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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, JULY 10,2000 <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT—Continued <br />Intoxicated and how the process removes an officer from patrolling the lake for an <br />extended period of time. <br />Mayor Jabbour passed out a sheet detailing what it cost the City in legal defense against a <br />minor claim. Staff time not included, the City spent $96,000 defending a claim that never <br />went to trial because the City won in summaiy judgment. <br />Mayor Jabbour stated he has spoken with the head of firm interested in the Washington <br />Scientific property. <br />Sansevere stated there is a problem with boating traffic near the North Shore Drive boat <br />launch. People taking the boat to pick up the person who parked their car are cutting <br />across boat traffic and nearly causing accidents. Mayor Jabbour suggested sending a <br />letter to the DNR asking them to enforce boating rules. <br />Flint stated that if the City wants to do anything with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br />District next year they should act quickly to get it approved in their budget. <br />PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTOR ’S REPORT <br />12.Award Contract—Navarre Park Improvements <br />Gappa stated that they have removed everything from the plan except the play equipment <br />and the handicapped accessible paths. They had planned to spend $80,000, but the low <br />bid came in at $95,000 for the equipment, curbing, special wood chips, and path. The <br />Park Commission would like to have a hydrant in the park, which adds $5,000 to the cost, <br />bringing the total cost to $100,000. He stated the Park Fund has $170,000 at its disposal <br />after paying for the Larson property (half from the General Fund and half from the Park <br />Fund). <br />Flint stated that he hates to spend that much money, but he feels that the park and <br />neighborhood improvements are a priority. Kelley and Peterson agreed. <br />Kelley questioned if the City should wait and spend the money on a play area on the <br />larger Larson property. He pointed out that the Larson property is in close proximity to <br />the Navarre Park and once developed, it could draw users away from the Navarre Park, <br />leaving the park underused. Meyers stated that due to the topography and condition of <br />the area, it would cost at least $500,000 to get a usable park on the Larson property. He <br />stated that area would not be developed into a park for approximately 5 years, and it <br />would be easy to move the play equipment from the Navarre Park to the Larson property <br />in the future, and turn the Navarre Park into a village green type area.