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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday,March 2nd,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Mr. Burrell said he did not believe they explored that and could look at that as an idea. <br /> Roath asked how many boats the rowing club has today. <br /> Mr. Burrell stated it is 25. <br /> Roath asked what the boat capacity of the building was. <br /> Mr. Burrell stated it was maybe 25-30. <br /> Roath asked if growth was constrained by the size. <br /> Mr. Burrell stated he was correct,that they can only get so many boats in the building,about 20%more. <br /> Roath asked what the current agreement is on practice hours on the lake. <br /> Mr. Burrell said he did not have the exact verbiage in front of him.He believes it is sunup to sundown <br /> during the week except for Friday afternoon, Saturday morning until 11, and they are not there on <br /> Sunday. They do not come close to utilizing that much time on the lake. <br /> Roath and Mr. Burrell discussed that they don't anticipate the number of practices increasing for the <br /> rowing club,but it was possible. <br /> Roath reiterated they are constrained by the number of boats they have. <br /> Mr. Burrell agreed and added they are also constrained by the number of coaches and safety launches. <br /> Roath asked how other lake users could know or anticipate when the rowing club would be on the lake. <br /> Mr. Burrell said he thinks the normal boaters on the lake pretty much know when they will be out there. <br /> They have been wearing more fluorescent,bright colors so it is much easier to see the rowers. <br /> Roath asked if Mr. Burrell could elaborate on his comment about partnering with the City regarding <br /> playground equipment. <br /> Mr.Burrell said originally the Park Commission was talking about a new playground which may have <br /> been pushed off to the side with this project.If there is an opportunity to help with that as part of a <br /> partnership,they are open to that. <br /> Berg commented that a playground is still part of the vision of Summit Beach. <br /> Mr.Burrell said they are more than happy to have discussions about how to help pay for some of that. <br /> They think it's important to have that for family members of the club,and it gives more use to the beach. <br /> Berg and Mr. Burrell agreed that bike racks would need to also be looked at. <br /> Page 9 of 20 <br />