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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 11, 2016 Montour clarified what the Park Charge funds were used for. The City Administrator stated that the city uses it for parkland and right-of-way acquisition to build new parks and trails. McGraw asked if a home was demolished, would they pay the park charge. The City Administrator stated that he believes it has been past practice to charge it for a new home only if there is no documentation that it has already been paid. He noted that up until the mid -80's, it's unlikely a park charge had been paid with new construction. Torkelson suggested that the deposit on the park rentals be lowered since the proposed $250 could be a hardship for some people. The City Administrator stated that the deposit amount was proposed to be raised because there have been some issues where extra cleaning needs to be done or a repair after a rental. Keis asked if there is any recourse for the city if a repair cost is more than the deposit amount. The City Administrator stated that the renter signs an agreement and it is possible that we could use that to get reimbursed for costs above the deposit. The Park & Recreation Director stated that over the years there haven't been many deposits forfeited. He noted that the extra costs typically occur because there were more people than allowed in the building which required extra cleaning. Mcgraw asked what percentage of park rentals is from residents versus non-residents. The City Administrator stated it is about two-thirds non-residents renting the park buildings. McGraw stated that if people have to invest more upfront with the deposit, they may be more careful with the building. Torkelson suggested a $100 deposit for residents and leave it at $250 for non-residents. Montour introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTIONNO. 2016-1-11—APPROVING THE FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED, WITH THE CHANGE OF THE PARK BUILDING DEPOSIT FOR RESIDENTS TO $100 AND NON- RESIDENTS AT $250. The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Fischer. Ayes (4). Nays (1). McGraw. Resolution declared adopted. The Parks & Recreation Director asked if the Council was also going to increase the Park Charges for residential, 9+ units, since in the past that fee has always been 75% of the fee for residential, 1-8 units. The Council agreed to not increase the Park Charge for residential 9+ units since there is very little opportunity in the city for development of that size.