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DRAFT Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 17, 2014 Page 8 1 McGehee agreed with Mayor Roe’s comments about not being interested in tak- 2 ing on more major financial issues, since funds were not available to pursue eve- 3 rything. Councilmember McGehee reiterated her disappointment that funds were 4 not used to build a nice club house for the community; and she was unsure what 5 to do about it now. Councilmember McGehee further opined that, if the Commis- 6 sion could make a plan on how to fund a new club house, perhaps peoples could 7 contribute to make a good club and if offering lunches, perhaps it could draw a 8 nice golfing clientele, similar to other gathering buildings, and perhaps offer 9 cross-country skiing during winter months. Councilmember McGehee expressed 10 her interest in seeing the Commission come up with such a plan. 11 12 Mayor Roe pointedly clarified that Cedarholm was not an exclusive Parks & Rec- 13 reation Commission golf course, but belonged to the community, and therefore it 14 wasn’t up to the Commission to figure everything out. Mayor Roe expressed his 15 disappointment with Councilmember McGehee’s attempts at lecturing the Com- 16 mission, opining that if everything needing done had been pursued in using the 17 Parks Renewal Program bonding funds, the cost would have been three times over 18 that bond issue. Mayor Roe further clarified that it had been known from the on- 19 set that the Parks Renewal Program was only a partial solution for the community, 20 and it had been determined to address some things first, and noted that Cedarholm 21 and the Skating Center had not been excluded or not recognized as needing work. 22 Mayor Roe opined that, at this point, to second guess how the bond funds should 23 have been spent and reprioritizing the decision-making at this point was futile, 24 and the City Council and community needed to move past that mentality. 25 26 Councilmember Etten stated that he was looking for some sense from the Com- 27 mission of what a replacement would b, since there were multiple ways to replace 28 it as well as multiple uses it could serve. Councilmember Etten questioned 29 whether renovating the current building had validity, but requested information 30 from the Commission on that option: and whether to consider a higher-end club 31 house or a renovated club house, and pros and cons, and rough costs, for either 32 choice. Councilmember Etten further expressed his interest in looking at how the 33 enterprise could enhance revenues outside of golf, such as seeking revenue 34 sources for that space. While replacing the roof and other major repairs have 35 been on the CIP for several years, Councilmember Etten asked that those major 36 repairs over $20,000 not be considered until a more robust community discussion 37 is held. Councilmember Etten stated that he was in agreement with Mayor Roe’s 38 comments, and opined that there had been significant opportunities for the City 39 Council, the community and other interested parties to provide input for the Park 40 Renewal Program components, with choices and priorities made after significant 41 discussion. Councilmember Etten opined that to bring this issue up repeatedly af- 42 ter 3-4 years of that decision having been made was not helpful to the community 43 nor did it improve the future of the community in any way. 44