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-20- <br /> <br />Motion by Councitmember Anderson, seconded by Mayor Gamec, to recommend that the City <br />Council authorize staff to enter into a contact with LHB Engineers and Architects for Master <br />Trail Plan services, at a not to exceed cost of $55,000 with the funding provided from trail fees. <br /> <br />Further discussion: Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if there are not enough lots platted in <br />2002 to meet the $55,000 cost where would the funds come from. Parks/Utilities Supervisor <br />Boos replied that the contract could be written so that the work will not exceed the amount of <br />funds available. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if that was part of the motion. <br />Councilmember Anderson stated that she did not th/nk that was an issue. Councilmember <br />Hendriksen inquired if the master trail plan would include a link with. the county trail along Trout <br />Brook. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos replied yes. Councilmember Hendr/ksen inquired if the <br />trail along Trout Brook is_,,a,,,~.county tra/1. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos replied no. <br />Councilmember Hendr/ksen~;'i~pd if other cities are receiving funding assistance for regional <br />trails. Parks/Utilities suPe~isor )~'O0s replied Yes. Councilmember Hendr/ksen inquired as to <br />why the City woul&f~h'c~_ the entir~ost for the master trail plan for Ramsey if other cities are <br />getting assistance. ~'~ks/Utilitie~}!~up~rviSor Boos replied that he did not believe that those <br />cities were receiving pl~ng~i'}tanC~i;i~iit~he did not think it would be unreasonable to ask for <br />a match from Anoka County. ' CoU~'fl'memb'~ Hendriksen stated that he would vote in favor of <br />the motion even though hisdi:~i~i 'ii~clinati~ would bd to vote against the $20,000 that is <br />unidentified. Councilmember ZimmernSai!i::fibted that some of the ~ants that are coming out now <br />the City has to spend $500,000 to r~ive $100,000~,~and simply accepting the grants does not <br />reflect the true balance of the funding? <br /> <br />Motion carr/ed. Voting Yes: Mayor Game¢~:E6iihcilm~mbers Anderson, Kurak, Hendfiksen, <br />and Z~mmerman. Voting No. None. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by 'M~5;or G~ec, rd'address Cases #4 and #5 prior <br />to Case #3. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Coun4ilmembe:sf~i~ak}?~- derson, Henddksen, <br />and Zirmnerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case #3: Authorize Play Equipment Replacement for River's Bend Park <br /> <br />Action was tabled to the regular City Council meeting. <br /> <br />Case #4: Greenways Application <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos stated that the purpose of the case was to request Finance <br />Committee support for a cooperative Metro Greenways Planning Grant with the Anoka <br />Conservation District (ACD). The Greenways g-rant is an opportunity to take advantage of DNR <br />monies and ACE resources to accomplish existing goals within the City's 2002 work plan. <br />Specifically, those would be improving the City's digitized information on natural resources <br /> <br />Finance Committee/January 22, 2002 <br /> Page 4 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />