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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 20, 2009 Page 13 Ms. Simonsen and Mr. Paschke responded that initial feedback from the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) and the City was that their storm water man- agement plan met current requirements, pretreatment and rate control practices. Ms. Simonsen advised that they had bid out pavers seeking to provide additional pervious surface for the parking lot; however, she anticipated that the cost would be economically prohibitive. Additional discussion included proposed use and size of the west side service door as a fire exit; the applications exploration of adding additional doors antici- pating future uses and the larger window installations for easier change-out to doors if future uses should warrant that; marketability of the building based on the office building having a common entrance through a main door rather than a retail bay; fire rating and construction material considerations and requirements; and potential creation of additional islands to increase water drainage of the parking lot, since there were an additional five parking spaces above City Code require- ments; and exterior materials proposed. Mayor Klausing and Councilmembers thanked Wellington for their responsive- ness to previously-expressed concerns and comments. b. Discuss Park Master Plan Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke provided a brief update to the City Council on the status of this priority item for the City Council, Parks and Recrea- tion Department and the community. Mr. Brokke noted that nine proposals had been received; and that the process an- ticipated was afour-part process: 1) Define/redefine the vision; 2) Analyze and assess current system; 3) Identify key issues and opportunities; and 4) Create a path to implementation Mr. Brokke reviewed the anticipated timeline between now and July of 2009 for finalizing the process outline; selecting a professional to help; and identification of a Master Plan Update Team. Between Julv 2009 and Julv 2010, Mr. Brokke anticipated beginning the nearly year-long dialogue with the community and de- velopment of an implementation plan throughout the entire process; and between Julv 2010 and November 2010, to communicate a final plan to the community in preparation for implementing a funding request, via referendum, in November of 2010. Mr. Brokke assured Councilmembers and the public that while the department had many priorities and this was a critical and challenging time of year for the de- partment, this remained a vital and high priority item as well.