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City Council Finance Committee Meeting Minutes September 24, 2024 Page 8 of 8 let's continue this conversation to see what Capital Projects could help supplement that delta if needed, knowing that the rec fund is balanced, and we don't need to dive into that right now. Councilmember Hoefner is inclined to remove converting volleyball to pickleball and focus on converting the inline to pickleball and see how it goes before converting anything else to pickleball. Councilmember Kern commented that she does see people use volleyball courts and she agreed with Councilmember Hoefner's comments. The Director of PROS responded that the reason a lot of these items are in the out years give credibility to the long-range planning process that we will go through next year. The volleyball conversion is a placeholder as an assumption for what community feedback will be in the master planning process. The same applies to the trail master plan occurring next year. There's no point in dragging down budgets with things that will change in the future. Councilmember Hoefner asked about the baseball field. The Director of PROS responded that the two baseball fields we currently have high demand considering additional use and are running into a situation in one or two budget cycles for repairs of the ball fields. This is a placeholder to consider repurposing that space. We can remove and reconsider during a future budget cycle with the understanding that it's a placeholder. Councilmember Fahey commented that there is a question about soccer fields/multipurpose fields and a question about getting Lafayette to install the fields on the east side of Highway 42. She asked if there is any way we can encourage that activity? The Director of PROS responded that this would be driven by Council and the CMO. It's on the record at the RAB meeting that we met with the leadership of Lafayette regarding that IGA and that parcel of land, and they did not have that development in any of their current long-range development budgets. Councilmember Kern asked if including that property, the feasibility study might encourage Lafayette to move forward. The Director of PROS responded that he envisions the long-range plan would do that. Councilmember Hoefner commented that he thinks he is hearing support for pulling some of these items out pending completion of the overall master planning process and to readjust as a result. The committee agreed. Councilmember Hoefner had a question about the cemetery long range plan. The Director of PROS responded that it is a placeholder for the long-range plan based on comparing against similarly sized cemeteries in the area and consulting costs. We don't have a plan to manage the cemetery with lots and what plots are available. Councilmember Hoefner supports the project for less cost. Public Comments: None. Closing Questions/Comments from the Committee: None Councilmember Kern motioned to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember Hamlington seconded. Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 7:24 PM 17/87