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r . Memorandum, 2000 Budget Mtg. No.2 - Year 2000 CIP/Other Matters Page Two June 17, 1999 . Staff notes that drainage at Arden Manor was identified as an issue, and further notes that the playground structure replacement and hard court improvements at the Arden Manor Park are both somewhat dependent upon the drainage problem being resolved. 7. The replacement of the Hazelnut Park shelter building was budgeted for 1999. Staff has since considered if a redesign to the general layout of the park is appropriate. If so, the siting of the shelter may be impacted by such a change. Proposed 2000 Capital Budl!et Plan Issues Attached Schedule B summarizes proposed 2000 capital budget plans. Overview comments on certain items follow. 8. No Administrative equipment was identified in the previous 1999 - 2000 CIP. Staff believes that the creation of an additional PC workstation, laser printer replacements, and upgrades to the network server will be needed in 2000. 9. Staff now believes that the majority of the new City Hall construction project will occur in 2000, rather than the originally budgeted construction finish work. 10. Staff is recommending that, with the completion of West Round Lake Road, Phase I, in 1999 . and the County's completion of the Highway 96/Lexington Avenue intersection, both the Gateway monument signs be installed in 2000. Funding for these projects to be out of the "Non-Assessable Road Improvement" Fund No. 409. 11. Ramsey County has reduced the scope of their County Road I reconstruction project to now terminate on the east side ofSchutta Road. Previously, the termination point was Lexington Avenue. Accordingly, the City's cost participation in the project has dropped from $200,000 to approximately $50,000. 12. Ramsey County has indicated that they intend to commence the Cleveland Avenue railroad bridge replacement project during the 1999/2000 winter season. They have also revised the cost estimate participation by Arden Hills downward to $30,000 from $48,000. 13. Staff has identified two (2) segments ofthe sanitary sewer system (near the Townhomes of Lake Valentine Project) that need attention on a priority basis in 1999. The recommended increase in 1999 project cost from a budgeted $75,000 to $150,000 due to project scope increase, is likely to continue into 2000 until the priority repairs are completed. 14. Similar to the 1999 discussion at Hazelnut Park, staff is critically evaluating ifIngerson Park is an appropriate location for the creation of a new soccer field, given the park's topography, parking limitations, and current use level. If mass grading does occur to build the field, the . location of replacement playground equipment becomes a related issue.