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<br />Parks & Recreation Committee <br />Meeting Minutes September 6, 2006 <br /> <br />Mr. Paul Palzer, Public Wodes Director asked the committee to consider sodding around the play <br />structure at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. Seed has been attempted at the park in the past, but <br />there is too much wear and tear and the seed doesn't take. Mr. Palzer has a quote for black dirt, <br />sod and installation at $5 per yard with between 350 and 400 yards being needed. The committee <br />questioned why the handicapped accessible ramp has not been installed and thought perhaps this <br />needed to be in place before the sod. Ms. Stephan will check with Public Works on this issue. <br /> <br />At the regularly scheduled September 6, 2006 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting the <br />committee made the following recommendation: <br /> <br />Motion was made by Chairperson Peil, seconded by Committee Mem her Merkel to <br />recommend to City Council to accept Mr. Paul Palzer's recommendation to install black <br />dirt and sod around the play structure at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park, not to exceed <br />$2,000. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />St. Paul Water Utility Property on Centerville Lake <br /> <br />The City received notice from the DNR that the property at 1601 LaMotte Drive has been <br />approved for a grant of $150,000. The house was scheduled to be demolitioned by October 16, <br />2006, but that is currently being put on hold while the ACCAP (Anoka County Community <br />Action Program) reviews the possibility of moving the house. <br /> <br />Mr. John Meyer, Finance Director and Mr. Paul Palzer, Public Works Director were out visiting <br />the new park property and reviewing the work for the demolition of the house and garage and <br />remembered that the storm sewer system at that driveway is not complete from the 2004 street <br />improvements. An email was sent by Mr. Palzer to Mr. Mark Statz, City Engineer with the <br />following questions: <br /> <br />Do you have plans for the completion of the storm sewer system? Does it include a pond on the <br />new park property or just some piping and a rain water garden type structure? Let me know if <br />you have a plan and if this needs to be reviewed by the Rice Creek Watershed prior to completion <br />of the work. <br /> <br />No further information was available at the committee meeting. <br /> <br />Committee Member Amundsen stated he would like to see the property at 1601 LaMotte Drive <br />be an environmentally friendly park, which can serve as an example to the lakeshore owners as <br />well as educate the public. For example, keep the lakeshore planted with native plants opposed <br />to mowing right to the lake. The trails on the property should not be concrete or asphalt, but a <br />porous material which would allow the water to run through rather than off. The committee had <br />a long discussion of rain gardens and environmentally friendly trails and will continue to research <br />different ideas along these lines. <br /> <br />St. Genevieve's Drainae:e Structure in the Rie:ht-of- WavlTrail Easement on Heritae:e Street <br /> <br />The drainage structure located in the City Right-of-Way off Heritage Street has been moved by St. <br />Genevieve. While it is the same type of structure that appeared to be dangerous, the current plans are for <br />the church to fence it from the trail easement. <br /> <br />40f5 <br />