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MIKE. GOOD TO GO. GOOD TO GO. ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
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WELCOME TO OUR FIRST MEETING IN 2025, PARKS COMMISSION.WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALRIGHT. FIRST MATTER OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE
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MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST 6TH, 2024 MEETING. I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL.OKAY. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE? OPPOSE. ALL RIGHT.
THAT PASSES. YES. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE BEEN UP HERE.
I'M NOT SURE IF I KNOW HOW THIS WORKS, BUT IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
WE WILL OPEN WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU COULD SEE, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
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AND NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE'LL JUST HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT.SO, PLEASE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK APPROACH AND STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO GIVE YOUR INPUT. YEAH.[INAUDIBLE] NO, NOT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ONCE TONIGHT.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ON ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA, NOW'S THE TIME TO SAY IT.
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YEAH. THE REST OF US. [INAUDIBLE]. SURE. OKAY.
HI. JANEY DELANEY, 1315 WOODHILL AVENUE AND I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE BIKE THING ON HERE.
FIRST OFF. SO I'M. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY? I'M GOING TO SAY THAT I DON'T THINK IT'S THE APPROPRIATE SPOT FOR A BIKE TRAIL? THIS IS A 100 YEAR OLD HISTORIC PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND I THINK WE SHOULD PRESERVE IT.
YOU KNOW I'M JUST REALLY SAD THAT THERE IS JUST THIS COMPULSION BY THE PLANT OR PARKS COMMISSION TO TO PUT KEEP TO TRYING TO DEVELOP THIS GOLF COURSE.
GOLF IS A PASSIVE SPORT AND I JUST CAN'T I CAN'T VISUALIZE THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, THE BIKE ACTION GOING ON AND GOLFERS COMING UP THE SECOND FAIRWAY AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MANAGE THE TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW ON THE CURRENT PLAN? YOU SHOW THAT BIKES WILL COME IN TO THE PARKING LOT.
SO WHERE YOU KNOW THIS IN THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION BROCHURE, IT CALLS IT A HIGH RISK YOUTH SPORT.
SO THEY WANT 1 TO 4 RATIO OF A COACH TO FOUR KIDS.
PLUS THEY WANT TO HAVE PARENTS RIDE IF THEY CAN.
AND WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS YOU'VE GOT IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 20 KIDS OUT THERE FOR A TEAM SCENARIO, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A COACH FOR EVERY FOUR KIDS AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ACTIVITY ON THAT.
PLUS, I THINK THE BIGGER POINT IS ALL OF THE AMENITIES THAT YOU'RE OFFERING BY CREATING THIS, THIS TRAIL ALREADY EXISTS. THEY'RE HIKING, SNOWSHOEING.
YOU CAN BRING YOUR DOG THERE, YOU CAN DO ALL THESE THINGS.
THEY ALREADY EXIST AT THE GOLF COURSE WITHOUT DISTURBING ANY HABITAT OR, YOU KNOW, ANY ENVIRONMENTAL, YOU KNOW, UP THERE WHERE THE BUCKTHORN WAS ALL CLEARED, WHERE LOOKS LIKELY, WHERE THE TRAIL IS GOING TO BE.
THAT NOT ONLY WAS ALL THE BUCKTHORN TAKEN OUT, BUT ALL THE FALLEN TREES AND HABITAT FOR INSECTS AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN CHIPMUNKS AND ALL OF THAT, KEEP IT HEALTHY.
I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AND THE NEIGHBORS HAVE OBJECTED TO EVERY OTHER PROJECT THERE, AND SO HAS THE COMMUNITY. SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO TALK FURTHER, I HAVE LOTS OF ALTERNATE SUGGESTIONS FOR OTHER AREAS, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AT ALL.
SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR A LOT MORE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.
THANKS, JANIE. ANY OTHER PUBLIC? OKAY. JUST
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GOING TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M JACQUELINE RICKS, 2108 SHERWOOD DRIVE.BESIDES THIS, I'M WONDERING IF YOU GUYS HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH I KNOW WE'RE NOT INTERACTING, BUT I LOOKED AT ALL THE PARKS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ON YOUR WEBSITE AND READ THROUGH EVERYTHING I COULD ON PARKS, JOE I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NEW TO. SO I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING WHERE THINGS ARE AT IF YOU GUYS JUST MEET FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS, OR IF THERE'S AN ONGOING, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO IF AT SOME TIME YOU WANT TO REACH OUT, OR I MAY REACH OUT TO ONE OF YOU GUYS TO KIND OF FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY YOUR PLAN IS AND HOW IT FITS IN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY. THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? YEAH. I'D LIKE TO KIND OF SPEAK THE OPPOSITE TONE ON THE BIKE TRAILS.
OH, SORRY. MY NAME IS JOHN WITHROW. I'M AT 425 OXFORD ROAD.
THEO WIRTH IS A BIG ONE THAT COMES TO MIND, AND IT CREATES A HEALTHY BALANCE BETWEEN GOLFERS AND THE BIKING COMMUNITY, AND USING THOSE SPACES SO THAT GOLF COURSE CAN STAY AS A GOLF COURSE FOR 100 MORE YEARS.
I'M AFRAID TO SEE IF THAT DOESN'T GET USED ENOUGH, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT BEING USED AT ALL, THAT COULD TURN INTO A DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY SOMEDAY.
AND WE LOSE THAT THAT TREASURE THAT THE CITY HAS.
ALSO, IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO GET THESE KIDS OUTSIDE.
SOME SKILLS THINGS REALLY TO GET KIDS OUTSIDE AND GET THEM LEARNING AND PART OF THE OUTDOORS AND MOVING, AND THE MOUNTAIN BIKING COMMUNITY FROM AND I'VE BEEN A PART OF THAT FOR A LONG TIME, IS A GREAT STEWARD OF THE ENVIRONMENT THERE.
