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Mounds View City Council June 26, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 26 Public Works Director Lee noted that in terms of elimination of the Hillview/Fairchild access t there were extensive meetings when it was decided upon and he is proposing staying with what was agreed upon. Mayor Marty stated they are striking which was the consensus of the Council. MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/FLAI-IERTY. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6866 Including Various Items in the Feasibility Report for the Street and Utility Improvement Program / Public Informational Meeting Update as amended. Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. I. Resolution 6853 Authorizing the Contract for Architectural Services for the Preparation of Plans and Specifications for the Mounds View Community Center City Administrator Ulrich stated that on June 5, 2006, the City Council at a work session reviewed the proposed improvements to the Mounds View Community Center, which included concept and development level plans. Administrator Ulrich stated that the Mounds View Community Center Task Force presented the initial report to the City Council on March 6, 2006 and based on that report, the Council acted to hire DSGW Architects, Inc., to conduct a study of the task force recommendations. Administrator Ulrich explained that the architect worked with City to refine the concepts, to make additional recommendations, and to develop a cost estimate for the proposed improvement, estimated at $600,000. Administrator Ulrich added that there are several funding sources; including Special Projects Fund, Park Dedication Fund, Internal loans with general tax levy, Internal loans repaid with increased room rentals and membership fees and Capital bonds. Administrator Ulrich stated market feasibility was discussed briefly, and ultimately the first source would be funding the proposed improvements with internal loans paid back through rentals and fees generated by the facility. He said that it was the anticipation of the Community Center Task Force that memberships revenues could be increase with several different membership opportunities. Financial Director Beer had included spreadsheets with different levels of memberships and what revenues those would bring in. He said the break-even point is about 400 memberships of each type for a total of 1200 memberships. He said that if no memberships were sold, the City would run a deficit of $190,000. He stated with the status quo, the City contributes $47,000 annually to the Community Center operation in addition to the budget for $142,000.