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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Wednesday,September 10,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> that,putting his grass degree to work and getting things established. Edwards said if weather cooperates, <br /> there will be youth soccer happening by the end of next May. The East Long Lake Road Trail(as <br /> previously mentioned is No. 1 Trail Priority),is about 70%complete and Edwards hopes it will be 95% <br /> complete in the next week-and-a-half or so,weather cooperating. He said part of the trail is asphalt but <br /> there are low-lying areas where the permitting was going to be so onerous to raise the asphalt that it <br /> became more cost-effective to put a boardwalk in,therefore the design was changed to insert an <br /> approximately 200-foot boardwalk, one foot high off the ground. He noted there is a shortage of treated <br /> lumber at this time, as everyone is redoing their deck during the pandemic, and that has pushed the overall <br /> completion of the project back a bit as the City waits for the lumber to come in. He said the way <br /> awarding worked out this year,the same contractor was awarded East Long Lake Trail and Big Island,so <br /> the current plan is as soon as they are done with East Long Lake Road and can shift a crew they will go <br /> out to Big Island in the next couple of weeks. As previously mentioned,the biggest change at Big Island <br /> are the three additional sitting stones and two picnic tables that have been donated,which is great. He <br /> said knock on wood,they will have the accessible trails and the toilet all completed by November 2, <br /> 2020, which is the completion requirement on the contract for that project. He noted that is one that has <br /> been a long time in coming. <br /> Carter asked Edwards about the status of the Rowing Club request and what the next steps will be. <br /> Edwards said the Rowing Club presented a sketch plan earlier in the year to get Council feedback and the <br /> feedback was that the Rowing Club should continue to put a more detailed plan together. He noted they <br /> haven't put in a formal application yet, but the next thing the Rowing Club needs to do is the Conditional <br /> Use Permit(CUP)process,which is a zoning and property related process,to be able to build a <br /> commercial structure in a residential area. As of today,Edwards hasn't heard that they've submitted the <br /> application with the Planning and Zoning Department,and once that application is in it would go to the <br /> Planning Commission with public hearings and then before the City Council for approval to issue the <br /> CUP. If that happens,the Rowing Club would need to go through the Building Permit process,with <br /> specific building and site requirements. <br /> Roath said he would appreciate Edwards keeping people in the loop regarding public hearings which is <br /> good input from the residents to the Park Commission. He noted they don't often hear how residents <br /> want to use their parks and if there are public hearings before other commissions that would be helpful. <br /> 7. TRAILS COMMITTEE UPDATE <br /> Carter had nothing to add regarding Trails as that had been covered. <br /> Roath had a question regarding a sign on the Dakota Trail soliciting volunteers about the future of the trail <br /> and asked if anyone else had seen that. <br /> Stephens said it is right by his house. <br /> Keller agreed there are numerous signs like those on the trails. <br /> Carter said he thinks it is for the Diamond Lake Trail they talked about,not the Dakota Trail. <br /> Roath didn't realize it was for the other trail. <br /> Page 21 of 27 <br />