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' , <br /> MINUTES OF THE PARK COMMISSION MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 1 , 1992 <br /> ATTENDANCE 7 :07 P.M. <br /> The Park Commission met on the above date with the following <br /> members present : Chairperson Dick Flint , Susan Wilson , Alex <br /> Vongries , Sherokee Ilse , Lili McMillan , Robert Howells , and Phil <br /> Bradley . The following represented the City staff : John <br /> Gerhardson , Public Works Director ; Jeanne Mabusth , Building & <br /> Zoning Administrator ; and Teri Naab , Recorder . <br /> (#1 ) APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> Vongries requested Page 8, paragraph 6 , be changed to read , "Wilson <br /> felt the Park Commission needed to decide if they intend . . . " . He <br /> asked that Page 8, paragraph 12 be changed to read , "He felt that <br /> the other communities within Orono School District should <br /> participate in satisfying OBA' s need for ballfields . " <br /> Ilse requested Page 8, paragraph 4 be changed to read , "and he saw <br /> the hockey arena and the baseball fields as separate issues and was <br /> in the position of waiting for OBA to formally request to lease the <br /> school property for ball fields , and to date OBA has not made that <br /> request . " <br /> It was moved by Wilson , seconded by Ilse , to approve the minutes <br /> of the August 4, 1992 Park Commission meeting as amended . Ayes 7 , <br /> nays 0. <br /> (#3) RECONSIDERATION OF CANOE RACK ISSUE <br /> Tom Caswell explained that they are requesting the installation of <br /> one or more canoe racks at the south end of Summit Beach , which is <br /> separate from the swimming and picnic areas . He understood that the <br /> Park Commission was concerned with maintaining Summi ;. Beach as a <br /> passive park and stated he concurred with that f�=eling . He stated <br /> that the lack of congestion of S:�mmit Beach is one of the <br /> attractions of the area, �;owever , he felt that installation of <br /> canoe racks would no� interfere with the tranquility and would at <br /> the sa,�ie time al low more people to use one of Orono' s better parks . <br /> He o�fered four reasons for his opinion : <br /> 1 . The south end of the park provides for a natural area <br /> for canoe racks . It is away from the <br /> swimming/recreational /picnicking areas and almost <br /> invisible from those areas . The area is not used for <br /> other purposes . <br /> 2 . The rental racks and launch would be solely used by <br /> canoes and could be more passive than some of the <br /> recreational games played at the park . <br /> 1 <br />