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mid fall. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mr. Navin questioned the needs, layout and design, adding that as long as the City is within the � Update on St. Paul Water Utilitv Surplus Pro�ert��praisal general concept of the grant application, everythmg should be ok He urged the importance of No news to report at this time - still waiting on the appraisal. eoming up with specifics - the exact number of swings, slides, ete. i�1r. Navin questioned if there will be a need for anather public hearing, and what does the cauncil want to see? LTpdate an LaMotte Trail Issue Mr. March explained the County organized all of the meetings regarding LaMotte Trail. The next Mr. March felt there wouldn't be a need for another public hearing. meeting is scheduled for July 8 at 6:30 p.m.. Some of the residents do not want the trail by thzir homes. Mr. Porter will try to attend the meeting. 1�Zr. Su��eeney offered the council wants to see a firm layout of the play structure and adult area. They also will want to see the costs finalized. Update on DNR Grarts (Nei�hborhood Network Committee� Mr. March explained the City received notification from the DNR that the City o�as awarded a Ms. Dorn (1836 Revoir St.) mentioned that the CNN has added a couple of bench swings for the grant of $45,000. There were 138 cities that applied for the grant, of which 30 were funded. The adults to use. City now needs to select a vendor and get valunteers to install the equipment. Mr. March also stated that when the contractor sweeps the streets after the sealcoating is complete, the left over Mr. Navin felt that the Park and Recreation Committee needs to be good stewards of the money, gravel will be used as a base for the playground� equipment at the park. This should start and asked the rest of the committee members where they want to go from here, specifically if sometime ne� week. Mr. March mentioned that the LaMotte Park Grant application was not anyone is ready to recommend anything to the council, funded, but the Trail Linkage Grant will probably go through. There is a meeting on July 8, at 6:30 p.m. with some of the residents, the DNR, Centerville City Council, and Lino Lakes to No one was ready for recommendation to council. Mr. Brown suggested to keep going forward. discuss further where the trail will link �� Mr. Porter requested the CNN get the specifics before the next Park and Recreation meeting, so Ms. Fairbrother (speaking on behalf of the CNN) stressed that the CNN would like to be included Park and Recreation can make a recommendation to the eouncil after the next meeting. � when Park and Recreation starts discussing placement of the play equipment at Acorn Creek � Park The; e are 22 volunteers willing to help wrth the construction of the play equipment, adding NIr. March suggested starting with the specifications the CNN has submitted. The vendors can there wlll hopefully be nlore when the time c�mes. add or subtract or make suggestions. Mr. March felt vendors will be very interested once they ! know we have already been awarded the grant. He also added there will have to be some give Mr. March explained that before anything could be done at the Acorn Creek Park, there woUld and take. have to be an Environmental Assessment. This assessment certifies that no anitnals, protected � species or wetlands will be disturbed. The assessment is approximately a 30 day process, and the Mr. Navin suggested that since we basically have a 30 day window to work with that maybe City cannot expend any money until the City gets the approval. someone from the Park and Recreation Committee would be interested in working with a representative of the C�NN to get quotes and set up the layout of the equipment at the park. Mr. iVlr. Larson mentioned that when the Tracie McBride Park was put in by the City, there were Navin asked Mr. Porter if he would be willing to meet with the representatives to �et these issues I more volunteers than needed. Everything worked out great. Adding, if the labor is all done by worked out. Mr. Porter agreed to meet with a representative of the CNN. Mr. Larson also ' volunteers, maybe the City can purchase more equipment. l�the labor costs have to come out of offered to meet with the representative to help out. Mr. Navin felt the City should advertise on �� the grant, than that would mean less equipment. �� the marque sign in front of Ci�y Hall sa that all residents are informed and have an opportunity to partake in the layout and development of the Acorn Creek Park. Ms. Fairbrother wi11 be the 1V�r. Fairbr�ther mentioned he was advised by the vendor they have been working with that the representative of the CNN and will contaet three to five vendors to set up a date and time for a fees quoted did not include labor costs. , meeting and will contact Mr. Porter and Mr. Larson with the specific date and time. � , Mr. Navin questioned if there was a time frame in which the City h�s to complete the park? Mr. Brown wasn t pleased with the placement of the adult area. He didn t feel the play I equipment should be placed in the middle of the park He questioned several times where the I�9r. March explained the City has one year to use the grant. Adding, the Environmental shelter will be placed. Several times he was told there are no and have never been plans for a Assessment takes approximately 30 days, and then the City would need 2-3 weeks for bid � shelter in the grant application that was submitted. He felt the play structure should be moved publication. The City will send letters to th�se who the City knows are interested in bidding � back a little further, and that it is too close to the homes. Some day when the City continues to � along with running an ad in the paper. Mr. March felt construction would be sometime around I 2 3