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Mounds View City Council August 23, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 31 cleaning person who has been included in the maintenance costs, and a nighttime cleaning person who could be included if necessary. Council Member Stigney stated that there would be additional costs for maintaining and operating the facility, as well as heating, hot water, and ongoing costs. He stated he would require some projections regarding the costs of the proposal. He explained the facility was originally designed without shower facilities, as the Task Force had intended it to be utilized just by children, to keep them off the streets. Finance Director Kessel stated the Council should determine how they would like the building to be utilized. He stated it would be unrealistic to expect less than a ten-year payback for the project. Council Member Stigney stated the facility had been built in line with the St. Anthony facility, for the support of the children. Ms. Blattenbauer stated they would like to get as much use out of the facility as possible. She stated they could keep the facility for the use of children only, however,the YMCA and Parks and Recreation Commission would like to see more use of the building. Council Member Stigney stated that the more users they have, the more maintenance costs are incurred. Finance Director Kessel stated if the facility was to be utilized to reach more of the public, for example aerobics classes before work, etc., it would require the addition of showers. Mayor Coughlin stated that part of the discussion should be deferred to the community. He stated that originally,the volleyball group was intended to generate revenue for the Community Center,and that proposal had fallen through. He stated would be good for the community to go through with the addition of showers at the facility, and that more use of the facility would be positive. He stated he had put himself through college as a custodian, and was aware that the cleaning of a small locker room would probably require less than one hour of work. He stated, at most, it would require two hours. Council Member Marty stated that he thought the lack of showers at the Community Center was an inconvenience, and he would like to see the facility used more, as well. Mayor Coughlin stated there was a narrowing window of opportunity to utilize the excess TIF funds to finance the project, so that it does not come out of the City's general fund, or other dedicated funds. He stated if they wished to proceed with the project, he would suggest acting sooner rather than later. He stated that the Council could make a motion to direct staff to pursue the financing of the showers through TIF. Council Member Stigney stated he would like information regarding the additional maintenance and staff costs. He stated he would like research regarding TIF financing, and noted the golf course was also requesting TIF financing. City Administrator Whiting stated comments and judgements had been made regarding how certain matters took place at the golf course. He stated as a staff person who was involved, this was not how these things took place. He stated the decisions at the golf course were made by the community and elected officials, and could easily be misinterpreted at this point. 31 C:\ADMIN\MINUTES\CC\8-23-99.CC