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has desig-ned a bridge that can be built on site for less than $4,000 in materials - Connexus Energ2¢ can provide and install the power pole supports. Connexus has ~h~?: above and is willing to contribute additional labor. The Cottonwood Parks was funded by the Economic Development Fund (EDA). As part of the on: $4,000 earmarked for the bridge was unspent. Councilmember Connolly inquired as to why staff was proposing boardwalk. P arks/Utilities Supervisor Boos replied because of aesthetics Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmernb~ design and recommend that City Council authorize utilizing the previously designated $4,000 in EDA Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Cc Cormotly, and Hendriksen. VotingNo: None. Case #3: Approve Year 2000.P~k':!and Recreation Commiss Improvement Program and Work Plan .... '~ i~77~ ..... Parks/Utilities Supervisor Bo6;~ stated?;'~at in Deqemb~.!i'~'9~,:CiW Council approved the following years budget which included ~5'ear 20:0~'~,.i. Parks CgpitgI Improvement Program. As is customary, the Park and Recreation "~'~~6h has r~ii~ed the projects and is now recommending City.~.Council authorize st~'~omplete tli'~ projects. These five different improvements..ha~a :h':Vadgty..of funding sod~ as well as different levels of effort required for project compl.,e.¢iS~. The foligWing is a listi~!~r.~kcrequested projects, the funding source, a summary, biid'~'et and timelifi~ii '~i~?~' Bleacher Replacgment/R. etrofimng? ......... ~72!?" $0 The Minnesofa..L'agislaNre:PaSsed ~ : 1i999 k oWn as the "Bleacher ,S_afety'Act". The bill would have requli:~tl(sUl~stantial modificJifi~0ns or replacement to Ramsey s nine bleachers. The .~-~.e':~]j"'was subsequend~7~odified in 2000 to exempt the five row bleachers - therefore action is not reqm?e&: The $21,000 is~ageted~*ivas intended to be funded by the capital equipment replacement Central Park EXpansion TM $32,000 The purpose of. tiffs expenditure was to begin to set aside monies for the purchase of 35 acres east of Central Park%r expansion. If the property was available before the monies saved are enough for purchase,.'i~ $32,000 could also be considered a land payment. Unfortunately, this item was ii5deleted as.pa~"bf the budget balancing required as the end of the year. The funding source would 't/liCe been"~he general fund. Staffrequested that the City Council consider monies to be set as/de beginn~ in 2001, as part of the budget, for the purchase of Central Park East. '::7, ~1'' '''<' .,.:.; r Finance Committee/July 25, 2000 Page 5 of 8 -51- approve the bridge Park bridge