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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br />Monday, July 6, 2015 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Pesek asked what the Navarre Community Initiative Group is. <br />Meyers indicated it is a group of citizens that have gotten together to help promote the Navarre area. <br />Levang stated the group consists of approximately 40 people and was formed around two and a half years <br />ago when the City was looking at installing new lights in Navarre. Levang stated the group is also <br />heading up the Bike Navarre event in conjunction with the community development director. <br />Meyers noted the Navarre Community Initiative Group also participated in the planting at the Navarre <br />Park. Meyers stated what is before the Park Commission is whether art should be allowed in the parks to <br />promote this event. Meyers stated in his idea it is a good idea. <br />Meyers asked whether this would allow anyone to place art in the parks. <br />Barnhart stated he would suggest the motion be limited to the Navarre Community Initiative's Bike <br />Navarre event. <br />Levang stated the request is from now until the event. The art would be removed following the <br />event. Levang stated the group would like to install art at the Navarre Park, Livingston Tower Park, <br />Casco Point Beach, and Lydiard Beach. Levang stated the approval would just cover this event and that <br />any future artwork would need to be approved as a separate request. <br />Lindahl stated it would be nice to know the plan as far as maintaining the art work. <br />Levang stated that could be included as part of the motion. <br />Meyers moved, Berg seconded, to allow the Navarre Community Initiative Group to place <br />decorated bikes and bike parts (wheels) in any Orono owned park as part of the Bike Navarre event <br />scheduled for September 20, with the artwork being removed immediately following the event and <br />with the artwork being properly maintained by the Navarre Community Initiative Group. VOTE: <br />Ayes 7, Nays 0. <br />4. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER UPDATE <br />Edwards reported the Public Works Department is continuing to perform work at the various parks. The <br />annual prairie maintenance at Lurton Park was completed last week and some invasive species have been <br />eradicated. <br />The Sentence -to -Serve people have performed some buckthorn removal at some of the local parks. In <br />addition, some scrub bushes have been removed around the canoe area. The STS people will be working <br />in Orono two days a month. <br />Meyers asked what the pile of wood chips is for. <br />Edwards indicated that is the remnants from the buckthorn removal and will be disposed of. <br />Page 8 of 13 <br />