02-01-2021 Park Commission Meeting Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PARK COMMISSION Monday,February 1,2021 6:00 o'clock p.m. Carter moved, Stephens seconded,to recommend the Three Rivers recommended preferred route for the Diamond Lake Regional Trail to the City Council. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. Mr. Shurson thanked the Commission and noted Edwards should have the presentation. Edwards will forward the presentation out to the members and make sure it is in the minutes. Hudson asked when they would vote or make a recommendation on the optional trails. Edwards clarified as Three Rivers said,this is just a Masterplan before asking for funding, and as any segments started to get to a point where it looked like they would receive funding,those projects would come back to the City and go through for trails and ultimately the City Council for committing any dollars to them. Hudson asked if that would be the same for the trailhead, Summit Beach, and things of that nature. Edwards replied yes,as each of those got to the point where they are actually putting a specific project together. This Masterplan could take 20 years to get from Orono up to Dayton,but there may be some segments within the next 3-4 years. One opportunity for Orono may be what Three Rivers has as 02 on the presentation,which is Old Long Lake Road;Edwards noted they have to do a road project there within the next five years. At that point,the City may reach out to Three Rivers to let them know they will be doing a road project and find out if they have some funding to do the trail project and it could be done as one project. He noted the 05 connecter they keep talking about: if the Commissioners go drive that section, it is a hugely challenging piece and they looked at trying to do something when they did the 112 project which included that corner. The only way to get through there is there is a storm water pond and perhaps putting a boardwalk across one half of that. Although it is a really short segment, it may end up being a very costly one when they figure out how to actually do it because of the drain that is there. Roath asked if the Old Long Lake Road reconstruction goes all the way through 05. Edwards answered it goes just past, and the actual intersection coming around was part of the 112 project. He noted the 05 project may cost as much as all the rest of 02 there. Hudson asked if that is right where the creek comes out of the lake and where is the cemetery on this map. Edwards pointed out the cemetery onscreen and noted another little oddity if anyone ever wonders why they moved the boundary of the City south right there just to include that cemetery. Everything around it is Long Lake except the cemetery. Roath noted there is an existing trail on 01. Edwards replied that is the Luce Line. Roath meant to say 04. Edwards answered yes,04 is the new trail the City built as part of the 112 project and that trail continues on the north side of 112 all the way through to Otten Brothers. That will continue when they do phase 3 Page 6 of 13