the Ted revenue as well because
the it's the same GRT as the rest of the
city as well so thank you Leanne and so
at any time I guess I'm concerned if we
start these projects then don't have the
money to pay off the bond or the you
know we stopped those projects or do we
have enough to to continue so transfer
gondola and I'll ask Mandy guys to sort
of back me up there's actually because
we use sponge funds okay
so what that means is is the city went
out on behalf of the ten and the Ted
actually had the money to pay the bond
off but since the city had to go out you
know for the kid
to get the bond once that's why it's a
sponge we absorb you know we we get the
bond and then we you know squeeze it and
we pay it off in one day and we pay one
day of interest so actually the tin has
no debt on it right now
so the Ted is good good that's good to
hear so the ending balance that you see
what the transfer that you know
Board approved several a few months ago
all of that is you know whatever the 1.3
plus hopefully every year we'll get you
know some revenue but of course it
doesn't have the state shared in it but
that revenue will continue and hopefully
as you know as in all things our
Economic Development Department is doing
a fantastic job even during this coven
and so as our city grows and as a
downtown you know comes back on in this
vibrant I expect that GRT to even go up
now even though we don't have the
state's chair anymore because we have a
lot of great activities in the downtown
area that is supported you know by this
tip okay very good your answers your
question it does you know no I just
wanted to be sure and giving you some
scenarios I know that you're quite a
you're discussing and sort of projecting
with a look at what the next steps are
you know what that charity might look
like where and I'm wondering and once
you know better on Friday than I would
imagine that you can continue the talks
about how we're going to try to help our
businesses downtown and that could be
with sort of the micro loans and or that
that programming that we did talk about
that it looks at our economic
development pier PRC which will be
presented to the attorneys and hopes
that orden is approved by council and
mayor council Gambetta hopefully when
our GRT does come in on this Friday
we're sort of the Treasury and I are
keeping our fingers crossed that
following Monday we bring the city
budget to you and I'm hoping to have
some updated numbers for you on Monday
okay okay Thank You Leanne thank you
Mary she opportunity Thank You vice
chair before I get to board members
sword David I'm asked this you know I
have to tell you I think I messed up
here probably didn't reach out to our
County
I think it's Shannon Reynolds who's our
ex official member of the county because
I know this is your first kid board I
believe but can you as a little reminder
for me next time we have this I need to
find out who that is if they kept it the
same as Commissioner Reynolds and let
them invite them to this because they're
allowed to participate they can't vote
but and for councilor for board member
doovy and board member Ben como the
reason why we allow the county as an
ex-official members because about ten
years ago they actually allowed a
certain portion of their revenues that
they received from property taxes to be
used to be put back into this into this
Ted which I have to tell you we were
really happy of course and surprised
because that's you know it's a fair
chunk of money and they didn't have to
do that and so we always extended this
opportunity for them to be ex officio
members okay
board member sort and so it was so so
quick conversation Here I am I also was
concerned about the treatment could you
go to a slide for Amanda Amanda so this
is what we're spending the money on
presently right yes that is part of what
we're spending the money on we're also
spending the money on bees as well the
campus tree in the parking lot seven you
call those bees was that did you call
them bees
no that was you probably just or some
different councillor story it sounded
like bees these that these oh these okay
I'm sorry sir these map types are not
the best in the world
so we have over a million dollars
sitting in the bank though don't we
that's not spoken for not approved to be
spent on anything right
that is correct okay good um here's what
I'm thinking
tell me why I'm sure you thought but
tell me why we couldn't take a small
bond sell a bond through the New Mexico
Finance Authority perhaps to get funding
right away to do the renovation of
bamadoro tell and the future did back to
me and counselor on mayor councillors
org or board members org I need to
probably work with our treasurer
Karen Byram to see if we possibly can do
that I know that we were we were doing
those on the you know the sponge bonds
and we actually actually she and I were
having this conversation on Friday we're
not quite sure we think that there's a
little bit and maybe Mandy might know
this as well maybe cuz there's a little
bit of so the statute the state statute
that actually formed the kid along with
