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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Wednesday, September 10,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Edwards continued on in the presentation with Hackberry Park and said not to worry about the date on <br /> Hackberry,he put in$300,000 as a placeholder. He said the Park is over by Long Lake and the is an odd <br /> shape from an aerial view as there is one private property that sticks into it like a finger. Back in 2016 or <br /> so,the City came to an agreement with the property owners and the City bought out the property but the <br /> residents get to live there as long as they wish to. He said the idea is at some point when that property <br /> reverts to the City,they would create a master plan for the entire park and noted it currently has a <br /> playground,two little league ball fields, an ice rink that hasn't been used in 5-6 years and a basketball <br /> court. The baseball areas need some work,the entire park has some drainage issues that might be <br /> resolved in the big picture and most recently they've been able to facilitate field sports using the out fields <br /> for flag football, lacrosse and soccer. He noted this line item is a made-up number with a made-up spot <br /> on the calendar,but something that may not be too far down the road and they perhaps want to start <br /> thinking about putting a group together to look at the plan when the time comes. <br /> Roath suggested the Commission at least put together some sort of vision plan for French Creek Park as <br /> one of the focus parks for 2021. He said the park is used by the baseball association, so perhaps <br /> partnering with them might also be good. He clarified with Edwards that there is a placeholder in the CIP <br /> for$300,000. <br /> Edwards said he used that number as a roundabout figure based on what something like a Beiderwood <br /> project would cost. <br /> Roath asked for volunteers who would like to participate in that steering and vision group for French <br /> Creek Park. <br /> Edwards moved onto Antoine Park and stated the playground equipment is on a replacement cycle; the <br /> Commission makes the assumption that a playground lasts 15 years so they space all the playgrounds out <br /> and replace them in cycles every 5-7 years. He said some playgrounds last longer so as they get closer, if <br /> Antoine is still looking fine,they have the option to move the date back or switch to another park with <br /> greater needs. <br /> Roath said Crystal Bay Park is another one they should start thinking about in 2021. He asked if Keller <br /> lives in that neighborhood and noted Hudson is in that neighborhood. <br /> Keller answered in the affirmative. <br /> Roath said he doesn't know when the timing would play out,noting it's a great piece of land and the park <br /> has lots of potential being right next to the trail. If Keller and/or Hudson wanted to lead a group to at <br /> least start talking about that and come back to the Park Commission with a proposal based on the <br /> neighborhood,growth and demographics. <br /> Keller replied that sounds good. <br /> Roath noted on the CIP it is 8-10 years from now but the line item is another$300,000, similar to <br /> Hackberry. Continuing on in Exhibit A,Roath asked about the Golf Course Wetland and Fairway No. 4 <br /> Improvements <br /> Edwards said that is based off a 2007 study done by Minnehaha Creek Watershed District about various <br /> improvements in the Watershed and one of the proposals was looking to redo the No. 4 Fairway and the <br /> Page 10 of 27 <br />