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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Wednesday, September 10, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 16 of 27 <br /> <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