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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Wednesday,September 10,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> the levy into it without increasing the levy overall. He noted that the levy is what property owners pay <br /> their City property taxes into. <br /> Roath wants to include any aspirations for Big Island Capital Improvement. <br /> Carter asked regarding the$1,050,235 Park Fund Expenditure for 2022 on Exhibit B, if that number <br /> should or shouldn't include the Golf Course Equipment listed on Exhibit A, as that Equipment is funded <br /> somewhere else. <br /> Edwards replied all of the equipment comes from the Equipment Outlay Fund(EOF),however the EOF is <br /> back-funded by, in this case,the Park Fund. He clarified money is transferred out of the Park Fund into <br /> the EOF to roughly cover anything Parks related. He said the same thing happens regarding anything <br /> sewer related it comes out of the Sewer Fund,if its water related it comes out of the Water Fund. <br /> Carter asked which revenue line is paying for the Golf Course Equipment,the Park Dedication Fee or the <br /> levy or something else. <br /> Edwards replied it would eventually come out of the Park Fund,which is currently funded by Park <br /> Dedication Fees, but if approved in December,will also include$50,000 coming from the levy into it. <br /> Carter asked if the levy into the Park Commission is just to pay for the Golf Course related items. <br /> Edwards said in a particular year,the Commission could say that$50,000 would be Golf Course <br /> Equipment that year. He noted on the Fund Balance Projections,he put the$50,000 projected from the <br /> levy and the second$50,000 is just an estimate based off of a typical year in dedication fees. He said <br /> some years they bring in$200,000 and some years $15,000,it depends on what developments might <br /> happen. He said they do not foresee any major developments the size of Lakeview or even Orono <br /> Preserve in the near future, and noted those are the ones that bring in the$200,000-$400,000 in a year, <br /> and most of the developments on the horizon are 6-7 unit developments which don't bring in enough <br /> cash. <br /> Carter asked if the Golf Course makes money. <br /> Edwards replied no,the Golf Course traditionally loses money and is usually subsidized by the General <br /> Fund. <br /> Roath noted that Carter brought up a good question,they talked about the Tool Cat but didn't go through <br /> the Tee Mower,the Greens Mower,the Top Dresser and asked if that all needs to be done in 2022. <br /> Klaahsen said Edwards pushed those back a year. <br /> Edwards agreed and said they pushed those back a year and if Goehring were there,he'd be begging to <br /> move them back to 2021 but they just don't have the funding forecast for that. <br /> Carter said as long as it wouldn't prevent the Commission from doing the North Arm Drive Trail, if they <br /> got to the point where could either improve a park or buy equipment for the Golf Course,he would want <br /> to wait. Carter also said to answer the question regarding Big Island Park,the project will be underway <br /> very soon,the panels have been installed and previously there was a shortfall in private funding and much <br /> Page 16 of 27 <br />