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Regular City Council Aloeting Wnday, November 17, 2014 Page 7 COUnCilmeniber Mc(.'jciiee stated that she found that financing between the Maplewood and Shoreview community centers ivere very different; with the City of Maplewoc)d offerinIg lifetinic memberships for initial contributors in building the facility, and asked that options, such as that be included by the Commission as well. Cedarhoh'ii Golflo ' Li ' Current rse and ClUbhous - e Chair Holt noted that the Cuent clubhouse had been placed on the site in the late 1950,'s, and had more than exceeded its USCfUl life, Chair Holt noted the need to determine how to plan fror its replacement, as it seemed to be valued by the com- munity. In consideration of the City's overall budgeting, Cbair Holt sought City Council input on how they wanted the Commission to approach this major issue and the information they wanted provided for their decision-making, whether the Golf Course remained as all Enterprise Fund or was funded sirnflar to the OVAL COUncilmeniber L.alibcrte opined that Cedarholm was allasset tri the C01-nInUnity, while expressing varying degrees of willingness to pursue building ii facility or making rnajor repairs on the existing buil(Jing given its age and condition, Coun- cilmernber Laliberte expressed her interest in receiving the facilities utilization data, age, and deniographics compared to state and national levels, whether pri- V(,1te or public facilities. Councilmernber Laliberte recogmized the ebbs and flows of" the Industry, 'but sought additional inforination on where the Golf Course was on that bell cure Of Utilization compared tca other trends and natim.)nwidc utiliza- tion. Moving forward, COUnCilmember Laliberte questioned if the Commission would feel conifortable developing a plan for how to continue protnoting the fit- cifity and expand or increase Use beyond the status quo. COUnCilmember Me( eheL opined that shc considered this a capital ivarpra.rvcrrarcrnt program (CIP) issue Vel -SUS an Enterprise Fund issue. Councilmember McGehee expressed licr frustration with the Conirnission being fully aNvare of this need, as well as that ofthe skating center, and not including those needs as part of the sub- stantial amount of money allotted for CIP needs, but instead choosing to spend the money elsewhere. Therefore, Councilmember McGeficc stated that she wasnt feeling very gm-od about this Issue, since she felt good about the existing park fia- cilities, and it was her Understanding that thOSe ffiCilit]CS WOUld be improved and maintained; and further stated that site was hearing that from, the conimunity as well, that the i-im facilitics being constructed were not what they had in mind ei- ther. COU11cilmeniber McGelice sought infiormation on whether fees could be raised at the golf course to make the operation sustainable; and recognizing that the City of Edina recently closed a golf course, and not wanting that to happen here, she supported it as a good course for young kids and the elderly in the com- munity who were not serni-I,,)ros, but simply seeking a local community golf course. Couricilmernber McGehee noted the desire of the public to see the course wel I -in ai ritai tied, and questioned why one of the park buildings could not have been located on the site to replace the club house and serve various f"Linctions.