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Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee Meeting February 28, 2006 Page 2 of 5 • 4. COUNCIL UPDATE Council Liaison Larson provided the Committee with the following City Council Update: • Stated PTRC did great job with their presentation to the City Council last week. • New Council Member, Vincent Pelligren. • Reviewed the letter from City Council addressing the City employee charged with embezzling funds from the City. Noted that the letter was also sent out to the Community. • Adopted a one-year sign moratorium at the last City Council work session. He explained that Staff is concerned about the language and plan to review and update the verbiage. • City has received a new appraisal for the City Hall site. Original appraisal for the site was $1.5 million noting that they had signed a purchase agreement with Royal Oaks for a planned unit development but there was not enough Council support and the agreement was not approved. The new appraisal says the site is worth approximately $2.5 million. • Council held a discussion around City capital improvement projects. Council reviewed the planned projects as they appear on the capital improvement schedule. • Council also reviewed the fund revenues for sewer, water, and stormwater, MSA funding and General Funds. The Council's feeling at this point is that the City has • been a bit too aggressive in doing some of the projects over the last couple of years noting that the projects are getting very expensive. He stated that as a result the City is spending down their funds and are concerned about maintaining a balance in the Enterprise fund. Council decided not to go forward with bids on the lift station replacements. Noted that the initial plan was to try to complete three this year but it was decided that too much was going on. Council has decided to review how pavement management projects are scheduled. He indicated that this could have an impact on Snelling Avenue and the trail planning. Chair Henry stated that the PTRC has asked to meet with the Council at the March 20, 2006 work session. He asked if this has been confirmed for the work session agenda. Ms. Olson stated that she would verify the Council schedule and update the Committee. 5. PARKS AND TRAILS/RECREATION UPDATES Ms. Olson provided the Committee with the following Parks update: • Ice rink season came to an early end due to weather. Buildings are closed for winter. • Building Inspectors are looking at Valentine, Freeway and Hazelnut. They are taking photographs of the buildings that will be included as a part of a comprehensive report that will be provided to Council for evaluation. She stated that a statement from the PTRC will be included that recommends the mobile units for the parks. The report