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<br />Emergency Preparedness <br />· Capital outlay: <br />Siren at Mississippi Road and Rawlins Street <br />· Full scale emergency drill is scheduled at a cost of $5,000. Grant opportunities <br />will be explored to cover this cost. <br /> <br />Parks Maintenance <br />· Capital outlay: <br />Tractor/loader/ snow blower <br />· Continue work with Lake Orono Homeowner's Association to fund water <br />quality studies and improvements - $4,000. <br />· Consulting services for park planning and related studies - $15,000. <br /> <br />Recreation <br />· Special events are becoming a focus of the recreation department. The budget <br />for special community events is proposed to increase by $12,100. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Elk River Area Arts Alliance Contribution is proposed at $10,000 eliminating the <br />extra $5,000 contribution for ArtSoup in 2007. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Concession policies are being reviewed and changes will be made to ensure that <br />recreation concessions break even in 2008. <br /> <br />Senior Center <br />· Staff additions: <br />Part-time fItness instructor <br />Additional four hours per week for the senior citizen programmer <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Increased operating and maintenance costs for operating in the former library <br />building cause this budget to increase. Additional programming is planned now <br />that more space is available. <br /> <br />Ice Arena <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Capital outlay: <br />Ice resurfacer <br /> <br />Pinewood <br />· Capital outlay: <br />Pond liner to eliminate costs associated with pumping high volumes of <br />water into the pond to keep it operating <br /> <br />Library <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Capital outlay: <br />Floor scrubber <br />Automated checkout equipment was included in the proposed 2008 <br />budget; however, since money is available in the Library fund, staff is <br />requesting this equipment be purchased in 2007. Mick Stoffers is <br />