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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 24,2012 Page 20 In using the age of her personal residence as an example of ongoing mainte- nance required, Councilmember McGehee indicated that those structures slotted for replacement were not being used for any purpose; and the alternative was available to demolish them and wait to build new buildings in the future, but not all at one time. Mr. Brokke noted that this was the City Council's choice to make and thereby direct staff accordingly. At the request of Mayor Roe on whether the buildings were being used of not, Mr. Brokke responded that most were warming houses at skating rinks, and some were being taken out of service due to their conditions and safety con- cerns. During 2008, 2009 and 2010 as the Park Master Plan was being updated, Mr. Brokke noted that community discussions included varying uses of those facilities in the future, with the intent to set up the park system moving into the next 20-40 years as the community had previously done in the 1960's for its current park system. Councilmember Pust sought clarification of an earlier statement by Mr. Brokke regarding maintaining the new buildings, recognizing that those built in the 1960's had served their life expectancy and needed replacement, but that no money had been provided in the current budget for maintenance of buildings. Mr. Brokke advised that the intent was to budget that maintenance as part of the 2014 budget process as any facilities came on line. Councilmember Pust further clarified that staff intended in 2013, to request ad- ditional monies starting in 2014 dedicated to Park and Recreation Department maintenance of buildings to be constructed now. Mr. Brokke concurred, with the caveat that construction was begun and com- pleted in 2013. Councilmember Pust noted that this would be a line item in the 2014 budget for maintenance, another ongoing increase in public taxes. With concurrence by Mr. Brokke, Mayor Roe noted that day-to-day mainte- nance and operations would be minimal in the first few years, with the 20-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) updated every other year and anticipating set-aside beginning in 2014 as a down payment on eventual needs 20-30 years down the road.