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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, October 22, 2018 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br />the day, which left no room for other parking. Seals stated she usually does not see trailers for bikes but <br />that she does see trailers for snowmobiles at Bederwood, and as long as the snowmobile trailers can still <br />park there in the winter, she is fine with the parking restriction. <br /> <br />Walsh stated the sign for no boat trailers is more specific and would allow people to park other trailers <br />there. <br /> <br />Seals stated Bayside is also quite narrow and having trailers parked in the area would make it more <br />difficult for people to turn the corner. <br /> <br />Printup asked whether the police chief recommended the no parking be extended to Bederwood since <br />people would likely park down there if Stubbs Bay is restricted. <br /> <br />Seals stated to her knowledge that is why it was extended. <br /> <br />Crosby stated he would accept the police chief’s recommendation. <br /> <br />Printup noted it is not uncommon in Orono to have no parking posted for boat trailers on various streets <br />or county roads. <br /> <br />There was no public comment relating to this item. <br /> <br />Seals moved, Crosby seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6912, a Resolution Prohibiting Boat <br />Trailer Parking on Stubbs Bay Road South and Within the Bederwood Park Parking Lot. VOTE: <br />Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />9. APPLICATION FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY SPORTS FACILITY GRANT FOR <br /> BEDERWOOD SPORTS FIELDS – RESOLUTION NO. 6913 <br /> <br />Edwards stated the Orono Park Commission has been working on a plan for upgrades to Bederwood Park <br />by providing some sports field amenities. A grant is available through the Hennepin County Sports <br />Association for youth sports which could cover up to half the cost of those improvements. The <br />submission deadline is November 5 and the results will come out in December. <br /> <br />Currently the Park Commission is projecting a cost of around $423,000 for the improvements and the <br />grant would cover half of that. <br /> <br />Brian Roath, Park Commissioner, stated one of the Park Commission’s duties is to provide for the <br />availability of sports fields in the community. With a lot of the changes that are happening on the school <br />campus with their fields, the Park Commission considered over the past year what the City can do to help <br />the situation. The Park Commission did reach out to the youth soccer, lacrosse, football and baseball <br />associations and heard that there is a growing need for additional fields in the community, particularly <br />soccer fields. <br /> <br />Bederwood is a park that can accommodate that additional demand and so the Park Commission put <br />together this grant proposal. The Park Commission is asking for a resolution to submit the grant <br />application, and if the money is received, it would be dependent upon the City be willing to move forward <br />with the plan.