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March 5, 1980 Park Board Minutes <br />Page 5 <br />Olson asked Anderson what the cut backs would be on a $5,000 <br />• contribution. <br />Anderson stated the chart (exhibit D) attached to the Park <br />Board Agenda would explain some of the maintenance costs. <br />Motion by Van Hatten, seconded''by Dahl, that the Park Board <br />ask the City Council to enter into the joint powers agreement <br />and allocate an additional $59000 for development this year, <br />and further moVed'that if the $5,000 is not available, we <br />enter `into`the agreement without the additional development <br />and that a maintenance agreement be developed in 19180, for <br />inclusion in the 19.81:.,budget. Motion-passed. <br />Park Board Comments- <br />Johnson felt 'the agreement is just adding another administra- <br />tive.step to what is already taking place. The School District <br />and the City have been trading off use and maintenance of <br />.parks and school grounds. <br />Olson is in favor of the agreement but is concerned with cut <br />backs which may occur.for the City. <br />Grimshaw favors the agreement if it is reassessed yearly with <br />no cut back to the City. <br />• Westling is in favor of the agreement if there are no cut <br />backs in maintenance and that the school grounds are main-, <br />tained during the summer. <br />Dahl is in favor of the agreement and thinks it is good to <br />work cooperatively with the District but is concerned with <br />cut backs`. <br />Gunderman is in favor of the agreement and concerned with <br />the maintenance cut backs. The Department has already.had <br />to cut back on maintenance. He'is concerned that Highview <br />may be used extensively and the City`may get.little use. <br />Likes the concept but has.budget concern'. <br />Hogan favors the agreement provided funds can be found so <br />that the City's maintenance cut backs would not be too great. <br />Van Hatten stated the facility would be <br />City entered into the agreement or not. <br />is coming out of his pocket whether the <br />it alone or the City is in joint powers <br />the City should do whatever it can to h <br />ty. <br />there whether the <br />He feels the money <br />School District does <br />agreement. He'-feels <br />alp keep up the facili- <br />Benke clarified the fact that the City would be spending <br />• $15,000 over ,a three year period - the $5,000 is for one <br />year. He was concerned that the motion made might exclude <br />small CIP expenditures of $1,000-$2;000.,