08-02-2022 City Council Meeting Minutes

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City Council Minutes August 2,2022 Page 2 of 7 3.8. RESOLUTION 22-26 APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE 2022 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 4. Open Forum No one appeared for open forum. 5.1. Splash Pad Fundraising Update Richard Spiczka received an update from CRS that they plan to come set features on Monday and it should take approximately a week as CRS is hoping that Schrupp Excavating can put down the compacting material on August 16th. He said McKay's will set the rebar and then Holden Electric will wire the controller and then McKay will come back to pour the cement. Discussion ensued about the subcontractors and if they are lined up to get the work completed in a timely manner and to prevent more delays. Mr. Spiczka said Jeff with CRS has been responsive and will contact contractors. Jenny Gonczy stated that they have tipped over the $154,000 fundraising mark. She said that any amount over$150,000 will stay in the splash pad account with Community Action for additional features. 5.2. Initial 2023 Budget Updates Mr. Spiczka presented an overview to the Council with preliminary budget numbers. He explained that the Consumer Price Index is used to forecast costs by municipalities and the most recent CPI is 9.2 percent. He said cost are growing at approximately a half of a percent a month and if that trend continues, we are looking at 12% by the time we get to the end of the year. He stated that the city staff will budget by that number and try to plan for more than that number with the preliminary budget to have a cushion while fine tuning the budget. Mr. Spiczka said a 15% increase was used in the numbers at the last months meeting. He stated the communities surrounding us will go up 4-5%for cost of living and 4-5% for market rate adjustment. He said the average areas overall wage increases are likely to rise 8-11% locally. He stated these amounts are coming from union agreements and work studies that are being completed in the area. 5.3 Outdoor Recreation Grant Program—Park Commission Council Member Ronning asked approximately what it would cost to apply for the grant. Mr. Houle said back in February the proposal cost was $16,475 with a deduction of$2,500 in-kind contribution. Mr. Houle explained that it is a 50% program up to a maximum grant of$300,000. He said the application needs to be