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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWK - May 26, 2015ANLb Y © 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOIA 55304 • (763) 755 -5100 FAX (763) 755 -8923 • WWW.AN DOVE RMN.GOV City Council Workshop Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Conference Rooms A & B 1. Call to Order — 6:00 p.m. 2. Joint Meeting with Park & Recreation Commission a. Discuss 2016 -2020 Park CIP b. Discuss Park Replacement Funding c. Discuss Future of the City Park System d. Consider Scoreboards at Sunshine Park Soccer - Football Fields /15 -33 e. Discuss the Selling of Park Property 3. Discuss Bunker Lake Blvd. NW from Crane St. NW to Jefferson St. /11- 25/Proposed Underpass — Engineering © 4. Discuss Stakeholders /15 -22 /City Campus Expansion Master Plan -Engineering 5. 2015 -2016 Strategic Plan/Goal Setting Discussion -Administration 6 April 2015 General Fund Budget Progress Report - Administration 7. April 2015 City Investments Review - Administration 8. Other Business 9. Adjournment LAW] 0 ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING — MAY 26, 201 S MINUTES The Workshop Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Julie Trude, May 26, 2015, 6:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Mike Knight, Sheri Bukkila, Valerie Holthus and James Goodrich Councilmembers absent: None Park Commissioners present: Ted Butler, Alisa Lewnau, Angela Marinello, Jim Lindahl, Mark Miskowiec, and Shane Stenzel Park Commissioners absent: Sarah Elstrom Also present: City Administrator, Jim Dickinson Public Works Director /City Engineer, David Berkowitz Assistant Public Works Director, Todd Haas Others JOINT MEETING WITH PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION a. Discuss 2016 — 2020 Park CIP Chairperson Stenzel reviewed the Park and Recreation Commission's issues and items they have been working on in regard to the Park CIP. He summarized the process the Park Commission has gone through to this point for the development of their recommended CIP. Chairperson Stenzel indicated the associations are not driving the Park and Recreation Commission as far as what they need. The Commission listens to what the associations say but the commissioners have also driven around to the different parks to see what amenities were at each and who was using them. Chairperson Stenzel noted after review of the parks they have shifted some items around. They have added irrigation to some of the larger parks. They also looked at parks that currently have irrigation and access to water. He stated the Park and Recreation Commission is trying to get people to utilize more parks within the City and not just a few which they felt is vital then they will start to move forward to finish the parks that were started and not yet finished. 40 Mayor Trude asked what has happened in the last five years that is different from ten years ago. Commissioner Lindahl stated everything is controlled by the weather and the parks without irrigation do not look or work well when it does not rain. The last couple of years © Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 2 have been short on rain and the parks dry out. He thought the sports growth, such as lacrosse dictate what the parks are used for and determine what should be in each park. Chairperson Stenzel indicated everyone is flooding to the irrigated parks and using them for the organized sports. They need rest periods in those parks and fields to get them back in shape and then to keep them in good shape. Councilmember Knight stated when this comes up with the associations, don't they understand about the resting of the fields. Commissioner Lindahl stated they do understand and end up leaving some of the parks alone at times and then grab other parks and use the green space. Commissioner Lewnau indicated her son's team ended up going to Ham Lake to play because the sand burs were so bad at the fields in Andover where they were playing on. Mayor Trude asked if they are using any of the school fields. Chairperson Stenzel indicated they are. Chairperson Stenzel reviewed the 2016 CIP plan with the Council. Commissioner Lindahl stated they prioritized Timber Trails as first because it has multiple fields for soccer and baseball at the location and little else needs to be done but add irrigation. Councilmember Holthus asked if the $9,100 that was slated for playground equipment is it just a small piece of the improvements. Mr. Dickinson indicated that the playground equipment replacement is a maintenance item and will be discussed later in the evening as part of the maintenance budget discussion. Councilmember Holthus asked if the parks get leasing revenue from cell towers. Mayor Trude stated the water tower revenue goes to pay water rates for holding the cell towers. Mr. Dickinson indicated there is a portion from the Rose Park cell tower lease that goes in the Park Improvement Fund. Chairperson Stenzel continued with the 2016 CIP review. Chairperson Stenzel indicated the immediate need is to get the players off the fields they are currently using that are not designed for that sport and play the sports on the field that was originally designed for that sport. Chairperson Stenzel stated they carried over to the 2017 CIP the same theme of irrigation for the parks. They also plan to irrigate a small park, a neighborhood park and Andover Lions Park. He indicated they have a list of parks to be irrigated. Chairperson Stenzel stated in 2017 there is