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«5 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO PARK COMM^ meeting held on JULY 13, 1995 BfAFT (f^7 - 1995 Park Commission Action Park Review - Continued) Gerhardsoo reported that the gravel base is in on the Brown Road sclent of the bike-hike trail, item #8a. The next step in the process will be the grading and paving, which has been contracted out. Modular block retaining walls will be incorporated into the steep banks on this segment of the trail. Commission members asked how this decision making process on retaining walls is done Gerhardson said the property ownei's are :ontacted, shown the alternatives currently on the market, and asked for theii opinion. Commission members asked that thev be included in this process for input on future landscape decisions One or two members will be contaaed in the future to assist in this decision making process Cormission members fed they have knowieuge to give and to gain in this area and wtiuld like to see a more natural look result instead of the locking block tvpe look. Item #10 on the action agenda concerns the park on thv Jickey property Ilse was waiting to receive Native American involvement in the planning process. White said Hennepin Parks experience was that it is preferable not to wait for their involvement but to go ahead with the planning process and then seek input from the Native American grovrps Flint said he asked Use to go forward with the planning process McMillan felt it was necessary to have a game plan in place. She said it was necessary to identify whether it would be a community or neighborhood-type park Wilson would like Ilse to come to the Commission with a plan prior to contacting any outside groups. Flint said Mayor Callahan had asked that the Park Commission move forward with the planning process. Individual ideas for the park were discussed. McMillan, who is on the con:mittee for this park, envisions a natural, quiet setting, self-suflident, memorial-like, with the landscape inco^orating a Native /\mencan feel W'hite H the geological background is interesting and would like to let people know what the area used to be like wivh the lake at the bottom of the hill White cited the example of Minnehaha Falls, which is a natural setting with a bronze plaque describing the area years ago Flint felt the Native American background was also very interesting, but that it was difficult to verify because it was laruelv unwritten W • McMillan will con'act Ilse and proceed with the project The memb-irs concluded that they desired to create i passive park with a living, spiritual-w-pe reminder of the area and what had been there taking advantage of the \iew, history and rural background ot the area It will not be an aenve park.