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CITY OF ORONO <br /> PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND TRAILS COMMISSION MEETING <br /> MO1vDAY, JULY 5, 2000 <br /> Bouchard moved, Silber seconded, to recommend approval of the low bid received from <br /> Komo Construction in the amount of$95,397.00 for the proposed improvements to the <br /> Navarre Park,with the addition of a water hookup. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> (#6) REPORT ON COUNCIL WORK SESSION— COMPREHENSI VE PARK PLAN <br /> McDermott statcd the �vork session went very��cll, with thc City having adoptcd a number of thc <br /> items that the Park Commission had approved in the past. McDermott statcd onc change in the <br /> Comprehensive Plan�ti�as thc fact that thc Cit�� is not going to activcly pursuc the acquisition of <br /> play fields but has electcd to include languagc in thc Comprehcnsive Plan that the City is in <br /> support of that t�pe of ficld. <br /> Bouchard indicated thc languagc to bc includcd in thc-Comprchcnsi�c Plan ��as that thc Citv is in <br /> favor of othcr organizations or cntities pursuing thc zcquisition and/or dc��clopmcnt of play ficlds <br /> ���ithin thc City, ��ith the Citv possibl�� helping to coordinatc thosc activitics. <br /> Meyers commented the City supports the conccpt of play tields. <br /> McDcrn�ott statcd thcy also discusscd«hat t��pc of park should bc providcd in thc tivc acrc <br /> zoning districts and �vhcther parks should bc pro��idcd in thosc zoning arcas. McDcrn�ott statcd <br /> thcre�vas an ovcrall conscnsus that pcoplc locatcd ��ithin thc tivc acrc zoning should providc <br /> thcir own pla}� cquipmcnt, ��ith thc Cit� providing parks ��ithin thc morc h�avil�� popula[cd <br /> scctions of thc Cit��. <br /> McDcrmott indicatcd thc City has adoptcd thc trzil plan as proposcd and approvcd making thc <br /> ninc acre scction in Saga Hills an activc pla�� arca. <br /> Bouchard commentcd thc City is also adding a trail along Old Orchard Road to conncct thc <br /> Dakota Rail potentiallv to thc Lucc Linc. <br /> McDcrn�ott stated thcv also rcvic���cd thc park invcnton�. ���hich nccds to bc tipdatcd somc���hat, <br /> noting that Chcvy Chasc���as omittcd from thc invcntor��. <br /> Gappa statcd Citv crc���has bccn out staking somc of thc morc popular lakc acccss points and that <br /> thc City nccds to do morc routinc vcariv maintcnancc on thcsc acccsscs. <br /> McDcrmott indicatcd thc Cit�� uscd to includc Bo�ncs Point on thcir invcn[on list. ��hich also has <br /> bccn omittcd. <br /> Gappa stated thc land in that arca is no�r all privatc. <br /> McDerniott commcntcd hc is going off thc 1980 invcntorv list. <br /> McDcrmott statcd thc Cit�� is also looking at acquiring thc land from thc propcm� o��ncr locatcd <br /> in the middlc of Hackbcrn�, ��ith thc Cit��considcring a lifc Icasc on this propert��. <br /> Gappa statcd tl�at��as his undcrstanding as ��cll. <br /> PA G E �i <br />