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MR. BARBOUR MADE A SUBSTITUTE'"~OTION TO ALTER MR. VAN YAHRES' ORIGINAL PROPOSAL
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<br /> IN THAT IT WOULD BE THE SAME EXPECT THE CENTRAL CITY PROJECT WOULD BE CUT BY $500,000.
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<br /> THIS WOULD BE A TOTAL OF $3.75 MILLION IN CUTS. THERE WAS NE3 SECOND TO HIS MOTION.
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<br /> MR. GILLIAM CALLED MR. VAN YAHRES' ORIGINAL MOTION FOR VOTE. THE MOTION BY MR.
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<br /> VAN YAHRES, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR, TO CUT:THE CENTRAL CITY PROJECT BY $1 MILLION;
<br /> HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADDITION CUT OF $100,000; PEN PARK CUT OF $750,000; AIRPORT SOUTH
<br /> TAXlWAY CUT OF $I00,000; ELIMINATION OF I RECREATION CENTER FOR $1 MILLION; AND THE
<br /> PUBLIC WORKS HEADQUARTERS CUT OF $750,000. THE MOTION FAILED WITH THE FOLLOWING RECORDED
<br /> VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM AND MRS.
<br /> RINEHART.
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<br /> MR. GILLIAM MADE A MOTION TO CUT THE BUDGET BY $2.6 MILLION AS FOLLOWS: HEALTH
<br /> DEPARTMENT ADDITION - $100,000; PEN PARK - $750,000; 1 RECREATION CENTER - $1 MILLION;
<br /> AND THE PUBLIC WORKS HEADQUARTERS - $750,000. THERE WAS NO SECOND TO HIS MOTION.
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<br /> MR. FIFE THEN SUGGESTED THAT COUNCIL TAKE THE SIX ITEMS: HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADDITION;
<br /> CENTRAL CITY; PEN PARK; RECREATION CENTERS; PUBLIC WORKS HEADQUARTERS AND THE AIRPORT
<br /> SOUTH TAXIWAY, AND VOTE ON EACH ONE.
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<br /> ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADDITION
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<br /> IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 WAS CUT WITH THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR,
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<br /> MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE.
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<br /> ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, THE PEN PARK PROJECT WAS CUT
<br /> $750,000 WITH THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM,
<br /> MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE.
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<br /> ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR, THE PUBLIC WORKS HEADQUARTERS
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<br /> WAS CUT $750,000 WITH THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM,
<br /> MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE.
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<br /> ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART, THE CENTRAL CITY PROJECT WAS
<br /> APPROVED FOR THE TOTAL FIGURE OF $2 - I/2 MILLION WITH THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES:
<br /> MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, AND MRS. RINEHART. NOES: MR. BARBOUR AND MR. VAN YAHRES.
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<br /> ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR, TPE RECREATION CENTER PROJECT
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<br /> AT A FIGURE OF $2,400,000 WAS NOT APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR.
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<br /> BARBOUR AND MRS. RINEHART. NOES: MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM AND MR. VAN YAHRES.
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<br /> MR. GILLIAM MADE A MOTION TO CUT THE~ RECREATION CENTER PROJECT BY $1 MILLION. THERE
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<br /> WAS NO SECOND TO HIS MOTION.
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<br /> ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART, THE AIRPORT SOUTH TAXlWAY WAS
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<br /> APPROVED FOR $100,000 WITH THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE,
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<br /> MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE.
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<br /> MR. FIFE POINTED OUT THAT THE ONLY REMAINING ITEM OF CONCERN WAS THE RECREATION
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<br />CENTERS PROJECT. MR. BARBOUR STRESSED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD AN OBLIGATION TO THE PUBLIC
<br />AND CHILDREN TO VOTE FOR THIS PROJECT. HE SAID THAT THE PUBLIC WANTED THESE CENTERS AND
<br />HAD EXPRESSED THEIR FEELINGS THROUGH PUBLIC HEARINGS. MRS. RINEHART ASKED HOW MUCH MONEY
<br />HAD ALREADY BEEN SPENT ON THE PROJECT. MR. EWERT REPLIED THAT AN AMOUNT OF $115,000 HAD
<br />BEEN SPENT SO FAR. HE POINTED OUT TO THE COUNCIL THAT THESE WERE NOT ONLY RECREATION
<br />CENTERS, BUT SHOULD BE STRESSED AS COMMUNITY CENTERS AND WOULD BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
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<br /> MR. VAN YAHRES MADE A MOTION FOR AN ADDITION.TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET BY
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<br />ADDING $1 MILLION TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH HE FELT WAS TOTALLY UNREALISTIC. IT WAS
<br />SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR AND PASSED WITH THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR,
<br />MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES~ MR. GILLIAM AND MR. FIFE.
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<br /> ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MR, GILLIAM, THE RECREATION CENTER PROJECT WAS
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<br />AGAIN VOTED ON AND PASSED WITH NO CUT AT ALL WITH THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES:
<br />MR, BARBOUR, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: MR. FIFE,
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