our ordinance it said that we could go
out for bonding for I want to say around
8 million dollars the mayor may remember
better than me remember yeah so I don't
really know I need we need to go in
there and double-check that but I don't
think that we're we're not quite at that
8 million so we may have a little bit of
cushion in there to be able to go out
and do some more bonding a counselor
sort so as I recall that was for the
some of the street work that we bonded
the state shared GRT yeah but so there's
a limit
on what we can bond on this kid then is
that what you my understanding cancer
sword is on the tip yes sir but I need
to double check that and look into it
with our with our treasurer Karen Bynum
and you have to get back with you the
width of it for me well okay that that
would be greatly appreciated thank you
and maybe Mandy I don't know if miss Gus
has any additional information on that
know that the treasurer and I am
last week on bursaries and Friday we
were discussing that because one of the
other things is you will notice on the
presentation let's see if I can go back
for right here so under 42 71 which is
the restricted phone we're looking to
see if this 397 thousand dollars and
some change can actually be transferred
to 40 to 70 which has no restrictions
put on it sir and so we're working to
see if we might be able to transfer
those funds to the non-restricted and be
able to use those funds as well
Oh wonderful thank you so much to that
and I don't know if Mandy has anything
to add to that or David Maestas jump in
real quick
thank you Mary I appreciate that then
Thank You counselor for the question one
things that I was going to add to
LeAnn's discussion council might recall
that a couple of weeks ago we did bring
forward that facilities bond to council
for authorization for funding
specifically for the Amador however
they're listening remember yes right and
there were several questions brought so
what we did was based on the questions
brought forward by counsel we
recommended and council approve that we
would just hold off on that for now so
if we still have the availability and I
don't recall the dollar amount I believe
it was two million we still have the
ability within that bond at some point
to come back to Council for
authorization for that amount as well so
that still has the availability for
additional
assistance with the Amador that is also
the reason that the email was sent from
the foundation to that line and that
email outline was to answer some of the
questions that counsel had during our
discussion so with that again we still
have the ability through that process
for some participation some funding for
the Amador thank you but I think yeah
and and the Anna I don't remember the
cap on that but I think the that amount
David that my assist that we were
talking about was on the bond cycling
which is I think a little bit different
than this one yeah I think I think and
so but it is but I have to tell you I
think before council even entertain
anything we need to have a in fact kind
of ahead of me here I want to have a
work session on just the end or hotel
whether we do it under the kid or
whether there do it under the sea
Council because we need to get this
clarified because I think two million is
about the most that's probably the
largest appetite Council has anything
beyond that I don't know yeah we we need
to know what that to mean is going to be
used for and as if that's going to be
the maximum amount and then after that
it we basically say you know what you
guys you you're on your own or or maybe
there's something else that they might
be able to do for you know a little bit
a little bit more I don't know but I
think I think one of the things as
important is to know exactly the big
picture and how that two million dollars
is going to be yeah that'd be good to do
I agree with that
I mean or in different ways of financing
the resident and in different sources of
revenue for it financing okay I've had
enough Thank You mr. mayor and thank you
David and mr. ocean and Gus and
everybody you're welcome thank you board
member beckano
thank you good afternoon everyone I just
have a couple questions about the
parking that's
paid parking right it's just a time
limited time yeah now it's paid I mean
not now it's free right now but in the
future if you recall I don't know if you
were on the board yet or not the council
voted to eventually have charged for pay
part I don't think so I don't think I'm
part of this phase in this presentation
today
I understood just times parking but it
will eventually be paid parking those
meters that you see in downtown now you
know pass so I mean did you want to jump
in on that is that what those are I'm
going to have to defer that Mandy okay
terr and almost the the parking
enforcement method that we're looking
for is just timed parking at this point
we have a long term study that's been
done for parking which recommends how to
manage parking in a downtown phase one
is time limited phase two is paid and at
phase 3 would be the parking garage and
that's actually in the process of being
