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Session 1920 May 12, 2004 New roof - postponed from two years ago; half of the roof only will be built. Everything else will await further decisions. 729.02 - Exterminations decreased because we are signing with a new company with better pricing. This figure represents an actual figure. Swimming pool - increased costs to expand costs; increased fee revenue from increased fees and greater usage. The target on the pool was to achieve 40 percent of operating costs. Fees equal 18 per cent, currently serving approximately 35,000 people. Usage figures are collected for the Park Commission and can be shared with the City Council. Mayor Adams suggested charging people with courtesy cards a fee to obtain a "swipe card." The "swipe card" will be used to generate demographic information. 713.00 -the $102,000 shown here will be transferred to 721.10 to reflect the decision to hire Midwest Pools to manage the lifeguard service. Ms. Brungardt asked the City Manager to delineate specifically the items brought up in discussion at the Council Meeting which need to be included in plans for the future of the pool and its use, such as the publicity campaign, points to be included in the contract with Midwest Pools, reports on the existing policies and procedures for discounts, passes and users. Some Councilmembers felt the need to discuss these issues further, for the purpose of clarification, and it was suggested that a study session was the best venue for doing this. Recreation Facility- 711-10 - increased salaries of full and part-time staff; money for future expansion without designating specifics Page C-83 marks the end of the General Fund section of the Budget. Mr. Ollendorff pointed out that space was left for newly received grants to be listed. A question was raised about applying for a new Park Grant this fall, and Mr. Ollendorff said that he will check the dates and report back to Council. There was a question about the mulch pile and whether it should appear as a separate line item. That is to be determined by the funding agency. C-85 represents two bond issues: Prop K principle $250,000; interest $179,000. A 5.2- 5.6 million; 15 years, $300,000, $200,000 interest bond is needed to complete the recreation facility; the fire house on North and South, and Phase one of the City Hall improvements. We need to decide quickly about this. The bath house is not included in the proposed bond. It could cost $85,000 to $100,000 Page 7