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CITY OF ORONO <br /> PARKS, OPEN SPACES AI�1D TRAILS COMM(SSION MEETIIYG <br /> MONDAY, JULY 5, 2000 <br /> Gappa pointed out gravel paths tend to causc more maintenance issues than bituminous. <br /> McDermott stated without the water hookup, it does not appcar likelv that the residcnts in the <br /> neighborhood will be able to care for the plantings in this park <br /> Silber recommended the Park Commission accept thc low bid ��ith a��ater hookup bcing <br /> added to the plan. <br /> Meyers inquired whcther the �valking path could be paved at the same timc thc Navarre parking <br /> lot is being redone. <br /> Gappa stated t�vo different t��pes of equipmcnt arc required for those t«�o projects and cannot be <br /> done at the same time. Gappa stated the Park Commission has t�picall��spent in thc <br /> ncighborhood of$3�,000 on thc other parks. � <br /> Meyers commentcd unfortunatelv the costs to do these improvements arc highcr than anticipatcd, <br /> but that thc City of Orono should perhaps look at raising thc amount of moncv spcnt on thcir <br /> parks. <br /> Gappa statcd the City could perhaps tap into thc ��atcr main on thc strcct. <br /> It�vas the consensus of thc Park Conunission to rcconui�cnd to thc Cit�� Councif to acccpt thc <br /> lo�v bid from Komo Construction in thc amount of$9�,329.00, and to rccommcnd that somc <br /> t��pe of«atcr source bc installed to hcip maintain thc plants in this park. <br /> Gappa rccommcnded for long-tcrm maintcnancc, it ��ould bc bcst to go ���ith thc concrctc curbing. <br /> McDcrnlott statcd in his vic�t�thcre rcallv is not am�thing furthcr that can bc cut from this plan, <br /> noting thcy are anticip�ting the improvements to the park ��ill last 20 to 2� ��cars and that thc <br /> City Council should take that into considcration whcn approvin�thcsc itcros. <br /> Flint notcd that Larn� Sol►ns has dicd reccntl��. Flint indicatcd thc Cit}� has bccn ncgotiating�t-ith <br /> that individual to acquire his property, which the Cit��has onl�� recentiv bccn iilfonncd is o��ned <br /> by his son. Flint commcntcd if the Cit�- is intcrestcd in acquiring additional park land, thc <br /> amount of moncv availablc to bc spcnt on thc impro��cmcnts ��ill bc Icss. <br /> Gappa indicated hc ���ill havc thc amount of monc��availablc in thc Park Fund availablc for thc <br /> City Council mccting. Gappa notcd thcrc are somc funds avlilablc in th��cncrzl fund for park <br /> maintcnancc. Gappa statcd thcrc necds to bc a dccision madc on this park soon if thc Park <br /> Commission is still intcrestcd in commcncing this projcct this fall. <br /> Mcvers commcntcd that Council Mcmbcr Kcllc�� and Ma��or Jabbour hzvc both indicatcd thcv <br /> ��•ould likc to scc somcthing donc this ��car to thc Na��arrc Park. <br /> Gappa statcd this projcct ���as dcla��cd somc��hat in ordcr to hcar back on thc grant application. <br /> Mc}�crs commcntcd hc has hcard conccrns expresscd bv somc residcnts of Lon� Lakc that Orono <br /> nccds to spcnd moncr on various itcros just to bring thcm up-to-date. <br /> P�CE 3 <br />