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City of CenterviUe August 14, 2002 Council Meeting Minutes . further said she is not in favor of a concession stand out there because of cost but was not opposed to renovating the current one in some fashion. Council Member Nelson commented she thinks it is good to pay bills before buying new things. She then said that because the City used the general fund to payoff the City celebration and that is a bill that the City has she thinks it is an appropriate way to wash it rather than with property taxes. Council Member Capra indicated she was not in favor of doing that but sees the $34,962 that needs to be paid off. Council Member Nelson commented that it means at the end of the year there would be a deficit ofthat amount because it was paid out of the general fund. Council Member Broussard Vickers said that what it means is that the money will not be accessible to the Park and Recreation Committee to use in any way for anything they would like to do in 2003. Mayor Swedberg said he thinks it is pretty clear that putting in a concession stand is not the thing to do. He then said that ifhe had his way he would send the money back to the Spring Lake Park Lions but that cannot be done. He further said that the true use for the money is to be for police and fire and there are needs there because the police will not have a garage if the Turcotte property is sold. Mayor Swedberg commented that, as much as he appreciated the thoughts on cleaning up the deficit, he would not vote for this because there is some sort of sense of a consensus that was done at a certain time concerning the funds. He then said that he does get upset when Park and Recreation keeps pushing the concession stand because he wants to get something for the kids done as there is enough adult stuff already. Council Member Capra commented that she had hoped that by this time Council would have had a recommendation from Park and Recreation with regard to renovation of the current building or a covered pavilion or warming house roof. She then commented .that Council had asked a Park and Recreation member to bring to the meeting the possibility of putting a roof over the existing hockey rink. She also conunented that it would be nice to have windows in the warming house for the attendant to be able to watch the rink from all sides. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that the direction was given to Park and Recreation at the last Council Meeting that a new building would not be acceptable. She then said that all the members are volunteers and Lions and were busy putting together the City celebration so they have not met to discuss reconunendations for the funds. She further commented that now, with clear direction, they would be meeting to discuss it. Council Member Capra indicated that no budget has been received from Park and Recreation. Page 17 of21 L_muu _..