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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 24, 2011 Page 17 b. Consider Authorizing a Survey for Parks and Recreation Master Plan Im- plementation City Manager Malinen suggested, in light of the absence of Councilmember John- son and Mayor Roe, that this item be delayed and included on the January 31, 2011 Special Meeting Agenda when the full City Council was available. Recess At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Acting Mayor Pust recessed the meeting at approx- imately 8:00 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 8:07 p.m. Public Comment Dick Klick,2099 Fairways Lane Mr. Klick referenced a meeting recently held where specifics of the survey were discussed and those components proposed. Mr. Klick encouraged residents to make sure they were fully aware of the proposed components in the master plan budget implementation. Mr. Klick noted that the proposed costs were significant and needed to be fully vetting by the public and addressed the conceptualized map and location of pathways. Mr. Klick noted repeated requests of Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke for public involvement in the ongoing process; and encouraged residents to be aware and to get involved in this very ma- jor project. Mr. Klick opined that to-date, the City had done a good job of keep- ing the public informed of this process; but opined there was a need to ensure the public understood the information and provided feedback. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of proceeding with this requested ac- tion at tonight's meeting. Willmus moved, McGehee seconded, approving the proposal as presented (At- tachment B) from Leisure Vision to conduct a statistically valid survey, including the benchmark option for a cost of$21,100; with funds of$50,000 from the Mas- ter Plan Implementation Budget approved by the City Council on January 10, 2011. Councilmember McGehee expressed her preference to ensure that the survey had sufficient information, such as the map referenced by Mr. Klick; and also that the financial aspect of the obligation was very, very clear. Discussion among staff and Councilmembers included funding source from the Communications Fund reserves; and timing of the survey anticipated within the next 4-6 weeks. Acting Mayor Pust noted her comments on this topic before; speaking in support of the Master Plan process; however, before spending money on surveys, she spoke in support of looking at no-cost alternatives given the many technological options available.