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Special City Council Meeting <br />August 24, 2001 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />Townsend said they were not trying to stay with vegetables only; there are <br />vendors selling meat and plants. He said they were trying to expand the use of <br />the facility. He advised that the person in charge of the Farmer's Market is a <br />part time position and she is paid for a period of about five to six weeks at <br />$400.00 a pay period. <br /> <br />Mr. Townsend said that under Machinery, Tools and Equipment, he has <br />budgeted $60,000.00 because last year was the first year that the Parks and <br />Recreation Division of the Public Works Department has had the responsibility <br />of maintaining the rights-of-way along with the maintenance of the playgrounds <br />for the parks and there was uncertainty as to what to expect. Mr Anderson said <br />the expenditure from this account through July was $42,000.00, and if you <br />distributed this out, it would be approximately $50,000.00. Mr. Townsend <br />pointed out that this division was responsible for the debris removal and often <br />worked around the clock during this last year. The City Council agreed to <br />leave this account as it is. <br /> <br />Mr. Townsend said that $42,856.92 was proposed for a lease purchase of an <br />excavator has been cut from the proposed budget. Mr. Townsend said this is <br />one of his high priorities, because he has spent $25,000.00 trying to keep his <br />old excavator going. The total cost for the excavator is $170,000.00. <br /> <br />Mr. Townsend told the City Council that his number one priority is the <br />Bywaters Park Peristyle Project which is deteriorating. Mr. Townsend advised <br />that he had a historical/structural engineer come up from Austin to take a look <br />at the Peristyle who thinks it could be wavering pretty bad as one post is <br />cracked all the way through. Mr. Townsend said this is a 1930's structure. City <br />Manager Malone said that if the peristyle were determined to be in danger of <br />collapse and we had no money to restore it, that we would probably have to <br />disassemble it and store it until funds were available. City Manager Malone <br />said this is a restoration project that potentially industry might help support. <br />Mr. Townsend said he had an estimate of $7,000.00 from a company to come <br />in, bring their engineers in, and report on what work will have to be done on <br /> <br /> <br />