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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 18,2018 Page 8 Parks and Recreation Director Brokke noted the Public Tree master plan has not been updated at this point. Part of the difficulty is getting the trees that Depart- ment of Natural Resources supports. Commissioner Baggenstoss summarized the Council's interest for placing the OVAL on the legislative docket for bonding. The PRC is happy to help in any way possible, though the PRC will continue to need guidance from the Council. To date, the Commission has had some briefings about the history of the OVAL, how it has been built, and how it has gotten capital improvement over the years. The Commission has reviewed the Council's legislative priorities. The assess- ment for the OVAL is ongoing and is being performed by the original engineer. That will be incorporated into the CIP. The bonding will come up in the 2020 session, so the language has to be done by early 2019 so it can be submitted for 2020. Councilmember McGehee recalled that Guidant previously provided the OVAL with funding. She asked whether they can be approached again. Commissioner Baggenstoss noted Guidant no longer exists, so someone else would have to be approached. It is a possibility to consider. Mayor Roe noted the original endowment involved a matching situation and pos- sible restrictions on other naming rights as a condition of that endowment. Parks and Recreation Director Brokke recalled there is some flexibility. If there is a corporate sponsor or someone interested, staff is interested in learning more. It was originally a matching situation. The dollars are with the Friends of the OVAL Foundation, and they have bylaws and restrictions. Councilmember McGehee commented that one of the issues is this was a facility developed in collaboration with the State. It is a regional draw and, on many lev- els, an international draw. That is something that needs to be kept on the fore- front when looking to the legislature for dollars. It is not simply a Roseville ven- ue; it has a much broader reach. Chair O'Brien indicated that has been part of PRC's discussions already, as it is a regional facility. Councilmember Etten concurred with the comments so far. He observed that dur- ing open skate time at the OVAL, there are letter jackets from 10-15 different schools. That might be a casual time to encourage people to contact their legisla- tors in support of bonding for the OVAL. Mayor Roe noted that State funding was received for the restrooms projects a few years ago.