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082 <br /> <br />April 11, 1995 <br /> <br />5. Johnnie Day, 3324 Killian Avenue, spoke in support of the <br />proposed operating budget. <br /> <br />6. Lloyd Beazley, 3186 Reese Drive, spoke in opposition to the <br />proposed operating budget. <br /> <br />7. Garland Alexander, 3400 Nelson Street, spoke on the <br />Police/Fire Retirement System. <br /> <br />8. Greg Lawton, 4120 Cheswick Lane, spoke an opposition to the <br />proposed operating budget. <br /> <br />9. Shirley Hines, 1016 Blair Street, requested funds for <br />recruitment of policemen and firemen. <br /> <br />10. Regina Black-Thorne, 3512 Arlington Place, spoke on funding <br />for the Department of Environmental Services. <br /> <br />11. Purvis Richardson, 2607 Evergreen Place, spoke in support <br />of proposed real estate tax increase, along with a tax increase <br />for pleasure vessels. <br /> <br />12. J. Brewer Moore, P. O. Box 3715, spoke on various topics. <br /> <br />13. Glen Cherry, 2005 Charleston Avenue, spoke on the proposed <br />real estate tax rate increase~ <br /> <br />14. M. Marcell Jones, P. O. Box 2357, spoke on minority hiring. <br /> <br />15. Gordon Shelton, 10 Crawford Parkway, spoke in opposition to <br />a boat tax. <br /> <br />16. Mary Curran, 201 Riverside Drive, spoke in support of the <br />proposed operating budget. <br /> <br />17. Mrs. Robert Nelson, 911 Chumley Road, spoke on declining <br />services with increased feeS. <br /> <br />18. Dr. James Griffin, 1425 Home Avenue, spoke on concerns for <br />P.I.T. press. <br /> <br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br />95-142 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of <br />an ordinance to appropriate $86,725 in Public Utilities Capital <br />Improvements Fund for the replacement by purchase of heavy <br />construction equipment used to maintain the City's water and <br />sewer systems. Deferred from the Regular Meeting on March 28, <br />1995. <br /> <br /> "With Council's approval of the Capital Improvement Budget <br />for 1994=1999, the Director of Public Utilities is requesting <br />your appropriation of $86,725 in Utility Capital Funds to <br />purchase heavy constructionequipment. This is routine <br />replacement of equipment used to maintain the City's water and <br />sewer system and is listed as Project %957 in the current <br />year's CIP. <br /> <br /> The largest piece of equipment in this project is the <br />replacement of a 1978 Ford backhoe at an estimated cost of <br />$59,500. A listing of the other equipment is attached. All of <br />the equipment will be competitively bid by the City's <br />Purchasing Department. <br /> <br /> <br />