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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PARK COMMISSION MEETING <br /> MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1994 <br /> The Park Plan proposal by Shardlow will be scheduled for the March agenda. <br /> Gerhardson stated that Mr. Shardlow had met with City Administrator Moorse <br /> and himself and was prepared to make a presentation to the Park Commission at <br /> their March meeting. <br /> Ilse discussed the Adopt-A-Park program, and felt that a brochure should be <br /> designed and a press release sent out regarding this program. The Bike-Hike <br /> trails in the Tandem Corporation development were discussed. Gerhardson stated <br /> that staff intended to discuss this with Mr. Putnam to determine how much the <br /> developer was willing to do regarding building along the Dickey property. He <br /> stated this item would be scheduled for City Council review in April, and will <br /> hopefully be constructed by June. <br /> Discussion ensued regarding obtaining funds to purchase land for community play <br /> fields. Flint commented that there should be an overall Park Plan in place to aid <br /> the decision making process. <br /> (#5) REPORTS ON SKATING RINK MONITORING (LILI MCMILLAN) <br /> McMillan reported that she had been monitoring Hackberry and noted that she <br /> had seen children skating on the rink once, but the cold weather had not been <br /> conducive to outdoor activities. She felt the rink needed to be flooded more often <br /> as the ice was rather thin. <br /> Ilse stated that initially the Bederwood rink ice appeared to be good, but she had <br /> not walked it subsequently. The ice was plowed, but the tires on the equipment <br /> left ruts and snow on the ice which needed to be swept off. She stated there were <br /> about six kids that skate there, but the cold weather may be a factor in this low <br /> usage. She stated she had not seen any benches or tables placed in the proximity <br /> of any of the rinks, but the Park Commission had requested that this be done. <br /> Gerhardson reported that Orono has used Long Lake's equipment to sweep the <br /> rinks before they are flooded and this seems to work well. However, there have <br /> been problems with the timing, and getting the rinks cleaned off before they are <br /> flooded. He discussed the problems with getting rinks plowed, given the City's <br /> staff and equipment limitations and policies regarding plowing priorities. He <br /> noted that other cities have a full-time park specialist on staff which helps a great <br /> deal with the upkeep. <br /> Discussion ensued regarding the possibility of requesting a parks person added to <br /> the staff, and the possibility of utilizing persons serving community service time to <br /> do some park maintenance work. <br /> 5 <br />