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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday, June 1, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 4 of 9 <br /> <br />Carter said legally there has to be another session and thought there would be a bonding bill in June. The <br />big question is whether this project would be included. The decision would be made by the end of June. <br />Roath asked if anyone was using the park. <br />Carter stated there are a lot less people in Cruiser’s Cove, more people are on the beach, and a modest <br />amount of people at the dock. He thinks there will be a lot more activity when the trail starts to show up/is <br />visible, bathrooms are accessible from the dock, and people see the interpretative panels and signing. <br />Roath noted that the construction starts in June. <br />Carter confirmed construction will start soon and there could be a groundbreaking ceremony afterwards. <br />He suggested doing something later in the year but to play it by ear. It may be that nothing happens this <br />summer, but an opening of sorts could be done next spring. If there is a way to do something to recognize <br />everyone that helped and contributed to the project this summer/fall, he would want to do that. <br />Roath suggested a small event could be done as long as it was covered by the newspaper. <br />Carter agreed with Roath and said people could be spread out and options looked at. <br />Roath brought up the grant request for playground equipment that was not done in March. He asked if <br />that would be pushed to November. <br />Edwards said, with regard to the Long Lake Rowing Club, everything that was thought about being done <br />at the park was put on hold. He thinks even when they get to the CIP, he moved that funding to 2021. <br />Roath asked Edwards to make sure that it gets on the calendar as a to-do, noting the request could be <br />made even if the Commission does not know what is going on with the rowing club. <br />Edwards agreed that the decision could be made at some point. <br />3. Parks Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Review <br />Edwards stated that June starts the budgeting cycle for 2021. The City starts with the operating budget <br />first, and once the Council gives guidance and it gets worked out, work starts on the enterprise funds and <br />capital improvement budgets, one of which is the Parks Capital Improvement Plan. He noted it was the <br />same file at the Work Session in February, and it also should have been in members’ packets this week. <br />He has not moved too much around on the document, but wanted to throw it out there so if there are <br />aspirations to move things around, it can be finalized. He will bring it back in September for review and <br />then have it finalized by the Council, usually in November. He noted the biggest challenge right now as <br />far as capital expenditures within Parks is the fact that once the East Long Lake Trail, the Big Island <br />work, and the trail connection to the Dakota along County Road 19 are completed, there is about a zero <br />balance, pending additional revenue that comes in from any developments both now and in the future. <br />Carter asked Edwards if he took into account the revenue from the Big Island Legacy and whether it was <br />a net number or is considered future revenue.