also $100,000 for a storage shed at Pine Hills © Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes —May 26, 2015 Page 3 North Park with a donation being anticipated from the associations in order to get a building done so there will be no money used for a building from the Park Improvement Fund. Chairperson Stenzel continued with the 2017 CIP review with the Council. He noted that as they go further into the years, they start to reduce the fund balance while improving the parks. Mayor Trude thought that made sense and supported that. Chairperson Stenzel reviewed the 2018 CIP with the Council and noted they plan to pave the hockey rinks and parking lot at the City Campus rinks. If paved, this will bring people to it in the summer months. Chairperson Stenzel continued with the 2018 - 2020 CIP review. Councilmember Holthus asked if there was a well at Pine Hills North Park. Chairperson Stenzel stated there is a well but what they have on the CIP is for well and septic to add restroom facilities. He noted the well that is there now is not adequate for that and a new well would need to be dug. Mr. Dickinson indicated a new well would need to be dug for potable water, the current well is only for irrigation. QMayor Trude showed some photos of Pine Hills North Park and stated one of the issues the Council was concerned about is the ability to easily drive onto the field. She stated the field looks really good and there are not any barriers to prohibit anyone from driving on the field and ruining the irrigation and quality of the field. The Council felt there needed to be some sort of barrier to protect the fields. Chairperson Stenzel stated in regard to the parking lot many of the lots in the park are not paved. Mayor Trude stated the Council is not looking at paving the parking lot at this time but they would like to see some sort of fencing go up to separate the field from the parking lot and protect the field. She suggested something like a split rail fence but they would need to find a funding source. They need to protect the money they have already spent. Councilmember Holthus stated she really liked how the trail goes down to the pond. Councilmember Knight stated originally the concept was to build a community center type of facility and he wondered if this was no longer the view of the Commission. Chairperson Stenzel stated that is still the long term plan but they are just deferring that portion of the plan and that facility has been pushed back because they need to get other park items completed first. Mayor Trude stated she was thinking about the order of Timber Trails and Fox Meadows and should they look at Fox Meadows sooner than Timber Trails because it is a little closer and not that far from Pine Hills North Park. She thought if there were tournaments going on it might be an ideal field to use Fox Meadows along with Pine Hills North Park. Commissioner Miskowiec stated they have two fields being used already at Timber Trails © Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes —May 26, 2015 Page 4 along with two user groups and they would have to redo all of Fox Meadows. He felt this was a budget issue. The $200,000 would just get the basics at Fox Meadows where $200,000 at Timber Trails would get a spectacular finished park. Mr. Haas stated at Timber Trails they will look at getting the outfields done and will have grass infields because that is a large field for the older kids. There will be a huge renovation for that park. Commissioner Lindahl stated the fields are pretty level but it just needs to be touched up. Mr. Haas stated the soccer fields need to be graded slightly. The field is medium size, not large but soccer will use it. Councilmember Holthus wondered if the Park Commission had a site plan for Fox Meadows. Commissioner Miskowiec stated they met with the neighbors and went over several different variables and design possibilities and since they pushed it out they have not specifically defined anything and it is still in the works. There is not a budget for it yet. Councilmember Holthus stated a site plan would be helpful to determine the costs and to budget properly. Commissioner Miskowiec indicated Timber Trails would be the easier of the two parks to do a site plan on. He noted Fox Meadows needs a lot of preliminary © planning and engineering work done. Councilmember Goodrich stated he liked the preliminary CIP because they are remaining within budget and are prioritizing what the real needs are. Mayor Trude thought they should investigate purchasing the Stop -N -Shop because it might be cheaper to purchase that than to put in a new well. She wondered if the Park Commission would be interested in that site. Commissioner Miskowiec indicated if the well could be used for irrigation, they would be interested. Mr. Dickinson thought the well would not be big enough to irrigate the park. Mayor Trude stated when she was campaigning, Creekridge Park came up in conversation. The park was closed down because of the negative activities going on there but now the area has young families and she thought they could put in playground equipment for the children and noted there are not any neighborhood parks in that area for them to play. She thought the Park Commission could forgo irrigating one of the parks and work on this park. Chairperson Stenzel indicated this was on his list for discussion with the Council in another topic. Mr. Haas stated in regard to this park, this is a replacement and not park dedication because those fees