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June 2, 1999 Part� anc��Recreation l�rfeeting • Mr. March mentioned the St. Paul Water Utility gave the City permission to cross t�ieir � easement to connect the two trail�. There is a meeting scheduled on T�ursctay, b/TOf99, at 2:00 p.m. with the St. Paul Water Utility and Anoka County. Mr. March mentioned that there were a few upset Lino I;at�es residents a� t�e l�.�meeti�g. Mr. March briefly explained that a developer by the name of Rick Carlson is proposing developing 20 acres of land just sout�i o��,alVtbtte Fai�k� l�fir: Carlson is �iaving a mee ' g with the homeowners to discuss acquiring the property. This property is not schedule� I into the I�i�S� until 200r. l�rtaybe t�ie i�eveYoper couYd put in a bridge wlien he acqu�{es the property. Mr. March will update the Park and Recreation Committee of the status at the next meeting in 7uly. pLo�ress of field c�ndition,��j m n, d�g oi �, navement„ �nd what's goine on I;aMotte Park_ Mr. Marcl� mentioned that�some group was practicing on t�ie ball fields at I.alVtotte P�rk. They are also driving on the gass. Public works is grooming the three ba11 fields behind the element�:ry school everyday. �'he inspector has inspected the seeding: The eity is now just tiying to keep people off of the park. ' 1VIi Navin mentioned he has t�een in contact wit�i I3ic� 'Travis who worYcs for Glen Rehbein. Apparently, Mr. Rehbein wants to help the Soccer Club and is willing to contribut� thei� expertise. � Mr� Porter suggested the eity ta.tl� tb 3oe Goetz of Goetz I:andscaping to see if Mr. C�io tz has any suggestions about the grass and upkeeping of the grass at the parks. Also, shou�d the City post signs at the parks about driving on the gra�s? Remov 1 of 'n,g Meadows P�rk 1VIr: March explained that pubtic works goes over to Royal iGfeadows Fark attnost d�il� to unwind the swings. Public works hasn't had time to remove the slide as of yet, but their goal is to tiave it removec��iy 7une 12._ Mr. Navin questioned what needed to be replaced on the current swing to bring it up to code? Ms: Lien offered all of the hardware needs tc� be repraced, i.e.: chains, nuts and bo�ts, screws, hooks €or the chains, etc. Also, the boxed in area surrounding the swing v�iith timbers needs to be made iarger and more sand brought in. Apparentlycode requires that whatever the height of a swing is, the boxed in area sunounding it must be twice the size. Example: a 10 ft. ta11 swing needs to have an area o�20 ft� surrounding, ati sides. Mr. Porter felt that overall the whole park should be bulldozed over completely, and re- done. Mr. March menrioned it is the one of the most used parks in Centervi�le. 4