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City Council Minutes January 7, 2019 Page 2 of 11 ----------------------------- No one appeared under open forum. 5. Presentations 5.1. Communitv Enhancement Proiect Update Kent Koerbitz from ICS Consulting presented to the Council the second update from the Heart of the Good Life Steering Committee. He pointed out the five main topics and issues the Committee is addressing what can they do within the financial abilities of the City, what does it take to bring people to town, how do we provide a place for all age groups and for participa#ion from all age groups, make sure you do it right the first time, and that this is an investment in the Community. Mr. Koerbitz stated that the Committee has met three times and the developed a Scope of Work and Priority List for a City only project. He stated that they have capital cost estimates based on the Scope and that three different groups are taking a look at it to make sure that they are good estimates. He also stated that the group has been gathering information on operational costs which include development costs and costs of bringing services in. Mr. Koerbitz stated the committee has been dedicated to trying to do this as cost effectively and as efficiently as possible. He also stated that they have had excellent support from the City Engineer Tim Houle and City staff. He said there are some preliminary recommendations for the Council that Ryan Buell will address later and that they would more than likely be in the final report. Mr. Koerbitr stated the Committee has decided to pause because from what they understand is the School Board would like to have a discussion amongst themselves to see whether or not they would wish to participate in something going forward. He said the Scope could change significantly if they wish to join the conversation and informed the Council as soon as they hear from the School Board the Committee would either do their final meeting and wrap up the report or look at things from a broader perspective. Ryan Buell the Chair of the Community Enhancement Project Steering Committee confirmed that if there were any additional meetings ICS had said there would not be any additional costs. He discussed the preliminary recommendations that the Committee came up with. The first one being to look at the Heart of the Good Life in general. He stated that the southernmost forty acres should be reserved for outdoor activities and complimentary projects at this point. Mr. Buell talked about access to that portion of the land can either come in from Derksen Road or come across from Patriot Avenue. He stated the Committee feels there would be large cost savings for the City to come in with a graveled driveway from Patriot Avenue but the only caveat with that is working with the DNR to cross the trail. He also said they estimate it would take six to twelve months to get a permit from the DNR to do that which puts the project out a little further out than they had originally hoped for.