SUPER HELPFUL FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE SURROUNDING.
AND THERE'S LOTS OF ADJACENT ACREAGE AROUND FOR BUGS AND SQUIRRELS.
THERE'S LOTS OF THOSE AROUND HERE. I WOULD LOVE THE IDEA OF HAVING EVEN MORE PLACES.
IF YOU HAVE GREAT PLACES IN MIND, I'D HELP YOU EXPLORE THAT.
I WOULD TAKE ANY IDEAS AND HELP YOU WORK WITH THAT.
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD STARTING POINT. IT'S A GOOD SIZE AND IF THERE ARE BIGGER, OTHER PLACES THAT WE CAN ADD ON TO THAT, I'M ALL EARS FOR THAT AND I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI, I'M KIM CARSWELL AT 261 CYGNET PLACE, AND BASED ON THE COMMENTS, I HEARD WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT I DIDN'T SEE IN THE WRITTEN PRESENTATION.
SO MAYBE IT WILL COME OUT TODAY IS LIKE, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS BEYOND.
THERE'S SOME INTEREST, I CAN SEE. BUT FROM A PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE, HOW DO YOU DECIDE YOUR PRIORITIES TO WORK ON THIS VERSUS SOMETHING ELSE? AND THEN TO JANIE'S POINT, AS YOU DO THESE BIG PROJECTS, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE DUE DILIGENCE ON.
WE'VE LOOKED AT THESE OTHER PLACES. THIS IS THE BEST PLACE. SO I KNOW MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT, BUT I THINK AS A RESPONSIBLE COMMISSION, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A MORE LIKE A BUSINESS LOOK AT THIS WHOLE THING AND PROVIDE A LOT MORE CONTEXT, WHICH I THINK THE COUNCIL WILL WELCOME WHEN YOU IF AND WHEN YOU BRING IT TO THEM.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS. BRIAN, HOW ARE YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS? PARK COMMISSION MEMBERS, I SHOULD SAY.
RICHIE ANDERSON. I LIVE AT 3205 NORTH SHORE OF CRYSTAL BAY ROAD ON NORTH SHORE MARINA.
AND SO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT. SO THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM.
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE TRAIL OR THE BIKE IDEA RIGHT NOW? YES. YEAH. THIS IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT. SO THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA.
IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. RIGHT. SO I'VE BEEN TO MANY OF THESE BIKE RACES.
IT'S THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT OVER SOCCER. EVEN WE BUILD SOCCER FIELDS.
WE BUILD BALL FIELDS. THIS SPORT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
THEY'LL HAVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BIKE RACES. THE ORONO CLUB IS THERE.
THOUSANDS OF KIDS ARE UP IN BIWABIK. TWO YEARS AGO, RUNNING IN THE SNOW.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE AND THE LINE I USE IS A FAT KIDS.
SKINNY KIDS. KIDS WHO CLIMB ON ROCKS ARE RIDING THESE BIKES.
THERE'S A GIRLS. MY DAUGHTER, A GRANDDAUGHTER IS RUNNING IN THIS DEAL.
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THE GIRLS. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THEY ARE. IT'S A VERY EMBOLDENING SPORT AND I WOULD LIKE. I'M THOROUGHLY JONESED ABOUT YOU PURSUING WITH THE 15 GRAND TO DO A STUDY LIKE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.I THINK THAT'S ALREADY KIND OF EARMARKED UP. RIGHT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT IF WE MOVE FORWARD, YOU'RE ALREADY GOING TO DO THAT.
PLANNING STAGES. NORTH SHORE MARINA WHEN IT GETS AROUND TO RAISING MONEY WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE FUNDRAISING ASPECT AND IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE SPORT.
THESE KIDS ARE THERE THOUSANDS OF KIDS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT THESE RACES.
THESE GUYS ARE OUT PRACTICING. YOU KNOW, WE BUILD BALL FIELDS.
MY NAME IS WALTER HOLMES, AND I LIVE ON 6775 FOGLEMAN ROAD.
A FRIEND CONVINCED ME TO JOIN THE TEAM IN SIXTH GRADE, AND I WOULD GO, YOU KNOW, I'D SKIP SOME PRACTICES, I'D GO TO OTHER PRACTICES, BUT OVERALL I'D HAVE FUN.
AND I STAYED ON THE TEAM FOR A FEW YEARS. AND, YOU KNOW, I REACHED HIGH SCHOOL, I SLIMMED OUT A BIT.
I'M LIKE, HEY, I WANT TO RACE. SO THEN I GOT COMPETITIVE AND I STARTED PRACTICING IN THE OFF SEASON.
AND IT'S KIND OF CHANGED MY LIFE. AND THE BEAUTY OF THE SPORT IS YOU CAN BE FLEXIBLE WITH IT.
LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER. YOU CAN DO IT FOR FUN.
YOU CAN DO IT FOR THE ADRENALINE, OR YOU CAN DO IT FOR THE RACING.
AND THAT'S AN EXPERIENCE I WANT TO SHARE WITH OTHER KIDS.
I WANT THEM TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF THE SPORT.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY IT IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING SPORTS IN THE AREA, IS BECAUSE YOU JUST GET ON A BIKE AND YOU GO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE CAN RIDE A BIKE, AND THEN YOU START RIDING YOUR BIKE ON MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAILS, AND IT'S LIKE A WHOLE NEW THING AND IT'S AMAZING.
AND THE OTHER THING IS, IT'S NOT BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE.
THE TREES BEING IN THE WAY MAKE IT MORE FUN BECAUSE YOU GOT TO GO AROUND THOSE TREES.
YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T CUT DOWN TREES. IN FACT, THEY CLEAR UP BRUSH, WHICH IS ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO WILDFIRES HERE. YOU NEED THAT BRUSH GONE.
THAT'S WHAT WILDFIRES DO. THEY REMOVE THE BRUSH AND THEY GET NEW NUTRIENTS IN THE SOIL.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT HERE BECAUSE THERE'S HOUSES YOU KNOW.
THANK YOU. ADAM HOLMES 6775 FOGLEMAN I'M A DAD OF THREE BOYS IN THE ORONO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE COOL THING WITH MOUNTAIN BIKING WITH OUR FAMILY IS IT REALLY IS KIND OF A FAMILY ENDEAVOR.
YES, IT'S FOR THE KIDS, GETS THEM OUTSIDE, GETS THEM OFF THE SCREENS.
BUT WITH OUR FAMILY, IT GOT ME BACK ON A BIKE AND HELPED ME TRY TO SLIM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IT'S BECOME A FAMILY THING. OUR ENTIRE FAMILY RIDES.
WE REALLY ENJOY IT. AND SPEAKING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PIECE OF THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM THAT EARLIER GENTLEMAN TALKED ABOUT THOUSANDS OF KIDS SHOWING UP TO THESE EVENTS, THESE COMPETITIONS. IF YOU GO THERE THE NEXT DAY, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THAT THE AMOUNT OF IMPACT OR LESS AMOUNT OF IMPACT THAT YOU WOULD THINK YOU WOULD SEE FROM ALL THESE KIDS AND PEOPLE BEING IN AN AREA.
HOW THEY PICK UP AFTER THEMSELVES. HOW THEY ARE CONSCIENTIOUS OF THE TRAILS.
PRACTICE IS CANCELED OR MOVED SOMEWHERE ELSE WHERE THEY WON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF AN IMPACT.
THANK YOU. HI, I'M ANNA HOLMES.
I LIVE AT 6775 FOGLEMAN ROAD AS WELL, AND I WAS NEVER A BIKER.
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UNTIL MY SON JOINED THE MOUNTAIN BIKING TEAM.I WOULD BIKE THE LOOSE LINE, BUT IT GOT A LITTLE BORING BECAUSE IT'S STRAIGHT AND NARROW.
AND ANYWAY, MOUNTAIN BIKING GAVE ME THE MORE OF A CHALLENGE.
I'M NOT A FAST BIKER. AND I MUST SAY, IT'S NOT JUST.
IT'S A GROWING SPORT OF KIDS, BUT ALSO OF ADULTS.
I HAVE A GROUP OF MOMS THAT WE WERE NEVER ON MOUNTAIN BIKES BEFORE, AND WE HAVE TO DRIVE 30 MILES TO 25 MILES TO LAKE REBECCA OR THEODORE WIRTH, OR SOMEWHERE THAT'S FARTHER AWAY. AND WE DON'T GET OUT AS MUCH BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A TIME COMMITMENT TO GO THAT FAR.
JUST THE DRIVE, BIKING AND THEN DRIVING HOME.
SO HAVING SOMETHING RIGHT IN THIS COMMUNITY WOULD BE AMAZING FOR ME.
AND I THINK MY FRIENDS ALSO FOR THE TEAM AND MY HUSBAND STATED, YOU KNOW, IF IT RAINS, THEY CANCEL PRACTICE, THEY DON'T BIKE ON THE WET TRAILS. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S DANGEROUS, BUT THEY TEAR UP THE TRAILS.
THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. AND IT'S BAD FOR THE NEXT BIKING, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT TIME IT'S DRY.
I KNOW SOMEONE HAD MENTIONED, LIKE, THE NUMBER, LIKE IT'S A HIGH RISK SPORT.
LACROSSE IS CONSIDERED A HIGH RISK SPORT. MOST SPORTS NOWADAYS FOR KIDS ARE CONSIDERED A HIGH RISK SPORT, HONESTLY, WITH THE DANGERS OF THEM, MOUNTAIN BIKING IS NO MORE DANGEROUS THAN LACROSSE WITH INJURIES.
THERE IS THE 1 TO 4 RATIO SHE MENTIONED. PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LEADER COACH, AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE THE GROUP OF KIDS THAT ARE BIKING, AND THEN THEY HAVE A FOLLOWER OR A BEHIND PERSON AND THEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO HAVE BOTH.
AND THEY DIVIDE THESE KIDS UP ON THE TEAM AS SKILL LEVEL.
SO, LIKE, MY SON WALTER ISN'T GOING TO BE BIKING WITH HIS SIXTH GRADE BROTHER.
THEY DIVIDE THEM UP, AND SOME KIDS DON'T RACE.
THEY JUST WANT TO LEARN THE MOUNTAIN BIKING SKILLS.
SOME JUST WANT TO GET OUT AND EXERCISE AND HAVE FUN, AND THEN SOME WANT TO COMPETE AND SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT COACHES AND LEVEL OF COACHES. THAT'S WHY THEY ASK FOR ALL THE PARENT VOLUNTEERS. I STARTED OUT JUST BEING A THE LITTLE FOLLOWER BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THESE KIDS. I'LL BE THE TRAILER.
ANYWAY, I'M HOPING THAT THIS REALLY IS CONSIDERED AS A SERIOUS ITEM OR ACTION AND THAT THIS BOARD AND THEN THE COMMUNITY OR THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL IS ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS FURTHER AS WELL.
I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE ORONO COMMUNITY.
AND I SAID, IS THAT REALLY A SPORT? AND IT'S SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THREE OTHER KIDS JOIN THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM. AND, YOU KNOW, MY SON'S GRADUATED NOW, BUT I'VE GOT TWO ON THE TEAM LAST YEAR, AND I'LL HAVE THREE ON THE TEAM NEXT YEAR.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AWARENESS IS ONE OF THOSE CHALLENGES THE SPORT HAS.
