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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 10 March 23, 2004 Page 10 1 Mr. Larson noted the Liquor Operations' project was one week ahead of schedule and on budget. 2 He added the City Council and Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Ceremony would be - 3 scheduled between May 17 and June 1, 2004; and the Public Grand Opening Celebration would 4 be scheduled for June 21 through June 26, 2004. 5 6 Mr. Larson provided the following time line for the new store: cooler installation began on 7 Monday, March 22, which was one week ahead of schedule; exterior finishes to be completed on 8 April 6; windows, interior walls,plumbing and floor tile to be completed on April 26; blacktop 9 parking lot on May 15. 10 11 Mr. Larson stated he and the Store Managers wished to thank all the departments within the 12 City, especially the Public Works Department, for assisting the Liquor Operations in many ways. 13 14 Councilmember Faust stated he understood the Wine and Grocery Bill was currently on the 15 inactive list at the Legislature, which was important to the community because it would 16 potentially allow wine to be sold by someone under the age of 21. He added City control would 17 also help keep the City"in the black"with liquor sales, which helped pay property taxes. He 18 indicated the City had support from the School Board and noted it was good public policy from 19 both a children's safety and a financial'point of view. 20 21 Councilmember Faust thanked Mr. Larson for"a good job,"both for the City and at the 22 Legislature. 23 24 Mayor Hodson also thanked Mr. Larson and the Store Managers for the excellent work they had 25 done. He noted Mr. Larson had begun working with the City's Liquor Operations in 1996, at 26 which time it realized a net profit of approximately$20,000. He indicated the net profitability 27 had jumped to more than$300,000 in 2002. 28 29 Mr. Larson stated he had been"blessed with a great team"and was,very grateful for the Store 30 Managers and part-time employees. 31 32 C. Public Works Director Jay Hartman to present the 2003 Public Works Annual Report. 33 Public Works Director Hartman stated he wished to give a brief overview of the Public Works 34 Department and highlight some of the accomplishments from calendar year 2003 and discuss 35 proposed projects for 2004. 36 37 Mr. Hartman indicated the Public Works Department employed 14 full-time personnel; 12 were 38 maintenance personnel and 2 were management. He added the Department typically hired four 39 to five seasonal personnel who assisted the Parks Department and Street Department with their 40 maintenance responsibilities. 41 42 Mr. Hartman explained the Public Works Department was responsible for the maintenance and 43 repair of the City's infrastructure and was divided into four departments: Vehicle Maintenance, 44 Street, Parks and Water/Sewer Utility. He cited the responsibilities and goals of each 45 department. 46