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Councilmember Howell suggested soliciting wealthier members of the City to help fund some of <br />these projects. <br />Ms. Johns stated that they will be doing fundraising but the plan and the support of the City are <br />needed priority to going out to fundraise. <br />Councilmember Olson expressed the importance of art in a society. He agreed that the City can <br />support the plan but have it funded by private parties or business. He stated that he would be in <br />favor of supporting a plan if it was more of a plan of seeing how this would develop while not <br />committing time and money to the plan as a City. <br />Ms. Johns stated that this is why they need a plan as it would be more difficult to seek outside <br />funding without the support of the City. <br />Mayor Kuzma asked if there was a consensus to continue with the $8,000 donation. <br />Councilmember Howell stated that she is concerned with this dollar amount as it is a very small <br />amount. She said she would like to see more structure surrounding this before they move forward <br />with the donation. <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if someone comes to the City now wishing to donate a bench or <br />a sign at a park, what does the City do now if there is no plan in place. She agreed with <br />Councilmember Howell that this seems slightly premature considering the other priorities of the <br />City. <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood explained the current process and that there <br />was a recent request for a bench and Parks and Recreation Specialist Martinez -Flynn worked on <br />this. He shared that, from Staff's perspective, it is acceptable to put a pause on this, although it is <br />a very nice opportunity for public engagement. <br />Councilmember Specht shared that his only concern is with timing. He stated that Staff is <br />overwhelmed at this time and would not want to throw this on Staff. <br />Councilmember Riley suggested putting a reasonable timeline on this. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood to <br />discuss the desired timeline. <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood shared he anticipated that this would stretch <br />out over the next year. He said that Council could respectfully tell the Foundation that they are <br />interested in public art but would like to see this develop further. <br />The consensus of the Council was to move forward. <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood requested direction on the two oak trees at <br />Sunfish Lake Park, which died a few years ago. He stated the Parks and Recreation Commission <br />City Council Work Session /April 25, 2023 <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />