Work Session — Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Items on the record

1. Item 2.a.Discussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken

   Parks Master Plan Update

   The council will receive an update from consultants Mo Convery and Brad Aldrich of Confluence on the 20-year Parks Master Plan, which will guide future park development and programming citywide. The update covers the completed "Listen + Learn" engagement phase, which gathered hundreds of comments via an online engagement site, a statistically valid ETC Institute survey, tabling events at every park, and four focus groups. This is a discussion-only item with no action to be taken, and the plan must be finalized before the city's Comprehensive Plan review in June 2028.

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2. Item 2.b.Discussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken

   Wood Lake Nature Center Building Construction Update

   The council will receive a construction and budget update on the new Wood Lake Nature Center building at 6710 Lake Shore Drive, which is nearing completion with staff moving in around October 19, 2026 and a public grand opening planned for Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 4 p.m. The $27.32 million project is funded by $12M in state funding, $11M from a voter-approved local sales tax referendum, $3M in federal funding, and other sources, with a current project budget of $27,111,095, leaving about $204,245 remaining. Fifteen change orders totaling $1,274,943 (6.0%) have been added to the original $21,378,425 construction contract with Mortenson, bringing the current guaranteed maximum price to $22,653,368.

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