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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes ofJannary 22,2018 — Workshop Page 9 of 10 Discussion: Continued with discussion of development of park space to an active sports park, possibly including a skate park, pump tracks, sand volleyball and community gardens; need for master planning of the park; and the need to find solutions and funds needed to relocate protected gopher tortoises that are located on the 10 -acre parcel. Conclusions and Final Discussions: Mr. Newlon clarified that the parks discussed today were only the seven initially requested by the Commission to be addressed at the workshop and did not include all the parks in the City's parks system, as the Master Plan did not recommend site master planning for all the parks. He added the Master Plan included $1 million for various improvements at Lake Hodge Park and $2.4 million for Greenway trail improvements which were not part of the discussion at the workshop and which the City Commission may or may not wish to include in the bond issue. The City Commission agreed as a whole to use the approximate figures for enhancements for discussion purposes, to concentrate on the initial seven parks decided upon by the City Commission and to have another workshop to further discuss enhancements suggested in the Master Plan. As a result of the workshop discussions, the following figures were initially considered for inclusion in a possible bond issue: Lake Concord Park - $5.2 million (includes 200k for Art House) Secret Lake Park - $1.2 million for everything on list Wirz Park - $1.2 million Dew Drop Park - $500 thousand Forest Brook Park — Placeholder only — no $ Sunnytown Park - $1.5 million Northeast Industrial Park - $3.5 million Total: Currently $13.7 million of a proposed $20 million, which the City Commission initially felt voters would consider supporting in a bond issue. Additional discussion ensued regarding the balance of $6.3 million, which could possibly be utilized for inclusion of the golf course improvements as part of the bond issue. It was agreed that additional determinations would have to be made as to the type of improvements, such as a new clubhouse, restaurant, banquet facilities, and/or meeting rooms. It was suggested that staff be directed to research further approximate costs for improvements to the golf course and any other enhancements which could potentially be included in a bond issue, and another workshop be scheduled for further discussions with that additional information. It was agreed that there would be a need for getting specific about each dollar amount that was agreed to and solidifying the numbers in order to have support from the voters, in addition to including a contingency amount to allow for changes in costs, which could not be determined until projects are actually bid out. CONSENSUS: The City Commission agreed by consensus to direct the City Manager to plan and schedule a workshop as soon as possible for the purpose of continuing discussions regarding service enhancements, including golf course improvements, to potentially be included in a bond referendum and to provide additional information about approximate potential costs for the service enhancements as available.