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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 12,2014 Page 21 terested in the actual work to be performed. Councilmember McGehee took issue with the decision to recommend Stantec just because they did certain things since other firms also had a long history in serving the City as well. In this context, Councilmember McGehee noted that Stantec had actually been on these proper- ties to provide direction to staff, as the City's staff was not very strong on natural resource management, even though it had an excellent parks & recreation staff. Therefore, Councilmember McGehee questioned the decision to have Stantec bid and/or whether or not they were the appropriate kind of organization to address these natural resources, noting her past concerns about that management and tree preservation issues. Mr. Brokke clarified that Stantec would be on the ground, with volunteers availa- ble to get more done. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Brokke confirmed that the $368,000 only came into play as a matching grant if awarded,up to that amount. Package J—Disc Golf Course Improvements At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Evenson advised that the $7,200 allotment for additional trash cans was based on a considerable number of them, and the bad shape of those currently on the course. Package K1 —Sidewalks—County Road B-2 and Victoria Sidewalk At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Brokke provided a breakdown of the portion allocated from the Storm Water Fund ($300,000) based on his discus- sion with the Public Works Department. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Brokke clarified that the Public Works and Parks & Recreation Departments had been jointly working on this pro- ject throughout the process, with the Parks Renewal Program identified as the best value procurement route to take, with the Public Works Department providing the plans and specifications. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Brokke further clarified that both the Parks & Recreation and Public Works Department staff have been meeting jointly with affected residents; and had been working in concert in hosting several neighborhood meetings. Mr. Brokke advised that the Public Works Department was being relied upon for the engineering aspects, and the Parks & Recreation Department relied upon for the landscaping portions of the project. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mr. Brokke advised that there may be po- tential funding available through Ramsey County or other sources, still pending at this point, with the Public Works Department working with Ramsey County and currently in discussions with them, but no particular conclusion had been given for those negotiations at this time.