10-03-2022 City Council Meeting Minutes

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City Council Minutes October 3,2022 Page 8of10 consensus was to reach out to school to see if they can help remedy the situation. 10. Administration 10.1. Administration Report Rich stated Jason Murray will he here next month to present regarding the capital improvement plan in 2023 budget. 10.2. Boards and Commissions Draft Minutes Council received the following items: • September 20, 2022, draft EDC Meeting Minutes • September 8, 2022, draft Park Commission Meeting Minutes 10.3. ARPA Funds Requests Mr. Spiczka stated there is approximately$196,000 of ARPA funds that have not been accounted for and presented the list that city staff put together to use these funds for. He said he would like to see the software move to a cloud based financial software for better protection and more accessible. He said to digitize P&Z files to make files more accessible. He said to add a secure electronic gate and reader at the maintenance facility. He said with the reader the gate can stay shut all day and that protects equipment and protects from first amendment people. He said another item would be to Coleman drive. Mayor Gardner asked if McGill Street could be added, and Mr. Spiczka said we can since the funds have not been allocated yet. He said money would be good to allocate to the Park Commission to help them create and maintain the amenities in the park since we talk about it being a great asset and amenity. He said technology updates in the Council Chambers will enable meetings to be viewed online which will make things more transparent and accessible. He said there is a quote on one camera and microphones, and it could be moved if the Council chamber moves in the future. Mr. Spiczka said an all-terrain lift is on the list. He said we currently have on that allows staff to work on the inside, but we could not use it to for example get on the roof of City Hall. He said an all-terrain lift could be used to change streetlights and flagging. Nick Roy said currently to hire out to replace a lightbulb costs about $400. Mr. Spiczka said the amount listed for City Hall repairs and renovations barely scratches the surface of what needs to be done. He said to just replace concrete issues it would cost a lot more. He asked the Council for ideas of where to allocate funds. Mayor Gardner asked if the Building Committee has met and Mr. Spiczka said no they have not met yet. Mayor Gardner would like to see them meet and believes City Hall repairs should be number one. Discussion ensued about funds already allocated to the Police Department for radios. The Council agreed the items on list is important. Council Member Pederson stated