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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Wednesday, September 10, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 10 of 27 <br /> <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