AND PART OF IT IS YOU HAVE TO DRIVE OUT SOMEWHERE AND GET ON A SINGLE HEADER OR A SINGLE TRACK TRAIL, AND IT'S 20 OR 30 MINUTES, YOU KNOW, TO TO SOME OF THESE TRAILS.
AND IF WE HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY, IT WOULD BE GREAT.
YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO TELL MY KIDS, GO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HOP ON THE LOOSE LINE AND RIDE OVER TO YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD TRAIL, AND I THINK THEY DO IT WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND THEN THEIR FRIENDS WOULD GO, OH, I WANT TO JOIN THE TEAM TOO.
SO I THINK THERE'S A GREAT COMMUNITY SPIRIT NOW AFTER MY SON JOINED THE TEAM SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE NEXT YEAR, I SAID, WELL, I'M HAVING TO STAND AROUND AND KIND OF WAIT FOR HIM TO DO THESE RACES AND IN PRACTICES, WHY DON'T I DO IT? SO I WENT AND GOT MYSELF A MOUNTAIN BIKE.
AND THEN YOU KNOW WHAT? I LOST 40 POUNDS. IT'S GREAT.
I GOT IN SHAPE FROM THIS SPORT AND AND I STILL DO IT NOW I COACH ON THE TEAM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS GREAT FOR OUR KIDS.
IT'S GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO MY KIDS, THEY WANT TO WIN, BUT MOST OF THEM JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN.
THEY'LL RIDE THE RACES AND THEY JUST ENJOY COMPETING AND BEING WITH THE CROWD.
AND I WILL SAY, THE PEOPLE IN THE MOUNTAIN BIKE COMMUNITY ARE THE GREATEST PEOPLE ON EARTH, I TELL YOU, JUST ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW THEY TREAT THE THE EARTH AND EACH OTHER AND HOW KIND THEY ARE TO EVERYONE AROUND THEM.
SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. THANK YOU.
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ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS OR ANY PARKS MATTERS? ALRIGHT. IF NOT, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE TO OUR PRESENTATION.NO MOVE TO STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF BEFORE WE GET STARTED HERE.
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I AM THE NEW PARKS AND FACILITIES SUPERINTENDENT.I'M A FEW WEEKS IN. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. MY NAME IS JOE RUTHENBERG.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF ORONO FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.
I WAS AT THE FRONT DESK. MY BACKGROUND IS IN PARKS AND REC FOR ALMOST 13 YEARS.
MOSTLY IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA. ME AND MY WIFE RECENTLY MOVED HERE.
SO AND THEN I'LL JUST LIKE I SAID, I AM FAIRLY NEW, BUT I CAN GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE OF KIND OF KIND OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND SINCE I KNOW THE LAST MEETING WE HAD WAS IN AUGUST, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE END OF SEASON KIND OF RECAP OF THE GOLF COURSE AND KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARKS. FIRST THING I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY WITH THE FIREWORKS AND EVENT. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, FROM EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD, THE EVENT REALLY WENT REALLY GREAT.
WE GOT REALLY GREAT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, AND YOU KNOW, VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE STAFF AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH THAT EVENT AND HELPED PUT IT ON. THIS AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THE DOG PARK DID GET THE PARKING LOT UPGRADE. WAS FINISHED.
SO THAT'S ALL COMPLETE THERE. THE ONLY THING THAT'S LEFT IS TO DO SOME MORE LANDSCAPING.
AT THE PARK, ONCE THE WEATHER GETS A GETS A LITTLE NICER.
JUST TO SPRUCE IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE INVITING.
ON THAT NOTE, THE PARKING PASSES WERE DOWN A LITTLE LAST YEAR.
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION.
THAT WAS GOING ON THE ROADS, CONFUSING PEOPLE HOW TO GET TO THE PARK.
SO. YEAH. HERE. TREE MAINTENANCE. I'M SURE IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE PAST MEETINGS THERE IS A TREE IMPROVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT'S BEING THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED.
SO THE CITY WILL BE WORKING WITH A CERTIFIED ARBORIST TO IDENTIFY NOT ONLY TREES THAT HAVE TO COME DOWN, BUT PRUNING JUST TO MAKE SURE THE CANOPY IS STILL INTACT.
AND THEN WHEN THINGS DO COME DOWN, REPLACING THEM WITH THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR PARKS, RIGHT OF WAYS AND KIND OF OTHER AREAS IN THE CITY.
SO IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT GOT DELAYED A LITTLE BECAUSE INITIALLY THE PLAN, THEY JUST LOOKED AT THE EMERALD ASH BORER, AND WE SENT IT BACK BECAUSE WE WANTED IT TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR NOT JUST PARKS AND RIGHT OF WAY, BUT IN ALL THE TREES. SO WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN GOING FORWARD AND IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, INCOMPLETE.
BECAUSE WHAT'S THE TIMING ON THAT? I KNOW TAYLOR WAS WORKING ON THAT IN THE FALL.
YEAH. OKAY, GREAT. HOPING EARLY SPRING. JUST SO WE CAN START GETTING IT GOING.
FACILITY WISE. I'M NOT SURE IT'S VERY RELEVANT HERE, BUT WE DO HAVE A WHOLE NEW FACILITY.
SO THAT'S KEEPING ME BUSY. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TURNOVER.
ALL OF THE STAFF WHO IN PARKS AND GOLF ARE PRETTY NEW BESIDES KIM AT THE CLUBHOUSE.
RIGHT NOW I'M LEANING ON GREG, MITCH, JULIE AND KIM.