have already been used to purchase equipment there so they will have to look at replacement funding. Mayor Trude thought staff should look at this park and try to find funding for it because there is growth in the area. 0 b. Discuss Park Replacement Funding Chairperson Stenzel reviewed the park replacement funding items with the Council. © Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 5 Councilmember Bukkila thought they would have had this item in a catalog format showing the item, original install date, anticipated replacement date, approximate cost in today's dollars and what exactly is the inventory of the item and if needed. Chairperson Stenzel asked if she wanted to see more detailed information. Councilmember Bukkila stated she wanted to know what is the timeline and when does the replacement need to be done in the next five years. She wondered if this should be done like a CIP where it goes up for annual review. Mayor Trude thought this item might be like the playground budget where they have a set budget and work from that to complete the items needing replacement. Commissioner Butler stated this does not include playground equipment. Playground equipment replacement has its own budget and list. Councilmember Bukkila thought the smaller items were already taken care of by the Parks Department, but this list is the larger items that cannot be covered by that budget and need to be reviewed to see when replacement should be made. Mr. Berkowitz stated the smaller items are replaced through the Parks Maintenance budget and done by the City Parks Maintenance crew. He reviewed some of the history of why the park replacement funding list was made. There was discussion between the Council and Commission about the different funding budgets and what items those include. Councilmember Knight asked why they would not put to the top of the list safety issue items that need to be replaced. Commissioner Lindahl thought the Parks Department did annual inspections for all of that. Councilmember Holthus thought this item lets the Council know that they do not budget enough for replacement costs. Commissioner Lindahl stated that is correct. Councilmember Bukkila stated the Park Commission has several budgets and she did not know what each one consisted of so if something needed to be adjusted, where they would begin. Mr. Haas indicated the Park Dedication Fund is only to be used for new equipment or expand not to be used for replacement items. Mr. Haas reviewed the different fund sources and what they are used for. Councilmember Holthus thought the parks are a window into the City. She thought the parks need to be in good condition in order to attract new residents and businesses. She loves the © City parks and trails and would hate to see them crumble. She would like to have them possibly move some money around and increase the amount they have for replacement items that are not playground equipment. Councilmember Knight agreed and thought they had to take into consideration what deterioration can lead to. © Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 6 Councilmember Goodrich wondered if they should start a fund for replacement items when they are first installed. He thought they should figure out what is in the parks and if the equipment or activity is still in use and good shape and if it is not then to figure out something that is current that will be used in the park. They should prioritize them and then figure out the funding for the list. Councilmember Bukkila did not think they had a cycle or plan put in place and she wondered where they needed to be to see them on target to hit the replacement dates on the parks on a cyclical basis. She indicated she did not see that happening. Mr. Dickinson stated they are looking at escalating the funding for replacements, but without significant growth those funds need to come from something else or reducing a service. c. Discuss Future of the City Park System Chairperson Stenzel reviewed with the Council what they need in order to get items replaced and installed in the future. He stated they need money to finish a lot of their parks. © Councilmember Knight stated there are two areas they are spending a lot of time on. The trail system and the open space are items that they are spending a lot of time and money on and they are becoming known for them and people like the trail system. Chairperson Stenzel stated in most communities the parks, trails and open space are all together and they work together and the communities come up with a comprehensive plan for it. He stated $15,000 does not get them near to what is needed each year for park improvements. He stated Andover is really unique in how it is laid out and the types of parks in the north half of the City and in the south half of the City and they need to be treated the same way. Mayor Trade wondered if there is a way to use the Park Improvement Fund miscellaneous $15,000 to add a little something new to a park to freshen it up. Chairperson Stenzel stated they identified those and what they found is the parks that get improvements first or new pieces of equipment first are the ones that have residents asking for improvements or complaining about their park and then another park gets pushed out and the plan never gets followed. He stated they need to make sure the plan is followed. Mr. Dickinson summarized the priorities based on the Park and Recreation Commission and City Council discussion. Councilmember Bukkila indicated she was not looking at