City "Future" Task Force Appointments Likely Delayed To 2013

An Olivette task force that would evaluate the defeat of a pair of ballot measures in August and map out future facility needs in town will likely not be appointed by the end of 2012 as first hoped.

City Council members held what is expected to be the last council meeting Tuesday night and did not take action in selecting the seven-person panel because the full council was not in attendance, according to City Manager Mike McDowell.

"There were only three council men there, and they wanted the full council there to make the appointments," McDowell told Patch. The following ten people have submitted resumes to be considered:

• Dave Moser
• Rob Jurgiel
• Mike Sanders
• Steve Rotskoff
• Shelby Pruett
• Neal Novack
• Aaron Novack
• Matthew W. Green
• Doug Wolfe
• Rachel McMahon 

The panel was designed to have at least one representative with engineering/architectual experience, and another with a construction backround, as well as one member each from City Council and the City’s Planning and Community Design Commission.

Council members recently indicated an interest in adding a member of the public instead of the PCDC. The task force was not established by ordinance, which gives council members the ability to alter the makeup of the panel.

According to the city's website, the panel will address the following by the end of 2013:

• Review and assessment of previous estimates of programming and space needs for City operations
• Review and assessment of the unsuccessful Proposition “P” and “S” proposals
• Analysis and discussion of alternative acquisition, construction, and financing approaches to meeting identified needs
• Solicitation of planning and design professionals to assess facilities options, offer choices, and estimate realistic costs
• Assessment of alternatives with the professional team to determine cost-effective options
• Develop a concept plan with graphics and cost estimates for the selected option
• Recommend a Facilities Plan to the City Council that includes location and design approach, cost projections and a financing strategy.