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BECAUSE. CAN YOU CAN YOU. SURE. YEAH. NO PROBLEM.BASICALLY, I'M LEANING ON THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE RELATIVELY NEW.
I GIVE THEM A LOT OF CREDIT. THEY'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF MANAGEMENT TURNOVER, WHICH CAN BE TOUGH.
SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GIVE THEM A STABILIZING FORCE AND HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, UTILIZE THEIR EXPERTISE AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN THE BEST WAY SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TRAINING SOMEONE ELSE TO SUPERVISE THEM.
GOLF COURSE WISE GREENS FEES WERE DOWN A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR.
I THINK MOST OF THAT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HEAVY RAINS WE GOT IN THE SUMMER.
THAT WAS A LITTLE OFFSET BY HOW MANY LEAGUES AND EVENTS THEY HAD AT THE GOLF COURSE.
SO IT SHOULD BE A BUSY SUMMER AND FALL THERE.
THAT'S REALLY ABOUT ALL I HAVE. BUT IF I WELCOME ANYONE, IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS THEY CAN JUST COME SEE ME AT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING OR GIVE ME A CALL OR EMAIL ME, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING.
OR IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO HEARING THEM BECAUSE CITIZENS KNOW OUR CITY THE BEST AND THAT'S WHO I WANT TO LEARN FROM. THANKS, JOE.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU. IT'S LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
AND EXCUSE ME. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE MITCH AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM.
HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING THIS YEAR. ALL RIGHT.
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AND THEN WE'LL GO COVER OUR GOALS FOR THE YEAR.I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I'M EXCITED FOR ALL THE FEEDBACK, AND I'LL TRY AND KIND OF ADDRESS SOME OF THE QUESTIONS IF I CAN, BUT JUST KNOW THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE PROCESS, ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS PROJECT IS PROBABLY SEVERAL MONTHS AWAY, LIKE JUNE. AND IF WE DO BUILD THIS TRAIL, IT'S PROBABLY LATER THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR.
WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS.
SO FIRST OF ALL, THIS TRAIL CAME TO US WHEN ONE OF THE COACHES REACHED OUT 5 OR 6 YEARS AGO TO STAFF, I THINK BRIAN AND I WERE CONTACTED AND WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM EVER SINCE TO TRY AND IDENTIFY A PLACE THAT THE KIDS COULD RIDE THEIR BIKES TO, OR PARENTS WOULD HAVE A SHORT DRIVE TO GET TO.
SO PRIMARILY WE'RE TARGETING THE THE YOUTH SPORTS.
IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR SOMEBODY LIKE ME OR THE MOM WHO SPOKE.
BUT I'M PRIMARILY WE'RE TARGETING KIDS. NEXT SLIDE.
SO I THINK THIS WAS MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES.
I GO A LOT TO MONARCH. I FEEL LUCKY THAT I ONLY HAVE TO GO A HALF AN HOUR AND GO TO ALL THESE PLACES, BUT IF I HAD KIDS GROWING UP, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THIS WHEN MY KIDS WERE GROWING UP, IT WOULD BE A LOT HARDER.
IT'S KIND OF PHENOMENAL. YOU CAN'T LOOK ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE METRO AREA AND SEE A GAP LIKE THAT, WHERE THERE IS JUST LITERALLY NO TRAIL. YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO HERE'S WHERE I WILL TELL YOU. THERE MIGHT BE A SLIDE ABOUT THIS, BUT.
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SO IF I GET AHEAD OF MYSELF, THERE WAS. WE'VE LOOKED AT SO MANY PLACES FOR THIS GOLF COURSE.THERE WAS LITERALLY A MEETING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHERE ADAM, THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR, BRIAN, THE STAFF AT THE TIME, SAT DOWN, PUT UP A MAP OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF ORONO AND SAID, NOTHING'S OFF LIMITS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE. WE MADE A LIST OF TEN OR 15 OR 20 AND REALLY TRIED.
YOU KNOW, I'M HEARING IN THE BACKGROUND I'M THE TRAILS COMMITTEE. I WAS FOCUSED ON THIS. I'M HEARING THE GOLF COURSE. FOLKS ON THE COMMISSION TALK ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE SURE THE GOLF COURSE IS VIABLE, NOT JUST FOR GOLF.
HOW DO WE REALLY MAKE SURE IT DOES STICK AROUND FOR ANOTHER HUNDRED YEARS? SO I SAID, I'LL GO OUT WITH THE CREW. I THINK BRIAN WAS WITH ME TOO, AND WE'LL RIDE THE GOLF COURSE AROUND AND PLAN A CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAIL IN CASE IT SNOWS.
I MEAN, WE LITERALLY FLAGGED THE TRAIL, GOT NO SNOW, BUT WHEN I WAS OUT THERE, I'M JUST LIKE, THIS IS CRAZY, BEAUTIFUL, HILLY TERRAIN WITH WOODED AREAS THAT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR A BIKE TRAIL.
SO THAT'S HOW WE IDENTIFIED THIS NEXT SLIDE. WE CAME TO A WORKING SESSION.
I THINK IT WAS, WASN'T IT, A YEAR AGO, LAST FALL? I DON'T KNOW, I LOSE ALL TRACK OF TIME. IT'S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME AGO. WE CAME TO A WORKING SESSION WITH SOME OF THESE SLIDES IDENTIFYING THERE'S A CHUNK OF SPACE THERE THAT WOULDN'T INTERFERE WITH GOLF THAT IS AWAY FROM THE WETLANDS.
THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER IS WETLANDS THAT COULD ENABLE US TO AT LEAST EVALUATE THIS.
SO WE STARTED DOWN THE PATH OF JUST LOOKING AT THIS FIVE ACRE SITE.
