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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday, February 1, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 13 <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chair Roath called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />Chair Roath led the Commissioners and those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />The Orono Park Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: <br />Chairman Brian Roath, Commissioners Rick Carter, Casey Hudson , Vanessa Keller, Jennifer Klaahsen <br />and Taylor Stephens. Commissioners Janice Berg and Jennifer Klaahsen were absent. Representing Staff <br />was Adam Edwards. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />1. November 5, 2020 Park Commission Meeting Minutes <br />Carter moved, Hudson seconded, to approve the September 9, 2020 Park Commission Meeting <br />Minutes. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />None. <br />2. THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT UPDATE ON THE DIAMOND LAKE REGIONAL <br />TRAIL MASTERPLAN <br />Edwards said the Three Rivers Park District is joining them virtually to provide an update on the <br />Diamond Lake Regional Trail Masterplan. Those who have been on the Parks Commission for the past <br />year will recall they met in a work session format early last year and briefed the City Council shortly after <br />that. Today they have Marjorie from the Three Rivers Park Commission. <br />Marjorie Beard is one of the Commissioners for Three Rivers Park Board, represents the residents of <br />Orono and is very glad to be at the meeting tonight. They have been working on the Diamond Lake <br />Regional Trail for over a year and are excited to come back and give some updates. She turned it over to <br />Stephan Shurson and Danny McCullough, who are the co-project managers. <br />Mr. Shurson said as mentioned this is a Masterplan project for Diamond Lake Regional Trail and the trail <br />is designed to go from the south in Wayzata and all the way up to the Dayton and Rogers area, it is about <br />20 miles long. Like most regional trails, they are paved, separated from traffic, and this is a Masterplan <br />project so it is not an imminent construction project but more of a long-term planning project they <br />endeavored this year. One of the primary goals of this particular project is to create more of a destination <br />type of trail – they are not just trying to be as scenic as possible, they want to connect to the area’s natural <br />resources and try to connect people with nature. He showed a few examples on screen of what the typical <br />trails look like and the use of boardwalks running through wetlands or along the edge of the lakes and <br />separated crossings where they need them. In terms of where they are in the process, about a year ago