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MINUTES Parks & Recreation Commission August 6, 1998 stating destination points. The Director stated that there was a need to put together a nice brochure and that it had been discussed several times in the last couple of years. Christensen wanted to know if there would be some park land dedication money from the Rice St./ Little Canada Road project. The Director thought there would be. Bianchi asked about the status of the basketball court at the Little Canada Elementary School. The Director stated that he and the City Administrator had discussed it and it was felt that it fit the criteria for the 10% Fund from the City. He added that the Administrator would be reconvening the committee soon. Smith asked if Sanders had access to Arcview so that the GIS layers could be accurate for the proposed trail brochures. Sanders stated that he did. She said she would bring samples of trail brochures. Smith stated that historical points of interest could be added to the brochure. Sanders suggested finishing off the landscaping of the new parking areas in Spooner Park and Gervais Mills entrances. Smith referred to #1 of the list of potential grants and suggested that it could fit right in if the Commission could get some money from the 10% Fund and then ask for a 50% match of up to $10,000. This would fall into the native plant habitat category outlined in the Conservation Partners Grant Program. Anderson suggested outdoor sculptures and fountains. Christensen suggested using something like that at the Round Lake area. CAPITAL Christiansen stated that he and The Director had met to go over the Capital Improvement IMPROVEMENT Budget A revised Capital Improvement Spreadsheet was handed out, which is attached. BUDGET Christensen asked the Commission to look at the 1998 column. He stated that the Pioneer Parking Lot Expansion was budgeted at $56,500.00 and came in at $39,300.00, Spooner Upper Parking Lot Expansion was budgeted at $20,000.00 and came in at $11,100.00. The $35,000.00 figure budgeted in the year 2000 was moved to the 1998 column under Gervais Mill Parking to make it $41,000.00. The Handicapped Playground Equipment figure of $5,000.00 in the 1998 column was moved to the 1999 column. The total for 1998 budget is $152,900.00. The Pioneer Lighting (L.C. Charity Plus) figure of $20,000.00 was moved up from the 2001 column to 1999 with an additional $26,000.00 (extra funds from the Parking Lot Expansion projects) to make it $46,000.00. The Minnesota Re -leaf Program money budgeted for 1999 was moved to the 2000 budget. The total for the 1999 Budget is $87,000.00. The Director pointed out that in a four -year period the budget was within approximately $9,000.00 of what had been estimated in 1997. Page 5