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Draft August 5, 2019 Page 4 don’t want people getting hurt and it coming back on the City. He went on to state that once you take it out though you have to make plans right away to replace it. John Nordland, Park Board Member, asked DeGardner how long the board walk was. DeGardner responded that it was about 700 feet. DeGardner mentioned that he believed the intent of the boardwalk was to continue it on northward toward Marshan Lake when it was first put in. It was going to be a circular loop but since then, the project had been abandoned. He stated that it begs the questions “how important is the boardwalk section?” as well as at what cost would it be to replace it knowing that there is no extension of the boardwalk. Andrew Levi, Park Board Member, asked DeGardner if the City would come up with some options and present them to the Park Board and if they would have to decide on it. DeGardner responded that yes, the Park Board would have to take a position on what should be done and if necessary bring it to City Council. Jensen, asked DeGardner if he had an estimated cost for the project, in which DeGardner replied that they have not looked into that level of detail just yet. G. 2020 Proposed Budget Projects Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director, provided the Park Board with an update on the 2020 Proposed Budget Projects. He stated that the City Council held the first 2020 budget discussion on July 29. Two parks/trails projects were identified for possible funding next year: Replacement of Lino Park Playground Equipment ($95,000) and 12th Avenue Trail ($200,000). He provided the Park Board Members with staff reports that were included in the 2020 budget work session packet. He stated that the funding source for Lino Park is the Park Improvement Fund and the 12th Avenue Trail had three separate funding sources identified including Park Improvement Fund, Dedicated Parks Fund, and State Aid (land acquisition). He told the Park Board that the City Council will continue with budget discussion August 12th and that he would assume there will be an additional budget meeting prior to being finalized this fall. Andrew Levi, Park Board Member, asked if Lino Park would be replaced where it is or placed in another area as identified in the master plan. He stated in the plan it was further away from the parking lot/road, not under the power lines, and more in the shade. DeGardner stated if you are looking long term it would be a good idea to put the playground equipment inside the park as the master plan shows but realistically it would put a lot of pressure on our neighborhood parks given we do not have a recreation facility and we lost use of Rice Lake Elementary School for our fall soccer program. This added a lot of pressure on neighborhood parks for these programs particularly Lino Park. Placing a playground in the middle of the park would have a significant impact against our ability to put on our fall soccer program. He went on to say that when looking at that,