updated now but for what we're looking
at right now is an enforcement method to
do time limited parking for on street
parking and be two-hour time limits okay
what are the considerations for folks
who work downtown so we right now we
have an RFP out for the enforcement
method and we have and so once we get
that back we'll know more on what what
options will have and what things we
need to do for right now all of the
public parking lots are still those are
not going to be time limited so all of
the surface laws are completely free no
time limit it is only the on street
parking
that will be time limited gotcha will
the big buses outside of the court
house would get an exemption at this
book we have not made any determination
on what exemptions would or would not be
considered okay hope not my questions
thank you so well so will we be
presented the enforcement plan at
another kid meeting we will yes because
it will it's gone to an RFP so actually
I don't know if it'll come to tip more
likely it will come to City Council to
approve the the agreement doctor thank
you Thank You Mandy and thank you board
member up in Como which you know
something just put in the back of your
mind is in light of today and and the
kind of the restarting up eventually of
businesses I wonder if we want to put
that off on for a little bit of a hold I
long for the day where we will start
having that problem again and happy
problems they're you know too many you
know not enough parking spaces downtown
but just something to think about okay
anything else on this issue on this item
if not Christine
this is on the motion to approve
resolution 20 - 0 0 - board member I
beta Stevie yes board member Vasquez one
member Sorek yes for number Flores yes
remember gone better yes
and chair yes okay now we're going to
move to discussion items 3.1 is a
financial update and believe Josh
Sowell will discuss
yes good afternoon mayor and city
council my name is Josh Sowell on behalf
of the finance department of the city of
Las Cruces I would like to present the
Ted financials for the quarter ending
March 31st 2020 starting off we'll look
at the operating balance sheet for 10
operations we see the total cash of
three million nine hundred and eight
thousand receivables of six hundred and
thirty nine dollars and an amount due to
our governments of $55,000
so total assets amount to three million
nine hundred and sixty-four thousand all
of this goes into the fund balance so
the fund balance is three million and
nine hundred and sixty four thousand
looking at our activities we see a total
revenue of two hundred and eighty four
thousand that was collected as of March
four hundred and thousand four hundred
thousand and that came from gross
receipts tax and there was a negative
amount in all other income most likely
an adjustment to the fair market value
we see total expenditures of twenty five
thousand and then when we take into
account the transfer out of this fund
into the projects fund of seven hundred
and five thousand that leaves us a net
change of four hundred and forty six
thousand and so again that affects our
fund balance leaving it at three million
nine hundred and sixty four thousand we
move on to the Tim projects fund
here we see cash of seven hundred and
forty seven thousand and a restricted
fund balance of seven hundred and forty
seven thousand they up the activity for
the tip project fund we see total income
of twenty six thousand that's coming
from rental and investment income there
are no expenditures and then when we
take into account the transfer in of
seven hundred and five thousand that
leaves us a net positive change of seven
hundred and thirty one thousand leaving
again the fund balance of seven hundred
and forty seven thousand
moving on to the straight bond project
fund we see total cash and investments
of nine hundred and forty five thousand
so total assets of nine hundred and
forty five thousand and of course
restricted fund balance of the nine
hundred and forty five thousand men
looking at the activity and the street
bond project we see again revenue of
twenty two thousand that's coming from
rental and investment income
expenditures of three hundred and sixty
four thousand which is capital outlay
that left a net change of negative three
hundred and forty one thousand and so
again our ending fund balance before the
period is nine hundred and forty five
thousand and that will conclude my
presentation unless any questions thanks
Josh see there's any questions board
member sword thank you his German let me
see here
this actually kind of comes from the
last presentation also and perhaps
nuisance travel isn't the one who can
answer this is there any reason why we
want to keep over a million dollars in
the balance there I wouldn't want to
spend it all on project no we don't have
any parts you spend it on find us some
and we'll spend it oh just got done
talking about the Amador hotel yeah but
we need a plan okay so at some time
knowing the future soon as the plan was
made you know maybe a couple months
three months from now that money's
available then right possibly mr.
