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Exhibit G <br /> From: Adam Edwards <br /> • To: Jrlelanie Curtis <br /> Cc: )osh Lemons <br /> Subject: RE:Comments requested: Long Lake Rowing Center/#LA21-000011/455 East Long Lake Rd <br /> Date: Monday,January 10,2022 2:36:15 PM <br /> Attachments: Emails from Public.pdf <br /> OronoParksCommission20200302 feldmann.odf <br /> 191125-letter from residents.odf <br /> Long Lake Resident Letter to Orono Park Board 11612019.odf <br /> 200918-Summit Beach Vision DRAFT.PDF <br /> Melanie, <br /> As requested here are some comments. <br /> 1. Parks Commission.The LLRC first approached the City in the fall of 2019 about the <br /> prospect of partnering with the city to construct a boathouse at Summit Beach Park. The <br /> Parks commission consider the proposal at their November 4th,2019 and again at the March <br /> 2nd,2020 meetings. The Park Commission was asked to consider the following:Does the <br /> proposal enhance or detract from the use of the park;what benefits would the proposal <br /> provide to the park;to the community; what costs if any would be incurred by the city; what <br /> requirements(accessibility to public,park improvements,public programs)does the <br /> commission recommend the City council consider imposing on the applicants plan;what <br /> restrictions(size of structures, location of structures,hours of use,parking)does the <br /> commission recommend the City council consider imposing on the applicants plan. After <br /> much deliberation the Commission moved and voted to move the proposal to the City <br /> • Council for review with the guidance that there needs to be a master plan created before <br /> there is any decision as to whether the rowing club is part of the park or not, it needs to <br /> involve a broader set of community input, and the Park Commission should have a role in <br /> that. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0,Abstain 1. In September of 2020 the Park Commission <br /> developed a Draft"Vision" Site plan for the Park. The document is attached. It has with <br /> and without LLRC facility version included. The Parks Commission has plan to develop a <br /> playground plan for the park in 2022 with construction to take place in 2023. <br /> 2. City Council. The LRCC appeared before the City Council at their July 27th,2020 regular <br /> council meeting. At that meeting the Council did not take any formal action. The meeting <br /> focused on hearing from the applicant and residents. Individual council members from <br /> vided their initial thoughts and guidance to the club and community. Comments centered <br /> around the benefits of private public partnerships for our parks and the need for there to be <br /> balance(size of any facility and nature of the park)and the need to maintain dialog moving <br /> forward. <br /> 3. Process. There is not an established formal process for public/private improvements at city <br /> parks so Staff developed the following based on similar process for city land procurement <br /> and sale. Since the proposal includes a park,the park commission was consulted and public <br /> comments received early on. Because proposal includes the construction of a building for <br /> organizational use in a residential district, a CUP is required. Further the proposal involves a <br /> private improvement on public land so it will be necessary to develop a lease/agreement <br /> between the city and the club. <br /> a. Park Commission review and recommendation(Includes public input/ <br /> hearing)-Completed March 2nd 2020. <br /> b. City Council review for initial input and guidance.—Completed July 27th, <br /> • 2020 <br /> c. Conditional Use Permit(CUP)process (Includes public input/hearing) <br /> d. Agreement/Lease developed <br />