a five year window, she was thinking they needed a ten to twenty year CIP. She was thinking long term and would be reviewed regularly. Mayor Trade wondered if they should look at land costs for park dedication fees to make sure the fees collected are reflective of the market and do not put © them further behind. She thought they needed to evaluate the fee regularly to make sure it is not too low especially now that land prices have started to go up again. Mr. Haas stated the Park Commission will go back and discuss this and then come back to © Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 7 the Council with a recommendation on what the value is that they are talking about. Mayor Trude thought that was a good plan because the Council did not want to micro -manage the Park Commission. Commissioner Miskowiec indicated the Park Commission's main priority is irrigation. He thought they needed to get some underutilized parks online and they need to redirect from prior years practice and build the core facilities first and all of the amenities will then need to come later. The Park Commission concurred. d. Consider Scoreboards at Sunshine Park Soccer - Football Fields /15 -33 Chairperson Stenzel explained to the Council that the Football Association donated new scoreboards to Prairie Knoll Park and want to move the old scoreboards to Sunshine Park where there are none but in order to install them at Sunshine Park they are $23,000 short and need funding to install them. This was put into the 2016 CIP to bring it to the Council's attention. Councilmember Bukkila stated when an organization comes forward thinking they are gifting © something to them that is a luxury, it is actually hurting the City because the City needs to pay for something that is not budgeted for so some needed things that have been on the list are pushed back further in the plan. She thought in the future when organizations come forward, before they spend their own money on the donation, she thought the question that has to be answered is does the organization have what it takes to accomplish the project on their own because the City is not at the table. Commissioner Lindahl stated he does not agree with that because new scoreboards have been put in at Prairie Knoll and they are giving us the old scoreboards that are useable to put in at Sunshine Park so the City will be gaining scoreboards at a new field that is at one of their featured complexes. He thought that was a huge asset and thought it was a difficulty but not a negative. Commissioner Lewnau stated they are budgeting the costs over two years but if they do not put them up this year the Park Commission does not think the Football Association will give them the funds to install them next year. Commissioner Miskowiec indicated if the scoreboards are placed in storage until they can be installed they might also get damaged. Mayor Trude indicated she would be fine with adjusting the CIP for this year to accommodate getting everything done now. There was discussion between staff, the Park Commission and City Council regarding how the installation could be funded. Councilmember Bukkila stated she would leave this to the Commission to make a determination based on how the numbers come in. Mr. Haas stated the recommendation would be that the $4,000 donation from the Football Association would go towards the Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 8 scoreboard for the install and the remaining would come out of the annual miscellaneous $15,000 for this year and next year it is already budgeted for a regular CIP item for the wiring and engineering. Mayor Trude asked if that worked with accepting the donation and not losing it. Mr. Haas stated the association put a timeframe of about June of 2016 and want to see the scoreboards go in. Mr. Dickinson thought the Park Commission is indicating the safest thing for the scoreboards is that they go up and be installed and are willing to leave them unlit until they can afford to do the electric hook up portion. Mayor Trude indicated she would be fine with that and would hate to see the scoreboards destroyed. She thought that maybe at some point in the summer they figure out that the building permits are coming in better than expected and the dedication numbers are up so they can move this up to early this fall so they are working for the start of football season. Councilmember Bukkila stated she did not want to make a decision on something that she did not know would come forward but a contingency could be put on the item. Chairperson Stenzel indicated the $23,000 is an estimate and they will get estimates so the amount could be less. e. Discuss the Selling of Park Property The Park Commission and City Council reviewed parks that are not being used in the City and what they can do to improve them. It was noted some of the land has restrictions and would not provide funds to the City. Cedar Crest Park Mayor Trude thought this was beautiful open space land but we may not be able to put anything in it. Chairperson Stenzel thought this park was forfeited property that would go back to the County for sale to then get back on the tax role. Landlock Park Mayor Trude thought the only way they could sell would be for a neighboring lot to purchase it. Councilmember Holthus wondered if the neighboring lots could purchase it and then do a lot split to expand their lots. Commissioner Lindahl stated this is listed as a park but not park dedicated and he did not think a buildable lot could be