Jan 4th mtg
Jim Miller of the EAGC (Entrance Advisory Group Committee) appeared to give his Committee report. He mentioned he wanted BOA approval for two actions, "collecting money" and "construction drawings" (for East Side City Hall, West Side, 76thSt and Kearns entrances), followed by RFP for those entrances to get an idea of costs.
Jim gave a quick review of financial considerations:
- Initial project projections were $600,000
- $250,000 has been pledged by 25 individuals during the initial "silent phase" of fund raising.
- $50,000 has already been given to the City by KCMO
- Project may be scaled down to $400,000/$450,000, which might be reasonable.
- Expect to collect more than the third pledged for 2010, although "cash flow is an issue".
- Hosted events could bring in more money
Alderman Finn asked if the $50,000 from KCMO would be segregated for the Barry Road entrances. Miller responded, "I don't think that will be an issue". He is "very optimistic" of funds being raised in the $400,000 to $450,000 range. The entrances will be built on a cash basis with funds available on hand, "will not borrow against pledges". There was some discussion regarding the cost of the project, two-thirds represented by labor cost. Mayor Bos opined it might have been cheaper to have a private fund raising effort rather than the EAG. The City Attorney quickly pointed out to the BOA any City project is required to pay "prevailing wage", a concept that continues to confound the Mayor.
A resolution to support the efforts of the EAGC and donors was included in the BOA packet. The item was not on the agenda and because it could be seen as an "affirmative act" the City Attorney said there was a potential Sunshine issue because it was not posted in the proper time frame. The BOA ended up with an "expression of gratitude" for the 25 individual donors.
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