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Multipurpose Facility Advisory CommissionPage 3 11/14/2022 ----------------------------- City Administrator Cal Portner notes the liquor store fund is currently being used to keep taxes lower for residents. Commissioner Loidolt stated he believes we outpriced ourselves with room rentals. We need to get people in the door, so customers need to be sold on our business. We have gotten blasted in the public because the facility is turning back into a hockey arena. Commissioner Matt Westgaard notes the City Council agreed to take approximately $650,000 out of the ARPA funding and put it into the FTCenter fund balance, however he is nervous about using that to balance the budget instead of keeping it for upcoming capital expenditures. He adds the supply his head around the staffing budget and asks what we were doing for services before as opposed to now to see such an increase. City Administrator Cal Portner notes the city typically operates at a 8-10% vacancy includes a 4% increase as well as step increases. Facility Superintendent Tim Dalton notes the building was originally only budgeted for 20 hours of Customer Service per week, when the building is open 120 hours a week. This raised CSA costs by approximately 100,000 annually. Commissioner Kara Walker arrives at 7:40 p.m. Commissioner Loidolt suggests we consider having volunteers to help in the senior center, as used at the Monticello Senior Center. Chair Dave Williams asks if at least a portion of the weekday daytime front desk staff can come out of the general fund. Commissioner Mike Westgaard notes we must find ways to increase revenue. Motion by Commissioner Jim Hecker and seconded by Commissioner Gulden to approve the budget with the following changes: Increase recreation revenue projection by $10,000 to a new total of $175,000 Increase room rental revenue projections $40,000 to a new total of $65,000. Decrease part-time staff expenditures $17,000 to a new total of $210,000. Decrease capital expenditures $102,000 to a new total of $100,000 (attributing $102,000 to the facility fund balance). Motion passes 7-0.