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CITY OF ORONO -
PARK COMMISSION
Regular meeting of the Orono Park Com¢nission held January 9, 1979.
The Orono Park Commission met on the above date ATTENDANCE
with the Pollowi.ng members present: Chairman
Toralinson, Berglund, �rger, Kelley, Peterson,
Watson. ATot present: None
Also in attendance was prospective new member,
J. Diann Goetten.
NEW MEMBER
The Existing Commission voted to recommend to
the council that Ms. Goetten be appointed as a
permanent member of the cou�rnission, filling the
vaca.ncy left by the e.xpiration of the term of
Wa�.t Lathrop.
Chairman Tomlinson presented a copy of the letter DAYTON PROPERTY
from city Manager Dick Benson, to Mr. Bruce Da9ton
acknowledging the completed transPer of the Suimnit
Park property to the city, and thanki.ng hi.m Por it.
The Corr�ai.ssion discussed possible denelopments at
Summit Park, including the erection of some sort
of access control, development of the beach, and
picnic facilities.
The city staff is still examining the status oP CITY LAKESHORE
the city owned lakeshore property on Forest Lake. FOREST LAKE.
A new park dedication ordinance has been drafted NEW ORDINANCE
by the City Attorney. The city staff has asked �
for co�enta b�r the Park Commission. Several
questions have been raised by the cot�rnissioners,
the answers to which may affect our opinion of
the proposed ordinance, to wit:
1 . Is the money already collected currently
kept in a separate Pund?
2. Will the roll of the park corr�nission
change under this new ordinance.
3. Is d.isbursement from the park dedi-
cation ftiind required by this ordinance.
t�.. IInder the new ordinance wi.11 there be
a change in the "Recreational" status
of the Orono Golf Course.
�ese and other questions will be asked of the City
Attorney, and City Staff. A1so, chairman Tomlinson
is planning to stop at Bloomington City Offices to
see what changes in their Park Dedication fee ordinance
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were made, expecially those which precipitated the
revision of the Orono Ordinance.
�e City Council has been asked to wait for the
Park Co�nission's co�ents before acting on this
proposed ch�.n,ge.
Meeting was ad journed. ADJOURNMEAtT
Resp ctf'ully submitted,
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Lee Tomlinson, Chairman