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. . . . . . side of Highway 10 I, and it was long over due. He said the concerns voiced by members of the Civic Cultural Commission should also be taken into consideration. - MEMO 4/14/98 Council Members and City Manager Everett discussed the upcoming budget process, the upcoming Report to Council of [mal figures for the CIP budget and Council priorities, the already budgeted $825,000 for this two park project, and the best Council Meeting date to continue this discussion. MEMO 4/14/98 In response to Council questions, Director Griffiths explained the time lines for approvals, negotiations for architectural services and construction. He advised that if the first decision to go forward in concept was made after June, construction would not be able to go forward this year. MEMO 4/14/98 Vice Mayor Ruskin said he believed the time had come to make these improvements. He said it would be valuable for the Council to discuss it a little further at the April 27 Council Meeting. Vice Mayor Ruskin said "we should go al1ead and do it right... as well as we can," but the doubts about specifics should be further addressed. Vice Mayor Ruskin said he was in favor of giving staff direction to begin working on this project so that it could be completed next year. - City Manager Everett explained that staff would begin negotiations right away, but he wasn't sure if those negotiations could be completed before the April 27 meeting. He said Council could go forward with the budgeted $825,000 in improvements and delay a decision on the additional amount to a later time. CONSENSUS: Mayor Howard determined it to be the consensus of the Council to continue discussion of this item to the April 27 Council meeting. MINUTE ORDER NO. 98-097 In response to Council questions, City Manager Everett said the Council could conceptually approve the proposed designs at this meeting, and the architect could begin right away, and "in late Mayor June, you could decide if you wanted to add any modulars back on" to the basic plan costing $825,000. Council Member Bain said the April 27 meeting was already very full, and suggested that this discussion be moved to the Council meeting of May 11. MEMO 4/14/98 - Adjourned Regular Meeting/Study Session MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 April 13, 1998 Minutes Page No. 393 Page 7