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U ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 8, 1999 PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS - James White, Representative • White stated that at the last Park Commission meeting, Rick Meyers from Navarre presented a slide show that was very interesting. White said the Park Commission members are concerned about Saga Hill and the option to purchase additional land that runs out at the end of March. White complimented Greg Gappa on the condition of the ice rink. Jabbour said that the Council members are working on the ingress and egress to Saga Hill Park. He said the City is also working on the Eisinger property. The Council is also considering a piece of land that is owned by the school district. Jabbour said there was a meeting on February 5th to discuss the Dakota Rail. Kelley asked about the fund raising for Saga Hill. White said a representative from Saga Hill would address that issue. He said he is very excited about the possibility of a trail along the Dakota Rail track. Jabbour said the City will try to build the trail in a partnership with Hennepin Parks. Kelley asked if the Dakota trail could be connected to the Luce Line trail. . White responded that it is too far away. Flint asked about the ballparks that are planned around the school. White said there is not enough information from the school board about the ballparks yet. Jabbour said the City is also interested in that property for brush disposal. He doesn't want the City to have conflicting interests in the same piece of property. Rich Kiernan, President of the Orono Baseball Association, was present. He said there are conflicting ideas for using the parcel of land by the school. He said the Baseball Association was told to hold off making preliminary plans for any ball fields until the school is laid out because access would have to be through the school property. He has not seen the school plans. The Association would like to have a ball field on that site. 0 Page 2