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Minutes <br />Orono Parlc Commission <br />Regular Meeting <br />Orono City Council Chambers <br />May 7, 2024 <br />Deputy Chair Porter called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />ROLL CALL <br />The Orono Park Commission members present: Deputy Chair Cameron Porter, Commissioners Janice <br />Berg, Rick Carter, Michael Huddy and alternate Sandy Rasmussen. <br />Members not present: Gordy Stofer, Kjersti Duval and Chair Brian Roath. <br />Staff present: Park Director Josh Lemons <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />1. February 6, 2024 Park Cormmission meeting minutes <br />Carter moved, Berg seconded, to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2024 Park Commission <br />meeting as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT <br />Janie Delaney, 1315 Woodhill Ave; Denny Walsh, 1354 Rest Point Circle, Roger Adams, 1130 Underhill <br />Circle, Long Lake, and Ritchie Anderson, 3205 Crystal Bay Rd. offered comments. <br />PRESENTATION <br />STAFF REPORT <br />2. Golf Course Update <br />Staff reported the golf course was able to open a month earlier than last year and although it has been wet, <br />many rounds have already been played. The 100Anniversary of the golf course will be celebrated with <br />events June 17 to 22 with the main events Saturday June 22. Last year there was one Junior League and <br />this year there are two. The turf on the course came out well over the winter despite a lack of snow cover. <br />The department bought some gently used greens mowers from a course in Des Moines. <br />Lemons said the department has a great staff this year that is working hard and trying to support the <br />community. <br />3. Park Updates <br />Lemons reported on staffing status and the transition to spring activities. The goal is to have all the parks <br />functional with docks, swim platforms and biffs out by Memorial Day. One of the larger projects this year <br />will be the Hackberry Park restoration. The area where the house was demolished will be seeded this <br />spring. The park is currently under water so drainage will have to be watched this year. Big Island is open <br />for the season. The restrooms are functioning as they should and are cleaned on a regular basis. Some tree <br />trinuning is planned. The Bederwood ballfield will be marked soon. <br />Pagelof2 <br />�c� <br />