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The Committee discussed the upcoming Wheels Park 1Vleeting, and how they would like to conduct the meeting. Af�er discusszon, the Committee directed. Ms. I.ien to do the following before the meeting: l. Obtain pictur�s offthe Internet of equipment offered by both vendors, to hang and distnbute at the meeting. 2. Create a voting ballot for the youth to vote on their choice of vendor, and what pxeces of eqtupment they would like to see. 3. Create some type of "Code of Conduct" that the youth will need to sign, specifying responsbility, respect, maintenance, ownership, timefratnes, and the fact that the park and/or admittance into tlie park can be taken away if abused. Mr. Lee questioned if helmets a.nd pads would be required. Mr. Peterson explained the requirements of a Tier I Skate Pazk, and the fact that prc�per signage i� a key component in requiring helmets and pads, or not. We would need to have a sign that reads `�t.ide at Your Own Risk". Mr. Peterson has been in conta.ct with the League of Mirulesota Cities and when we are at the point of constructing signs, he has a conta.ct to help with the � proper verbia.ge. ! I Ths Committee briefly discussed the possibility of a Grand Upening. I I McBride Park Timbers and Brush Abuttin,..g Pond j Mr. Walter ex�lained he had visited McBride Pazk and had come tv the eonclusion that not all of the timbers will need to tse replaced. Approximateiy 17 will need repla�ement. I Mr. Peterson had pounaed down the nails that wer� popping out, but it is a temporary fix. They wilt pop out again. Mr. VUalter e�lanaed that because there isn't any type of � support on the outside of the timb�rs, they are leaning outward due to the amount of pressure fram the sand inside. If dirt were buiit up around the outside of the timbers it � would keep them from leaning. Mr. LeBlanc commented that maybe the Committee ' should consider a more perma�ent so�ution. If the Cominittee just replaces the timbers, the same thing will happ�n again in a few yeazs, and the Committ�e well be Iooking at the sa�ne problem all over. Mr. Walter felt a more equita.ble solution would be to spend approximately $3,400 now to repiace the 17 timbers vs, spending a substantial amount more to re-do the entire play azea with fibar and conerete. He didn't feel comfortable investing a lot of money into an already estab}ished park, for a border that already exists. There are some areas in the City that don't have an.ything. Even if it means this is just a temporary fiac that buys the Committee five or six years. Mr. Peterson mentioned there are two (2) benches at McBride Park that aze wobbly and � worn. He would l�e to replace them with two (2) benches that are currently in storage at Public Works. The Committee agreed with the replacement. 5