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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br />Monday, May 5, 2014 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />ROLL CALL <br />The Orono Park Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: <br />Chair Rick Meyers, Commissioners Jan Berg, Sarah Lindahl, and Jessica Warner. Representing Staff <br />were Assistant City Administrator for Long -Term Strategy Michael Gaffron, Public Works Director/City <br />Engineer Jesse Struve, and Recorder Jackie Young. Commissioner Dean Lundblad arrived at 7:11 p.m. <br />City Council Member Lizz Levang was present. <br />Chair Meyers called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br />Meyers noted the Park Commission met a couple of months <br />OLD BUSINESS <br />1. UPDATE/RECAP — NAVARRE PLA <br />Meyers stated approximately two weeks ago some mi <br />himself, and Council Member Printup cleaned up the <br />everything ready for the planting of the lilac bushes tl <br />Meyers reported he appeared before the Ci <br />Ms. Englund in honor of her late husbandi <br />City Council agreed to accept the donation <br />formally approved by the Park,'Commissio- <br />Meyers moved, Bergase <br />begin the planting of th <br />VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />2. <br />Meyers stated as part of the F <br />installed. TheTublic Works <br />concerns about memorials in <br />formal policy at this point co <br />Commission to discuss what <br />Meyers stated originally <br />more nondescript should <br />memorial stone. <br />as <br />ago, with three commissioners present. <br />D CLEANUP AND PLANTINGS <br />from the Navarre Community Initiative, <br />and buckthorn at the Naiarre Park to get <br />re donated by Jeanne Englund. <br />at its April,- 28 meeting to discuss the donation by <br />ion consists ,,,approximately 15 lilac bushes. The <br />3nelund but then would like the donation to be <br />t the donatio-n-'by Ms. Jeanne Englund of the lilacs and to <br />as Norliiie'Landscarte can commence the work. <br />ation, Ms. Englund has also requested that a memorial stone be <br />and'a6me members of the City Council had expressed some <br />in the cityaowned parks. Meyers noted the City does not have a <br />donations, but that the City Council would like the Park <br />a memorial stone but the City Council felt that something a little <br />. Meyers stated one option would be to have a smaller sized <br />Meyers asked what the Commissioners felt about the memorial stone. <br />Lindahl stated she could see how a park could become unsightly if people are donating items that may not <br />be ideal and that it may also result in issues relating to vandalism or maintenance. Lindahl stated if <br />someone wanted to donate funds, the City could perhaps have a plaque listing the people's names. The <br />funds could then be used to maintain the par s. <br />Page 1 of 10 <br />