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Parks & Recreation Committee <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Minutes July 2, 2008 <br /> <br />failure with the lake shore restoration we can step in before we lose too much and make a decision to <br />‘consider’ going to riprap. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson Amundsen, seconded by Committee Member Haiden, to <br />approve the May 7, 2008 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes with the above <br />addition and clarification. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />June 4, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />There was not a quorum at the June 4, 2008 regularly scheduled committee meeting. <br /> <br />V. COMMITTEE BUSINESS <br /> <br />Trail Portion of 2009 Street Project <br /> <br /> Council Member Lee asked the committee to consider their recommendation for the trail proposed <br />along Mill Road. The City received a Trail Grant of $704,000, with the City’s portion being <br />approximately $202,000. Council Member Lee informed the committee that the grant monies received <br />are difficult to get and if not spent the chances of receiving these grant monies again would be greatly <br />reduced. A trail was proposed along Mill Road with the 2009 Street Project, but the road has been has <br />been taken out of the project and the residents along Mill Road were opposed to a trail or a sidewalk <br />being added to their street. The committee feels strongly that Mill Road is dangerous to pedestrians <br />and bikes and should have a trail as it is a collector street; it is narrow and is very busy. Taking into <br />consideration the feelings of the residents concerning a trail, the committee still felt it was their <br />obligation to look at what was best for the community as a whole and that would be to have a trail on <br />Mill Road. The committee discussed at length the Mill Road resident’s objections verses the safety of <br />the road and while reluctant to go against the resident’s wishes would like to recommend to City <br />Council that Mill Road have a trail constructed within the easement using the Trail Grant monies. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson Amundsen, seconded by Committee Member Haiden to <br />recommend City Council proceed with the trail being constructed on Mill Road per the <br />specifications in the 2009 Street Project, the Comprehensive Trail Plan and the plan submitted <br />for the grant monies due to the connectivity of the trail plan and the safety of the residents with <br />the understanding the residents of Mill Road will not be assessed for this trail as Federal Grant <br />Funds will be used. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />VI. UPDATES <br /> <br />Tracie McBride Memorial Park Renovations <br /> <br />The following update was for the committee in an email from Mr. Paul Palzer: <br /> <br />The work at Tracie McBride Memorial Park should be completed fully by the meeting. The only items <br />I’m waiting on are the touch up painting and the class 5 gravel near the pump house. I did talk with <br />Harlan about the whirl and he stated the mounting instructions call for installation from 6-18” above <br />the fall protection. We are at 18” if you level out the sand and I questioned him why we were not <br />informed of the height preference and stated his installer only gave us the height of the curbing as their <br />only direction for height. He said that installation instructions should have been sent to City Hall <br />2 of 4 <br /> <br />