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Special City Council Meeting Monday,May 27, 2015 Page 17 Among budget priorities, Mr. Brokke reviewed staged approaches for increasing hourly wages for part-time and seasonal employees scheduled to reach a cap in 2016 at $9.50/hour as applicable. Mr. Brokke noted the ability to attract interns to the department presented more of a challenge, as most cities were offering paid internships now, while the City of Roseville had not been paying in the past. Mr. Brokke noted he was currently investigating the possibility and resources availa- ble to include a stipend in the budget to attract a pool of interns. Mr. Brokke also addressed 2016 budget implications as facility operations, man- agement and coordination needs come forward in 2016 with all new and renovat- ed park buildings coming on line; with tweaking and analysis of those needs scheduled during 2016 for refinement in the 2017 budget. Mr. Brokke noted that this included professional facility coordination through McGough for park build- ings and the skating center. Mr. Brokke reported a high level of interest so far in the new facilities, with Assistant Director Jill Anfang handling inquiring, show- ings, and reservations, all of which took a considerable amount of her time. Therefore, Mr. Brokke was seeking a half-time position to coordinate and pro- mote facility use in the 2016 budget. Regarding projected Emerald Ash Borer(EAB) needs listed as a 2016 budget pri- ority, Councilmember Etten noted the funding set aside last year and asked if it had been used or if it remained available. Mr. Brokke responded that, since development of the EAB Management Plan in 2011, $100,000 had been set aside, with only $25,000 used to-date due to the award of grant monies, using those funds for matching funds. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mr. Brokke clarified that the intent was to continue build- ing that fund to address future anticipated EAB mitigation and tree replacements. Councilmember Etten noted that the Park Improvement Program (PIP) was cur- rently well below historic numbers at $40,000; and questioned whether or not mid-level or mini-capital projects would continue to be funded from the PIP. Mr. Brokke responded that he had included a $160,000 request as part of the orig- inal City Council's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Task Force recommen- dation, even though the Parks Renewal Program had accomplished a significant amount of work in addressing park system needs. However, Mr. Brokke noted there continued to be ongoing needs, and this money would bring the PIP up to a much higher level, and provide for things such as replacing playground mulch, safety surfaces, mulching trees and other such needs that occurred on a continuing basis. Regarding the EAB infestation, Mayor Roe noted it had been progressing west, and since eastern cities had more experience to-date, suggested that staff contact