NEXT SLIDE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BIKE SKILLS AREAS, THIS IS THE KIND OF THING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A TRAIL FOR THE MOST PART, WITH AN AREA IN THE MIDDLE, AND I THINK IT'LL SHOW UP AS A RECTANGLE ON THE SLIDE, WHERE WE DO SOME THINGS TO SIMULATE WHAT THE KIDS WOULD SEE ON A BIGGER TRAIL IF THEY WERE OUT ON A TRAIL AT WORK, OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. NEXT SLIDE. JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT IS A MULTI-USE TRAIL.
YOU KNOW, WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO WALK, RUN AND SNOWSHOE ON THE TRAILS.
THERE'S WINTER BIKING NOW. YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE UPPER LEFT.
AMAZING. JUST AS MUCH FUN, IF NOT MORE THAN THE SUMMER.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS WHERE WE SIT TODAY. THIS IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL DRAWING.
THIS IS WHERE THE CHALLENGE COMES IN. ESPECIALLY WITH COMPUTERS.
THIS IS NOT A FULLY BAKED PLAN. THIS IS JUST AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE.
WE'VE HAD THE COACHES AND OTHER PEOPLE PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER TO SEE HOW WE COULD MAKE THIS WORK.
WE KNOW WE COULD ACCESS FROM THE PARKING LOT, BUT WE'D MUCH RATHER ACCESS FROM THE LOOSE LINE.
THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PARKING, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF CONFLICT. SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF WORK THERE, BUT WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW WHERE WE REALLY NEED A PROFESSIONAL TRAIL DESIGNER TO COME IN AND LAY OUT A TRAIL THE WAY IT'S GOING TO WORK, INCLUDING THE INGRESS AND THE EGRESS. SO PREPARING THE CONCEPT, DRAWING, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INPUT.
SOME OF IT HAS BEEN IN THESE MEETINGS, SOME OF IT HAS BEEN GOING DOOR TO DOOR AROUND THE SITE.
SOME OF IT HAS BEEN MEETING WITH THE GOLF COMMUNITY.
SO I FEEL LIKE WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF INPUT AND WE'VE TRIED TO TO REALLY RECOGNIZE IT.
OH, I SHOULD MENTION TO THE WAY THE BIKE TEAM PRACTICES NOW IS IF YOU'VE BEEN TO CEDARWOOD PARK, WHICH IS AMAZING, IT'S VERY FULLY PROGRAMED. THEIR BIKING AROUND THE FIELDS AND AROUND THE TREES ALONG THE EDGE, AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR 5 OR 6 YEARS, SO THAT COULD STILL BE A DROP OFF POINT.
THERE'S A NICE PARKING LOT THERE, AND THE KIDS WOULD HAVE A PERFECTLY NICE THREE MILE RIDE.
IT'S A LITTLE FLAT, BUT THEN THEY GET HERE, DO A COUPLE LAPS AND GO BACK.
SO NEXT SLIDE. SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH STEP BY STEP.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL SOON TO TAKE THE MONEY THAT WAS BUDGETED IN THE CIP 15,000.
WE'RE HOPING NOT TO ASK THE THE CITY FOR MUCH MORE MONEY.
I THINK YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. PEOPLE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THIS.
WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO GET GRANTS. WE KNOW THERE ARE GRANTS OUT THERE.
IN FACT, I THINK IF WE PLAY OUR CARDS RIGHT, WE COULD GET MOST OF THE MONEY.
I'M GUESSING WE'RE TALKING AROUND 100,000 HERE.
DON'T QUOTE ME. WE DIDN'T PUT IT ON THE SLIDE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PROFESSIONAL ESTIMATE.
BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRAIL. AND THE SKILLS PARK IS NOT BIG.
SO IF THE CITY PUTS IN 15,000 AND WE GET ANOTHER TEN, 15, 20,000 FROM THE PRIVATE COMMUNITY,
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WHICH WE WOULD DO THROUGH THE ORONO PARKS, WE COULD POTENTIALLY GET THE REST IN A MATCHING GRANT.MORE THAN LIKELY. IT'S PROBABLY A YEAR FROM NOW, WHICH I WISH IT WERE FASTER.
I THINK I'M GOING TO GO TO BRIAN'S SLIDE NEXT.
BUT ONE THING I'LL SAY WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PULL THE DRAWINGS TOGETHER, BUT BRAEMAR GOLF COURSE, WHICH IS A CITY GOLF COURSE IN EDINA, JUST DID THIS VERY THING.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S TAKEN THEM MANY YEARS, BUT THEY JUST OPENED A GOLF COURSE.
SO AGAIN, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN EXAMPLE, THEIR DRAWING LOOKS JUST ABOUT LIKE OURS.
THEY'VE GOT KIND OF IF YOU LOOK AT THE DRAWING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER AND THE ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER HAVE BIKE TRAILS, AND THEY'RE CONNECTED AROUND THE GOLF COURSE AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT BEING AT WIRTH PARK, BOTH AS A GOLFER AND A BIKER, IF I'M BIKING, I KNOW I'M BIKING AROUND A GOLF COURSE, BUT IF I'M A GOLFER, I'M UNAWARE THAT THERE'S BIKING. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP AND GET SOME REAL DRAWINGS AND A BUDGET AND BE ABLE TO COME TO A MEETING AND GET MORE FEEDBACK, BOTH HERE AT A PARKS COMMISSION AND AT AN OPEN HOUSE.
NEXT SLIDE. OH, WILL YOU DO THIS ONE? SURE. EXCUSE ME.
SO THIS IS I JUST WANTED TO CONVEY KIND OF THE PROCESS FOR THIS AND WHERE WE ARE ALONG THIS MAP.
