City of Lawrence

Sales Tax Audit Committee

September 2, 2010 minutes     

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Ted Boyle, Jon King, Charlie Sedlock,

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Keith Yehle, Chair , Kathy Branson,

STAFF PRESENT:

David L. Corliss, City Manager

Casey Toomay, Budget Manager

PUBLIC PRESENT:

None

The meeting was called to order at 4:08. 

 

Sedlock made a motion to approve minutes from 02/11/10.  King seconded and the motion was approved 3-0.

Corliss provided an update on sales tax collections to date and sales tax projects.

The board would like to see the map that shows where fire apparatus are located in the City for next meeting.

Corliss provided an update on the Burroughs Creek Trail.  The ribbon cutting will come in October.  The question was asked if this was the only trail project in sales tax plan.  Corliss explained that Kasold, which is a sales tax project, will have a Rec path to connect to the 31st sidewalk and the South Lawrence Trafficway Trail.  He also mentioned that Bob Billings Parkway, another sales tax project, could have a Rec path too.  He also explained that bike paths / rec paths are an automatic part of the City’s design process now. 

There was discussion of the 5th and Maple pump station and how big it would be.  The Board would also like to know when the new buses will hit the road.

Corliss discussed how the sales tax collections were performing compared to projections.  He explained that we were conservative with our projections so we didn’t promise more than we could afford.  He had hoped for better revenues but all things considered, he thinks we are doing pretty good.

The board discussed an annual report to the Commission.  It was suggested that it would be helpful at the next meeting to see a template or sample from other committees or board to use to report back to the Commission. 

There being no further business to discuss, the Committee scheduled the next meeting for November  in the City Manager’s Conference Room, fourth floor of City Hall. 

 

King made a motion to adjourn that was seconded by Sedlock.  The motion was approved 3-0.  The meeting was adjourned at 5:11.