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YOU CAN HEAR ME! HAHA. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:00.[Call to Order]
FIRST THING WE DO IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
GREAT. THE AGENDA IS UP ON THE SCREEN.
[Approval of Agenda]
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE AGENDA BEFORE WE MOVE ON? GREAT. NEXT WE WILL REVIEW THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETINGS.[Approval of Minutes]
LAST MEETING IN FEBRUARY.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS TO THE MINUTES? NOT. CAN WE GET A APPROVAL? SO MOVED.
SECOND MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BERG.
[Public Comment]
WE MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR MEETING.READING FROM THE LIST FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
TO ADD A COMMENT, APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THE COMMENTS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT? HI. JANIE DELANEY.
AND I WANT TO JUST STAY FIRST.
TONIGHT I WILL TALK PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE PROPOSED PROPOSED PAVILION AT THE GOLF COURSE.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS.
THIS MEANS ENGAGING THE PUBLIC FROM DAY ONE.
IN THE CASE OF THE PAVILION, THE UPDATED PLANS WERE POSTED ONLINE ONLY AFTER A REQUEST BY ME AT THE APRIL 22ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND A SECOND REQUEST ON APRIL 26TH.
AT THAT TIME, I REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING DETAILS AND SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES DESIGN, BUDGET, COST TO THE CITY, DONATIONS, LABOR, ETC.. A BUSINESS PLAN FOR EVENTS, POSSIBLE FEES FOR USAGE AVAILABILITY, PLAN FOR RENTAL, OVERALL TIMELINE FOR PROJECT. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE 29TH THAT THE CITY POSTED A PLAN ON THE WEBSITE.
THAT IS THE ONLY ONE WEEK BEFORE TONIGHT'S OPEN HOUSE BUDGET.
MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND DETAILS WERE MISSING IN EVERY SURROUNDING CITY.
ONE CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND SEE PLANS AND DETAILS OF ANY PROPOSED AND OR APPROVED PROJECT.
WHY ARE WE NOT DOING THE SAME THING? I ASK THIS IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT STAFF DISCUSSIONS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS REGARDING IMPROVEMENT NEEDED FOR CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS.
THE ONLY NOTIFICATION WAS THROUGH LISTSERV, AND CITIZENS ONLY GET THAT IF THEY ARE SIGNED UP.
NO CITY SOCIAL MEDIA WAS USED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS.
FOR THE CITY TO SAY THAT THE PAVILION WAS ON THE NOW DEFUNCT 2017 GOLF COURSE MASTER PLAN IS UNTRUE.
THERE WAS NEVER A PLAN FOR A PERMANENT STRUCTURE IN THIS MASTER PLAN, AND IT IS MISLEADING TO STATE SO IT WAS FOR A FEST TENT THAT COULD BE PUT UP AND TAKEN DOWN FOR EVENTS.
A FEW MORE POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION.
WILL THIS CAUSE OVER USE AND WEAR ON THE GOLF COURSE? CURRENTLY, THE GOLF COURSE IS DOING WELL AND TEEMING WITH PLAYERS.
WILL YOU TURN AWAY THE VERY GOLFERS WHO SUPPORT THIS COURSE TO RENT OUT FOR EVENTS? YOU MAY END UP BITING THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU.
LAST YEAR, STAFF NOTED THAT THE COURSE WAS GETTING A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ALREADY.
SAFETY. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS WILL NOT SERVE ORONO FAMILIES WITH SMALLER CHILDREN, AS IT IS PROPOSED TO BE BUILT NEXT TO A BUSY PARKING LOT AND SURROUNDED BY TWO ACTIVE GOLF HOLES.
PAVILIONS ARE NORMALLY IN A GRASSY AREA WITH PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT OR BALL FIELDS FOR PUBLIC USE.
SHOULD THERE BE A POLICY THAT THE PAVILION ONLY BE USED BY THE PUBLIC WHO ARE PICNICKING WHEN PLAY HAS ENDED ON THE COURSE? ANOTHER ISSUE IS PARKING IS AT A PREMIUM FOR JUST GOLFERS ALONE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE SITE ACCESSIBLE TO GOLFERS, AS THAT IS A PRIORITY USE FOR THE PARK.
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GOLF THE DECK.CAN I GO ON? I'M THE ONLY ONE.
IT IS ALSO A MUCH SAFER PLACE FOR KIDS.
ALCOHOL USE, CONCERN MUST BE GIVEN REGARDING ALCOHOL.
STAFF HAS NOTED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING PROBLEM.
WILL PEOPLE BE ALLOWED TO DRINK ALCOHOL IN THE PAVILION? IF SO, WILL THAT BE SUPERVISED? STAFFING. IF PERMANENT STRUCTURE IS CONSIDERED, THERE SHOULD BE A POLICY REGARDING HOW IT IS TO BE STAFFED AND OPEN HOUSES FOR PROJECTS IN GENERAL AND UNDER ADVERTISED OPEN HOUSE FOR ONE HOUR IS INADEQUATE FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK.
ANYONE ELSE. DANNY WALSH, 1354 WREST POINT CIRCLE.
I HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT THESE YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT MASTER PLANS THAT WE'VE DONE, WHETHER IT'S THE GOLF COURSE, WHETHER IT'S BEDERWOOD, WHETHER IT'S BIG ISLAND, WHETHER IT'S ALERT AND DOG PARK, ALL THE DIFFERENT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS TO GET THESE MASTER PLANS DONE.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU CAN SAY THERE'S 20 DIFFERENT THINGS ON A MASTER PLAN.
YOU CAN PICK THEM OFF ONE BY ONE.
AND THE PAVILION IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON THE WORKS FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE GOLF COURSE DOES NOT HAVE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ACCESSORY FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THERE TODAY.
AND IT'S A PERFECT, HIGHLIGHTED EXAMPLE OF DOING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LIONS WHO HAVE BUILT THESE STRUCTURES, AND LONG LAKE AS WELL, DOWN AT ONE OF THE PARKS AS WELL.
NOT ONLY THAT, THEY RAISED MONEY, THEY GOT DONATIONS THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO DO THE PARKS.
AND NOW WE ALL OF A SUDDEN WILL DOUBLE OUR MONEY BECAUSE THAT $80,000 PROJECT GOES TO $40,000.
