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Minutes <br />Park Commission Regular Meeting <br />Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 3 of 3 <br /> <br />Stofer said he is a golfer and a neighbor of the golf course but is in favor of having mountain biking in <br />Orono. He said when he visited Wirth Golf Course and saw the two uses co-existing on the same site he <br />was pleasantly surprised and is keeping an open mind. <br /> <br />Roath said he liked the location because of its proximity to the Luce Line. <br /> <br />Carter moved, Huddy seconded, that the City spend up to $15,000 as budgeted in the CIP to hire a <br />designer for a mountain bike trail at the golf course. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />Park Commission 2025 Goals <br />Roath asked the commission to review its 2024 goals and build on them to establish the 2025 goals. <br /> <br />Carter said Parks has a section in the Comprehensive Plan and Trails is a subsection. He said he saw trail <br />goals for 2025 being the same as in 2024. He also suggested further development for the park at Big <br />Island in terms of adding activities. <br /> <br />Roath suggested pulling out the mountain bike trail to its own line as it is proposed to move forward this <br />year. <br /> <br />Stofer noted some 2024 success at the golf course and suggested the focus for 2025 should be continuing <br />course conditioning, tree management, landscaping around the clubhouse, a new gate, purchase of a food <br />truck, and new umbrellas on the patio branded with the course logo and name. In the long term, the City <br />needs to look at some big-ticket items like drainage, expanding playability, and a maintenance shed. <br /> <br />Huddy talked about increasing participation in the adopt-a-park program and balancing the donation <br />garden and pickleball development. <br /> <br />Needs at other existing parks were also discussed. <br /> <br />Roath said additional park commissioners are needed. <br /> <br />Ruthenberg said four applications have been received. <br /> <br />Roath moved, Carter seconded, to adopt the 2025 goals as summarized. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Roath moved, Huddy seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 7:13 p.m. to May 6, 2025. VOTE: Ayes <br />4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> <br />_________________________________________ <br />Brian Roath, Chair <br /> <br /> <br />5