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Special City Council meeting August 28, 2001 Page 3 contractors bringing brush to Public Works. City Manager Malone pointed out that the street use fee is not performing by $4,000.00. The City Council advised that they would look at it again next year and see how it is performing. Councilman McCarthy questioned the $50,000.00 in the account for motor vehicles. Mr. Townsend explained that the budgeted amount is for the obligations for lease/purchase of the street sweepers, packer trucks, cuttermill, and knuckleboom loader. Councilman Plata asked about the account for the landfill. Mr. Townsend advised that TNRCC has requested additional work at the old landfill located on Stillhouse Road regarding the monitoring wells at the site. Mayor Pfiester announced the next budget for consideration was the Street Division of Public Works and asked about the $300,000.00 for street and alley repair. Mr. Townsend advised that this includes all of the street maintenance such as gravel upgrade, pot holes repair, the chip seal program, and preparation for the street overlays. The City Manager said this does not include the cost of hot mix and the machine to do the street overlay, so you have all of the base material, curb and gutter repair and things of that nature. Mr. Townsend uses several accounts to accomplish those items, and then it is supplemented with the Certificates of Obligation money. City Manager Malone went over the expenditures from the Certificates of Obligation, Series 2000 with the Council, and pointed out that $58,387.00 has been spent for the 2001 street overlay program so far. Mr. Townsend said the basic program for last year cost was approximately $525,000.00. City Manger Malone advised that the balance in the Certificates of Obligation is $5,199,531.00. City Manager Malone said there is a plan in this year's budget, but if the City Council does not designate the funds, it can not be accomplished.