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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br />Tuesday, January 2, 2018 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 7 of 10 <br /> <br />SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS <br /> <br />6. LURTON PARK PAVER UPDATE – BRYCE JOHNSON <br /> <br />Edwards reported the City has already sold 78 passes for 2018. The resident fee is $25 and nonresident is <br />$40. Edwards stated the City did not change the amount of the fees for 2018 and that the passes will be <br />prorated at 50 percent on August 1. The community service officer patrols there periodically and has <br />issued several warnings but no tickets have been issued. <br /> <br />Roath asked whether any mailing is going out reminding people to renew. <br /> <br />Edwards stated there is not a system in place currently to do that but that Staff is attempting to gather <br />email addresses at the time people purchase or renew a pass. <br /> <br />Berg suggested a reminder be included in the newsletter about renewing. <br /> <br />Bryce Johnson suggested an update on the pavers also be included. <br /> <br />Bryce Johnson commented he is not really satisfied with the way the pavers turned out at this point and <br />that they tend to settle and move. In the first year the installer will go back out and replace and fix the <br />pavers where necessary but that he likes to do it after the frost is out of the ground. Johnson stated the <br />other aspect they are experiencing is that there is a lot of mud on the pavers, and when there is dirt on the <br />pavers, the engraving gets filled in and makes it difficult to see the logo or lettering. Johnson stated they <br />are looking at an alternate way of engraving the pavers but that the mud still may be an issue. <br /> <br />Johnson commented commemorative pavers tend not to be in high-traffic areas and before having the <br />pavers engraved, it would be nice to have some sort of dedicated place where the pavers would not <br />necessarily be walked on. Johnson stated the dedicated area could also be any shape. Johnson stated in <br />his view a dedicated area would be a better place to put the City’s logo and the commemorative engraved <br />pavers. Johnson stated the area could serve as a nice welcome area to the park. <br /> <br />Johnson reported the tables in the park appear to be getting some high use and that they could potentially <br />use another gathering spot somewhere in the park. Johnson noted the overhead screen depicts two red <br />triangles closer to the woods where another possible sitting area could be located. Currently there are two <br />sitting areas in the large dog park. Johnson stated adding another sitting area would not be a huge <br />expense given the amount of revenue being brought in from the passes. Another option would be to <br />locate a sitting area near the pink triangle. Johnson noted the yellow triangles depict the current sitting <br />areas. <br /> <br />Edwards stated a table with concrete pad is approximately $1,500 and the shade for the table would cost <br />between $4,500 and $5,000. <br /> <br />Roath stated a natural gathering spot is right inside the gate. Roath asked whether there is an option to <br />put something inside the gate. <br /> <br />Bryce Johnson stated they could put a table there without a pad. <br />