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$120,000.00. Dan is proposing to the Council that they do a dual track; how much would it cost to have the programs in-house as opposed to contracting it out. Run the numbers from a financial standpoint and determine if the savings is there as promised. Miller stated that there is no administration connection with the YMCA and the City and therefore a "disconnect" will occur. Kathleen recommends that someone from the YMCA attend the weekly staff meetings with the department heads and Administrator. Kroeger recommended retrieving what data is available and come up with an estimate and hard figures. What are we benefitting financially? Coughlin recommends that the Council to fully consider the YMCA in comparison to those others that submitted proposals. Are the promises being full -filled and are there items that are not being initiated. Motion made by Coughlin to recommend that the City Council evaluate side be side comparison of the YMCA and a hypothetical in-house structure for operations of the Community Center and progranmiing. And in addition it is recommended that the YMCA to aprovide a liason to participate in the weekly staff meetings. Silvis 2° the motion with an amendment be made to the motion to include that the comparison include current costs. Coughlin also made an amendment to the motion to assess if initially promised savings materialized once the YMCA was awarded the bid to run the City's Park and Recreation operations. Motion passed unanimously. Item 4b — Trailway System Coughlin suggested that the committee ask for $50-75,000 for the trailways in the 2002 budget instead of requesting money for a new park shelter building. And to then recommend that the council include future shelter replacements in their long-term budget process. He also suggested to have the building inspector assess the existing shelters for safety issues and repairs. Motion made by Kroeger to recommend to the City Council that the City postpone allocations of funds for the construction of a second park shelter in the 2002 budget and instead budget $50,000.00 for trailway upgrades and new installations. It is further recommended that the City actively seek matching funds from the State during this upcoming legislative session. Furthermore, it is requested by the Commission that information on estimated costs of trailway installation be determined and provided to the Commssion so that further recommendations can be made as to where trails can be installed and to what extent.