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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday,March 4, 2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> 8. PUBLIC WORKS PARKS UPDATE <br /> Edwards reported on the following work performed by the Public Works Department: <br /> - The work performed by the Public Works Department over the past couple of months has <br /> centered mostly on snow removal, equipment maintenance, and ice rink maintenance. <br /> - Pending work over the next two months includes snow/ice removal, porta pot and garbage can <br /> placement, tear-down of the ice rinks, and dock installations. <br /> - The design and engineering for Bederwood has been started. Bolton & Menk has the guidelines <br /> prepared and they are just waiting for the snow to melt so they can perform the survey. <br /> - Work has been completed to address a mold problem found at the Orono Golf Course Clubhouse. <br /> - Staff has been coordinating with Three Rivers and Hennepin County. A cooperative agreement <br /> with the DNR and Three Rivers has been reached and approved by those two entities. If the City <br /> Council approves that, design work will begin on the extension of the Dakota Trail, with the work <br /> commencing next summer. <br /> - Three Rivers received a grant to look at trail crossing safety and they also have around a <br /> $150,000 grant to redesign the intersection at County Road 15. The goal is to make traffic more <br /> visible to bicyclists by reconfiguring some of the vegetation in the area and the hope is to make <br /> some of those changes this season. <br /> - Lurton Dog passes: 205 total passes have been sold consisting of 73 resident and 132 <br /> nonresident. The majority of the dog passes typically are sold in May. <br /> SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS <br /> 9. BEDERWOOD SPORTS FIELD <br /> Roath reported he and Staff met with the engineers and rescoped what the project will look like. The goal <br /> is to have most of the construction done this year. with grass or sod planted by the end of the year in order <br /> for it to be ready for spring sports in 2021. <br /> 10. EAST LONG LAKE TRAIL <br /> Roath noted this item has already been covered. <br /> 11. WINTER ACTIVITIES <br /> Roath asked about the City survey. <br /> Edwards indicated he received a draft of it from the City Administrator and that he provided some input <br /> on it. <br /> Roath stated the idea is to put together a survey that addresses all the winter activities. <br /> Page 5 of 8 <br />