Consider Approval of Downtown Community Gathering Space Project Budget Amendment 2020-05 and Resolution 2019-32 for reimbursement to use 2017 G.O. Bonds. 

Economic Development Manager Kim Fleming and Finance Director Pieter Swart
Summary:  At the February 12, 2019 meeting, the board reviewed the revised plan for the downtown community gathering space. Feedback from the board of commissioners at this meeting was generally positive with the exception of the discussion about artificial turf used on the fall zone for the playground.  There are two issues that need to be addressed before moving forward with the project; design and funding.

Staff recommends the board move forward with the project including synthetic turf or some other unitary synthetic material such as rubber or foam surface at the tot lot and appropriate the $275,000 from unassigned fund balance along with a reimbursement resolution (the resolution preserves the ability for the town board to decide later to use 2017 general obligation bonds but we would need to front the project with unassigned fund balance) at the July 23 meeting in order for us to move forward with implementing the project starting in the fall coinciding with the slowdown in the farmers market season.