AND SO TO GET INTO THE WEEDS OF HOW IT'S GOING TO BE WORKED WITH, I SAID I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL THOSE PEOPLE TO GO TO JACKIE AS ANSWERS FOR ALL THOSE ISSUES, ALL THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE THERE.
BUT IT'S THIS HAS BEEN ON THE PLAN FOR A LONG TIME, AND IT'S FACETIOUS TO SAY OTHERWISE.
AND DON'T LISTEN TO ALL THE NAYSAYERS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
ANYBODY ELSE? I'LL MAKE A COMMENT.
THANK YOU. HI, I'M ROGER ADAMS. I LIVE AT 1130 UNDERHILL CIRCLE, WHICH IS IN LONG LAKE.
THE ORONO LIONS CLUB WAS CHARTERED IN 1954 TO SERVE THE ORONO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OUR OFFICIAL NAME IS THE ORONO DISTRICT LIONS.
OKAY, WHICH IS WHY WE DO THINGS IN ORONO AND OTHER COMMUNITIES.
YES. DANNY MENTIONED WE BUILT A PAVILION DOWN AT THE BEACH IN LONG LAKE MANY YEARS AGO.
IT GETS USED BY LOTS OF PEOPLE.
IT'S ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF LONG LAKE.
BUT UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO RESERVE IT, IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
IT'S A NICE PLACE TO BRING YOUR FAMILY PICNIC.
GET OUT OF THE RAIN IF A RAIN SHOWER COMES THROUGH.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT AMENITY FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
GO TO DELANO, THERE'S A DELANO LION'S PARK.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S UNUSUAL FOR A LION'S CLUB TO DO.
THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
WE CONTRIBUTE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE FUNDS WE RAISE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
SO I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT AMENITY.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN NEEDED FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
I THINK THE DESIGN COMPORTS WELL WITH THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSE.
HI. RICHIE ANDERSON FROM 3205 CRYSTAL BAY ROAD.
I WASN'T SURE WHY I WAS COMING HERE TONIGHT, BUT I HAVE BOUGHT INTO THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT DANNY WALSH DECLARED FIRST TIME HE STEPPED IN THIS PLACE.
AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
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I OWN I HAVE OWNED FIVE OF THE SIX MARINAS IN ORONO THROUGH THE COURSE OF MY YEARS, AND I WANT TO MAKE A $2,500 DONATION ON BEHALF OF NORTH SHORE MARINA TO THIS PROJECT.THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? GREAT.
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORT.
JUST ONE THING FOR CLARIFICATION FOR ME.
IF I'M NOT GOING WITH ROGER'S RULES OF ORDER OR WHATEVER, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALREADY VOTED ON THE PAVILION LAST TIME, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WHAT WHAT THERE IS FOR US TO DO.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT JANEY MENTIONED IN HER DISCUSSION WAS, IS THERE A PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WHEN YOU FOR STAFF? WHEN IT IS, IT IS WRITTEN DOWN AS IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD REFER ME TO BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, WHEN IDEAS COME UP AND YOU, YOU KNOW, THE TIMING AND THE PUBLIC INPUT AND ALL THAT.
SO WE HAVE OUR, OUR PARK COMMISSION, WITHIN OUR PARK COMMISSION, WE HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES AT PARK COMMISSION WILL MAKE A AS A GROUP, NOT JUST A SUBCOMMITTEE. A GROUP YOU NEED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
STAFF THEN BRINGS THAT TO COUNCIL AS WELL AS A STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
OKAY. IT'S NOT JUST PARK COMMISSION.
SO FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS THE PARKS COMMISSION HAS GIVEN IT THEIR SEAL OF APPROVAL.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE PROJECT HAPPENS.
NOW, HOW WE I GUESS WE'VE WE'VE TRIED PRETTY HARD TO NOT GET THE PARK COMMISSION INVOLVED WHERE THEY'RE JUST GETTING INTO THE WEEDS OF A PROJECT. IF WE GET TO THAT POINT, PROJECTS JUST DON'T HAPPEN.
SO THIS IS UP TO THE PARK COMMISSION, TO ONE VET THE IDEA.
IS IT A GOOD IDEA? IS IT VIABLE? IF SO, THEN WE WE ESCALATE THAT, WE BRING THAT TO COUNCIL.
WE DO THINGS LIKE AN OPEN HOUSE.
SO YEAH, WE DO FOLLOW THOSE PROCEDURES.
WE DO FOLLOW, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THIS IS NOT REALLY A SURPRISE THAT WE'RE AT THIS POINT, ESPECIALLY THIS IDEA, YOU KNOW, HOW WE UTILIZE THE GOLF COURSE, AS MAYOR WALSH HAD REFERENCED BACK IN 2017, THERE WAS A GOLF COURSE MASTER PLAN.
THIS IS ALL INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE.
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIONS AND BUILDING THE PAVILION, THAT IS A NEWER ARRANGEMENT.
YEAH. WOULDN'T IMAGINE THAT EVERY PROJECT NEEDS A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE.
NO. AND THAT'S PRETTY NEW, ACTUALLY.
YEAH. STAFF WOULD DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, IS THIS YOU KNOW, FOR ROAD PROJECTS WE DO AN OPEN HOUSE.
JUST ROADS ARE MAYBE NOT AS CONTENTIOUS AS PAVILIONS.
YEAH. WE DON'T GET A TURNOUT FOR IT.
SO WE DO. WE DO OPEN HOUSES FOR, FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE DONE MORE ON THE PARK SIDE JUST BECAUSE OF THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE, WHETHER IT'S A MASTER PLAN OR AN IMPROVEMENT SOMEWHERE.
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN OPEN HOUSE FOR.
ALL RIGHT. JUST GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES FOR THE LAST TIME WE MET.
[Parks, Golf, and Facilities Update]
I GUESS WE HAD A REGULAR MEETING IN FEBRUARY, SO WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGES.GOLF COURSES OPENED SINCE THEN.
WE DID OPEN A WHOLE MONTH EARLIER.
AS OPPOSED AS COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WE ARE FOR THE GOLF COURSE THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE OUR 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
WE WILL HAVE A WEEK LONG OF CELEBRATIONS AND THAT WILL BE JUNE 17TH THROUGH THE 22ND.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A HICKORY SHAFT GOLF TOURNAMENT.
SO KIND OF A CALLBACK TO THE 1920S.
IT'S A PRETTY OLD SCHOOL GOLF.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN.
WE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF JUNIOR LEAGUES STARTING THIS YEAR.
