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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 14 of 27 <br /> <br />Carter replied they had three top priorities they thought they could get done in a couple of years, which is <br />at least one per year. <br />Klaahsen said she supports that and personally feels the trails are more beneficial in the residential areas <br />versus on the County Roads that don’t have homes and children who want to use the trails. She noted it is <br />a very residential area and she thinks it would be a great addition. <br />Carter thanked Klaahsen and said having it closer gives Edwards some direction if he needs to do any <br />legwork in 2021 to plan for the project or get something organized. <br />Roath asked if the County Road 6 line item move to 2023. <br />Edwards answered that it could, but again it’s a pavement rehabilitation project. <br />Carter said it’s not a bad idea to flip those two line items. <br />Roath noted the proposal is to move Trail Priority No. 3 (Trail construction along North Arm drive <br />to Lakeview Legacy Park) from 2023 to 2022, and move the Maintenance of County Road 6 (OCB- <br />Willow) Improvement from 2022 to 2023. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. <br />[NOTE TO STAFF: there was no motion or second on this proposal.] <br />Roath asked what Priority No. 1 is. <br />Carter replied it is East Long Lake Trail. <br />Roath clarified that now everything gets bumped up. <br />Carter answered in the affirmative and said he would follow up regarding East Long Lake Trail, Lowry <br />Woods and Bayside Trail and get that straightened out. <br />Roath asked Edwards to educate the Commission on what a Tool Cat is under Equipment on the <br />document. <br />Edwards replied the Equipment CIP is generally Staff driven, based on the needs to support the City. He <br />said most of the things under the Equipment line items are things for the Golf Course which are coming to <br />the end of their life. Staff had some of the Equipment earlier on the calendar, noting the Tee Mower, <br />Greens Mower and Top Dresser were projected for 2021 but there were some funding issues with the <br />Equipment Outlay Fund so those have been pushed back to 2022 as they wait to see how it pans out. <br />Edwards explained a Tool Cat is a name brand from the fine folks at Bob Cat and it looks like a robust <br />golf cart or a Polaris All-Terrain vehicle. A Tool Cat functions with all of the Bob Cat accessories, and as <br />there is an aspiration by the City Council to take on the maintenance of the regional trail network as it <br />goes through Orono, they are proposing to procure one primarily for winter maintenance of trails. The <br />Tool Cat is smaller and can fit down a sidewalk and works with all of the City’s existing accessories such <br />as the snow blower and sweeper drum. The purchase would include a Tool Cat, an articulating snow <br />blade, and a material dispenser for de-icing. Edwards said the nice thing about the Tool Cat is that it also <br />has a summer function in general park maintenance and because it is a wheeled vehicle rather than a skid <br />steer Bob Cat, it is much more user-friendly on turf.