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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday,February 1,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Chair Roath called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. <br /> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> Chair Roath led the Commissioners and those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> The Orono Park Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: <br /> Chairman Brian Roath, Commissioners Rick Carter, Casey Hudson,Vanessa Keller,Jennifer Klaahsen <br /> and Taylor Stephens. Commissioners Janice Berg and Jennifer Klaahsen were absent. Representing Staff <br /> was Adam Edwards. <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> 1. November 5,2020 Park Commission Meeting Minutes <br /> Carter moved,Hudson seconded,to approve the September 9,2020 Park Commission Meeting <br /> Minutes.VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> None. <br /> 2. THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT UPDATE ON THE DIAMOND LAKE REGIONAL <br /> TRAIL MASTERPLAN <br /> Edwards said the Three Rivers Park District is joining them virtually to provide an update on the <br /> Diamond Lake Regional Trail Masterplan. Those who have been on the Parks Commission for the past <br /> year will recall they met in a work session format early last year and briefed the City Council shortly after <br /> that. Today they have Marjorie from the Three Rivers Park Commission. <br /> Marjorie Beard is one of the Commissioners for Three Rivers Park Board, represents the residents of <br /> Orono and is very glad to be at the meeting tonight. They have been working on the Diamond Lake <br /> Regional Trail for over a year and are excited to come back and give some updates. She turned it over to <br /> Stephan Shurson and Danny McCullough,who are the co-project managers. <br /> Mr. Shurson said as mentioned this is a Masterplan project for Diamond Lake Regional Trail and the trail <br /> is designed to go from the south in Wayzata and all the way up to the Dayton and Rogers area, it is about <br /> 20 miles long. Like most regional trails,they are paved, separated from traffic,and this is a Masterplan <br /> project so it is not an imminent construction project but more of a long-term planning project they <br /> endeavored this year. One of the primary goals of this particular project is to create more of a destination <br /> type of trail—they are not just trying to be as scenic as possible,they want to connect to the area's natural <br /> resources and try to connect people with nature. He showed a few examples on screen of what the typical <br /> trails look like and the use of boardwalks running through wetlands or along the edge of the lakes and <br /> separated crossings where they need them. In terms of where they are in the process, about a year ago <br /> Page 1 of 13 <br />