SO LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIRST YEAR OF DOING OUR OUR JUNIOR LEAGUE.
THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING TWO, WHICH IS GREAT.
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THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF WHO'S USING THE GOLF COURSE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.IT'S REALLY OPENED IT UP TO A LOT MORE FAMILIES.
WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT WOMEN'S LEAGUES NOW.
IT'S REALLY FUN TO SEE THE DIVERSITY OF THE COURSE AND WHO'S ABLE TO ACCESS IT.
ANOTHER UPDATE FROM OVER WINTER.
YOU CAN GET WIND, DESICCATION OR OTHER ISSUES, BUT THE GOLF COURSE CAME OUT REALLY WELL.
WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOME TREE TRIMMING.
AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM THIS YEAR.
ROGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOWING FAIRWAYS AND IS ALSO KIND OF OUR MACGYVER AT THE GOLF COURSE.
A NEW GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT THIS YEAR.
JACK HAD A LOT OF GREAT GOLF EXPERIENCE.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE WILL BE LEAVING HERE SOON.
BUT THE STAFF TURNOVER HAS BEEN TOUGH.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS A MANUAL LABOR JOB.
SO THAT'S ONE FOCUS OF MINE THIS YEAR, IS TO REALLY PROTECT STAFF AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO THAT'S THE GOLF COURSE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE GOLF COURSE? I JUST HAVE ONE. HOW DOES THE OPENING OF THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY IMPACT THE GOLF COURSE IN TERMS OF THE MAINTENANCE AND THE EQUIPMENT? IS STUFF STORED OFF SITE, OR IS IT PRETTY MUCH TWO SEPARATE? THEY'RE TWO SEPARATE.
THE THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT THE GOLF COURSE IS SMALL BUT SUFFICIENT FOR WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
WE DO HAVE SOME STORAGE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE NEW BUILDING ESPECIALLY OVER WINTER.
WE CAN BRING EQUIPMENT IN AND SERVICE IT WITH A LOT MORE ROOM TO MOVE AROUND, WHICH IS HELPFUL.
SO MOST OF THE GOLF COURSE EQUIPMENT IS STORED AT THE GOLF COURSE.
WE DO HAVE SOME CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS STORED AT THE NEW BUILDING CURRENTLY.
AND IN FACT, WE THE MAINTENANCE BAYS AT THE NEW BUILDING, WE HAVE VERY TALENTED FLEET MECHANIC DEPARTMENT AND THEY'VE BEEN FANTASTIC AT REALLY MAKING THOSE REPAIRS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.
THEY'RE GREAT. AND THEIR FACILITY IS AMAZING.
SPEAKING OF EQUIPMENT, I THINK WE GOT A COUPLE NEW EQUIPMENT THIS SEASON, RIGHT? SOME GREEN'S MOWERS? YEP. WE BOUGHT SOME GENTLY USED GREENS MOWERS FROM DES MOINES COUNTRY CLUB AND THEY THEY TAKE GREAT CARE OF THEIR EQUIPMENT.
AND THIS WAS A GREAT FIT FOR US AS WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD OUR OUR FUNDS FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
WE WANT TO BE WISE WITH HOW WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY.
WE HAD BUDGETED TO BUY TWO NEW WALK MOWERS, AND WE I THINK THAT WAS CLOSE TO 40,000.
AND WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THREE USED WALK MOWERS THAT ARE THEY'RE GREAT.
AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SET SOME MONEY ASIDE FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE GOLF COURSE.
WE WILL HAVE A VACANCY AND HOPEFULLY ABLE TO FILL THAT IN WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
WE HAVE A CANDIDATE THAT'S HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND WILL BE A GREAT FIT FOR OUR TEAM.
WE HAVE TWO RETURNING INTERNS COMING BACK THIS YEAR, EXCITED TO GET THEM HERE.
RIGHT NOW. IT'S KIND OF A I THINK WITH THE SPRING THAT WE HAD, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE DIFFICULT.
WE HAD A VERY EARLY SPRING AND A VERY DRY SPRING, NO SNOW.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT EARLY AND DO SOME ACTIVITIES.
BUT WE ARE STILL PRETTY EARLY IN THE PROCESS.
SO OUR TRANSITION TO SPRING ACTIVITIES.
OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE ALL THE PARKS MOVED BY.
SO ALL OF OUR DOCS OUT BY LABOR DAY, SWIM PLATFORMS, BUOYS, SUNSHADES AT LURTON DOG PARK.
WE TRY AND THE BIFF'S AND TRASH CANS, SO WE TRY AND GET ALL OF THAT OUT BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY.
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AND WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW.YOU GO PARK BY PARK OR DO YOU GO LIKE PROCESS BY PROCESS, LIKE ALL THE BIFFS GO OUT IN ONE PARK AT A DAY, OR WE FOCUS ON THIS PART AND GET IT ALL READY? IT DEPENDS ON THE PARK BECAUSE SOME PARKS WILL HAVE MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES GOING ON AT THAT.
SO BUT FOR DOCS WE USUALLY DO IT BY AREA.
WE HAVE OUR DOCS ARE PRETTY SPREAD OUT, SO IT IS KIND OF A DAY LONG PROCESS TO GET THAT.
SO WHERE THE HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN, IT WAS SO LATE IN THE YEAR THAT IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO.
PUT THE SEED DOWN AND ESTABLISH IT.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A DROUGHT.
IT WAS REALLY HOT, SO WE SAVED THE MONEY.
SO THAT CURRENTLY IS UNDER WATER AND WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT THIS YEAR.
SO HOPEFULLY THOSE CONDITIONS IMPROVE A LITTLE AND WE START DRYING OUT.
OKAY. WE HAVE BIG ISLAND IS OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
AND WE'LL BE GOING BACK THERE THIS WEEK.
WE HAVE SOME TRAIL MAINTENANCE.
WE HAVE A FEW TREES THAT ARE OVER THE PATHS, SO WE'LL BE CUTTING THOSE UP.
WE HAVE A MOWER THAT IS STORED OUT ON THE ISLAND AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SERVICED THIS WEEK.
THE RESTROOMS, A FEW YEARS AGO, THOSE WERE AN ISSUE FOR HOW THEY WERE MAINTAINED.
THE RESTROOMS ARE FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD, AND THEY ARE CLEANED ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
AND RICK GETS OUT THERE QUITE OFTEN, SO HE'S HE'S ALWAYS GREAT, IF ANY ISSUES ON IT.
