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Regular Council Meeting June 8, 2020 Page 5 the restrictions for use of these funds, and said he would be seeking a third -party administrator to administer this grant on behalf of the City. Mr. Path answered questions from City Council regarding of tracking expenses and reimbursement of expenses. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Portugal and seconded by Council Member Pilgrim. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Discuss and act on the procurement process for the Love Civic Center Restoration Project. Mr. Path said the Chamber engaged the services of an architectural firm to perform an assessment of the Love Civic Center, which produced nearly $3 million in potential rehabilitation/restoration work. He explained that the 2% Hotel Occupancy Tax rate increase funded $1.5 million and out of those funds, $1.28 million was remaining. Mr. Path said upon his arrival in late April, the Chamber contacted him asking for his assistance with .this process. He said together they decided to take a step back and re-evaluate the status of theyroject. He said the City and Chamber had been working together reviewing the original list of work items and were in agreement remaining tasks ,were large ticket, items that would require the services of an Architectural or`like firm to properly design for -bid. '�Mr. Path explained the two phases in order to ;move forward with procurement process; and brought to the attention the request for qualifications and contract to be used for a professional services' firm. Mr. Path answered questions from City Council._ Council Member ;Portugal',said she was so impressed with the request for qualifications that Mr. Path had written. Mayor 'Clifford expressed his appreciation for Mr. Path's approach. Council Member Pilgrims said he was in favor with moving forward with this approach. Council Member Hughes inquired if Council would see the study.prior to acontract being signed. Mr. Path answered in the affirmative. A Motion to move forward with the process outlined by Mr. Path was made by Council Member Pilgrim, and seconded by Mayor Clifford and Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Receive and discuss the 2020 Water & Wastewater Cost of Service Study. Chris Ekrut with NewGen Strategies presented the findings of the rate study. In summary, Mr. Ekrut said the retail rates for both water and wastewater were insufficient, as well as commercial water and wastewater rates. He also said when considering the rates, they should consider the rate impact of the future Wastewater Treatment Plant investment. He went over the proposed residential and commercial water rates and wastewater rates, providing two scenarios for each. Council Member Pilgrim inquired if during the budget process they might be able to offset costs, especially for customer services. Mr. Path said he was not sure if they could get that done this summer, as he had not had a chance to review the budget in depth. With regard to the