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ivnMrrEs or the city of orono PARKS, OPE>' SPACES AND TRAILS CO>DHSSION MEETLNG _______________________MONDAY. At GL’ST 6,2001_______________ REPORTS/UPDATES (#5) NAVARRE PARK Park Dedi^tfioa/Parking Lot Oeanup Meyers stated th^^iness people in Navarre arc sponsoring yt>og Days event August 24* and 25*. iMih the ribbon^ming ceremony at the Navarre Parkyheduled for 11:30 a.m., on August 25*. Meyers sat^ there would be face painUng^id ice cream available. Meyers invited the general public to anenoHhe nbbon cutting ceremony Status of Benches/MS Society ! Meyers noted C:ty crew has cleaned up\id i le some improvements to the Navarre parking lot Gappa stated the benches constructed by Otfe fibji^couls are scheduled to S* insullcd in the next week. Gappa noted the letter to the M^ociety I^been sent. Letters of Recognition/Ccrtiflcat^r Donation Meyers suted he has a list of thp^people who donated planu forHw Navarre Park. Meyers indicated he did put an articl^ the paper thanking the people whd'd^ted the plants. Mevers commented the park is stiU/getting lots of use. Meyers mquired wheti^t would be possible to have a drinking fountam/fnstalled there in the near future. Gappa stated if funding is not received from the MS Society, the Park Commissi^ould need to get City Council approval for the drinking fountain. •k («4) PLDLIC CODIENTS (#6) 39 LAKE ACCESS POINTS E Gail Blackstone, 4465 Forest Lake Landing, presented a petition to the Park Commission with the signatures of 66 residents, requesting the Park Commission terminate any further development of the Forest Lake Landing access due to traffic and safety concerns Blacksione expressed concerns regarding the safety of the children due to the lake access point being very private and secluded and the likelihood of garbage being left in the area. Blackstone recommended the road leading to this access point be closed or vacated questioned why this lake access point is being considered first. Silber noted this lake access point has existed for a significant number of years, with the Park Commission not creating a new lake access point at this locauon. McDermon stated 99 percent of the roads leading cowti to the lakeshore are considered to be planed roads and not fire lanes. Gaffron stated planed roads arc dedicated on plats or subdivisions, with this particular road having been planed in the 1920s or earlier. Gaffron suted this road has been dedicated to the public use forever. Gaffron stated the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that cities are not PAGE 2