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Councilmember Abdulle asked if the 15% increase was for all of the planned park projects. Fink reported this was just for the bid for Sunny Square Park. Councilmember Abdulle questioned if the City accounted for the potential grants. Fink explained the City accounted for the $250,000 that was received for Hansen Park, but noted the $300,000 for Totem Pole Park was not included in the plans. She indicated these dollars would assist with keeping the overall plan on track. Councilmember Abdulle commented on the cost of waiting noting costs will continue to go up. He supported the City staying the course and thanked staff for pursuing additional grant funding in order to assist with the overall park improvement plans. Councilmember Allen thanked staff for the update on the parks improvement projects. He commended staff for continuing to pursue grants. He thanked the finance department for all of their excellent work and for keeping an excellent bond rating. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas questioned if the City could move faster on these projects, given the fact costs are not going down. Fink stated staff has not considered this because the City does not want to take all of its major parks offline all at once. She commented on how this would impact City sponsored programming. She noted the tennis courts were moving up on the project timeline because staff believes this project needs to be addressed earlier. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas thanked staff for the response and stated this made sense. She thanked continuing to pursue additional grants to assist with completing the City’s vision for its parks. Councilmember Abdulle stated it would be helpful for the Council to learn more about the overall parks program with an over/under. He hoped that the economy and inflations would stabilize going forward. Worksession adjourned at 5:38 pm Respectfully submitted, Terri Spangrud City Clerk