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<br />program such as the kitchen upgrades and parking lot at the Fire Department or the street <br />sweeper. <br /> In Public Safety, we added $53,000 for the remodeling of the kitchen area and another <br />$107,500 for the new parking lot. That number may not be high enough given some <br />recent comments. However, it is dramatically lower than the $230,000 initially reviewed. <br />We also added $83,000 for the apparatus bay door replacements in 2018. These <br />expenditures came from their facility evaluation report that has been review by the joint <br />committee. <br /> For the old Fire Hall, we have programmed $200,000 for the building exterior <br />enhancements. That number could change depending on the final program. <br /> In the Parks & Recreation area, we programmed in a number of the items discussed on <br />Attachment #2. Some revisions were made at the Commission’s meeting of October 6th. <br />This can be further discussed at our joint workshop in November. (We eliminated the <br />platform at Gervais Mill Park but adding the drinking fountain at Pioneer.) <br /> Staff also added two parking lot projects for Parks & Recreation for the Gervais Mill lot <br />off of Noel Drive ($20,000) and the overflow lot of Desoto at Pioneer ($80,000 in 2018). <br /> In Public Works, the main item is replacement of the sweeper in 2017 by discontinuing <br />the shared relationship with Falcon Heights. While this was a commendable effort, there <br />are some problems with maintenance by two cities on a piece of equipment that is <br />maintenance sensitive. $250,000 is budgeted for this plus revenue of $66,000 from <br />Falcon Heights’ payment to us for the current sweeper. <br /> <br />10% Gambling Fund #408: <br /> <br />This fund obtains it revenue from the 10% tax on net profits we charged our charitable gaming <br />licensees. We have built this up over time and it can now accommodate a larger project. Staff <br />took the initiative to program one of the playground projects in this fund. <br />This is an eligible expenditure of these proceeds and it takes some pressure of the 400 Fund. <br /> <br />Infrastructure Replacement Fund #450: <br /> <br />This fund pays for street reconstruction and rehabilitation including storm sewer costs. It also <br />funds a good portion of trail and sidewalk projects. We have tried to program this fund in a <br />manner that maintains a decent fund balance to ensure we can address special projects that come <br />up from time to time (county road costs or sudden deterioration of certain streets). <br /> <br />Park Land Acquisition Fund #456: <br /> <br />This fund generates its revenue from park charges on building permits associated with new <br />development. It has built up a substantial balance over the last number of years. The City has <br />internally limited the usage of these funds for acquisition purposes. However, our needs in that <br />area may not approach the fund balance. When coupling that fact with the needs in the capital <br />area for development/replacement of equipment and trails, it may make sense to use some of <br />those dollars in that area. That doesn’t need to be decided for the 2017 Budget, but it may <br />warrant an evaluation to see if this makes sense for the long-term. This discussion was held with