07-30-1974 Park Commission Minutes

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.• ,4 ,,. , . T�IINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING HELD JULY 30, Y9?4 Page 2 Leipold moved, Kubalsky seconded, that the HACKBERRY PARK ?ark Board recommend that the Council accept, in �rinciple, the proposal that the Optimist Club be allowed to develop and equip Hackberry Park and that specific plans be presented to the Park Tioard before any actual construction or development takes place. Motion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0) . Opheim introduced a letter from the LUCE LINE TRAIL Metropolitan Council concerning funding of the development of the Luce Line Trail. The report (Metropolitan Council Referral File No. 2181) was read and discussed. Various board members were concerned as to what was meant by "Stubbs Bay Parking" on the map attached to the report. At present, there is not an area available for parking at Stubbs Bay. Their opinion was that they did not wish to see the Larson property used as a parking area. �Tembers also expressed the opinion that they did not wish to see Stubbs Bay used as a staging area for westward use o� the trall. Panuska moved, Peasley seconded, that a letter be written to the P+Ietropolitan Council stating that the Park Board wishes more detailed information on any plans for parking at Stubbs Bay and on the westward use of the trail. It was further moved that it be expressed in the letter that the Park Board approve the overall concept of the trail. A copy to be sent to DiVR Trails Coordinator, Jim Blumendahl. Motion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0) . Pete Jacobson, Park Planner with the NIETROPOLITAN COUNCIL I�ietropolitan Council, was present at the meeting. He 3iscussed the relationship of the Metropolitan Council to the Orono Park Board and the various services available to the Orono Park Board from the T�Zetropolitan Council. A need was expressed for a questionnaire QUESTIONNAIRE for use by the Park Board to survey park needs in Orono. Leipold volunteered to draft such a questionnaire.