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DRAFT MTOn^ OF THE PARK CO.MMISSION MEETLSC OK DECEMBER P. IPPJ attendance The Pick ConuniaioQ me. on the ibove date wi* me follow,^ n«mben Flto. Rohen Howells. Susan WUson. LUi McMUlin. Stefokee Use airi Ve^ Vonenes was absent Public Works Director John Gethardson and Recorder Lm Vee represented City statf. Chair Flint called the tnectmf to order at 7:35 p m. (,?1) a\PPROVAL OF MLM jTES Wilson requested that ’ Page 5 Lowrv Wood be changed to Lowry Woods. She il^ noted ih^ shJ had not referenced a news anicle but that it had been Howells and asked that ihc names be changed. McMillan asked iboui the charse for tide insurance. Gerhardson responded that it was a cost m Onino and is standard procriure. Costs to the Cits' include tmnster ot ^ Conservancy to the Citv of Orono. review by the City Anoniey and filing costs The Phase I Envtronmenul Study has yet to be done which involves some staff time but was not pan of the costs previously discussed and approved. For future reference. Chair Flmt felt if there were City legal fees involv^. those fees should not be paid out of the Park Fund while a contrary argument could be made from pure accounimg theory, lie felt that these were operating costs which should be paid out ot current operatmg funds. White asked at what point the City assumed responsibility for any problems on the Gerhardson responded that if any problems were discovered the title ^ completion of the Phase I Study, the Nature Conservancy would be informed. The Pt^c 1 Study is basically a history of the property from the neighbors or others tamiliar with the property. W’ilson asked that the nature and amount of the costs charged to Park Dedication fees be stated in the minutes. White requested that on page 3. the sentence "White suggested that a combination of uses for the park systems be established." be changed to read "White suggested that a ^'onibmaiion ot uses within the park svstem be established. " It was moved by Howells, seconded by McMillan, to approve the -mended minutes of the November 1. 1993 Park Commission meetmg. Ayes b. nays 0. (#2) UPDATE ON DICKEY DEVELOPMENT - To be discussed later