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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 21 of 27 <br /> <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.