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DRAFT Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 17, 2014 Page 10 1 pointment in being lectured by others on the City Council about her positions. 2 Councilmember McGehee stated that the clubhouse asset was there and expressed 3 her interest in seeing it maintained or upgraded, opining that it served the com- 4 munity well. 5 6 To avoid any misconceptions regarding the current Enterprise Fund status of the 7 facility and golf course, Chair Holt emphasized that no tax dollars are being used 8 for this purpose, and it actually generated some revenue; but in looking at signifi- 9 cant capital improvements needed, there was insufficient revenue to account for 10 large capital expenditures such as a club house. Chair Holt advised that the City 11 Council that the Commission would return with the information as requested. 12 13 Mayor Roe suggested that those options provide multiple options, including pull- 14 ing in a new mobile home as contemplated by Councilmember Willmus to those 15 suggestions brought forward by Councilmember Etten. Mayor Roe asked that all 16 components of those options, including costs and any other operational aspects, 17 be compiled by the Commission and brought back to the City Council for further 18 discussion. 19 20 Enhanced Volunteer Participation 21 Commissioner Diedrick thanked the City Council for hiring the City’s Volunteer 22 Coordinator Kelly O’Brien, who had provided a volunteer update at their Decem- th 23 ber 6 Commission meeting. Commissioner Diedrick noted the value Ms. 24 O’Brien had already brought to the City’s efforts, including receiving a grant for a 25 database and a volunteer to work with the database; and her tracking of volun- 26 teers, their time, types of jobs available, and matching community volunteers 27 skills and preferences, as well as nurturing volunteers already being utilized by 28 various and multiple citywide departments. Commissioner Diedrick noted the 29 value in engaging the community volunteer force and Ms. O’Brien’s connections 30 and networking with other state-wide volunteer coordinators. 31 32 Councilmember Willmus thanked the Parks & Recreation Commission for their 33 advocacy for the Volunteer Coordinator and prompting the City Council to hire 34 that position, and the resulting positive city-wide implications. From his perspec- 35 tive, Councilmember Willmus opined that the Commission got more things right 36 than wrong; and emphasized that it was not the Commission’s job to worry about 37 things, but to bring them to the City Council’s attention, at which time it was up 38 to the City Council to decide which way to go. 39 40 Councilmember McGehee concurred with Councilmember Willmus’ comments; 41 and also thanked City Manager Trudgeon for pursuing the hire of Ms. O’Brien; 42 opining that she was serving the community well. 43 10.Presentations 44 45