chairman if I may it was that David yes
sir this is David on mr. chair members
sword
you'll notice in the report that came in
on the Amador hotel from the foundation
well we're doing the selective
demolition and now that plan is under
sort preservation division and we will
start that project using state currently
but also alluded to with
lunatic stated by the foundation in the
letter is they can't really do the
construction on the actual building
until we have the historic significance
report which will probably be in the
spring of 21 so that's why we don't need
the money for the foundation they have
to have we have to have the demolition
complete before they can finalize the
historic structures report the HSR and I
affirm that we can develop the
construction plans and remodel the
building but without that demolition in
that historic structures report we can't
do any we can't do much more to the
Amador hotel so in other words this
failed next fiscal year we are going to
be able to do anything to the hotel mr.
chairman other than water resort other
than demolition and completing the
construction drawings to restore it I
don't believe so and we have money for
that already right mr. chairman Kelso
sort yes we have the money for the
report and the demolition coming from
Cavanaugh la or other city resources
okay perhaps there's another use for
that million dollars though okay we'll
think about it
Thank You mr. mayor and I assisted you
have a comment or I guess you to put
your hand down I did share data dollar
hand cover what I was going to say okay
thank you Andy you have a comment lend
us Thank You chair and board member
sword another project that we're going
to talk about in the projects update is
the reconstruction of combo street and
while right now we've budgeted for the
first phase which is plan and design we
don't have money budgeted for
construction I know one of the other
board members mentioned knowing that we
could complete the project and it is
likely that we would recommend moving
into the next phase that it would be
budgeted from the Ted
thanks Mandy okay thanks Josh for the
financial update so now we're going to
go to the kid projects update and
they'll be all right thank you let me
see if I can share my screen all right
are you able to see my screen yes okay
I'm so I'm going to give an update on
the current tip funded projects and the
first one is the design and construction
of public restrooms and parking lot
seven and the second is the design and
reconstruction of Campos Street so the
first project is the public restrooms in
parking lot seven we have brought the
public think thanks to Public Works
their help they've brought on a
consultant we've done the preliminary
30% design which include include some
some things that we had previously
discussed was a new dumpster enclosure
loading access to the Rio Grand Theater
moving the bathroom location so that it
was closer to the walkway at la Placita
giving it better access we've also
talked about how to increase the
lighting and safety in that parking lot
what we're hopeful to have is a 60%
design for public input in June and a
construction start in July and the total
project were looking at about $500,000
we did originally plan to start
construction in May we were pushed back
a little bit as we all figured out how
to meet with the consultants and then
move forward with getting public input
so that has been delayed a little bit
here is a map that shows the area that
we're looking at this is the parking lot
that is
water straight behind the Rio Grande
theater and as you can see some of the
changes that have been considered are
the ones that I mentioned earlier the
access to Rio Grande theater here as
well as new proposed dumpster location
and the movement of the bathrooms from
this location over closer to the walkway
we have had input from multiple
departments internally the Rio Grande
theater public safety solid waste on how
best to get these items completed and
and next we'll be looking for public in
input so that's where we are on the
parking lot seven and the public
restrooms moving into our next project
which is compost Street we put together
a preliminary scope of work which
includes lighting making it match with
the active transportation plan which
includes things that make it walkable
and make it a connect really compost
rated as a connection from downtown to
them the state historic district all of
which are included in the arts and
cultural district boundary we will need
to do pavement reconstruction and
probably utilities as well we have
talked to a couple of consultants and
we're reviewing which one would be the
best option and after we have a
consultant on board the the timeline
will come from that final once we know
what that final scope of work looks like
the total project is estimated to be
about three million dollars and so going
back to one of the questions of board
member sort is that likely we would like
some of the money that we have on hand
in 28 15 to go towards the compost
street redevelopment so that we can we
