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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 13, 2016 Page 17 ly in certain specific areas of the city where this has been problematic, but that education is being done on a person-to-person basis. Chair Newby had noted coinmunication received by staff and the commission on the deer issue; and sough assurances that the City Council was also being copied on those emails. Chair Newby xeported that the only infor�nation not forwarded to the City Council was informal comments when commissioners had been_out and about the coinmunity, and people had inquired about the ordinance, with most of those inquiries about misconceptions about hunting and feeding. Councilmember McGehee thanked the commission for endorsing the Marion Street park; opining it was a wonderful thing and very much needed; and stated her often voiced opinion that the city adopt a policy to ensure adequate green space in all High Density Residential (HDR) zoning districts. Chair Newby noted the coinmission's involvement in reviewing and providing in- put into the city's asset management program, and adoption by the City Council in 2015 of the civic priority plan, including asset management. Chair Newby as- sured Councilmembers that the commission would continue to review respective parks, facilities and infrastructure segments related to parks and recreation. Councihnember Willmus specifically asked the commission to review the 2016 coinmunity survey results about park building use, noting the comments were quite iinpressive. Councilmember Etten thanked the commission for all their work, especially the huge accomplishment as the Park Renewal Prograin nears completion, as well as for looking down the road going forward on new items. Mayor Roe noted, as a key thing the City Council addressed as part of the city's 2016 budget process was the proactive tackling of capital improvement program (CIP) issues. Given the significant and immediate deficit in the parks and recrea- tion area of the CIP, Mayor Roe noted that the funds go negative this or next year; and noted the Commission and staff were tasked to look at that very closely. Mayor Roe asked that the commission do so as well to identify any expenditures that could be reasonably delayed or changes made to the plan; or if additional funding sources could be identified beyond the previously-discussed park dedica- tion fee. Mayor Roe noted recent accountings indicating surplus Park Renewal Program bond funds that may be applicable to park CIP uses and help to some- what alleviate the deficit situation. Mayor Roe stated that he wanted input from the commission and their recommendations about how to address this deficit, not- ing he didn't want to see negative lines in the CIP going forward, but to see it ad- equately and realistically funded.