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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 />issues that the study will look at. There is sufficient right-of-way to construct a trail but how extravagant <br />the trail is would dictate the amount of dirt work that would be necessary. <br />Pesek stated a trail is for walking and biking and that he is not sure why they need the trail in this area. <br />Ruegemer stated the trail would help keep people safe and off the road, particularly since traffic goes fast <br />in that area. <br />Edwards stated the $3,000 for the study could be paid out of the Park Commission's remaining 2016 <br />operating budget. <br />Pesek stated in his view the City should do the study. <br />Bryce Johnson noted the Park Commission previously voted 5-0 to recommend to move forward with the <br />study and that he is not sure why it is being discussed again. <br />Loftus stated one of the things the Park Commission is being asked to look at is the new information that <br />has been provided and whether they want to allocate $3,000 out of the operating budget or the Park Fund. <br />Loftus noted the Park Commission now has an idea of the range of costs for the trail, and given that new <br />information, the question before the Park Commission is whether they still want to move forward with the <br />study. Loftus noted this item will be on the November 14 City Council agenda. <br />Edwards noted the $3,000 would eliminate the remainder of the Park Commission's budget for 2016. <br />,Meyers asked whether that would interfere with any other projects the Park Commission had planned for <br />the remainder of the year. <br />Edwards indicated it would not. <br />_Meyers moved, Ruegemer seconded, to recommend to the City Council that they authorize the <br />North Arm trail feasibility study, with the study being funded from the Park Commission's 2016 <br />operating budget. <br />Lindahl stated she is looking at the estimated costs of the trail. Lindahl asked whether that high for a trail <br />of this type. <br />Edwards stated the costs are terrain dependent and that this trail is somewhat higher than the other <br />standard trails in the City. <br />Loftus noted the CSAH 112 trail was approximately half a mile at a cost of $220,000 and that this project <br />is consistent with other challenging topography. <br />Bryce Johnson stated at the last meeting it was noted that this was a trail that was looked at from a safety <br />and walking standpoint. Johnson stated in his view there is no point to encouraging biking on the trail <br />and that it can simply be a walking path similar to the way the Indians used the land. Johnson stated <br />anyway to minimize the cost of the trail is fine with him. <br />Pesek stated he is for the study but against the trail. <br />Page 11 of 13 <br />