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Mounds View City Council September 10, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 2 Step Increase Wage Adjustment for Neil Hiatt, Mounds View Public Works Maintenance. 1 2 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 3 4 B. Resolution 7989, Approving Baseball Field Improvements at Lambert Park. 5 6 Public Works Director DeBar indicated Lambert Park has had a number of improvements in the 7 past year. The remaining improvement was the reconstruction of the baseball field. The original 8 field and fencing was removed to make room for the shelter. The new ballfield would be 9 configured for t-ball and little league use. Staff solicited quotes from qualified vendors for new 10 fencing. The low bid was received from Century Fence of Forest Lake for $10,640. In addition 11 to the fencing, a couple of concrete slabs would be needed for player benches, as well as grading 12 and turf establishment. He estimated this expense to be $5,500. The Park Commission 13 recommended approval of this work at their July meeting and $40,000 was budgeted for 2012 to 14 cover the expenses. If adopted, the ballfield would be available for use in 2013. 15 16 Mayor Flaherty questioned if staff had exact numbers on the concrete and grading work. Public 17 Works Director DeBar commented these numbers would be finalized this week. He 18 recommended the Council approve the presented Resolution with the expense not to exceed 19 $16,140. 20 21 Council Member Mueller asked where funds would come from if the expense were to go over the 22 estimated amount. Public Works Director DeBar indicated the additional monies would be taken 23 from the Park Dedication Fund, only if needed. 24 25 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7989, 26 Approving Baseball Field Improvements at Lambert Park adding an additional therefore that the 27 expenses will not exceed $16,140. 28 29 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 30 31 C. Resolution 7990, Accepting Donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church and 32 Authorizing Distribution of Funds. 33 34 City Administrator Ericson indicated Bethlehem Baptist Church has been providing the City with 35 donations since 2004. The amount being donated for 2012 would be approximately $35,000. 36 City Staff, the YMCA and the Park and Recreation Commission have discussed and made 37 several recommendations on how to best utilize these funds. 38 39 City Administrator Ericson recommended the Council consider the following projects: skate 40 resistant flooring at Hillview Park, recreation equipment, teen outreach music studio at the 41 Community Center, DARE program supplies, $750 to the North Suburban Police Chaplain, 42 Towns Edge Terrace Dental Clinic and $2,929 to the Economic Development Committee Fund. 43 Staff recommended approval of the Resolution as presented. 44 45