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Acorn Park Implementation Planning Session One 30 May 2013 Page 3 only interaction with the City of Rose ville. The course should be completely redesigned and rebuilt to last at least 20 years. The technology and competition in disc golf far exceeds where the game was when the course was built. A good example is Lakewoods’ (White Bear Lake) recent renovation. If differently configured, 18 holes can fit in the course’s current area. To be done properly, a course designer should be brought in and the course would probably be closed for a full year. Keep disc golf an 18-hole facility; improve course with refined design to maximize safety and reduce maintenance; keep it as a free course; make the course an example of a sustainable neighborhood course to be copied by other cities; it (Acorn) is visited by more pe ople than almost every other park in Roseville; keep it that way. [the response sheet included a sketch of Hole 9 and Tee 10 and waterfall between the two locations] Keep the course 18 holes just maintain it; Roseville is widely known for Acorn’s disc golf course, so we should treat it with care; The sport is growing faster than any other sport right now in the U.S.; I feel like it would be moving backwards to remove it or make is less technical; other than that, just make it more safe and pedestrian/disc golfer compatible. [the response sheet include a sketch of a “neighborhood centered park;” the drawing showed parking near a baseball field, combined basketball and tennis courts; an ice rink with a warming house, a playground with swings, a nature area, and the disc golf course with nine holes] [the response sheet included a sketch of a “pick up after your pet” sign and trash receptacle with a title for the drawing reading “doggy bag sign and trash can”] Signs indicating mileage around the trails. More in park parking for vehicles; see my other list of ideas; move basketball court further into park. Exercise Four Playground specifics As a group focused on a park, participants were asked to share their thoughts about what specific playground improvements would be desired: Park improvements Through culling trees, trimming brush, maintaining natural land… keep the park land healthy; protect from erosion. Better snow removal to provide access to trails and boardwalk in winter; recycle bins throughout the park; sidewalk connecting Acorn to Materion; sidewalk connecting to Western; information sign about wildlife found in the park; side note: I’m surprised to learn how many people talk as if Acorn has so many problems; I think it’s a pretty nice park that needs only minor improvements. Parking; trash and recycling; mowing/maintenance. Keep the park as healthy and natural as we can. More plants—ornamental, flowers; attract more birds and wildlife—bird