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Member Misra asked why access from the other side of the park is prohibited right <br />now. <br />Mr. Culver explained on the east side, he did not think it was prohibited but there <br />is a desire to have more of a looped path through this area. He reviewed the access <br />with the Commission. He thought the intent was to provide closer and easier access <br />to Tamarack for those homes in the part of the neighborhood on the west side. <br />Member Misra asked how big of a trail would there be. <br />Mr. Culver explained it would be an eight -foot -wide bituminous trail. <br />Member Cicha asked what steps would need to be taken if the Commission did not <br />recommend this pathway and the City Council was to not adopt that into the plan, <br />Mr. Culver mentioned that right now it is in violation of City Code. <br />Mr. Culver reviewed the steps that would need to be taken after going through the <br />City Council. He noted because this has been used like this for so long, the City <br />would need to figure out how this would be treated but the way this is being used <br />is clearly in violation of the City Code. <br />Vice Chair Ficek indicated one comment he saw was emergency services using the <br />back way of the trail and he asked if this were made into a pathway could <br />emergency services still use it. <br />Mr. Culver indicated it could still be used for emergency vehicles. <br />Member Misra thought part of this is that there are so many different issues at stake. <br />It is not just a simple trail issue to a park, there is also City right-of-way issues and <br />resident right-of-way concerns, but she thought one of the things is that she is <br />definitely sensitive to the fact that there are residents who have been using this for <br />a long time. On the other hand, this is City park land and to her she would not want <br />to see that wetland area further encroached upon to build a wider road. Access to <br />the park and allowing people to be able to use that facility feels reasonable. She <br />wondered if this part of the plan could be tabled until August for further review. <br />Member Joyce explained most of the homes were built in the 40's with tuck under <br />garages for access and are steep to access. He thought they were trying to solve a <br />bunch of different problems, and this is a complicated issue. He wondered what the <br />attraction is to the park. He wondered how the City is going to attract people to the <br />park and will there be playground equipment installed and what is the intended use <br />of the park. <br />Mr. Freihammer indicated there is a playground that was built in 2018 and the <br />ballfield is still there but he was not sure if it is being used. <br />Page 8 of 10 <br />