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Mayor Garnet asked if' the cost io maintain and keep these projects up is considered by staff. <br /> <br />Pad<s/Utilities 5;upervis~)r Riverblood responded in the affirmative and noted some of those costs <br />have been e~mmcrated i~: the agenda on page 120 for the Council. With all of the Capital <br />hnproveme~t Projects, staff is tr dh?. to capture the cost using real numbers. <br /> <br />Councilmcmhcl El'rig stated he ~.pp~'eciates staff and the Park Commission putting the costs <br />together, and it ,s nice to keep a '. unning total to see on a budget when these are approved. <br /> <br />Councilmembel' Pearson i~clui re~? h(~w the willow damage to,the trail will be addressed. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilitics Supervisor Riverblood explained there are two different elements of damage. The <br />trail is next to a wetland where st ndbar willows are very problematic and have the hydraulic <br />capacity to push through. Herbkide will be used to stop that. The other element is muskrats that <br />burrow through the soil and the t~ ail collapses. Chicken wire will be used to address this before <br />doing the ow:flay. <br /> <br />Motion eroTiCal. Voting Tes: Ma yo~' Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Strommen, Cook, Kurak, <br />Pearson, and Ziimncnnm'~. Votin~l No: None. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamcc directed stalT to in,;lucie details of the costs to maintain City parks in the next <br />budget. <br /> <br />Councilmeml~er glvig reported at ad',ed to the same case is a recommendation for an observation <br />pier. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor R iverbl )od explained the proposed observation pier would provide a <br />location to s/.cp ()lJ' the trail and wm~b waterfowl and other wetland fauna. The design would be <br />an 8-foot wide section, perpendictdar with the shore, than T-ing with enough space for benches. <br />The design would include a larger de¢zk area with benches fastened to it. The Finance Committee <br />recommended thc City Cetmcil authorize staff to proceed with construction of the observation <br />pier. He noted the pier would tik~'iy be constructed later in the year. <br /> <br />Co un ci hn e~n b er E 1 vi g in d i cared tbe ~'inan ce Committee had several .questions regarding the <br />durability and the safety of the product and was satisfied with the answers. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmembet' t';lvig, -;et,ended by Councilmember Cook, to ratify the <br />recommendation of the Finance C~n~.mittee and authorize staff to enter into a~eements with the <br />various vendor's and contractors to complete the 11 categories of work relating to the shelter and <br />in'igation at t:lintwood Terrace Pax !< at a not to exceed amount'of $75,000 and to authorize staff <br />to proceed with thc constt-uction el an observation pier within Flintwood Terrace Park at a not to <br />exceed mnomxi el: $9,000. <br /> <br />Motion camcd. Voting Yes: May)r (iamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Kurak, Strommen, <br />and Zimmcrman, VotingNo' Nole. <br /> <br />Case #3) <br /> <br />Quarterly I,. eview of Franchise Fee Collections <br /> <br />( ity Council/April 27, 2(}04 <br /> Page 13 of 33 <br /> <br />P35 <br /> <br /> <br />