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<br />.. <br />....ES <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: July 14, 2008 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />Ron Moorse; City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Michelle Olson, Parks and Recreation Manager 17l(f) <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Johanna Marsh Park Sign <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />On October 29, 2007 at a Regular City Council Meeting, a motion was passed directing staff to <br />budget for the resurface of the tennis court on the 8.57 acres of land donated from Mr. James <br />Shacker and Mr. C.E. Sheehy (donated to the City in November, 1994) and open it up for use to <br />the public. Staffwas also directed to create a plan to establish this donated land as a park. The <br />City Council formally named this park Johanna Marsh at the March 26, 2008 regular City <br />Council Meeting. <br /> <br />Brush removal around the court took place in early June and the tennis court resurface was <br />completed on Friday, June 13th. The private tennis court signs have been removed and will be <br />replaced with a sign stating public court rules. The lights and the wiring that extend over the <br />court will also be removed. The final step in establishing this land as a public park is to install a <br />City park sign. In 2002, the City installed new signs for all parks. Staff is recommending this <br />design for this park. The sign specifications are below: <br /> <br />SIGN SPECIFICATIONS <br />· Panels - 83" x 36" x 1 5/8 in size <br />· Wood - Western red cedar <br />· Sign posts - 6 x 6 select grade cedar posts <br />· Aluminum sign (4.25" x 8") recessed into the sides of the posts with contact <br />information, email, and phone numbers to call with questions or concerns. <br /> <br />The Arden Hills No.3 Association did submit a letter with name suggestions for the discussion <br />that took place for the March 26, 2008 City Council Meeting. Within that letter, the Association <br />did state that they would prefer that any signage for this park be minimal and set back a <br />considerable distance from the street. This letter is included for your review. Bruce <br />Eisenmenger, President of the Association did recently contact staff to ask where the City was <br />regarding the installation of a park sign. He stated that the neighborhood was concerned about <br /> <br />\ \Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\PR&PW\Parks\Memos\Council Memos\Tohanna Marsh sign08.doc <br />