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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR <br /> ORONO PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS COMMISSION <br /> MEETING HELD ON MAY 4, 1998 <br /> (#9 -Ice Rink - Continued) � <br /> Welles reported meetings have been held with the Orono Golf Course staff, Woodhill Country Club <br /> and the City of Wayzata to obtain ideas to better manage the pond for an ice rink at the golf course. <br /> Woodhill Country Club contracts 10 man hours a day for maintenance and Wayzata is also spending <br /> comparable monies. The equipment used is fairly specialized. Gappa stated it would be a majar <br /> undertaking to maintain a similar ice rink and perhaps beyond what Orono needs. It would be labor <br /> intensive. He suggested building an ice scrapper which would improve the quality of the ice for <br /> Orono's rinks and sometime in the future building a warming house with lights. Welles felt an <br /> overall skating plan should be done to best determine how the City can meet the needs of the <br /> residents. He asked Gappa to contact the Tonka Bay Public Works Director to find the cost spent <br /> on ice maintenance last year. McDermott asked far closure regarding the ice rink study and that a <br /> report be submitted to Council listing the costs and options. Wells said he would have a report ready <br /> for the next meeting. <br /> (#10) TREE PRESERVATION <br /> A. ANYTHING NEW, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? <br /> McDermott noted Wilson was not present to give her report and passed this item on for discussion <br /> at a future meeting. <br /> (#11) SPRING HILL TRAILS <br /> A. ANY NEW NEWS? <br /> Welles said he would check on the status of the trails. <br /> (#12) ANTOINE PARK DEDICATION/RIBBONS CUTTING <br /> A. CONSTRUCTION STATUS,PAINT OLD SWING SET,PARKING STALL WITH <br /> ACCESSIBLE SIGN, SIDEWALK, ACCESSIBLE PLAY EQUIPMENT, ACCESSIBLE <br /> PLAY SURFACE ETC. <br /> B. "THE BEAL TREE", FLOWERING CRABAPPLE (DONALD WYMAN) <br /> C. CONTACT NEIGHBORS <br /> D. REFRESHMENTS <br /> E. CONTACT NEWSPAPERS <br /> Silber noted the park needs to be seeded. Gappa said he ordered a Donald Wyman flowering <br /> crabapple tree 8-10' high and 4" in diameter to be planted. Silber suggested using chicken wire <br /> around the tree to protect it from deer. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be scheduled as part of the <br /> park tour on June 1. Silber will help organize the dedication ceremony and plans to contact the <br /> neighborhood residents, Adopt a Park volunteers and newspapers. <br /> 4 <br />