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events. She added that she knows it will likely not bring in a ton of money, but she does not want <br /> to see the City lose the building. <br /> Mayor Kuzma said he is not looking to spend any more money than they need to; however, he <br /> thinks they need to at least get the building fixed, so it is usable. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff asked if building maintenance funds would be able to be utilized to <br /> take care of the door and other safety issues with the building. <br /> City Administrator Hagen said any fund could be used, including building maintenance funds. He <br /> added that if the desire is to do the minimum work to secure the building and make sure it does <br /> not fall further into disrepair, then Staff can come back to the Council with the numbers for just <br /> these repairs. <br /> Councilmember Howell said that the funding for this could either come from the EDA or Park <br /> Dedication funds so it will not affect the overall budget. She noted that she would rather do the <br /> whole renovation project to get the building back into use than just continue to limp the building <br /> along. She stated that if the funding for this would increase the levy, then she would not support <br /> it; however, with funding sources outside of the levy, she is in support of the renovation. <br /> Mayor Kuzma shared that he would like to see the City have a Mississippi River Visitors Center <br /> and this building could be utilized for this. He noted that it would no longer be considered a <br /> historical building if they move forward with this. <br /> Councilmember Specht shared that he would be in favor of spending whatever they need to in <br /> order to bring the building back into use. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove said she is leaning towards using EDA funds for the renovations. She <br /> said there is a lot of potential for businesses to lease this space. <br /> Mayor Kuzma said they can send this idea to the EDA to see if they have an interest in moving <br /> forward with the renovations utilizing EDA funds. <br /> Councilmember Howell asked if the EDA were to not want to move forward with this project using <br /> EDA funds if there is an appetite from the Council to move forward with this project using Park <br /> Dedication funds. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff said he would not be in support of using Park Dedication funds for <br /> this project. <br /> Community Development Director Hanson asked if the EDA were to oppose this if the Council <br /> would at least want to move forward with getting the door repaired and taking down the trees <br /> around the building to clean it up. <br /> Mayor Kuzma said he would be in favor of this. <br /> City Council Work Session/July 23, 2024 <br /> Page 10 of 12 <br />