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Parker council approves parking changes, removes park donation from bills and OKs $224,783 playground purchase
Summary
Council approved a Pete Park overflow‑parking plan, voted to remove the $1 park donation option from utility bills, authorized a time clock for staff, and approved buying playground equipment for $224,783 using grant funds and auction proceeds to avoid further budget impact.
Council considered several park and capital items and took multiple votes.
Overflow parking at Pete Park: Council member Haney described a proposal to add a loop‑drive and roughly a dozen parking spaces to relieve congestion at the boat launch. Staff proposed grading and a crushed‑asphalt or millings surface to reduce cost and suggested coordinating the work with planned road millings; council approved a motion to proceed with the parking work, subject to coordination with ongoing projects.
Park donation on utility bills: Council discussed administrative burden and public‑records requests tied to the $1‑per‑month park donation line on water bills. Members said revenue was small (one council member estimated about $30 a month) and that the public‑records cost of tracking donors outweighed the benefit. Council voted to remove the $1 donation option from the water bill and direct donors to bring contributions to city hall.
Time clock: Council approved procurement of an updated time‑clock system for city employees to improve timekeeping and payroll tracking.
Playground equipment purchase: Public works staff requested approval to buy two pieces of playground equipment totaling $224,783 for two age groups. Staff reported a grant match of $88,727 and said auction proceeds and leftover funds (staff reported about $71,565 in auction/leftover funds) would cover the remaining balance without drawing on new budgeted dollars. Council voted to use those auction funds and approved the purchase and assembly.
Council asked staff to monitor park sites and to return with any follow‑up on pier safety (exposed lag bolts) and parking implementation timelines.
