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<br />MIM' <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Kim Stephan <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />July 9, 2008 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Budget Considerations for 2009 from the Parks & Recreation Committee <br /> <br />Trail Portion of 2009 Street Proiect <br /> <br />Council Member Lee asked the committee to consider their recommendation for the trail proposed <br />along Mill Road. The City received a Trail Grant of $704,000, with the City's portion being <br />approximately $202,000. Council Member Lee informed the committee that the grant monies received <br />are difficult to get and if not spent the chances of receiving these grant monies again would be greatly <br />reduced. A trail was proposed along Mill Road with the 2009 Street Project, but the road has been has <br />been taken out of the project and the residents along Mill Road were opposed to a trail or a sidewalk <br />being added to their street. The committee feels strongly that Mill Road is dangerous to pedestrians <br />and bikes and should have a trail as it is a collector street; it is narrow and is very busy. Taking into <br />consideration the feelings of the residents concerning a trail, the committee still felt it was their <br />obligation to look at what was best for the community as a whole and that would be to have a trail on <br />Mill Road. The committee discussed at length the Mill Road resident's objections verses the safety of <br />the road and while reluctant to go against the resident's wishes would like to recommend to City <br />Council that Mill Road have a trail constructed within the easement using the Trail Grant monies. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson Amundsen, seconded by Committee Member Haiden to <br />recommend City Council proceed with the trail being constructed on Mill Road per the <br />specifications in the 2009 Street Project, the Comprehensive Trail Plan and the plan submitted <br />for the grant monies due to the connectivity of the trail plan and the safety of the residents with <br />the understanding the residents of Mill Road will not be assessed for this trail as Federal Grant <br />Funds will be used. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />2009 Fete des Lacs 8K Run <br /> <br />Committee Member Branch has been researching the potential for the Parks & Recreation Committee <br />to sponsor an 8K Run around Centerville Lake as part of 2009 Fete des Lacs. Originally looking at a <br />larger event of perhaps 1,000 entrants, Committee Member Branch's research dictated setting sights <br />lower for the inaugural run at 250 entrants. The committee can help reduce costs in a couple of areas <br />such as promotions with the graphic design done by committee members. Committee Member <br />Branch's draft budget is approximately $4,000 with this cost potentially being recouped with a $20 <br />entry fee and possibly by obtaining sponsors, though the sponsors may be more difficult to find with <br />the first annual run. Eventually the committee is hopeful that this will be a fund raiser for the Parks & <br />Recreation Committee. The reason this is coming to City Council at this time is to get preliminary <br />