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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday,January 6,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Edwards said he added trails because they are like parks. What he looks for from Commissioners in <br /> charge of parks is feedback and another set of eyes to say the maintenance crew needs to be sent out here, <br /> for example,because somebody dumped a bunch of trash. <br /> Carter asked if there was a comprehensive list of every trail somewhere. <br /> Edwards stated he tried to list City-maintained trails,which are multimodal trails, as opposed park trails. <br /> Ruegemer stated she felt it made sense for Carter to be a lead on all of them. <br /> Chair brought up Functional/Activity Assignments and asked if anyone was needed for park signage. <br /> Edwards said not necessarily,that it just needed to be set up and standards developed. <br /> Commission members discussed park adoptions are with the outreach community engagement. <br /> Berg stated she wanted to talk about the holiday tree-lighting at the February meeting. <br /> The Commissioners and Edwards discussed the meeting calendar and changing the schedule so workshop <br /> meetings would be doubled and there would be fewer formal meetings since they don't come up with a lot <br /> of proposals and they could use more informal working time. They decided to keep the afternoon work <br /> sessions where they are and turn one of the evening sessions into a work session. Chair and Edwards will <br /> send out a proposal to the group.The new schedule needs to be approved by the City Council. <br /> Chair said he was contacted by the Long Lake Rowing Club President and is meeting with him. The <br /> rowing club also has a meeting Wednesday night with the neighborhood. He asked if Park Commission <br /> members had anything they wanted him to ask the President. <br /> Commission members discussed the neighborhood meeting that is set up and encouraged Chair to go. <br /> Carter said if the community in general came back to the Park Commission and said it is a win-win for <br /> everyone,he can see the Commission taking the request seriously,but he cannot imagine that happening. <br /> Ruegemer agreed and said it would basically destroy that area as a swimming beach. If the rowing club <br /> approached Excelsior Beach or Wayzata Beach,they would say absolutely not. We cannot have these two <br /> things together; it is not safe. The Park Commission needs to be careful to not get distracted by the large, <br /> shiny building shown to them. <br /> Berg stated the Commission also needs to consider the impact traffic from the rowing club would have on <br /> people using the beach and future concerns that may come up if the boathouse was allowed. She said this <br /> is not a commercial area, it is in a neighborhood. She went to a couple of the rowing club meetings and is <br /> also concerned about their hours of operations and future plans for their facility. <br /> Chair said he would be open-minded and can't speak on behalf of Orono or the Commission. He is <br /> focusing on the process, as far as what does a successful process look like to come to a decision. <br /> Johnson asked Berg about the other meetings she attended. <br /> Page 9 of 11 <br />