03-02-2020 Park Commission Packet

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PARK COMMISSION Monday, January 6, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 11 Berg said she heard a lot of feedback that people really liked Santa. Ruegemer stated it would be nice to have a consistent date even if Santa becomes unavailable. Walsh said it is important to have consistency because Santa is the attraction. Berg said she has him contracted for five years and the people that have him on the second Saturday have had him for 12 years and are going to have him for 12 more years. She wants to go back to the first. Ruegemer stated there should be a consistent date for the dog park event, too. Berg commented that the City calendar will show that. Walsh said the City calendar is already out but it could be added to the City calendar on the website. Chair noted a couple years ago there were no community events and a lot has been added. Carter asked if anyone wanted to lead the Bederwood opening. Roath offered to lead the Bederwood opening. The Commissioners and Walsh discussed the woman who works in the clubhouse at the golf course and that she does a good job. It was noted the golf course also hosts sledding birthday parties. Walsh stated it's going to be an event center, a place to go to. Chair noted a lot of people have said they've been going there for years but that they've never been in the clubhouse and it's really cool. Ruegemer asked what the amount was for renting it for a birthday party. Edwards said there’s not a cost and it's not a rental but just people letting the clubhouse manager know there are however many kids coming. The clubhouse manager does not do anything special when people go there for parties. In the future there could be times after communal hours that events could be planned. Chair brought up the item Trails. Carter said he generally agrees with Edwards' assessment with regard to establishing a five-year plan for trails. The correlation between the priorities and the capital expense budget he felt the Commission could be more proactive on rather than dealing with stuff as it is rolling in. The committee needs to get together to look at the capital budget, the comprehensive plan, and make sure that things are in the right order proactively and then continue to react when something new comes up. Community outreach also needs to be talked about and how the public will be engaged. Hudson asked if he was referring to neighbors.