can get the whole project done in the
next couple of years but for the budget
of this coming year we only put in the
first phase of design and so just so
we're clear here's a map of the area
that we're talking about it is compost
rate between Picacho or spruce whichever
it is
at that down to amador amadora and so
with that I'll stand for questions on
our current projects thanks Manny we
have a board member Vasquez would like
to comment and vice-chair Gandara Thank
You Mandy Mandy on the parking-lot
project do you have a breakdown of what
the percentages on the cost on the
parking lot and the bathroom or the
restrooms I'm sorry how that money is
going to be spent member rasca I don't
have that off the top of my head but I
can get it to you all thank you and this
may be just my ignorance I don't know
how much the parking lot work is going
to what type of construction will be
required for that or if it's just
restriping but I know the existing
restrooms both the location and the type
of restrooms the facilities there
probably leave a lot to be desired in
terms of what we want our downtown to
look like but it seems like a pricey
project for restrooms and so I don't
know if there's design or like the
actual restroom facility and what that's
going to look like that might help to
just illuminate you know where that
money how that money is going to be
spent for half a million dollars and and
board member rasca is the other item
that we would I think I fail to mention
as we're building that restroom is we're
hopeful to add some storage space for
Parks and Rec to use as they maintain
our downtown it'll be easier for them to
have their equipment in the area okay
very good and that includes that that
part as well is the $500,000 an estimate
based on design or has that already gone
out to to bid and been determined that
that's going to be the final cost or
price the $500,000 was an estimate
one in the very early estimate as we
scoped out what this project would look
like as we get closer to the final
design the actual numbers will be more
concrete if they if I'm a board member
of a schist looks I give it my assists
electa jump in real quick sure Thank You
mr. chair and board member vodkas along
with the work within the parking lot
we're also going to be looking at
lighting improvements that areas is very
dark and some are concerned especially
with the additional activity that had
taken place before the public health
emergency we want to make sure that we
had additional lighting in the area so
there's a little bit more - just a
simple resurfacing on the parking lot it
could also mean some restructuring of
the parking stalls themselves as well
once we move that restroom further to
the south
I hope that helps you get a better
picture of the additional cause within
the parking as well thank you it does
okay so Parks and Rec storage facility
resurfacing lighting new bathroom
relocation of the dumpster that sounds
good I just wanted to make sure just
seem for a restroom facility and maybe
some of the restriping on the parking
lot $500,000 seem like a lot I mean feel
that you could get a pretty swanky house
and like Cacho Hills but so just
thinking about using that much money
just to build a restaurant was as a
little bit of a sticker shock on that
but I trust that you guys are have
thought this out well and I know that
that area definitely needs some
improvement in terms of fitting in with
the rest of our downtown included so
thank you thank you vice-chair ganda
Thank You mayor Thank You Mandy for your
work on this your presentation and I I
know in the many discussions that we've
had and some of the comments I made
earlier in the at least a couple of
committees that you and I if those sit
on lighting has been a huge issue safety
has been a huge issue we've had there's
a lot of dark spots in that
parking lot and and you especially and
and police get a lot of concerns from
constituents and actually the businesses
particularly about that restroom and so
I know that anytime you're going to move
a restroom and you have to move piping
and you know do all that that is for the
cost comes in but I also want to remind
folks that that parking lot was
restriped they thanks to facilities they
have been actually pretty responsive and
Mandy you guys have done a really good
job of have I mean everybody need at
these meetings to have the discussion I
really understand because businesses and
people were complaining about the stripe
being it had been going some horizontal
some vertical just don't didn't make any
sense and so when in what I know about
the many conversations that we have
redoing that parking lot there's a lot
of cost in that and and so I know also
the storage has been an issue and so I
like I really do agree that that stuff
has to be done and we need to improve
our parking lot and our lighting
situation so that folks fill and they
frequent the downtown and all the
various activities and when we resume
those activities they want to feel safe
and that certain is is a weird one
