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MINtiTES OF T"HE REGUI.,AR OR�NO PARK COMMISSION <br /> MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 2, 1996 <br /> (#6 - Open Space and Planning - Continued) <br /> Flint said he questioned a specific item citing the mini park description. McDermott said <br /> the actual descriptions would not be determined until the actual inventory was completed. <br /> The draft descriptions came from a compilation of other cities. Flint suggested listing the <br /> kinds of equipment and facilities being comtemplated to get a feel of what was desired. <br /> Wilson said she would disagree with the list at this point. Ilse said the list does not mean <br /> all parks under this heading would need the facility or equipment but would enable limits <br /> to be set and leave room for judgment. Ilse said it was also possible that the list wouId <br /> contain activities or facilities that cannot be done at a certain park. <br /> iijilson was concerned that the lists were so specific that the �ommission would "hang" <br /> themselves. McDermott said that is why the comments from all the Commissioners were <br /> so important. Wilson said she would be more in agreement with a more general wording <br /> in descriptions. <br /> Ilse commented on the question of specifics. She noted if there was a strong feeling on a <br /> certain park, the parameters or specifics could be listed for that particular park only. Flint <br /> said the park descriptions now were more generalized to gain a broader look. McDermott <br /> agreed with the generalizations but said the criteria was needed to gain the guidelines. <br /> Wilson asked what would happen five years down the road if opinions were to change <br /> noting that feelings do not stay constant. McDermott said the inventory would help to <br /> gain insight into why a park is what it is in the first place. An example of Bederwood was <br /> cited. It was not designed for organized sports, yet it has become used in that way to <br /> some ea�tent, and the Commission is being asked for increased organized sports usage. <br /> Ilse said the (;ommission would take under consideration the park`s design for a certain <br /> usage but also for future change. She said the descriptions cannot be so loose as to have <br /> no guidelines whatsoever. McDermott noted that changes might occur at Bederwood but <br /> the guidelines show the need to gain neighborhood input. Ilse concurred, noting that <br /> those in the neighborhood were under the impression of gaining some reliet and yet now, <br /> the OBA is asking to raise the level of use. <br /> Flint asked about historic sites and whether this should be a separate category or a specific <br /> use. Flint, Wilson and White favored special use. Ilse concurred noting that this was <br /> especially true in light of each park having its own information sheet and parameters. <br /> McDermott said the category was listed in case someone in the future would want to <br /> donate what they consider to be an historic site and give the Commission guidelines by <br /> which to make a decision. Ilse said the historic site could be a sub-category under the <br /> special use. <br /> McDermott distributed the original draft to the members in order to see from where the <br /> second draft derived. <br /> 8 <br />