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2 <br />findings (Attachment E). He provided a revised draft concept based on feedback from <br />residents (Attachment F) in order to give the PTRC a concept to comment and make <br />suggestions and changes to. The features included on this plan were: <br />• Grass play area <br />• Playground with swings <br />• Half court basketball court <br />• Small picnic shelter <br />• Small informal tree play area <br />• Interpretive signage along interior walking path <br />• Small 10 stall parking lot <br />• Portable restroom enclosure and a bike rack <br />• Rainwater gardens <br />• Bio -swale and footbridge <br />• Stormwater pond to mitigate flooding issues <br />A discussion took place on the various comments and results from the open house and the <br />potential improvements to the park. Minutes from that meeting are attached for Council <br />review (Attachment G). The PTRC discussed the inclusion of an open grass play area <br />versus a formal ag -lime baseball field. This would eliminate the inclusion of a winter ice <br />rink. The majority of the residents who attended the open house preferred a grass Feld to <br />an ag -lime baseball field, even if that meant eliminating the ice rink. The PTRC consensus <br />was that the rink is small, underutilized and other parks are close by that can provide <br />pleasure skating. In particular, Cummings Park is a pleasure rink (no hockey rink) that has <br />a beautiful facility and would be quiet for families to avoid the broomball and hockey <br />users. <br />After reviewing the information, the PTRC made a motion to recommend inclusion of all <br />of the elements on the draft concept plan with the addition of: <br />• Drinking Fountain <br />• Trails along park perimeters that extend and connect north/south to County Road <br />E2 and east /west to Glenview Ave. <br />The motion carried unanimously. <br />The PTRC recommended keeping the small informal tree play area in the concept. <br />However, they listed this structure as a low priority due to concerns about this area being <br />out of site and closer to residents. The comments on this play area at the open house were <br />mixed but seemed fairly positive. However, since the PTRC meeting, the neighbor closest <br />to that structure has indicated they would not be in favor of the tree play area due to its <br />secluded location and proximity to his house. <br />HKGi revised the draft concept plan to include the recommendation from the PTRC and <br />this is included for Council review (Attachment H). <br />Il Metro- inet .uslardenhills \PR &PWParkslMemos \Council MemosI06132011 Valentine Park <br />Improvements. doc <br />