04-06-1992 Park Commission Minutes

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, , .� � MINUTES OF THE PARK COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1992 ATTENDANCE 7 : 13 P.M. The Park Commission met on the above date with the following members present : Chairperson Dick Flint , Susan Wilson , Stephen Johnston , Sherokee Ilse , and Lili McMiilan . Robert Howells , Phil Bradley and Alex Vongries were absent . The following represented the City staff : John Gerhardson , Public Works Director; and Teri Naab, City Recorder . (#1 ) APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chair Flint clarified that on Page 11 , second paragraph , it should read as follows, "Chair Flint stated that OBA has let the Commission know they plan to request funding from Orono for the ball field" . It was moved by Wilson , seconded by Ilse , to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Park Commission held on March 2 , 1992 , with the above noted amendment . Ayes 5 , nays 0. (#2) BIKE HIKE TRAIL OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD Chair Flint explained that the City has been working on a bike trail for a long time , but it was difficult to build a bike trail because the City was missing the following : money, land and staff familiar with developing a trail . Therefore the County was asked to participate with the venture. Chair Flint introduced people from the County as follows : Jim White , Hennepin County Park Board Commissioner ; Don King , Chief Landscape Architect ; and Del Miller , Land Acquisition Officer for the County Park Board . White explained that the Hennepin County Park system has 25 ,000 acres of parks throughout five Counties . Many of those parks have been trying to get traits . He noted that there has not been a lot of expenditure of the Park ' s budget within Orono. He noted it would be desirable to have a system that would tie Baker Park with the Schools system, the Luce Line Trail and Noerenberg Park. White explained their options for a trail were to use the existing right- of-way or use land not a part of that right-of-way. He stated that County funds wou I d be used to bu i I d the t ra i I , of wh i ch much of the funding is reimbursed from the State through Open-Space Grants. Miller handed out a fact sheet on the trail . He stated that the County has agreed that the route proposed for the trail is the most viable . The trail has been proposed for the east side of the road because of a power tine on the western side . Also, it appeared to be easier to develop the trail on the eastern side because there are fewer residential properties on that side . The following options were studied : 1