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Center at the same time as the splash pad then they will need to build a smaller building for the <br />control center for the splash pad. He explained that he would like to make sure that when they <br />build this structure, it is in a location that works for the splash pad and a future Community Center. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman stated it seems like this objective needs to change to focus on building the splash <br />pad as soon as possible. He noted that since the previous Council unanimously voted to move this <br />forward, he thinks they need to honor that and move forward now. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson thanked Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood for his <br />perspective on this project in relation to future projects. He said he is supportive of moving the <br />splash pad forward now as there had been previous consensus; however, he does not want this <br />done wrong and wants to make sure the future of The Waterfront is being considered with this <br />project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart asked if the previous Council’s unanimous vote included a restroom. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen explained that there was support to move just the splash pad forward <br />and they had not gone into detail on what else this would include. <br /> <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood suggested revising the language in the <br />objective to say they are moving forward with the splash pad and leave the other action items in <br />place so Staff can continue to work on numbers for the Community Center aspect of The <br />Waterfront. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman said he would just like the objective to be updated to direct Staff to get the splash <br />pad built sooner rather than later. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen stated they can split this objective into two separate objectives, one to <br />identify a construction start date for the splash pad and one for the overall plan for the rest of The <br />Waterfront and its long-term vision. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman said he would like there to be an announcement made this summer about when <br />the splash pad will be built. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht added that he would not want Parks and Assistant Public Works Director <br />Riverblood to be investing too much time into the details of the Community Center before there <br />has been discussion by the Council about what to move forward with. <br /> <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood said he will need to do some work and <br />research into this as he will need to know the numbers before presenting different ideas to the <br />Council. He shared that they have already completed the grading for this park and built the trail <br />last year for this project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley shared that Anoka is currently going through a study of what a Community <br />Center would look like for them. He asked if they would want to work with Anoka on a combined <br />Community Center. <br />City Council Work Session / May 13, 2025 <br />Page 7 of 9 <br /> <br />