05-03-2022 City Council Meeting Minutes

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City Council Minutes May 3, 2022 Page 2 of 8 5.1. Splash Pad Fundraising Update Jenni Gonczy gave an overview of the fundraising efforts: • $71,717 raised which does not include Park Dedication Funds • $16,039 pending which will bring it up to about$85,000 • $141,524 is total raised which includes the Park Dedication Fund • Waiting on Tasty Pizza fundraiser which will be on August 28th • Community Garage Sale is May 14th at the Cole Memorial Building • 1st round of discount cards will be going out Ms. Gonczy said the goal they were aiming for is about$150,000. She asked the Council what their preference for paver colors is and they decided on gray. She also asked when they would like to see the path in the ground. Nick Roy suggested the same time as the splash pad and Rich Spiczka said as long as it is not in the way of splashpad construction. The Council thanked Ms. Gonczy for her hard work so far and her updates. 5.2. Food Shelf Presentation Jean Kraft, Lakes Area Food Shelf Board Member addressed the Council with a funding request. She explained that the food shelf is a 5013C, the amount of people served and hours of the food shelf. She also invited the Council to come in and see how they operate. The Council consensus was to do some research to see what they can do to help the organization. 5.3. Capital Improvement Plan Jason Murray from David Drown Associates addressed the Council about the budget concerning projects and capital improvements. He informed the Council this is very preliminary since the audit numbers are not finalized yet. He said a primary assumption is that the budget cannot grow as fast as the tax base. He presented numbers based on a tax base growth of 3% and a budget growth of 2% with 5% inflation. Mr. Murray presented the financial analysis for the City's capital improvements. 5.4. Patriot Avenue Redesign Tim Houle informed the Council the Patriot Avenue Committee has been meeting and he provided a summary on information that has been discussed at the meetings. He explained that Patriot Ave was Hwy 371 for many years and designed for highway purposes. He stated the committee has been discussing transitioning it from a rural-type state highway to an urban-type city street. He stated they talked about using strip map exhibits to gather feedback from the public and said there was discussion about implementing a real traffic temporary test section between Main and Sibley Street. He provided a picture from another