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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes November 20, 2012 Page 2 making the rink a bit smaller. Mr. Maurer indicated the cost of the proposed improvements would fall into the $65,000-$70,000 range and if the committee was in favor of going forward, it could be included in the next CIP. Discussion ensued regarding the improvements and concerns about the soil north of the rink and also concern about compromising the ice rink to increase the parking area. It was the consensus of the committee to have the rink as large as possible. Mr. Maurer indicated if a rain garden is added, they would replace some of the soil with engineered soil and they could try to increase the parking without compromising the pleasure rink. Michelle noted two improvements that the committee had asked her to look into, but not recommended by staff, was painting the outside of the hockey rink and the Plexiglas at each end of the rink. B. 2013 Goal Discussion Parks and Recreation Manager Olson recapped that at the last meeting she had asked that each committee member bring forward 2-4 goals for consideration at the November meeting. Committee Member Larson suggested continuing with the buckthorn work that was done in October and possibly having an adopt a park since the buckthorn removal would require continued maintenance. She suggested establishing Hazelnut Park as a demonstration project for the removal and maintenance of buckthorn and also educating the residents on buckthorn removal. Committee Member Michaelson also suggested working on the buckthorn removal and educating and informing the community on buckthorn. He indicated the committee could establish a program on how to get rid of it and then establish a strategy. Ms. Larson also suggested looking at ADA guidelines during the annual walkthrough of the parks to find areas that do not meet the ADA guidelines. Ms. O’Malley also agreed the committee should assess the accessibility in the parks and that it would be nice to see people being able to use the parks. Ms. Larson suggested eliminating the paper PTRC packets. She suggested having the PDF e-mailed to the members instead and only having a couple paper copies at the meetings. Ms. Olson indicated that it is up to the committee if they would rather have the packet e- mailed versus receiving a hard copy. Committee Member Larson also indicated she would like to see nicer toilets installed in the parks. She recommended the committee research more permanent bathrooms.