“I don't know why we wait til the
very end on projects and decide to not do them,” commented
Crossville Mayor James Mayberry during a discussion of the next steps
on the redevelopment of Garrison Park.
“We've already executed the
contract,” pointed out Mayberry after councilman Danny Wyatt sought
to delay the project with a motion for the city attorney to review
the contract and report back to the council at their next meeting.
Councilman J. H. Graham seconded Wyatt's motiuon for the purposes of
discussion.
Council discussing Garrison Park. L-R J.H. Graham,
Danny Wyatt, Mayor James Mayberry and Scot Shanks
City manager Greg Wood advised the
council that the things in the grant would have to be done but there
was some flexibility on matters of sidewalks and fencing.
Mayberry stated, “I've got it on
pretty good authority they will use common sense in our disucssion
request on the fence” and the city has sent a letter in reference
to that.
Wyatt said his questions came up
“because we wasn't told all this on the front end.” Mayberry
said that the city could keep Field A at Garrison Park because the
planned “multi-use field” is part of phase 2 of the plan and
currently the funding and plans were only for Phase 1.
The motion failed in a tie vote with
Wyatt and Graham voting in favor and Mayberry and councilman Scot
Shanks opposed.
Council discussion on Garrison Park and
Centennial splash pad.
Mayor Mayberry moved that the city
approve the contracts with Community Development Partners, the grant
administrator and Lose and Associates, the engineer firm to design
the work. Mayberry's motion also included first reading of a
necessary budget amendment. Mr. Shanks gave a second for the motion.
With no further discussion, the vote
included yes votes from Mayberry and Shanks. Wyatt voted no and
Graham abstained. With councilwoman Pamala Harris not yet at the
meeting and the abstention counted with the yes votes, the motion was
approved.
Council moved then moved to discussion
of the addition of a splash pad at Centennial Park to match the one
planned for Garrison. Mr. Wyatt moved that the city put out a
request for proposals for the design and construction of a splash
pad.
Discussion revealed that the council
had previously requested Hart Freeland Roberts to prepare a design
for such an installation but no contact was ever brought back to the
the city. Manager Wood has recommended that the previous action be
rescinded and a new request be circulated. Mr Wyatt amended his
motion to rescind the previous action.
Manager Wood suggested the city might
be able to have to the two splash pads done together and be able to
save some money on the work.
Wyatt's motion passed unanimously with
yes votes from all four council memebers present. Ms. Harris arrived
at the meeting following these actions.
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