YEAH. SO I WAS OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND.
I WAS NOT AS SUCCESSFUL AT FINDING WILDLIFE, BUT I DID FIND FOUR TICKS WHEN I WENT OUT.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK. ANOTHER ONE OF OUR BIGGER PROJECTS.
SO WE STRIPE BEDERWOOD SOCCER FIELD AS ONE OF OUR ROUTINE MAINTENANCES.
LAST YEAR, WE PUT IN THESE STAKES TO MARK OUT ALL THE CORNERS AND WHERE THE LINES ARE PAINTED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE ALL REMOVED.
I DON'T KNOW WHO REMOVED THEM.
SO WE'RE FLYING BLIND ON THIS ONE.
SO WE'LL BE PROBABLY GET A GPS SPRAYER OUT SO WE CAN MARK THOSE POINTS.
BUT THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.
ONCE IT'S ESTABLISHED, IT'S EASY FOR US TO MAINTAIN.
BUT IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT WHEN IT'S ALL GREEN GRASS.
OKAY. AND THEN LASTLY, AN IMPORTANT UPDATE.
SO OUR NEXT FEW MEETINGS, OUR NEXT MEETING IS A WORK SESSION.
THAT WORK SESSION WILL BE ON JUNE 4TH AND THAT WILL BE HELD AT BIG ISLAND.
SO AS A PARK COMMISSION, WE'RE GOING TO COORDINATE HOW WE'RE GETTING OUT TO THE ISLAND.
THIS HAS BEEN A GOAL OF OURS FOR THE LAST, I BELIEVE, YEAR OR SO.
RICK. IS THAT CORRECT? SO WE'LL DO OUR MEETING OUT ON THE ISLAND.
EVERYONE, WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND CAN ATTEND.
LOGISTICS ARE MAYBE A LITTLE DIFFICULT GETTING TO AN ISLAND, BUT IT IS AN OPEN MEETING.
SO JUNE 4TH, WE SHOULD PLAN ON MEETING IN THE SHELTER EITHER WAY.
THE GOAL WILL BE TO START THE MEETING AT 6 P.M..
WHICH WILL MEAN WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE A LITTLE EARLY.
OKAY. AND THAT IS A WORK SESSION, NOT A REGULAR MEETING.
YEAH. THAT'S IT FOR A PARKS UPDATE.
ANY QUESTIONS? HEY, JOSH, I KNOW THAT WE JUST MAINTAINED FOR THOMPSON, IT'S NOT AN ORONO PARK, BUT I'VE BEEN OUT THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES.
AND. TWICE THE PICKLEBALL PLAYERS OUT THERE SAID, GEEZ, I WISH I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT JOSH'S GUY BECAUSE WE'D REALLY LIKE TO ASK HIM IF THEY CAN CHECK IN AND SEE IF THAT TENNIS COURT COULD GET LINES ON IT, BECAUSE IT'S GOING UNUSED A LOT AND THEY'RE GETTING I MEAN, IT'S ALWAYS FULL.
SO ANYWAY, I'M PASSING THAT ALONG.
OKAY. YEAH. I TRY AND MEET WITH THE SPRING PARK ADMINISTRATOR THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP? IT'S GREAT WHEN HE GETS THAT FEEDBACK TOO DIRECTLY FROM RESIDENTS, WHETHER ORONO OR SPRING PARK.
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I KNOW HE APPRECIATES THAT.THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HE CAN BRING TO HIS COUNCIL AS WELL.
SO I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEM.
WE ARE TRULY JUST MAINTAINING WHAT THEY HAVE, BUT THEY ARE VERY OPEN TO FEEDBACK.
I MEAN, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL THRILLED WITH IT AND IT'S A GREAT LOCATION.
THANKS FOR GETTING THE BIFFY'S OUT EVERY TIME WE DRIVE BY MY HUSBAND LOOKS.
IS HE THERE YET? SO I WILL LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU'RE PASSING IT ALONG.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD OFFERS FOR DONATED LAND THAT I GUESS I'VE SEEN IT TWICE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WHERE SOMEONE HAS COME TO THE CITY AND ASKING IF WE WOULD LIKE THIS, THIS LAND.
AS A PARK COMMISSION, WE HAVE TO DETERMINE IF IT'S USABLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF LITTLE PARCELS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT ARE.
SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT WE DO ACCEPT.
YEAH, I KNOW EVERYONE'S ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR YOU KNOW WHAT COULD BE A GREAT SITE FOR WHETHER IT'S PICKLEBALL OR MOUNTAIN BIKING, WHATEVER ACTIVITIES, WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE EVALUATING ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK THE OTHER ONE JUST KIND OF FELL UP.
FELL APART? YEAH, YEAH, THE OTHER ONE WAS.
IT WAS VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER PARK, AND THE DESIRE WAS THAT IT WOULD BE DONATED WITH THE IDEA THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A PLAYGROUND ON IT, AND WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO ONE ANYWAY. SO.
WE DON'T WANT TO DUPLICATE SOME OF THOSE THINGS SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
SINCE BRIAN'S NOT HERE, I DON'T HAVE A CHAIR REPORT.
[Sub-committee Updates]
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE COMMISSIONER REPORTS.RICK, YOU WANT TO BEGIN? SURE. I'LL DO THE TRAILS REPORT.
SO AT THE LAST MEETING, WE WENT OVER OUR GOALS, AND, I MEAN, THE LAST PUBLIC PARK COMMISSION MEETING, AND WE WENT THROUGH EACH OF THOSE IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. SO, KIRSTIE, WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, GORDY SAT IN BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP WITH THE GOLF COURSE.
SO KIND OF IN REVERSE ORDER BECAUSE I HAVE THE MOST TO SAY ABOUT THE THE FIRST ONE, WE'RE STILL FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE GOT PUBLIC ACCESS FROM LUCE LINE TO LOWRY WOODS.
AND AS SOON AS WE HAVE ANYTHING TO SHOW, IT'LL BE SHOWN TO EVERYBODY, INCLUDING IDEAS FOR HOW TO FUND IT AND HOW TO PROGRAM IT.
SO WORKING ON THAT WE HAD A GREAT PLAN FOR A SKI TRAIL AT THE GOLF COURSE.
