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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes August 6, 2008 The Committee would like to pass on to City Council that they reviewed the Trail Priority List and the options seem logical and reasonable. While there are logistical specifics to each option, the committee felt the order of the priorities looks good. Drinkine: Fountain at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park A drinking fountain was discussed and proposed for Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park a year ago when the pavilions were installed, but nothing was done at that time. Water is available near the pavilion. The committee would like to request Mr. Palzer determine what needs to be done to get the drinking fountain installed and get a quote to the committee. Ms. Stephan will pass this information on to Mr. Palzer. VI. UPDATES Tracie McBride Memorial Park Renovations Committee Member Harris said in general the renovations of Tracie McBride Memorial Park look pretty good, but there are still issues she is not happy with such as; the painting of the existing equipment turned out poorly, it looks like it was not even done. There is a part of the hanging monkey bars which looks as if it was installed incorrectly or has come apart and metal is showing, there are divots in the trail and sod was planted over gravel and has died. The committee does not feel the work is up to the standards the committee and the City should require. Council Member Lee suggested the committee make a formal statement to City Council. The committee questioned whether the contractor has received the final payment and if not could this be held off until the problems are resolved? Chairperson Seeley said she would contact Mr. Palzer to make an appointment to do a walk through of the park. Chairperson Seeley made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Haiden to recommend to City Council that the City consider a policy of not making the final payment on a park project until a final walk through has been done with staff and a Parks & Recreation Committee Member. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Hidden SDrine: Park Committee Member Haiden contacted Barrot Well Drilling who had a representative meet with Committee Member Haiden and Mr. Palzer at Hidden Spring Park to discuss the options of getting the artesian well to produced more water flow. The representative of Barrot Well Drilling said more than likely what was tapped into was not actually an artesian well and to sink a new well would be approximately $4,000 - $5,000. Mr. Palzer informed Committee Member Haiden that the City was working with St. Genevieve Church and the City Engineer to possibly implement an irrigation plan using runoff from the storm pond located on the church property and this could possibly be used in some fashion to increase water flow to the spring using natural gravitation pull. The committee did not think drilling a new well or having electricity used to run a fake spring were options they would be in favor of. Vice-Chairperson Amundsen still feels the artesian well is there and the problem is the wrong diameter pipes were used to access the spring. 40f5