it's it it right it's interfering with
so so so the loading right the loading
dock if you will are you going to are we
moving the loading dock in the back to
front loading parking right to unload
and load but what are we doing there
with that that particular piece so board
member got a word
actually going to make it so that there
is an axe clear access to the Rio Grande
theater with a loading so that a truck
could come in and drop off the equipment
as needed and removing the dumpster so
it'll be easier for them to get to as
well and building a new dumpster
enclosure there's also been a lot of an
increase in the amount of solid waste in
that area as we get new businesses so
we're looking at building it for growth
good yep yeah thank you thanks for
mentioning that I think that's one of
the things that we'd noticed is like the
companies that are bringing alcohol and
different things and distribution
companies they're blocking off that that
parking lot in a lot of ways and like
the artists that have their art and
whatnot are having great difficulty and
so we say that a lot
Mandie with this money I know that we
asked for capital outlay funding for
video cameras right to help with the
safety and we didn't get it I don't
recall and could we use funding to be
able to do that in the downtown area the
placement of the video I can't at this
time that wasn't part of the scope of
this project
remember gondola I think you're thinking
of Veterans Park we had put in three
hundred thousand for that and that's
what we didn't get that from the
legislature you may have may be thinking
about that one I'm thinking about that
one there but I thought in those smaller
funding that anytime there was
additional money I thought that some of
the video cameras for the downtown
specifically were a part of that and is
it too late been for this scope before
to include that or at least a different
one because I think that's important as
we are looking at this so I would
advocate for video cameras in that
general in that area to include
lot we're insta copy is as well
those are all places that we continue to
get complaints that parking lot there it
also is ms needs a lot of a lot of work
and so I'm just trying to as we move
through this throw out suggestions that
we all have batted around in these
committee meetings and and I just I just
want to remind us that those are things
were hearing and hearing pretty
regularly that that parking lot needs to
be fixed not like me and and not just
someone behind the Rio Grande but the
one behind instant copy and we know that
in working with and hearing from our law
enforcement officers because they are a
part of that at ha that downtown parking
media well not parking the downtown
meeting that they're there at those
meeting is telling us that that sure
would be a huge health for them yeah
okay
thank you by sharing on that let me get
to looks like David my ask this and okay
go ahead Thank You chair vice chair
diamond ah one of the things that I had
asked facility staff to work on some
time ago to at least begin thinking
about starting to prioritize each of the
different parking lots that the city
owns in downtown so we can have a plan
put together much like we do CIP for our
roadways and and make sure that we know
which are close we have identified how
we want to start working on them and
what we can do is we can add video
surveillance for each of these different
parking lots and then that way as we
move forward and they hit our
prioritizations and we have funding
available we can start to make sure that
we address the security issues that
you're bringing up and have been brought
up in different avenues thank you thank
you David forget to ordinary Alaska's
people have to tell you I have I don't
know to three different types of
and the one that I find it's actually
really easy to use and very affordable
is the nest n est outdoor camera yes
since we have our own Internet there it
needs it to run you know we just have to
plug it in somewhere and then you have
access whoever you want to have access
to that camera it's really good you
could go back 30 days and and it's very
clear it's really it's really a good
system and it's only like I said a
couple horner dollars just to buy the
camera that's different than what a lot
of cities use but they you know I have I
have some inner solar that they work ok
but I like the nest better anyways thank
you yeah let's see here board member
Alaska's I think wanted to say or did
you okay I think that concludes our
projects update if there's nothing
further entertain a motion to adjourn
and but before we do I'm just going to
say Anthony John we're need but we're
stay on the same channel and we need
about five minutes to wrote over to our
work session so don't leave okay so if
there was nothing further
entertain a motion to adjourn so sorry
well she made my board member of Florida
s second white board member of us cos
all those in favor signify by saying aye
aye opposed we're adjourned to a 3 p.m.
and will try to resume back at 2:08 p.m.
for our work session