AND AS JOSH SAID, WE JUST KEPT WAITING FOR IDEAL CONDITIONS, WHICH NEVER HAPPENS.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS TO DEVELOP, AT LEAST ON THE ORONO PORTION OF THIS OF COUNTY ROAD 19 TO CONNECT THE DAKOTA TRAIL TO THE LRT TRAIL ALONG COUNTY ROAD 19.
AND FULL DISCLOSURE, I LIVE THERE, BUT IT'S NOT FOR ME.
LIKE I'M TOTALLY I'M TOTALLY COMFORTABLE RIDING ON COUNTY ROAD 19.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY WIFE AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND MY MOM.
PEOPLE LIKE THAT. SO ANYHOW, KIRSTIE'S REALLY GONE ALL IN ON THIS AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE COULD APPROACH THE COUNTY BECAUSE AT FIRST BLUSH, THEY SAID THEY'RE NOT PLANNING ON DOING ANYTHING WITH COUNTY ROAD 19 FOR A LONG TIME, WHICH WE UNDERSTAND.
BUT I HAD AN OPENING AND THAT I KNOW COMMISSIONER GOETTEL AND FOUND OUT FROM HER THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EMPTY SEAT THAT SHE AND COMMISSIONER ANDERSON REALLY ARE THE TWO PEOPLE TO TALK TO.
SO JOSH, KIRSTIE MET WITH THE TWO COMMISSIONERS AND MY HIGHLIGHTS FROM KIRSTIE'S NOTES.
AND THEN JOSH CAN WEIGH IN IS, FIRST OF ALL, THEY SENT, I THINK AFTER WE MET WITH COMMISSIONER GOETTEL, THEY SENT A VERY NICE NOTE TO ME SAYING THEY'RE DEFINITELY TAKING IT SERIOUSLY AND THAT IT'S A GOOD TIME TO BRING IT UP, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOT A PLAN TO REDO THE ROAD FOR A LONG TIME.
THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY ON THE TABLE.
AND IF WE CAN MAKE A CASE THAT THEY THINK PEOPLE WOULD LISTEN.
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SO SO WE'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO MATCH THE NEED WITH A POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCE.AND I THINK IF WE DO THAT, WE COULD GO TO THE COUNTY AND AND GET THEIR SUPPORT.
YOU KNOW, IT STILL MIGHT TAKE YEARS, BUT EVENTUALLY, HOPEFULLY, WE CAN HAVE A SAFE ROUTE.
THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TEED UP IS, OF COURSE, WE AND I'M NOT ME.
BUT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPED THE TRAIL FROM THE DAKOTA TRAIL DOWN TO 15.
RIGHT. SO THAT'S IN PLACE NOW TO DOWNTOWN.
SO WE'VE GOT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE.
WE JUST HAVE TO CONNECT THE DOTS.
SO ANYTHING TO ADD FROM THE MEETING? NO, I WAS JUST VERY ENCOURAGED, JUST THE DIALOG THAT HAPPENED.
THEY SEEM VERY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND AND THE OTHER CITIES IMPACTED BY IT AS WELL.
YEAH. SO IT SEEMED LIKE WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN THAT DOOR.
AND I KNOW CHRISTY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO RUNNING WITH IT.
YEAH. THE ONLY OTHER THING I'LL SAY IS IF ANYBODY EVER HAS A QUESTION ABOUT ANY OF THESE TRAILS PROJECTS THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT AT A WORK SESSION OR YOU HEAR ABOUT HERE, CALL ME BECAUSE I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.
AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T SAID OR SHOWN, WE'LL SHOW IT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
IT'S AWESOME. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES? SANDY, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES? YEAH, I CAN GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE MASTER PLAN FOR PICKLEBALL.
WAS APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
AND SO ON THAT NOTE THERE'S THREE BASIC THINGS THAT I WANTED TO MENTION.
ONE IS A DNR OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT.
I THINK IT GOES UP TO 350,000 IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.
SO THAT ONE'S ALREADY BEEN APPLIED TO AND WE WOULD FIND OUT THE RESULTS THIS SUMMER.
THE SECOND ONE IS A MINNESOTA, I THINK IT'S CALLED A HEALTHY AGING.
COALITION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THAT'S A SMALLER AMOUNT, I THINK I WAS LOOKING ONLINE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT 100,000.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED, BUT IT'S INVOLVES STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.
IS THAT RIGHT, JOSH? NO. WHAT'S THE THIRD ONE? THE. THE MINNESOTA AGE FRIENDLY ONE HAS TWO PORTIONS TO IT.
SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT PORTION.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO ENTIRELY RELY ON THOSE.
I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER WAYS TO SUPPLY THAT SAME FUNDING, IF NECESSARY.
THE ORONO PARKS LEGACY GROUP HAS OFFERED TO DO THE FUNDRAISING FOR THE FOR THE PICKLEBALL PARK.
THEY'VE DECIDED TO DO IT UNDER THE NAME WEST LAKES PICKLEBALL PROJECT.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THEIR DBA.
SO THEY'RE GETTING THEMSELVES ORGANIZED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT.
AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION AND THIS CAME UP FROM THAT GROUP THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEIR EFFORTS THAT WE NOT JUST HAVE PICKLEBALL COURTS, BUT THAT WE HAVE A SERIES OF PROGRAMS AROUND THOSE COURTS TO, YOU KNOW, TO ENCOURAGE INCLUSIVENESS AND, AND REALLY SHOW COMMUNITY IMPACT, THAT THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING FOR SOME OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT DONORS THAT WE MIGHT HOPE THAT THEY WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL IN WORKING WITH.
SO I REACHED OUT TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE ORONO COMMUNITY ED PROGRAM, AND SHE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
SO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS I'LL BE MEETING WITH HER.
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AND ALL THREE OF THEM ARE SIMILARLY VERY SUPPORTIVE OF BEING INVOLVED IN THAT KIND OF A PROGRAM.SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE, WEST LAKES PICKLEBALL PROJECT GROUP OVER AT ORONO LEGACY.
SO LOTS OF WORK SEEMS TO BE GOING ON.
YOU KNOW WE SEE THIS AT THE GOLF COURSE TOO.
WE WORKED WITH WE WORK WITH COMMUNITY ED FOR THE JUNIOR LEAGUE, ONE OF THEM.
SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE DO.
SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
AND THEN ALSO, IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE ABOUT THE 500 AND 1C3, THEY WILL BE PRESENTING NEXT WEEK AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TOO. NEXT MONDAY.
NEXT MONDAY, MAY 13TH MEETING.
