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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes October 20, 2015 Page 5 mile. He also said identified needs, whether major or minor, which resulted from the study but were not necessarily planned should be implemented as well. Acting Chair Straumann directed the Committee to the Arden Hills map and outlined the County’s anticipated work in the area, which includes cross country skiing and trails that will lead to neighboring communities. He also provided an overview of the T1, T2 and T3 areas in relation to the County’s study. It should be noted the meeting’s audio ended here (one hour and seven minutes into the meeting). The subsequent minutes hereafter are provided courtesy of Recreation Staff Member Thelen. D. Other Unfinished Business Guest resident Bob Mullen provided a Floral Park update. He shared the details of how the gardens are coming along. Extra dirt was delivered a few weeks ago to help with leveling and grooming the gardens. He said there were a few other neighbors that are willing to help with the gardens in the future, such as George Kruse and Kris Anderson. Bob said the gardens look great, butterflies have been visiting, and the flowers bloomed very well this year! He predicts that around the end of July 2016 the gardens will fully blossom. Bob mentioned he has 3-4 large rocks/boulders in his yard that he would like to drop off at Floral Park that can be used for decoration. He asked Staff Liaison Grant if Public Works would be able to pick up the rocks and deliver them to the park. Staff Liaison Grant will talk to Joe Mooney to see how soon this can be done. 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Push light at Cummings Park Ice Rink Staff Liaison Grant indicated a push light will be added to Cummings Park for the winter ice skating season. She said other cities such as Eagan use push lights for their outdoor rinks but do not have their warming house open during this time. She indicated we will probably do the same. She also said that push lights will significantly lower the cost for operating this rink since the number of participants is lower at this location, as evidenced by a document she provided. Staff Liaison Grant also said a rink attendant would be on duty only on the busiest days, which are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, so this will further reduce the cost to the City. Recreation Staff Member Thelen described the details of a push light and said its operating hours would be during normal skating hours, which are 4:30 pm to 10:30 pm. The button would be located on the outside of the pavilion and when someone pushes the button, the lights turn on. A timer can be set for the light to turn off after one hour. If someone wants to continue skating, they can push the button to turn the light on for another hour. The lights will then turn off automatically at 10:00 pm no matter what.