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Parks,Trails&Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes May 15,2012 Page 2 Ms. Olson indicated that pricing for option 1 would be around $1,800 and for Option 2,the option the committee preferred, $3,000,which would still be within the budget. Ms. Olson questioned if the committee preferred having a scale as opposed to having the mileage and the consensus of the committee was to go with the scale. Ms. Olson indicated she is recommending that they not include proposed trails because the maps would look too busy. She asked that the committee review the map with the 20 proposed sign locations. Ms. Olson informed that Vacker Sign suggested having 3-4 zoomed in maps with a"you are here" arrow for each sign. In addition, each map would have a small box on the bottom showing where you are in relation to the entire City trail system. Ms. Olson asked for comments from the - committee since she would like to bring this to the May 29 Council meeting for approval. She indicated that she could get a sample of a zoomed in map for the committee to see. MOTION: Committee Member Michaelson motioned that they recommend Option 2. Committee Member Kramlinger questioned if the sign at location#12 was coming from the school. Ms. Olson indicated it is at the entryway off County Road E2 and it goes into the woods. He also mentioned that he thought the sign company had reservations about cedar posts? Ms. Olson indicated that Vacker feels cedar for the posts is sufficient but not for around the signs. Committee Michaelson suggested they put the posts in concrete so the posts are well embedded. Ms. Olson indicated they could put them in concrete but Vacker Sign did not feel it was necessary. Discussion ensued and the group was in consensus of putting the posts in concrete. Ms. Olson indicated she would add the concrete to the price. MOTION: Committee Member Petersen motioned they recommend design option 2 with 20 proposed sign locations with concrete included in the installation of the posts. Committee Member Michaelson seconded the motion. The motion carried 8-0. B. Off Leash Doe Area Discussion Ms. Olson indicated she has provided them with information to begin the process of establishing a work plan for moving forward on proposing an off leash dog area. She noted the committee will need to identify possible locations and research what other cities are doing, and then put the information into a draft plan. She informed that she included information from the League of Minnesota Cities and a Risk Management Information Sheet. After speaking with a member of the League and with the City Attorney, it does not look like there will be much of a liability issue. Committee Member O'Malley suggested that when they go on the park tour they add an item to the Park Evaluation Sheets about whether the park would or would not be a good location for an off leash dog area. Chair Garretson indicated she felt this was a good idea. She suggested they not only look at parks when on the tour, but also look at those sites they feel would be good sites like the area off of Parkshore. Discussion ensued and it was the consensus of the committee to look at other areas as well.