YES. OKAY. THIS PROJECT HAS OBVIOUSLY JUST A WHOLE ARRAY OF DIFFERENT FACETS TO IT.
IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE A PROJECT THAT NEEDS A CHAMPION.
YOU KNOW, A LEADER THAT'S TAKING CARE OF ALL OF THAT STUFF.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT SANDY, YOU ARE DOING NOW AND WILL CONTINUE, OR IS STAFF? WHERE IS THIS GOING TO END UP IN TERMS OF WHO'S GOING TO RUN IT AS FAR AS GETTING I MEAN, IT'S ALMOST $1 MILLION TO BE RAISED HERE THAT THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SEEMS LIKE A DAUNTING TASK.
YEAH. I CONTINUE TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN CHECKING IN WITH THE ORONO PARKS LEGACY GROUP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ON TRACK, AND THAT THEY'RE CONNECTING THE DOTS BACK TO ORONO TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY MESSAGING IS CONSISTENT WITH, YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC PARK, THAT THEY'RE NOT KIND OF MAKING COMMITMENTS THAT WE CAN'T KEEP. BUT I WOULD SAY IT'S FAIR TO ASSUME THAT AS A PICKLEBALL PLAYER AND AS A MEMBER OF THE PARKS COMMISSION, THAT THAT WILL BASICALLY BE MY PARK AND, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THAN MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHER PARKS.
BUT I THINK BECAUSE THERE'S A STRONG LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN PICKLEBALL LOCALLY, BOTH AT THE ORONO ACTIVITY CENTER AND AT MOUND WESTONKA, A LOT OF THE PROTOCOLS FOR.
SO I THINK IT'S MORE ABOUT SIGNAGE, WHICH IS AGAIN, TO ME THAT'S A PARKS COMMISSION THING.
YOU KNOW, HOW WHAT WILL OUR SIGNAGE BE LOOK LIKE? WHAT'S OUR HOURS? AND ONE OF THE BIG THINGS, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A PRO A SET OF PROGRAMMATICS ABOUT IT, IS WHEN WILL BE THE OPEN PLAY HOURS AND WHAT HOURS WILL BE RESERVED FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES. SO, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE THE LIAISON BETWEEN JOSH AND THE COMMUNITY ED AND MAKING THOSE KINDS OF DECISIONS.
SO, YEAH, I MEAN, I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN SEEING IT SUCCEED, BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE THREE GENTLEMEN THAT I MENTIONED, WHO WILL REMAIN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN HELPING TO SUPPORT.
YEAH. YEAH, SHE JUST JOINED, I THINK MAYBE A MONTH AGO AT MOST.
AND SHE'S VERY ACTIVELY INVOLVED AND SHE'S DONE A LOT OF FUNDRAISING IN THE PAST.
SO I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE PEOPLE.
SO I DON'T THINK IT RESTS SOLELY ON MY SHOULDERS.
BUT SHE'S NOT A PARKS COMMISSIONER.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO.
LIKE, ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE WELL-MEANING AND THEY WANT TO WORK TOWARDS IT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN, AND THEY WANT PICKLEBALL, BUT THEY MAY, IN THEIR OWN INERTIA, JUST START RUNNING THEIR THING.
AND I THINK SOMEBODY, AGAIN, I'M GLAD YOU'RE WILLING TO DO IT.
SO JOSH AND BRIAN AND I HAVE BEEN MEETING BIWEEKLY, AND THEN CAROLINE ALSO COMES TO GET INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO I THINK WE GOT A PRETTY GOOD SET OF COORDINATION.
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WE'VE BEEN MEETING FOR TWO HOURS.YEAH, FOR LIKE TWO MONTHS ALREADY.
MAYBE ALMOST GOING ON THREE MONTHS.
SO REALLY GOOD ENGAGEMENT BY EVERYBODY.
SO, NO, THE COURTS ARE PUBLIC COMMUNITY ASSET.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE OTHER PLACES YOU GO, LIKE THOR THOMPSON IS AN EXAMPLE.
THE PROGRAMMATICS WOULD BE WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE A, A LEAGUE FOR TEENS OR YOU MIGHT HAVE INSTRUCTION.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE THERE WOULD BE FEES.
THERE WOULD NOT BE FEES FOR OPEN PLAY.
THEY DO NOT, NO WE WE DO REDUCE FEES FOR THE FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S AND THAT'S A PART OF WHAT HAS TO BE FIGURED OUT.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S LIKE A HARD AND FAST.
IF YOU SIGN UP FOR COMMUNITY ED, THEN YOU GET THIS MUCH MONEY.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY DEPENDENT ON WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
SO THE GOLF COURSE, IF WE ARE NOT, IF WE'RE NOT TAKING SOMETHING, WE'RE LOSING ON REVENUE, RIGHT.
BECAUSE THAT'S TIME LOST THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD BE PAYING FOR.
WELL, WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO THE EXTENT THERE ARE FEES, BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DON'T PAY A FEE, THEY DON'T SHOW UP, RIGHT? SO THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME, BUT IT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACCESSIBLE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE CAN AFFORD.
SO THE PROGRAMS HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, LOW COST SO THAT PEOPLE CAN DO IT.
AND I THINK THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME PROGRAMS I COULD IMAGINE, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'D BE A VETERANS NIGHT ONE NIGHT A MONTH, NO FEES, BUT YOU MIGHT SIGN UP FOR IT THROUGH COMMUNITY ED, FOR EXAMPLE.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S INSTRUCTORS WILL HAVE TO PAY INSTRUCTORS.
SO JUST LIKE ANY COMMUNITY ED PROGRAM, THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND THIS ISN'T THIS IS STILL VERY EARLY DAYS.
I MEAN, YOU'RE JUST BEGINNING THAT DISCUSSION.
AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE RUNNING A YEAR LONG PROGRAM EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY.
THAT'S ALL THROUGH COMMUNITY ED.
THANKS. [INAUDIBLE] DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES? YEAH. ON THREE THINGS.
ONE IS ACCESS POINTS THE DONATION GARDEN AND THEN ANTOINE PARK.
THOSE ARE PARKS THAT I'VE BEEN ASSIGNED TO.
I SORT OF DOVE INTO THAT ONLY TO REALIZE IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, PEELING BACK THE LAYERS OF AN ONION.
I THINK YOU'RE THERE ALREADY, AND IT JUST KEEPS OPENING IT UP AND OPENING IT UP.