SO THANK YOU, RICK. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT MOUNTAIN BIKING OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
WE WERE STUCK IN THE IDEA CHEVRON HERE FOR A LONG TIME.
AND SO THANK YOU THEN FOR BRINGING THIS KIND OF TO THE CONCEPT.
THIS IS A FEASIBLE SITE. IS HOW I WOULD I WOULD EXPLAIN IT.
SO WHERE WE ARE IS I, YOU KNOW, I'LL OPEN IT UP AND OBVIOUSLY ALL OF US I WANT TO HEAR EVERYONE'S COMMENTS, BUT WHERE WE ARE IS WE DO HAVE SOME MONEY SET ASIDE TO TO GO INTO THE DESIGN PHASE.
THE DESIGN PHASE WOULD INCLUDE HIRING AN EXPERT TO HELP US FLUSH OUT A LOT AND ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WE DON'T HAVE. RIGHT NOW THE ANSWERS TO. BUT WHAT ALSO AS PART OF THE DESIGN PHASE, WOULD WOULD HAVE A FORMAL OPEN HOUSE WITH DRAWINGS, MAYBE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, VERSIONS OF WHAT THE TRAIL COULD LOOK LIKE AND TO GET FEEDBACK FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS, THE PUBLIC AND SO FORTH, THAT WOULD HAPPEN.
BUT THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL WE CAN MOVE IN.
IF AND WHEN WE SUPPORT THIS, WE WOULD MOVE THIS FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL AND ASK, RECOMMEND THAT THEY APPROVE FUNDS TO HIRE A DESIGNER AND THEN GO THROUGH THOSE STEPS AFTER DESIGN.
THEN IT WOULD COME BACK TO US WITH YOU KNOW, IF ALL IS GOOD, WE'LL SEE THE FEEDBACK FROM ALL THE OPEN HOUSE AND THE STAKEHOLDER INPUT ALONG THE WAY. WE'LL SEE PROPOSED DESIGNS THAT THE BUILDER MIGHT HAVE, AND THEN WE CAN TAKE IT UP AGAIN IN PARKS. AND IF ALL GOES WELL OR ALL IS LOOKS LOOKS GOOD.
THEN WE WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THEN BRING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL.
AND THAT LIKE, LIKE RICK SAID, THAT WOULD LIKELY NOT HAPPEN UNTIL MAY OR JUNE.
PROBABLY JUNE AT THIS POINT. SO THEN AND THEN IF THEN IT WOULD MOVE TO CONSTRUCTION.
SO IS THERE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY ANYWHERE IN THAT PROCESS? ALL ALL PART OF THE DESIGN. IF ONE IS NEEDED THEN THAT WOULD HAPPEN.
THEN THAT'S NEEDED OR NOT. WHO DETERMINES IF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND WELL WE HAVE SOME OTHER SOME ENGINEERS AND SOME THE DESIGNER AND THE BUILDER AND SO FORTH WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IS NECESSARY WHEN AND SO FORTH.
I THINK THAT WE'VE ALSO TALKED TO MARK ABOUT THOSE TYPES OF THINGS IN THE PAST.
SO THERE IS SOME GUIDANCE OUT THERE ON THAT WE WOULD FOLLOW.
THERE'S ALL TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY VERSIONS THAT.
AND SO WE WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE HERE. ALL RIGHT.
SO I'LL THROW IT OPEN TO YOU GUYS FOR QUESTIONS AND INPUT AND COMMENTS.
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JUST A QUICK QUESTION, RICK. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH BALLPARK THIS WOULD COST WITHOUT OUTSIDE OF THE GRANT? JUST DOLLAR COST BALLPARK? I WOULD SAY ABOUT 100,000.OKAY. DID YOU WRITE THAT DOWN? I SAID NOT TO WRITE IT DOWN.
I COULD JUMP INTO A COUPLE COMMENTS. SO I'M NOT A MOUNTAIN BIKER.
I'M A GOLFER AND A NEIGHBOR. SO THOSE ARE MY TWO STAKEHOLDER HATS I'M WEARING HERE AND WHEN RICK AND I, WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THIS FOR A LOT OF YEARS, JUST TRYING TO FIND A HOME FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING AND ORONO, WHICH I DO THINK IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO. BUT WHEN YOU APPROACHED ME ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE, AT FIRST MY KNEE JERK WAS LIKE, I JUST COME ON, WE JUST HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PICKLEBALL THING AND I WAS DEFINITELY RELUCTANT, BUT YOU TWISTED MY ARM, BROUGHT ME TO EARTH, AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH WHAT I SAW THERE.
I'M ALSO FAMILIAR WITH GOLF COURSES IN COLORADO.
SO I JUST COMMEND THEM FOR TAKING THE RIGHT APPROACH ON THIS, BECAUSE IT IS UNEASY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE USED TO THAT GOLF COURSE BEING EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS. WHICH I LOVE. BUT I DO THINK THIS IS A WAY POTENTIALLY TO DELIVER THIS USE, WHICH CLEARLY THERE'S DEMAND FOR.
I THINK IT'S WAY LESS INVASIVE THAN THE PICKLEBALL HOCKEY CONCEPT WAS AND IT'S A WAY TO YOU KNOW, ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL OF TRYING TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THIS PARK AND HELP ENSURE THAT IT DOES LAST FOR 100 YEARS.
SO I'M OPEN MINDED. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE IT SLOW.
WE LISTEN TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDER INPUT WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND THE GOLFERS.
SO, YOU KNOW, OPEN HOUSES, OPEN COMMUNICATION, REALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS.
AND BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND TO.
AND I THINK IT'S A PRETTY GOOD IDEA. THANK YOU.
