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Park Board December 2, 2020 Page 3 APPROVED MINUTES working with when making recommendations to the council. DeGardner stated that maybe the recommendation will be to hold the funds, start a project, or fund smaller projects like replacing some of the playground equipment at different parks. He said that this is the primary purpose of the meeting tonight. The additional information is the Dedicated Parks Fund detail, which is a breakdown of all the revenue and expenses broken down since 2013. The last page at the bottom is a summary of the designated projects and what the fund balances are. The third attachment is the comprehensive plan we put together in 2018. This is just Park Board information to look at throughout the discussion. DeGardner also referenced Huelman’s comments about the needs and wants for hard court surfaces. DeGardner informed the Park Board that on Monday night the City Council will be discussing putting in some hard court surface at the intersection of Birch Street and Centerville Road. This would consist of four pickle ball courts, two tennis courts, and a parking lot. In 2018 the Council designated dollars to develop the City property just adjacent to the fire station so there are funds designated for this. However, Arena Acres is a recent residential area that was just approved by the City Council. There is a significant dollar amount designated in the Designated Park Fund and this development is just north of Centerville Road. He stated that it is in very close proximity to the Birch Street/Centerville Road that he just referred to, so the City Council will be discussing whether to authorize staff to prepare specification and bid process for the pickle ball courts and tennis courts with the funding that is already secured with the dollars designated in 2018 as well as the designated funds from Arena Acres. With those funds it should get us to the amount that is needed. He just wanted to make sure that the Park Board was informed of this information and the discussion that was going on regarding hard court surfaces. Huelman stated that the Park Board wants to be critical when looking into new developments prior to building a park. They should look at how many people live in the development, how much land is available, the dollars that are being brought in and, prior to building a park if the park would serve just the residents of that area or other residents and if there is already a park nearby that could serve the residents of the new development. Smaller developments might not support the park so it might be better to invest in a park that exists to serve that development, use the dollars for a future development that is supposed to come in down the road that those residents could use the park/recreation items, or hold onto the dollars and put them into a space that the City already owns and build something there that can benefit the entire community. DeGardner presented the layout of “Tower Park” (not the official name, just what he is calling it at the moment as it needed a name), the park is located at Centerville Road & Birch Street). DeGardner stated that WSB expects the bid environment to be favorable this winter and the City will be able to get two tennis courts and four pickle ball courts. They also expect to have some costs for site grading and storm water improvements. The City will not be able to put in a full basketball court or shelter at this site at this time.