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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 7,2016 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Brenda Johnson moved,Pesek seconded,to approve the Park Commission's 2017 Priorities and the <br /> remainder of the 2016 initiatives. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> STAFF REPORTS <br /> 3. PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN <br /> Edwards noted this document should read budget and capital improvement plan. Edwards stated the <br /> purpose of this item is to provide the Park Commission with an update of the 2017 budget and to provide <br /> an opportunity to comment on the Capital Improvement Plan and budget. The plan is revised annually <br /> and submitted for approval to the City Council. <br /> Edwards noted there are some minor changes with regard to labor rates,but the other items remain the <br /> same. Edwards stated the line that appears to show the budget increasing by 400 percent under building <br /> maintenance and supplies is an error and that it should be $7,600 this year and$7,600 in 2017. <br /> The total budget for 2016 was $108,120 and the proposed 2017 budget is $116,729.20, which is an <br /> increase of$8,609.20 or 4.56 percent. <br /> Edwards noted the Parks Capital Improvement Plan goes out until 2029. Edwards stated the focus time <br /> period is really the next five years, and that the further out in time the CIP goes,the more likely there will <br /> be errors in the costs. The recurring items include replacement of park equipment and replacement of <br /> docks at lake access points. Other items added last year include major rebuilds or <br /> reconstruction/rehabilitation of trails. The first trail improvement was done in 2016, with three more <br /> trails added to the CIP. Those include Ferndale Road,Willow Drive, and the County Road 6 trail. At the <br /> present time there are no named parks for trail construction but those can be added to the Capital <br /> Improvement Plan once they are identified. <br /> Meyers asked what the Antoine Park playground border is. <br /> Edwards indicated that was added this year and what is being proposed is to replace the playground <br /> surface and border. <br /> Meyers commented he does not like the little stones at any of the parks and that he would prefer they be <br /> replaced with wood chips. Meyers stated the stones tend to get in the grass and children will throw them <br /> at each other. <br /> Edwards noted wood chips are cheaper and softer. <br /> Meyers suggested removing the stones and replacing them with wood chips. <br /> Bryce Johnson asked which items are considered to fall under the Park Dedication Fund. Johnson stated <br /> it appears some are on the edge of being included under park maintenance. <br /> Edwards stated the trail rehabilitations have to be differentiated between routine maintenance and <br /> reconstruction. <br /> Pesek asked what maintenance would consist of. <br /> Page 3 of 13 <br />