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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 15, 2015 Page 13 Chair Stoner confirmed direction to the Commission to look at the fee schedule across the board for buildings, services and programs for uniformity. Mayor Roe clarified expectations for the Commission to provide a report recom- mending a specific written policy on resident versus non-resident fees and how those fees were based from a policy standpoint; as well as how they compared to peer communities; and whether or not continuing the golf course as an Enterprise Fund or how to accurately track accounting procedures was preferable, and pros and cons for each scenario. Councilmember Laliberte asked for an updateon the department’s participation in and implementation of the asset management program. Parks & Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke responded that the program had been implemented by the Department, with current tracking of all full-time staff, allow- ing balancing of staff time and helping to identify specific goals. Mr. Brokke ad- vised that the equipment components was loaded and tracking was just being ini- tiated now, as well as that for buildings and parks, with replacement buildings implemented first andallowing for contractor schedules to be incorporated for maintenance and replacement items. Councilmember McGehee expressed her overarching goal for sustainability ver- sus making money; and her interest in a policy on subsidizing programming in addition to sustaining assets. Councilmember Etten expressed his personal concern with the park dedication fee comments by Mayor Roe and how to divvy funds up, noting the lack of a guaran- teed and ongoing funding stream, or varying at the least. Councilmember Etten noted the fund had basically been at “zero” the last ten years and was only now starting to become more substantial, making it hard to attribute it to the CIP when varying so greatly. Mayor Roe clarified that his recommendation was not to budget incomingpark dedication fees annually, but to have policies in place to make decisions in a more informed way from a stewardship viewpoint for the overall park system. If and when funds were transferred from an acquisition, Mayor Roe noted those funds would be in the bank and a policy in place to take advantage of them, recognizing a nexus between increased park system users and faster and greater wear and tear on that system. Mayor Roe thanked Commissioners for attending, their ongoing work and com- mentsprovided; as well as welcomingthe Commission’s newestmembers. Recess