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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 18, 2017 Page 12 Even with commission recommendations, Mayor Roe stated that he wasn't happy with so much of the fund balance in the negative, opining that wasn't where it needed to be, suggesting that windfall revenue (e.g. TIF decertification and/or Park Dedication funds) as a way to shore up this as soon as possible since it af- fects the fund balance going forward. Even if that requires foregoing additional levy funds for the PMP and using those for General Facilities instead over the next few years, Mayor Roe opined that may be prudent since the PMP fund bal- ance is currently between $10 and $12 million now before the internal loan is tak- en, prompting him to consider levy increases for the General Facilities fund and shifting expenditures in the 2017 to 2020 period to avoid further negative num- bers in those funds. Chair Schroeder noted that there was a surplus in the operating fund, and instead of using it for operations, it could be used for a one-time infusion for CIP as an- other source. To the extent the commission wanted to make those recommendations, Mayor Roe asked that they formally do so upon further discussion. CIP: Park Improvement Program (Attachment Q AND CIP: Golf Course Capital Improvements As recommended last year and again this year by the commission, Commissioner Harold noted that this was the worst fund over the twenty-year period, prompting them to recommend utilizing park dedication funds to shore up this program as noted. Commissioner Harold noted that the commission had provided this as a formal recommendation before recent golf course decision-making. Mayor Roe opined that in 2028-2039 Park CIP levy increases should be reduced in order to keep the fund balance from growing indefinitely and should be formal- ized as a recommendation for future City Councils. Commissioner Harold advised that this ties into the next recommendation to com- bine the golf course and parks funds for CIP spending at the golf course and view- ing it as a larger park program as a whole. Commissioner Harold clarified that this assumed that the clubhouse building would be paid for in one-time funds; and as questioned by Mayor Roe, included the use of existing Golf Course Fund bal- ances as proposed for a community building. Mayor Roe opined that if the clubhouse was paid for with an internal loan, the graph may look even better in terms of fund balances. However, Mayor Roe stat- ed that a concern was when considering the Park & Recreation Fund, a lot of ex- penditures for 5-6 playgrounds currently included in the CIP would need to be de- ferred. While he considered this good progress, Mayor Roe noted that this fund still had the potential problem of going negative quickly, and asked for more rec- ommendations and how to reflect the golf course clubhouse as a community building in policy discussions.