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ORONO PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS COMMISSION MEETING <br /> ' MINUTES FOR MAY 1, 2000 <br /> (#1) ATTENDANCE <br /> The Park Commission met on the above mentioned date with the following members present: Chair <br /> Andrew McDermott, Commissioners Debora Halvorson, Rick Meyers, Pauline Bouchard, Irene Silber, <br /> and Cherokee Ilse. Commissioner Jim White was absent. Representing City Staff were <br /> Public Services Director Greg Gappa and Recorder Jackie Young. City Council Representative <br /> Richard Flint was prescnt. <br /> Chair McDermott called the meeting to order at 7:22 p.m. <br /> (#2) APPROVAL OF MARCH AND APRIL, 2000 MINUTES <br /> The March minutes were approved at the April 3, 2000 meeting. <br /> Corrections were made on Pages 2, 3, and 4. <br /> Bouchard moved, Meyers seconded,to approve the Minutes of the Park, Open Space and <br /> Trails Commission meeting of April 3, 2000, as amended. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. <br /> MEETING REPORTS <br /> (#3) APRIL COUNCIL MEETINGS <br /> Halvorson stated the City Council discussed the Dakota Rail to Trail project and the creation of <br /> a TIF District for the Navarre area at their April l Oth�vork session. Halvorson stated the City Council <br /> recommended the Park Commission utilize the language play fields rather than ballfields in the <br /> long-range plan for the parks. <br /> Halvorson stated the City Council did request that the developer of the Snyder Drug Store proposed <br /> for the Navarre area revise their plans to call for one-story building rather than a two-story <br /> building and to relocate the trail in this area based upon the recommendations of the Park <br /> Commission. <br /> McDermott stated the developer has located the trail in the same location but has revised the actual <br /> path of the trail somewhat, with some additional green space being provided along with removal of <br /> the parking adjacent to the trail. McDermott stated the Park Commission can discuss this item <br /> further under Item No. 7. <br /> Silber stated she�vas unable to attend the entire April 24th City Council meeting, but gave the <br /> Council Members a brief report on the proposed improvements to the Navarre Park. Silber noted <br />