Manager's Report for the May 14, 2019 Town Council Meeting
Proposed Upcoming Town Council Meeting Schedule
May 14th – 6:30 PM Regular Town Council Meeting, CRA Board Meeting
June 11th – 6:30 PM Regular Town Council Meeting
July 9th – 6:30 PM Budget Workshop, CRA Board Meeting, Regular Town Council Meeting
August 13th – 6:30 PM Regular Town Council meeting
September 10th – 6:30 PM Budget Public Hearing, CRA Board Meeting, Regular Town Council Meeting
September 24th – 6:30 PM Budget Public Hearing, Regular Town Council Meeting
Upcoming Events
May 4th – Daylight Start of the 10th Annual Lake Clarke Shores Bass Fishing Tournament
May 17th – 5:30 PM Food Truck Invasion
June 7th – 7:30 PM Movie Night, Spiderman, Into the Spiderverse
June 21st – 5:30 PM Food Truck Invasion
July 19th – 5:30 PM Food Truck Invasion
2019 Legislative Session Special Appropriation
We asked Senator Berman and Representative Silvers to assist us in obtaining $600,000 to help offset the cost to design a sewer system for the Town. In the current proposed State budget, we are listed in the Water Projects at a funding level of $300,000. While not what we were asking for, we are thrilled to be funded. We are one of only four projects funded in all of Palm Beach County. Representative Silvers will be attending our May Town Council Meeting and Senator Berman will be attending our June Town Council Meeting. We need to acknowledge and thank them for how hard they worked for us during this difficult Legislative Session. We need to work to ensure the Governor does not line-item veto our appropriation before July 1, 2019. I will be working with AECOM to figure out the best use of the appropriation.
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma hit Lake Clarke Shores in late September 2017. Our cleanup activities occurred over several months due to the lack of haulers. We incurred $179,614.72 of storm-related costs, all of those costs coming in FY17/18. Some were before storm preparations (FEMA Category B), some were related to debris cleanup (FEMA Category A) and some were associated with Utility repairs (FEMA Category F). Town Staff submitted five requests for reimbursement (projects) to FEMA, all have been reviewed and released for payment. We anticipate receiving 96% of the funds requested ($172,101.97) and we hope those funds will arrive in late June 2019. Please thank Eliza Hansen for the countless hours she spent assisting the FEMA staff as they processed our requests.
Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Budget Preparations
Staff is beginning to prepare the budget for next year. Above are the Budget meeting dates, please put them in your calendars. Staff will be working on several priorities for improving infrastructure, several priorities for improving the resident’s interactions with Town Staff, and we are reviewing policies and the associated fee structures to see if changes need to be made. If you have ideas on items we should work on that may affect the budget, please let me know soon.
Police Department Bargaining Unit
Staff is working with our Labor Attorney, Michael Piper to negotiate a new three-year agreement with the PBA. One meeting has occurred and we are waiting for a letter identifying the Bargaining Unit demands. I anticipate this process to go smoothly. If you have thoughts or ideas on this issue that you wish to discuss with me, please call or stop by.
Building Department Reports
Please note we have changed the Building Department monthly report to include a column for the value of the improvements being permitted. There has been approximately $3.6M in improvements made so far this fiscal year.
