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Regular Council Meeting June 10, 2013 Page 6 2007, ACSC and Atmos agreed to implement an annual rate review mechanism known as the Rate Review Mechanism (RRM), as a temporary replacement for the statutory mechanism known as GRIP. Mr. Anderson said an agreement was not reached and Atmos filed a full rate case in 2012. He said if the RRM process was to continue, cities exercising original jurisdiction must approve a tariff that authorizes the process. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Council Member Frierson. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 16. Award a bid to the lowest responsible bidder for reconstruction of the South Collegiate Drive Project Phase II. A Motion to remove this item from the table was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. Council Member Wright inquired what was included in this phase. Mr. Godwin said it included reconstruction of the road from the creek to Clarksville Street and the base bid included a small parking lot by the trail and it also included a driveway access to the west side of the police station. Council Member Wright said it appeared that the additional entrance to the police station was a lot of money. Mr. Godwin said he agreed and recommended that it be deleted, because he thought it was too expensive for the value. Council Member Wright inquired about the parking lot. Mr. Godwin said the cost of the parking lot was $64,198 and it was a good expense, because it was well used and currently a dirt parking lot. He suggested that they pay for it out of general fund reserves to avoid confusion as opposed to the bond money. He said the initial intent of the bond money was to do the road itself. Council Member Wright said they made a promise to the citizens about not raising taxes or water rates, and he thought they should be very cautious about add -ons. Mayor Hashmi read aloud a portion of Mr. Godwin's memo for the agenda item and stated he found the language offensive, in that it contained uncalled for comments. He said as a Council Member, he was responsible for how tax payer dollars were spent. Mayor Hashmi also said that three or four years ago the additional police department driveway was discussed and not approved at a Council meeting. He said they had promised the residents there would not be a tax increase and that it was an expense that should not be undertaken at this time. Mayor Hashmi said the balance of the funds from that bond series could be returned without incurring further debt. He said he was supportive of the trail, in that it was a good asset for the community. He added that he was not opposed to a parking lot for the trail but questioned if parking lots were going to be built at every trail entry point. He wanted to know how that location was decided upon. Mayor Hashmi referenced the list of projects contained by the City and that it was not rated as one of the top projects on the list. Mayor Hashmi said Mr. Napier previously told the Council even if the entire road project was approved, the bridge was not going to be widened because there was not enough funding. Mayor Hashmi said the road was not great, but at the same time it was not completely broken down. He said just because they had the money from the bonds did not mean they had to spend all of the money. Council Member Drake wanted to know exactly what was being proposed on Collegiate. Mr. Godwin said they would be widening the road and improving the surface from the creek north. He said the money could be used to retire some of the debt early, but there might be some restrictions.