Mayor's comments and Information to the Public. 

CITY PROJECT PLAN

(1 – 5 YEARS)

(SUBJECT TO FREQUENT EDITS)

REVISED: 12/29/2021

REVISED: 02/21/2023

Nov 2020 – April 2021 (ProTem Responsibilities) May 2021 – Dec 2021 (Mayor Responsibilities)

1.     City Council duties – Take charge of City Hall duties as ProTem.       DONE

2.    Care Grant approved and used. (Pandemic supplies: masks, hand sanitizer, upgrade of public area in City Hall, computer supplies for City Hall and funding to assist First Responders in PD).  [$259,000]   DONE

3.    City Elections: Mayor, Seat 2, and Seat 4 – 2 year term and Seat 1, Seat 3, and Seat 5 - 1 year term.       DONE

4.    Review staffing needs / changes.    DONE

5.    Review policies and procedures for updates and changes.   DONE

6.    Review and edit Job Descriptions and SOP.    DONE

7.    Bonding of necessary City Staff. DONE

8.   Assist the AZAM Bros. with Truck Stop / Sonic construction project.    IN PROGRESS

9.   Internal Audit on finances: payroll, taxes, vendors.   DONE 

10.  Acquiring Audit firm for yearly audits.     IN PROCESS - CANCELED

11.  Review and set up Vendors for City Services.      DONE

12.  Restart Municipal Court: Hire new Judge.        DONE

13.  Set up subcommittees for Budget, Infrastructure and Ordinance Review. DONE

14.  Review Website and edit; bring the Website up to date as related to Agendas and Minutes.   BEING UPDATED

15.  Review and edit Employee Handbook.      DONE

16.  Review and edit City equipment, vehicle, and machinery inventory.  DONE

17.  Work on GIS System for mapping sewer and water lines, water meters, etc.   move to 2023

18.  Plan for access and secured area for water tower control equipment; impound lot and trash dumpster area.      DONE

19.  CDBG grant money for road improvements in City to begin in 2022.  APPROVED / Delayed to Jan 2023.  DONE

20.   American Recovery Act grant money for infrastructure improvements and digital water meters for the city in cooperation with BEDC (Bogata Economic Development Corporation).   FUNDS MOVED TO BEDC ACCOUNT   DONE

Jan 2022 – Jun 2022

1.    Continue certification process for appropriate City staff.  DONE

2.    Agreement with ADP to manage City Payroll, Time Keeping and IRS tax reporting.  DONE 

3.    AZAM project extended until June 2022. Work to start in JUN. 2022.   DELAYED until Jan 2023 Scheduled to complete in Jan. 2024.  

4.    Complete Trucking Awesome boring for water line to house.     DONE

5.    Complete secured area for water towers, impound lot and dumpster area.   DONE

6.    Sub-committee Workshop TBA (Review / restart / set new goals. CANCELED

7.    Begin Thompson Park Project with new playground equipment and improvements.      CANCELED

8.    Plan Spring / Fall fund-raising events for Thompson Park upgrades.   CANCELED

9.    Complete mapping of meters, water and sewer lines.   BEGUN / IN PROGRESS

10.   Add 2 maintenance staff to City employees. Changed to 1.5 FTE. DONE

11.    BEDC - purchase digital water meters for the city. Downtown area and North side of town first round (Mar – Jun) and south side of town second round (Jul – Oct).  CANCELED

12.   Add members to Board of Directors for BEDC and schedule quarterly meetings.    IN PROCESS

13.   Selected Road improvements to commence spring / summer months. (CDBG) PROCESS/DELAYED/COMPLETED In May 2023.

14.   North side road repairs by City, as funds and supplies are available.  BEGUN-As supplies are available.

15.   Review and edit Emergency Management Plans.  IN PROGRESS

16.   Council to develop a plan for Code Enforcement strategy and hiring of official/officer.  APPROVED / DONE

17.   Develop the easement path to the North Water Tower.  DONE

July 2022 – Dec 2022

1.      BEDC develop strategy for downtown revitalization (business development, senior center, youth center, etc. and seek Franchise businesses that might be interested in locations in our area).  STARTED

2.      Infrastructure Projects.  Rebuild platforms at the Wastewater facility; Materials for fencing around tower controls and dumpster area in November. (American Recovery Act $262,000) DONE

3.      Code Enforcement official and plan started in December. DONE

4.      Final approval of Street project to start in January. DONE

5.      Final Plans approved for truck stop and sonic project. DONE

6.      Restructure of Police Department. DONE   

7.      Infrastructure Projects.  Set platforms in place at wastewater facility. DONE

8.      Finish the fence at the Towers and Dumpster site. In progress.  DONE

9.      Complete the Street Project on the South side of Bogata. (CDBG Grant $350,000) DONE 5/30/2023.

10.      Complete the Truck Stop / Sonic project at the 4-way. In progress

11.      Continue Mapping of city sites with GIS system.   in progress

12.      Begin improvements in wastewater systems.   in progress

13.      Apply for CDBG Grant Funds for North Side Streets and Ditches. Initiated 3/30/23. Not approved for this round.

January 2023 – April 2023

1.   Pond docks at the Wastewater plant have been rebuilt and ready to be placed on the ponds.  DONE

2.  New sewer pond monitoring instruments have been purchased for more accurate measurement of ammonia, oxygen, pH and chlorine levels.  DONE

3.  A free consultation visit, from the TRWA to assess our wastewater facility and procedures has been completed and has provided us with many resource options to improve our processed.  DONE

4.  In the last week of April and the first week of May it became necessary to remove 3 trees that threatened the safety of humans and playground equipment.  So, they were removed by Taylor's Land Clearing.  DONE

5.  In June, due to storms in our area, much tree and limb damage occurred throughout the city and in the park.  Rozell Tree Service was hired to remove the damaged trees inside of the park.  DONE

July – Dec 2023

NOTE:  As of July 31, 2023, through the leadership of the Mayor and City Council, $871,000 of additional revenue has been acquired for city project funding through Grants for streets (completed), Cares Act during Covid (completed), and American Rescue Act for infrastructure needs (80% completed).  Due to the acquisition of these funds, most if not all of the projects of the past 3 years have been used to identify and complete the projects listed above.

           NOTE:  In the October 2nd meeting the Council approved a motion to provide employee Medical Insurance for the city staff.               This is a huge benefit for our employees and will help to acquire quality personnel and help to stabilize retention issues for                 employees of Bogata.  DONE

Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

1.   Infrastructure Projects:

a.  Wastewater Plant upgrade - Pumps and motors are 40 years old and in need of repair or replacement, and pump lines to the pumps in the wet tanks need replacing.  KSA has arranged for AAA Sanitation to do the work at the Wastewater Plant beginning in the first week of May. 

b.  The City of Bogata is seeking a $300,000 Infrastructure Planning Grant to focus on needs within the city, with the help of KSA Engineering.

c.   KSA is also assisting the city to find meaningful Grants for the Thomas Park improvements.

d.  In the last quarter of 2024, the city will be seeking approval for another CDBG Grant for the streets and side roads for the north side of town. We were not approved for the Grant in March of last year because we had just finished the previous street project.  Our chances of being approved for it this year is much better.  If everything goes well, we can hope to see that work begin in 2025.

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

1.   Infrastructure Projects. PENDING