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Park Board <br /> Goal Setting Meeting <br /> ^ October 16, 1996 <br /> Nothing was budgeted for Pheasant Hills Preserve but the <br /> playground was built with the money donated from Homer Tomkins . <br /> Jeanne Drive trail did not get done in 1996 . Will have to work <br /> on this in the future . <br /> Marty said he feels if we can get done with Birchwood Acres Park, <br /> get fill into City Hall Park to level the area for the playground <br /> equipment, and move the trail in Country Lakes Park, we will have <br /> met most of our goals . <br /> Marty talked about the budget and what he requested for 1997 . At <br /> this time there is still a maintenance person in the budget, a <br /> 1/2 ton truck, tractor, mower, landscape material for Birchwood <br /> Acres, $15, 000 for trails, money to seal coat the 1990 trails and <br /> additional hours for our part-time office person. <br /> Marty showed an overhead of how the park dedicated fund have gone <br /> from 1987 to August 31, 1996 . He said there is approximately <br /> $114, 000 dollars left . After you deduct $25, 000 for Brandywood, <br /> $46, 600 for Pheasant Hills Preserve, and $23, 000 for Behms it <br /> leaves a balance of approximately $42, 000 . Marty went over what <br /> has been spent on parks over the years thus determining the <br /> balance in the dedicated park fund. <br /> Marty passed out 5 year capital projects requests forms he has <br /> been working on. The total cost for the capital projects is over <br /> $3 million dollars . He asked the members to look this over and <br /> contact him if they feel there is something that needs to be <br /> added to his list . Betty asked if Friends of the Park can be a <br /> funding source for the capital projects . Marty said they fall <br /> under the gift section. <br /> Marty talked about doing a resident volunteer round-up program on <br /> the water bills . They would round their bill to the next dollar <br /> and the funds would go to the Friends of the Park or dedicated <br /> park fund. <br /> George asked where cities that are more completed get their <br /> dollars . Marty said they have gone through the same experiences <br /> Lino Lakes is going through. They have built their <br /> n <br /> commercial/industrial tax base up so they get more funding <br /> through their capital improvements fund or they may sell revenue <br /> or general obligation bonds to build facilities . They then pay- <br /> off the bonds through generated income. <br /> 3 <br />