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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,October 14,2019 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Johnson stated any time the City sells an asset,the money should be dedicated towards something, and <br /> that he would be okay with putting it into the Park Fund. <br /> Walsh noted the City Council has to approve any funds that come out of the Park Fund so they will have <br /> some say in how the money is spent. The City might also want to look at improving lake accesses at <br /> some point. <br /> Rief stated park capital improvement items get spent out of the Park Fund and that currently there is no <br /> designated improvements related to any new accesses and that they are all related to current park <br /> accesses. If the City Council is interested in designating money toward lake access improvements, <br /> perhaps a joint meeting with the Park Commission would be beneficial. <br /> Sesals noted the City has a line item budget for the golf course and perhaps they could do the same thing <br /> for Lurton Park. <br /> Rief stated that was one thing that was discussed at the Park Commission work session. The City <br /> currently does not track expenditures on a per park basis since it is hard to capture that because a lot of it <br /> is related to maintenance. <br /> Seals stated she is thinking more of the parks that bring in money for services,such as the dog park. <br /> Rief stated Lurton Park brings in around 90 percent of the 100 percent they need,but that he can give an <br /> exact number. <br /> Seals stated when she was over at the Police Department last week, she heard some of the officers were at <br /> Lurton Park because it was the impression that they never check for permits. If the City is going to <br /> dedicate money towards improvements and maintenance,they need to understand the costs. <br /> Walsh commented Staff could perhaps come up with some ballparks. <br /> Rief stated the revenue part is easy to figure out but that allocating the maintenance expenses would be <br /> more difficult. <br /> Seals stated in her view the revenue from Lurton should go right back into the park and not into the <br /> General Fund. <br /> Rief stated the permit fees go into the General Fund and that they can track the expenses related to that <br /> park. Rief stated he will discuss that with Adam and br <br /> ing back some options. The City does not know the exact operational costs of the park. In addition,there <br /> has been some vandalism at the park. <br /> Rief stated he will bring that item back before the City Council after Staff has had a chance to discuss it. <br /> Seals moved,Crosby seconded,to direct Staff to deposit the Lurton Dog Park permit fees directly <br /> into the Parks budget for reinvestment into Lurton Dog Park. <br /> Rief noted that will cause an amendment to the budget and that they will bring it forward at the final <br /> budget meeting. <br /> Page 15 of 16 <br />