AND SO I'M JUST SORT OF IN AN INFORMATION COLLECTING STAGE AND I'M SEEING SOME THINGS THAT KIND OF BOTHER ME A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ABOUT IT.
IN ONE OF THE THINGS PARTICULARLY THAT BOTHERS ME IS WHEN MOTORIZED BOATS ARE USING ACCESSES THAT REALLY AREN'T SUITABLE FOR MOTORIZED BOATS BEING LAUNCHED.
AND TO, TO COMPARISON WOULD BE AT THE END OF PARK LANE.
IS ONE WHERE THERE'S A DOCK IN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN LAUNCH AND THEN IN THE SIGN SAYS CLOSED
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DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 1ST.AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S A BAD IDEA.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, I HAVE TO RESEARCH A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT IT'S THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BAY AT LOMA LINDA, THERE'S NOT TOO DIFFERENT FACILITY THERE, BUT THERE'S A SIGN THAT SAYS NO MOTORIZED VEHICLE ACCESS, I THINK, WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY GOOD IDEA HERE, BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF AND, AND HELP TO STOP IS THE INTRODUCTION OF INVASIVE SPECIES.
AND HOW THEY GET THERE IS YOU KNOW, COMING IN ON A BOAT THAT SOMEBODY LAUNCHING SOME PLACE WITHOUT HAVING APPROPRIATELY CLEANED WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO CLEAN ON THEIR BOAT. AND AT THESE DNR SITES THAT ARE MANAGED LIKE MAXWELL AND, AND NORTH ARM.
AND VERY OFTEN THEIR STAFF DOES SUMMERTIME WHEN THEY CAN GET SOME PEOPLE.
SO THAT I'M TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF A LOOK ON THAT AN ANYBODY'S GOT ANY IDEAS ABOUT THAT IS GOOD.
BUT AGAIN AS I LOOK AT IT, I MEAN, I'M LESS INCLINED TO SAY I'VE GOT SOME IDEAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TODAY THAN I WAS A MONTH AGO. AND I'VE PUT CALLS IN TO THE LMCD TO TALK ABOUT IT AND DNR.
AND SHE'S A TOUGH LADY TO GET A HOLD OF.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO HER ABOUT SOME OF THAT STUFF, TOO.
SO THAT UPDATE, I VISITED DONATION GARDEN WITH JANIE, AND WE WALKED AROUND.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL GARDEN.
BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED, BEAUTIFUL PURPOSE.
ALL OF THAT STUFF IS IS REALLY OUTSTANDING.
AND IT'S GOT, YOU KNOW, GREAT NOTORIETY REALLY IN THE WHOLE REGION.
AND I THINK AS A RESULT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO TO PROTECT IT AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
IN CONCERT WITH DEVELOPMENT OF PICKLEBALL, THE ONLY THING I SEE IS REAL IMPORTANT TO TO TO WATCH.
AND ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH WAS HYDROLOGY AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE RIVERS AND THE STREAMS. YOU CAN IMAGINE WHEN YOU GOT THREE QUARTERS OF A COUNTY THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH, BUT YOU YOU WERE ALWAYS SURPRISED BY WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN YOU STARTED MOVING DIRT, THINGS THAT DON'T COME UP.
I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST RISK THERE.
AND MAKING SURE THAT A PRIOR TO MOVING DIRT, THAT IT'S BEEN LOOKED AT IN THE PLANNING PHASE BY A LICENSED HYDROLOGIST, SOMEONE THAT REALLY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE ANY KIND OF RUNOFF OFF THE AMOUNT OF HARD COVER THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO PUT IN COULD BE IN THE FUTURE, DETRIMENTAL TO THE GARDEN ITSELF.
SO I THINK THAT'S ONE THING WE WANT TO GET TO FINALLY ANTOINE PARK, I DROVE OUT THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES JUST TO SEE IT, AND THAT PARK IS REALLY WELL MAINTAINED, AND IT'S EVEN GOT, YOU KNOW, FLOWERS AROUND THE SIDE.
NO, NO, THEY'RE NOT REAL FLOWERS.
BUT BUT BACK TO THE ADOPT THE PARK PROGRAM.
SOMEONE HAS DEFINITELY ADOPTED THAT PARK.
I DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS OR, BUT IF WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANYBODY.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A PART WE'D WANT TO GIVE SOME RECOGNITION TO.
BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, REALLY LOOKS NICE.
SO THAT ONE IS A REAL COMMUNITY EFFORT.
THERE'S NOT JUST ONE INDIVIDUAL.
THROUGH THE AREA, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TYPE STUFF.
IT IS YEAH. IN FACT, ON THEY HAVE A EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE A MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC.
SO AS A NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY'RE VERY ACTIVE WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THAT PARK.
YEP. SO IT IS ONE OF OUR GOALS TO MEET WITH THEM AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FUTURE OF THAT PARK IS.
I KNOW THEY'VE WE'VE HAD A LISTENING SESSION THERE.
OKAY, GOOD. YEAH, WE'LL DEFINITELY BE MEETING WITH THEM.
ALL RIGHT. MY UPDATES THERE WAS A LURTON PARK UPDATE.
WE'RE GETTING A NEW PARKING LOT.
YEAH. I WANT TO GET INTO THAT JUST FOR A COUPLE SECONDS.
SO NEXT WEEK FOR COUNCIL, THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS, IS TAKING A QUOTE TO COUNCIL FOR
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APPROVAL. SO I BELIEVE WE'RE GAINING 14 PARKING STALLS AS WELL AS ONE ADDITIONAL ADA STALL.AND SO, YEAH, PARK LEARNING IS A PRIORITY AND HEAVILY USED.
IT'S A LITTLE LESS NOW WITH THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, BUT THE PARK IS STILL OPEN.
THAT'S GREAT. THAT'LL BE GOOD. I KNOW THAT'S BEEN AN ASK FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND THEN ADOPTED A PARK PROGRAM.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP.
WE HAD MET LAST FALL ABOUT REVITALIZING THAT PROGRAM AND GETTING SOME PAMPHLETS.
HAS STAFF MADE ANY PROGRESS ON THAT YET? SO WE WE PUT A PAUSE ON IT JUST WITH OUR MOVE INTO THE NEW BUILDING.
SO THIS WAS WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS ADMIN ASSISTANT.
