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somewhere else in the City. He felt that the park dedication should be split with 25 percent of it <br />going into a specific district and 75 percent going into a citywide fund. <br />Councilmember Elvig agreed that they could increase their costs and he liked the idea of making <br />park dedication fees somewhat responsible for maintenance. He suggested increasing the fee <br />$400; $1600 would be for park dedication and $600 would be for maintenance with the <br />maintenance amount not to exceed $500,000. <br />Councilmember Strommen thought that they needed to ask staff what was reasonable rather than <br />the Council putting together the numbers. <br />Mayor Gamec suggested leaving the park dedication fee as is and then establish a contingency <br />fee. <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler replied that staff would bring back some options. <br />Mayor Gamec recommended that staff recommendations be presented at the next Finance <br />Committee meeting. <br />Councilmember Zimmerman suggested that the issue should go through the Park Commission as <br />well. <br />Assistant City Administrator Nelson noted that staff needs to a review what they can legally do. <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler noted that in the future there will be a need for <br />special equipment in the Public Works department with the development of Town Center. That <br />is something staff is talking about and are also putting together a timeline. <br />Mayor Gamec stated that he thought it would be a good idea for staff to put together a list of <br />what they feel the maintenance issues will be with the Town Center. <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired if there was a way for the Park Commission to make an estimate <br />on what maintenance costs will be on a specific project. <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler replied that if that is something the Council wants it <br />will be an automatic process. <br />Mayor Gamec replied that he felt that that is something that should be included. <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired if it was possible to cut $100,000 from the street maintenance <br />program. <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler replied yes, explaining that staff would rearrange the <br />program, but it does have some consequences. It is an area that they could provide options to the <br />Council. <br />City Council Work Session/August 5, 2003 <br />Page 9 of 11 <br />