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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — JUNE 20, 2011 4 future projects. She added that the CIP budget is meant to be a guiding plan that will change over time. Mayor Grant questioned if the gateway sign amount for the first year was set at $65,000 because Staff is planning to carry -over the 2011 amount. Community Development Director Hutmacher responded it is not; it is based on two signs at $25,000 and the Arden Plaza sign would be $15,000. Mayor Grant asked about the $15,000 currently in the budget and whether or not there is a plan to get a sign in place yet this year. Ms. Hutmacher responded there are no plans to proceed with a sign this year. Mayor Grant questioned the amount included for the Springbrook software upgrade. Ms. Iverson explained that amount was carried over from 2011 because they have not yet gotten the HR module or the timecard entry completed yet. The $13,000 in Office Technology is for computers; the Council laptops and a recent upgrade for all City computers came out of that line item this year. She added that in July, Staff plans to bring before Council the purchase of a new copier under a lease agreement so it will not involve CIP funds. Councilmember Holden asked for an explanation of the item identified as Communications Equipment. Administrator Klaers explained that some of the money in that category is for items planned to be purchased in 2011 because Staff now hopes to spend some of those 2011 funds on the City's website. Ms. Hutmacher stated that they had hoped to replace the Bulletin Board software and hardware this year but that has been delayed until next year. Councilmember Holden commented that she recently read an article about other municipalities eliminating their cable access programming due to expense and the availability of social media. Councilmember Holden questioned the Valentine Park playground replacement item. Parks & Recreation Manager Michelle Olson explained that $50,000 is included in this year's budget but Staff moved it to 2012 because there is a good chance that the funds will not be expended until 2012. Discussion ensued regarding the replacement of backstops at the City ball fields. Public Works Director Maurer offered to research pricing and provide details to the Council at a later date. Councilmember Holden questioned the $260,000 figure for Valentine Park Improvements. She also questioned if, when the Valentine Park improvements are done, will they be done the fastest,