made out of this because it is low land. Chairperson Stenzel stated at their last meeting they voted to sell this piece and get it off the park roll. He thought maybe an adjoining parcel might want to expand their lot by purchasing this. He noted this park is completely landlocked. Mr. Dickinson thought this might be costly selling this parcel because there are a lot of expenses associated with selling it. Mr. Dickinson stated they could look at costs to see what it would be to sell them. Mayor Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 9 Trude stated she would be fine with keeping these parks as open area and maintain them. The Council recessed at 7:53 p.m. The Council reconvened at 8:01 p.m. DISCUSS BUNKER LAKE BOULEVARD NW FROM CRANE STREET NW TO JEFFERSONSTREET /I1 -25 1PROPOSED UNDERPASS Mr. Berkowitz explained the City Council is requested to discuss the preliminary design for the underpass including the retaining wall that is proposed as part of the Bunker Lake Boulevard reconstruction project. Mr. Berkowitz reviewed the preliminary design and possible retaining wall options with the Council. Councilmember Holthus asked what the life span would be for the retaining wall options. Mr. Berkowitz stated they are estimated at fifty years but could last longer. Councilmember Knight stated what bothers him about underpasses are that kids are very vulnerable down there in regard to predators and also drug dealing. He stated this is an area that is very uncontrolled as far as safety. Mayor Trude stated they kind of have that type of environment in that area already because the parks and trails in that area are remote and residents have to exercise caution with their children. Councilmember Holthus indicated there is no easy escape from the tunnel and she thought that was the problem. Councilmember Bukkila indicated she would normally agree with that but the problem is a young lady was already attacked in Bunker Hills Park which is a wide open space and anytime you put yourself by yourself with your headphones on and your nose in your phone, you make yourself a potential victim. Because the area is already very secluded and if you are traveling there on your own, you are already in a vulnerable position. Councilmember Knight thought a camera should be installed in the tunnel. Mr. Berkowitz stated a camera would be used for review after the fact but would not be continually monitored. He stated the plan is to put lights in the tunnel as well. Mr. Berkowitz recommended they go with a sheet pile wall as a cost savings versus individual block. He felt that the Anoka County Parks should pay for half of this and when the County came forward with the Joint Powers Agreement, his understanding was that the underpass would cost the City $30,000. Since then the cost has risen to $330,000 and he would like to pursue the 10 Anoka County Parks to get them to participate and pay for half of it. There is an understanding with the County Parks that the City could front the project and then as Anoka County Parks receive grant money and funding the City would be paid back. Mr. Berkowitz asked if the Council was interested in spending more money on the wall and the © Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 10 way it looks based on a dollar amount or would they prefer to leave it grey. Mayor Trude wondered if they could make it a sandstone look. Councilmember Goodrich asked how long the wall was that the City would be paying for. Mr. Berkowitz stated the total amount is 4,479 square feet so he wondered if the Council would consider a price range per foot and he would come back with options. Councilmember Bukkila indicated she did not want to consider multi -color because of on -going maintenance of it. She stated her preference is a one color, stamped surface to reduce spray painting and tagging of it. Councilmember Knight concurred. DISCUSS STAKEHOLDERS 115 -22 1CITY CAMPUS EXPANSION MASTER PLAN Mr. Berkowitz explained the City Council is requested to discuss stakeholders for the City Campus Expansion Master Plan working group. Mr. Berkowitz reviewed the master plan process with the Council. The Council discussed who should be included for stakeholders. Mayor Trude stated Oak View Middle School is their neighbor to the north and the County said the only way they would have full access to Hanson Boulevard is if they sent all of their traffic through the school to go to the stoplight. She thought they should either look at that or kill the idea forever. She stated the school should be involved so they know what is going on. She also thought staff should be heavily represented. Mayor Trude thought maybe they could shift the Senior Center to another building on campus, which would give the City more space to expand. Mr. Dickinson indicated they could then use the Senior Center area for more meeting rooms, but indicated there are CDBG funding requirements that would need to be mitigated. Councilmember Knight asked if they were going to do something with the building on the corner or would it be destroyed. Mr. Berkowitz stated that is private property but will be looked at as part of the whole picture and that all needs to be considered. Mayor Trude thought the Park and Recreation Commission should be involved to consider future park needs. Mr. Berkowitz indicated he will bring this item back to the Council with updates. WOODLAND ESTATES NO PARKING ON 149TH AVENUE AND UPLANDER STREET © Mr. Berkowitz reviewed with the Council the responses from the neighborhood meeting he had with the impacted residents regarding no parking signs on the block. Mayor Trude wondered if they could do some type of check off letter that is sent out listing the Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 11 two options the City is going to do and then have the residents send the letter back. Mr. Berkowitz stated he sent two letters already and have had a hard time getting responses back. He stated the City will send out a letter to the residents with the options for them to send it back for Council decision. 