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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JULY 18, 2016 6 Councilmember McClung recommended Councilmember Wicklund assist with the interviews given the fact he serves on the Communications Committee. Councilmember Holmes agreed with this suggestion. She believed the previous plan should have been more focused and not have provided the City with such a broad plan. Councilmember McClung suggested Councilmember Wicklund be asked to sit in on the interviews along with the Mayor and if he was unwilling, he noted he would be interested in serving. F. 2017-2021 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Discussion Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated a preliminary plan has been prepared and along with a summary of projects, detailed sheets on each project and their proposed funding sources, a report showing the projects by funding source, and a sheet projecting the fund balances in each of the funds (since the operating budgets have not yet been completed, these fund balances are estimated operating costs). Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson reviewed a memo from John Anderson laying out significant changes in Public Works and their associated projects. Other notable differences can be found in Government Buildings, as well as, the Water and Sewer Funds. Government Buildings increased due to the replacement of HVAC equipment that is becoming increasingly costly to repair. The Water and Sewer Funds show negative fund balances in out years; however, this is mainly due to planned TCAAP infrastructure costs. These costs will be recovered in the rates charged for Sewer and Water once the rates are updated following a forthcoming rate study. Acting Public Works Director Anderson commented on the Johanna Marsh tennis court. He stated the cost had been increased in order to cover the expense of its replacement. He explained staff would be reviewing soil borings in order to assist with understanding the cost for the court replacement. He then reviewed the proposed sewer lining and street projects for 2017, along with other Public Works projects. Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson discussed the total project costs along with the summary of funds available for these projects from the City and County. Councilmember Holden requested the trees along County Road 96 be considered in the near future. Mayor Grant requested further information regarding the significant expenses on the mower. Acting Public Works Director Anderson described the repairs that the mower has undergone, noting the mower operates like an old piece of equipment.