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MLMTTES OF THE CITY OF ORONO PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND TRAILS CO>DnSSION MEETLNG _______________________MONDAY, AUGUST 6,2001_______________ REPORTSOJPDATES (»S) NAVARRE PARK Park DedK)i^oii/Parkias Lot Cleaoop Meyers staled thrit^iness people in Navarre are sponsonng Days event August 24* and 25*. with the ribbonWing ceremony at the Nav-arre Park^eduled for 11:30 a.m., on August 25*. Meyers st^ there would be face painting/hd ice cream available. Meyers insited the general public to aitencNhe nbbon cutting ceremon/ Status of Beoches/MS Society Meyers noted City crew has cleaned up^d : some improvements to the Nava.Te parking lot Gappa stated the benches constructed by i week. Gappa noted the letter to the MSy /c dbj^couts are scheduled to i.e installed in the nc.xt ciety l^been sent. Letters of Recogoition/Cenincat^r Donation Meyers suied he has a list of Unpeople who donated plants fcr>*w Navarre Park. Nfeyers indicated he did put an articl^ the paper thanking the people wlv^nated the plants. Meyers commented the park is stiH^ening lots of use. Meyers inquired whethbMt would be possible to have a drinking fountair^stalled there in the near future. Gappa staled if funding is not received from the MS Society, the Park Comrmssi^ould need to get City Council approv'd! for the dnnking fountain. ^ /w (#4) PL-BLIC CO.MMENTS (#6) 39 LAKE ACCESS POINTS ^ Gail Blackslone, 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. Blackslone 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 location. McDermon stated 99 percent of the roads leading cowti to the lakeshore are considered to be planed roads and not fire lanes. Gaffron Slated platted roads are dedicated on plats or subdivisions, with this particular road having been platted in the 1920s or earlier. Gaffron stated this road has been dedicated to the public use forever. Gaffron stated the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that cities are not PAGE 2