2015 — 2016 STRATEGIC PLAN /GOAL SETTING DISCUSSION Mr. Dickinson explained at the April 28, 2015 City Council workshop, City Administration facilitated the start of the 2015 -2016 Strategic Plan/Goal Setting Discussion with the City Council. At the conclusion of that session it was agreed that at the next workshop City Administration would summarize the Council input from that session and integrate that input into a strikethrough/underlined previously adopted Council Community Vision and Organizational Goals and Values document. Mr. Dickinson reviewed the 2015 -2016 Strategic Plan and Council Goals document with the Council. The following is what the Council wanted under City of Andover's Long Term Organizational Values and Goals: Item 1 — 2 Councilmembers like the original writing, 3 Councilmembers like the rewrite. Item 4 — The majority like the original language. Item 5 — The majority prefer original language. Under Highest Priority External Goals the following is what the Council wanted: Goal #1 — Majority prefers the rewrite. Goal #2 — Councilmember Bukkila thought there were two separate things. Separate and keep original with the rewrite as new Goal #3. Goal #3 — Majority prefers the original language. Goal #4 — Majority prefer the rewrite. Goal #5 — Majority prefer the rewrite with adding "to" in front of balance. Goal #6 — This is a new goal. The Council liked this goal as it matches the vision statement. © Under City of Andover's Short-Term (one to five years) Organizational Goals: Fiscal Goals: Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 12 Item A — No real change. Item B — Majority of Council like original wording. Item C — Majority preferred original writing. Item E — Majority of the Council preferred Item E over Item G and reword to include "through good fiscal management'. New Item G - Delete 2: Commercial /Residential Development/Redevelopment Goals: Item A — Remove the words "commercial /industrial ". Item C — Majority want this deleted. Item D — Remove the words "respectfully" and "continue" on the rewrite and leave the rest. Item E — Leave original wording. Item H — Keep rewrite but remove "that provide little marginal benefit'. Item I — Leave original wording. Item J — Remove "of other suburbs" add "s" to neighborhood. Item K — Leave off everything after "which provides local employment..." Item L — Remove "early on..." New Item M — Keep 3: Collaboration Goals: Item A — Delete Item B — Delete entire item. Item C - Delete New Item D — take out everything after the word "act'. Item E — Remove everything after "cities ". New Item F — Delete, redundant Item G — Ok with rewrite. Item H — Delete, covered in item above. Item I — Leave in. Item J — Leave in. New Item K — Delete, work plan item. New Item L — Leave in. Item M — Ok with rewrite. New Item N - Keep 4. Service Delivery Goals Item A — Delete and rewrite to indicate the parks maintenance schedule. Item B — Ok with rewrite. Item C — Delete, can be fit into a work plan item. New Item D — Leave in. New Item E — Leave with original wording. New Item F — Use rewrite but, remove "highly ", leave all other wording. New Item G — Remove "during summer or school days" and everything else after Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 13 youth. Item H — Leave in. New Item I — rewrite to state "Encourage quality building standards." Item J — Delete Item K — Leave in. Item L — Leave in. Item M — Leave in. Item N — Leave in. Item O — Remove "Maintain" from the beginning and also remove "Aggressively ". Item P — Remove "terroristic attack" and add "community disasters ". 5. Livability /Image Goals Item A — Ok with rewrite. New Item B — Leave in Item C — Ok with rewrite. New Item D — Leave in. New Item E — Delete New Item F — Delete Item G — Rewrite to "Exploring new methods of collecting public feedback ". Remove the rest. New Item H — Leave in. New Item I — Change wording on rewrite after the word residents "to adapt to changing demographics ". Item J - Delete Item K — Keep In. Item L — Rewrite "Find ways to utilize volunteers and engaged residents ". Item M — Delete Item N — Leave in. Item O — Update the wording, remove "local free ". APRIL 2015 GENERAL FUND B UDGET PROGRESS REPORT Mr. Dickinson explained the City of Andover 2015 General Fund Budget contains total revenues of $9,876,575 and total expenditures of $10,364,730 (includes $26,000 of 2014 budget carry forward); a decrease in fund balance is planned. Mr. Dickinson reviewed the report with the Council noting that operations are moving along smoothly. APRIL 2015 CITY INVESTMENTS RE VIEW Mr. Dickinson reviewed the 2015 City Investments Report with the Council. Mr. Dickinson stated there are a few investments that have a lowered rating that he is going to try to sell. Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes — May 26, 2015 Page 14 OTHER BUSINESS None ADJOURNMENT Motion by Bukkila, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sue Osbeck, Recording Secretary H