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Mounds View City Council January 27, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 9 D. Resolution 5937, a Resolution Adopting the 2003 Capital Projects Funds 1 Budgets 2 3 Finance Director Hansen indicated the City began working on the capital improvement plans last 4 fall and this Council picked upon that at the January work session. He then indicated that the 5 Resolution before Council deals with the projects discussed at the last work session and they are 6 proposed for 2003. 7 8 Council Member Marty asked when the skate park would be coming to Council for discussion. 9 10 Public Works Director Lee indicated that the Park and Recreation Committee set a neighborhood 11 meeting date of March 6, 2003, at 6:30 at the Community Center to gather public information on 12 the proposed skate park. He then said that the information would be presented to Council at a 13 work session following that date. 14 15 Council Member Quick asked Staff what neighborhood would be notified of the meeting. 16 17 Public Works Director Lee clarified that there would be City-wide advertising and promotion of 18 the meeting in order to gather input from as many residents as possible. He then indicated it 19 would be advertised in The Bulletin and The Focus as well as on the website and in Mounds 20 View Matters. 21 22 Council Member Quick indicated he did not feel there was a need for a parking lot at Hillview. 23 24 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5937, a 25 Resolution Adopting the 2003 Capital Projects Funds Budgets with the Removal of the Parking 26 Lot at Hillview and the Addition of those Funds to the Trailways Budget. 27 28 Finance Director Hansen indicated the City Council could spend special projects funds or park 29 dedication funds for anything for the parks and, since there is relatively little money in park 30 dedication Staff proposed to fund trailways with the special projects fund. 31 32 Council Member Stigney commented that the Resolution establishes funds paying for these 33 projects and he is not comfortable using the special projects funds when it is possible to use TIF 34 funds. 35 36 Council Member Marty asked how much money was in the TIF pool for this year. 37 38 Finance Director Hansen indicated this is the lowest year for TIF with District 1 having a deficit 39 of roughly between $1 and $2 million covered by an internal loan. Districts 2 and 3 have 40 positive cash balances but will bottom out next year. He then said that, if Council wishes to take 41 money from TIF for trailways, it is possible to do so. 42 43 Mayor Linke indicated that could be done at the time of the project and then commented that the 44 City also needs to complete a five-year plan for capital projects per the City’s Charter. 45