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Police Chief Katers stated that he put this request into the 2024 budget to do some reconfiguration <br /> of the front office with the addition of new Staff. He added that the building security request was <br /> not his request and he is not sure what this is. <br /> Finance Director Lund noted that this is a study of what would be needed for security. <br /> City Administrator Hagen shared that they had discussed bringing in a firm to look at tightening <br /> up security within City Hall and to get cost estimates for improving security. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove stated that she remembers this being discussed in a work session and it <br /> was supposed to be done in 2023. She noted that she does not want to spend any more time on this <br /> and would like it to be done. She asked about the trail connections that are in the CIP. <br /> Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood explained that this was discussed at the <br /> Public Works Committee meeting and explained that the Highway 47 trail is the segment from <br /> 142nd and up Highway 47 from there. He noted that there is a proposed daycare that will be in this <br /> area so they will need to update the numbers to see how much of this the developer would be <br /> paying for. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove shared that she would like this listed better in the CIP and having it <br /> moved from a priority five to a priority two item. She added that the City collects both park and <br /> trail fees separately; however, they are put into the same account so it is hard to know which <br /> portion is for trails and which for parks. She stated that this is an example as to why they should <br /> separate these two so they can know how much they are collecting for trails and parks individually. <br /> She added that the Sunfish Lake aeration could be moved from a priority two item to a priority <br /> five item. <br /> Finance Director Lund explained that the park and trail fees are combined under the park trust <br /> fund. She stated that she could go in and manually break these numbers out. <br /> Councilmember Specht asked if there would be a benefit to doing this. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff asked if developers are always paying for both park and trail fees. He <br /> stated that if all developers are paying for both then the amount in each fund could be figured out <br /> with a ratio. <br /> City Administrator Hagen shared that this was also his initial thought. He noted that it is not <br /> perfect;however, it is a good way to address the funds that they already have in the bank. He added <br /> that they could also look at recent developments to figure out what percentage of the funds go to <br /> parks and trails. <br /> Mayor Kuzma stated that this seems to be a good solution. <br /> Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood noted that Staff is not opposed to having <br /> these funds separated in the future. He added that developers sometimes do get paid in trail credits <br /> City Council Work Session/November 14, 2023 <br /> Page 2 of 7 <br />