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<br />Interim Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood shared there was $30,000,000 in <br />excess of park and trail projects which are an eventual public need. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley said he would remove the canoe project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht said it can be kept on a private list of things to do someday. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if this would be the same for the observation boardwalk over <br />Lake Itasca. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley said he would probably feel the same but he asked for more clarification on <br />this project. <br /> <br />Interim Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood said this can be a boardwalk that <br />goes out into the water and returns again into the trail or could be a T-shaped dock. He added this <br />project allows people to go out beyond the cattails and sit or view the waterfall or sunsets over the <br />lake. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked about the dedicated $100,000 for the playground replacement <br />program and why every year had these funds other than 2028 and 2030. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund stated that the fund runs out of money and directed Councilmember <br />Musgrove to the cash flows and lawful gambling fund and showed why this was. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley stated it makes sense to commit to doing one park each year. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht asked if the funds would keep going up as it comes from the gambling <br />fees. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund said these numbers are rather consistent with what has been collected. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby answered Councilmember Specht’s earlier <br />question about the streets in the new development off of 147th Avenue NW and said the streets <br />are not in the current CIP. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund shared she will request a public hearing on the CIP and the schedule is <br />based off of how many more times the Council would like to see this before a public hearing. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley asked Council if they would like to see this again before a public hearing is <br />called. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht said that absent members may have some feedback and would be good to <br />mention this in one more work session to see if those members have any feedback. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell agreed. <br />City Council Work Session / October 25, 2022 <br />Page 7 of 10 <br /> <br />