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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 17, 2019 Page 16 Chair Baggenstoss expressed the Parks and Recreation Commission appreciation for the City Council taking this seriously because the problem is not going away and the trees are not going to wait for the City to do something. Mayor Roe asked the Park and Recreation Commission if there was anything else to discuss. Commissioner O'Brien discussed with the City Council the Park and Recreation Commissions goals. Chair Baggenstoss indicated seeing that the liquor license at Cederholm got stalled in the State Legislature, the recommendation coming out of the Commis- sion is to hold off for a year and to possibly see what will happen next year at the Legislature. This will give Cederholm time and do some surveying about what might be a best use, maybe make some relationships with possible vendors, and see what is possible before the Commission jumps into anything or any other rec- ommendations about what to do with that next step. Councilmember Laliberte explained she was a member of the Cederholm Task Force and that group spent a good amount of time talking about the purpose and intent for that building being something more than to just serve golfers. She was concerned and was hoping that the Council will have a conversation about if the City continues to wait another year do people make up their mind about it not be- ing a place to go in the evening or on a weekend to hang out and to find the patio space to have something to eat. Councilmember Willmus noted along the lines of Councilmember Laliberte's comments, certainly that conversation was articulated during those conversations. He did worry that it is something that keeps getting postponed and thought the City at this point should be talking with potential venders. A part of that conver- sation needs to be the use of the facility and the City's ability to continue to use the facility as intended as well as a community building and have that space avail- able as well for those purposes. There may be some competing interests there de- pending on who the City looks to as a potential vendor. He indicated that is a part of the conversation where he thought the Parks Commission could play a role in helping to flush some of those issues out and something he wants to see the Commission working on and discussing sooner than later. Councilmember Etten agreed with Councilmember Laliberte's comments. He knew that was a big focus of the Task Force and a pretty big focus of the Council stating that it is a building that is more broadly used. There is an opportunity for community to engage in that space more than is being done now. He thought there was a temporary need to consider and look at vendors and decide what the vision for its use is depending on the user. He would be reluctant to wait a year. He stated he would be hesitant to not bring it up and keep it on the forefront be-