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We are reintroducing the Director of Development and replacing a full -time position through some attrition, with a volunteer coordinator. It will make a big difference in how our parks are cared for. This was an aggressive year for capital improvements to the parks, and we were really pleased with a lot of the things we were able to accomplish this year, adding a whole other level of thought and sophistication to what we do in the parks. Goals and challenges in 2017 will be aligning everybody. We're in the middle of developing the first ever natural resource management plan. Golf in Elbel is still fully funded in this budget, we really refined the cost recovery model and talked about several weeks ago. Key performance metrics, how we are reporting on what parks are doing for neighborhood development, there are a lot of things in terms of the health of the parks as it relates to the health of the community. The riverfronts parks and trails design plan and implementation, the first meeting is September Stn, you'll be hearing a lot more about that at 5:30 at the Century Center. The consultant will be talking about an actionable design plan, and then some of the capital projects. Committee Chair White stated we'll go to the Morris and the parking garage. Mr. Perri said he can cover the parking garage quickly. There are no changes to the parking garage budget, there have been capital projects with the elevators. Committee Chair White asked if they are still losing (inaudible). Mr. Perri stated they just don't generate enough revenue to address the capital, but they will be revenue positive this year. Councilmember Scott stated that he and Committee Chair White will formulate questions for Parks. Committee Chair White stated that Community Investment gave a comprehensive presentation last night in terms of the utilization of TIF and to support parks, she asked how does that all integrate into what you're doing. We had a detailed breakdown of what they were suggesting, and what impact that would have on Parks and also as we look at the General Fund. Based on what was shared last night, it was indicated that about $9 million was going to be shifted to different areas, but what does it mean for Parks? It would be nice to have a breakdown for each project, what are you going to pull from TIF and what is the impact, and what will we actually have to work with in the end. Mr. Perri does not have an exact number, but Howard Park is a great example of the types of things created using TIF. 21