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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 14, 2011 Page 23 maintaining its parks and facilities; and to take two (2) parcels off the tax rolls and not ask public opinion on spending their taxpayer monies to do so, and then turning around and asking them to pay for maintaining more parkland and facili- ties, created a huge issue for her. In response to Councilmember McGehee's comment on the City's tax based, Councilmember Willmus noted that school properties were not included on the City's tax rolls. Johnson moved, Willmus seconded, formally allocating the 2011 Bond proceeds fro the construction of a new fire station and park improvements; based on staff recommendation that $5 million be allocated for the fire station, and $5 million for the park improvements for this initial funding package. Mayor Roe noted that the plan going forward was more than $5 million for parks, and the fact that having $5 million available for the first issue didn't ensure all projects listed would be done before the next issue. Councilmember Pust asked if Mayor Roe was stating that the public could not re- ly on the money being spent on the itemized list read into the record earlier by City Manager Malinen. Mayor Roe clarified that this was not his statement and that his intent was to note that the City Council approved their support of over $5 million in park improve- ment projects; and that the next bond issue would provide additional funding for further expenditures; with first dollars in and first dollars out. Councilmember Pust reiterated that the first $5 million was intended for park- related improvements and maintenance according to the list. City Manager Malinen concurred; however, he noted that if savings could be found for some of those projects now, it would allow more funding for other pro- jects; and expressed hope that the City Council remained receptive to working off the total menu of park improvements outlined through the Master Plan implemen- tation process. Councilmember Pust stated that the public needs to know where the $5 million was intended to be spent; and they should be able to rely that it will be spent ac- cordingly; and if more money was to be spent later, it was a different question, in- cluding $1.6 million designated toward new land purchases. Mayor Roe concurred; however, he noted that the costs were estimated; and simi- lar to the fire station, the City was attempting to allocate funding toward those purpose based on the best information available.