ARE PEOPLE STILL INTERESTED AT REACHING OUT? SO MAYBE WE'LL GET A MEETING TOGETHER OF THE ADOPT THE PARK AND WE CAN KEEP THAT MOVING FORWARD.
LOVE IT. SOME OTHER UPDATES FROM ME.
MY WORK HAD A STEP CHALLENGE, AND IT WAS AWESOME.
I GOT TO GET OUT TO SAGA HILL AND HAYWOOD QUITE A BIT.
SO A LOT OF ANIMALS. IT'S JUST FUN.
IT WAS FUN TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE.
YOU'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THE MEMORIAL DAY PARTY IN ANTOINE PARK.
I JUST LOVE OBVIOUSLY WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP PEOPLE GET OUT AND USING OUR PARKS MORE AND MORE.
SO IF YOU SEE STUFF, PLEASE REACH OUT TO STAFF.
IS THERE ANYTHING IMPROVEMENTS? WE JUST ALWAYS LOVE TO BE ON TOP OF OUR PARKS.
NEXT MEETING, JUNE 4TH, BIG ISLAND BYO CHAIR.
WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS DISCUSS OUR OBJECTIVES FOR THE YEAR.
AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE ON THEM.
ALSO, JUST SEE THE PARK. I KNOW A LOT OF US HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE YET.
REMINDER, JOSH MENTIONED OUR 100 YEAR AT THE GOLF COURSE IS THE WEEK OF JUNE 17TH.
A LOT OF EVENTS HAPPENING ON THE 21ST AND 22ND, INCLUDING SOME MORE NON-GOLF ACTIVITIES WITH SOME REFRESHMENTS AND FOOD, I THINK, AND SOME OTHER STUFF.
SO MORE DETAILS OF THAT COMING OUT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
SO ARE YOU GOING TO ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK TO THE PARKS COMMISSION TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT EVENT SO THAT WE KIND OF PLAN FOR OR THINK ABOUT WHAT ROLE YOU WANT US TO PLAY? I THINK WE'RE PRETTY WELL STAFFED FOR IT.
SO THE TREE LIGHTING EVENT THAT WE DO AT THE GOLF COURSE IS IN THE WINTER.
ALL OF OUR SEASONAL STAFF ARE LAID OFF AT THAT POINT.
AND SO THAT'S WE ALWAYS NEED THE EXTRA HELP FOR THAT.
FOR THIS EVENT. WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF STAFF ON HAND, BUT WE WOULD LOVE IF THE PARK COMMISSION COULD BE THERE JUST SUPPORTING NOT JUST THE GOLF COURSE, BUT AS A CITY, GOOD REPRESENTATION FOR WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
I DO KNOW THAT A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE THERE.
AND I BELIEVE MAYOR WALSH WILL BE PRESENTING AND ALSO HOPEFULLY.
YEAH, JUST INTRODUCING THE LEO FESER FAMILY.
SO WE HAVE SOME FUN ACTIVITIES COMING UP.
YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE A COOL IDEA AND WE PROBABLY FUNDED OURSELVES, BUT IF YOU HAD A A COLLARED SHIRT WITH THE APPROPRIATE ORONO, YOU KNOW, PARKS AND THEN COMMISSION OR SOMETHING LOGO ON IT, THAT'D BE NICE THAT WHEN WE GO TO EVENTS LIKE THAT, WE'RE MORE VISIBLE.
I MEAN, NO, IT'S JUST A NICE WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN APPROACH YOU AND SAY, HEY, I HAVE SOME IDEAS.
YOU'RE A PARKS COMMISSIONER, SO MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY TO BE A LITTLE MORE PROFESSIONAL.
YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF JUST ASSUMING WE'LL REACH OUT TO PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN REACH OUT TO US.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO, AND SOMEBODY FROM THE STAFF COULD SAY, HERE'S THE SHIRT.
THIS IS THE. A LOGO WE'RE USING.
IF YOU WANT TO ORDER ONE, IT'S HERE.
I THINK THAT'D BE A NICE THING FOR US TO DO.
YEAH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GOLF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE THERE FOR THE GRAND OR FOR THE 100 YEAR.
IN THE MEANTIME, OUR CLUBHOUSE IS OPEN AND WE DO HAVE MERCH AVAILABLE, NO DISCOUNT.
WHAT'S THE DATE OF THE EVENT? WHEN YOU SAID SO WHAT IT IS THE THE WEEK OF THE 17TH.
OKAY. AND IF IT'S IN THE EVENINGS, WHETHER IT'S THE MEN'S, WOMEN'S CARGILL, WHATEVER THAT IS, WE'LL DO JUST FUN THEMED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK FOR THOSE JUST WHETHER IT'S A LEAGUE OR JUST A CUSTOMER COMING IN.
AND THEN WE WILL DO THE TOURNAMENTS ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
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NO. SO BUT THE BIG CELEBRATION WILL BE SATURDAY.YEAH. SO WE'LL DO WE'LL DO TWO TOURNAMENTS ON SATURDAY.
ONE IN THE MORNING, ONE IN THE AFTERNOON.
AND IN BETWEEN WE'LL DO, WE'LL JUST HAVE EVENTS.
WE HAVE A BEER TRUCK LINED UP.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FOOD TRUCK.
I BELIEVE THERE'S A MUSICIAN THAT'S COMING SOMETIME AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON.
SO IT'LL JUST BE FUN ACTIVITIES.
ON THE BEACHES, WE'RE JUST PUTTING THE DOCKS IN AT LYDIARD CASCO POINT.
WE'RE PUTTING THE SWIM PAD IN AT SUMMIT.
SANDY BEACH GETS THE SWIM PAD.
SUMMIT BEACH JUST HAS THE BUOYS.
YEAH. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW DOCS.
YEAH, THE BEACHES ARE A PRIORITY.
OKAY? YEAH, WE HAVE OUR FOR FISHING.
WE WE TRY AND GET CERTAIN DOCS OUT EARLIER.
STUBBS BAY IS ALWAYS ONE THAT PEOPLE WANT.
OH THAT. THAT'S WHY I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.
YES. I MEAN, JUST NOT EVEN OPEN.
YEAH, BUT I GUESS THE FINAL THING IS I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PAVILION REMINDER, MAY 13TH IS THE CITY COUNCIL, EVERYTHING'S COMING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 13TH. SO BRING YOUR COMMENTS THERE AS WELL.
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. MR. CARTER. SECOND. COMMISSIONER BURKE.
THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ALL OPPOSED? WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.