SO WHAT I KNOW ABOUT IT REALLY IS WHAT I'VE HEARD THROUGH OUR MEETINGS AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT FROM WHAT I DO KNOW AND EVEN HEARD TONIGHT, I ABSOLUTELY THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO GO TO THE DESIGN PHASE AND TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND ASK THEM TO APPROVE THAT AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
THANK YOU. YEAH, I. EXCUSE ME. I AGREE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS OUT THERE THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED AND BUT I LOVE THIS LOCATION BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO THE LUCE LINE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A WHOLE OPENS UP A WHOLE NEW, DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR FOR KIDS, FOR ANYONE MOUNTAIN BIKERS.
EXCUSE ME. AND I WILL ALSO SAY, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT IT, AND MAYBE YOU CAN CHIME IN HERE TOO, THE MAP THAT SHOWS THAT THERE'S NO OTHER TRAILS KIND OF IN OUR FACILITY.
THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT. SO THIS IS MAYBE IF YOU CAN COMMENT ON THE SCALE OF LIKE, SMALL TO BIG MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, WHERE WOULD THIS FALL IN AND HOW WOULD, HOW ATTRACTIVE WOULD IT BE.
HOW WHAT KIND OF DRAW WOULD IT WOULD IT BE? SURE.
WE'LL PROBABLY END UP WITH A COUPLE MILES HERE.
YOU ADD IN THE RIDE FROM CEDAR WOOD AND BACK.
WE'LL END UP MEETING AT WORTH. SO IT'S DEFINITELY TARGETED AT THE YOUTH AND IT'S GOING TO BE PLENTY GOOD FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SKILLS PARK THAT ENHANCES AND GIVES YOU MORE EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE THE MILES.
SO DOES THAT ANSWER IT? YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
WELL WE'RE I DO THINK YOU KNOW, I KNOW A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE ON THIS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS,
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BUT I DO THINK IT MIGHT BE GOOD AS WE'RE GETTING INTO THESE PRESENTATIONS TO TRY TO DISPLAY THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WERE CONSIDERED AND THE REASONS WHY THEY DIDN'T WORK.YEAH, WE HAVE PROXIMITY IS OBVIOUS. I THINK THAT IS A BENEFIT, BUT IT'S WORTHWHILE JUST, YOU KNOW, SHOWING WHY THE OTHER ONE IS A REALLY GOOD POINT. YEAH. WE HAD THAT SLIDE AT THE WORK SESSION, SO WE'LL PULL IT BACK. YEAH OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DO NOT MEET FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, RIGHT? AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO TAKE THIS MATTER UP TODAY.
AND IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE FOR THE FEEDBACK OR WHATEVER THE PROCESS.
YEAH. NO, THE NEXT ONE, ONE MORE THERE. YEAH.
SO IT'S VERY INTENTIONAL. WE PUT THIS STAKEHOLDER INPUT IS CONTINUOUS.
IT WILL HAPPEN. WE STARTED STARTED IT A WHILE AGO.
WE'VE REACHED OUT ALONG THE WAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO.
AND EVEN IF THIS DOESN'T, IF YOU DON'T SEE MUCH PROGRESS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE GATHERING SHAREHOLDER OR STAKEHOLDER INPUT. ANYONE PLEASE REACH OUT TO JOE OR ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WITH COMMENTS ON THIS.
BUT I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND BRING THIS TO CITY COUNCIL IN APRIL, THEN WE NEED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. TODAY, IF WE WANT TO IF WE SUPPORT MOVING THIS TO DESIGN.
THAT'S A LINE ITEM FOR THIS TO HIRE A DESIGNER FOR THE TRAIL AT THE GOLF COURSE.
OKAY. [INAUDIBLE]. JUST TO MODIFY THAT SLIGHTLY.
DO WE SHOULD WE PUT IN THERE SOME VERBIAGE ABOUT IMPACT AND ENSURING THAT IN THE DESIGN PHASE THAT IMPACTS BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER ARE CONSIDERED? I THINK IT'S IMPLICIT.
IT'S JUST A PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS. YEAH, WE CAN ADD IT TO BE SAFE.
YEAH. WE WILL. WE'LL HAVE TO DRAW UP KIND OF WHAT THE ENGAGEMENT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT WE WANT TO INCLUDE IN THE ENGAGEMENT AND IF YOU'D LIKE, WE CAN WE, YOU KNOW, JOE CAN SEND THAT TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW AS WELL.
OR ALL OF US. OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. MIKE. MICHAEL WILL SECOND IT.
SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT MOVES.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I'LL MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT. I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL.
WHY DON'T YOU SEND A NOTE TO THE COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE].
GOOD ADVICE, [INAUDIBLE]. I'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU.
[INAUDIBLE]. IF I WAS ON THE COUNCIL, I HAVE A QUESTION.
YEAH, [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH, WELL, WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW, AND I WOULD ANYONE WATCHING ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL WATCHING, YOU KNOW, THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR THIS PROJECT OR ANY OTHER PROJECTS.
REACH OUT TO ME OR ANY OF THE OR ANY OF US OR OR STAFF, WE WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, OPEN DISCUSSION. I WE GO TO CARIBOU ALL THE TIME. SO WE'VE MET AT CARIBOU KIM A COUPLE TIMES, AND WE'VE ALSO OFFERED TO GO TO A WORK SESSION AT THE COUNCIL TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, TOO. YEAH AND SO THAT'S A NICE BRIDGE TO OUR NEXT TOPIC HERE.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING OR CAN WE GO TO OUR NEXT TOPIC? OKAY. DO WE HAVE THE SLIDE? SO WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE SET OUR GOALS FOR THE YEAR, AND WE REVISIT 2024 GOALS AND BUILD OFF OF THOSE, MODIFY THOSE TO MAKE OUR 2025 GOALS.
DO YOU HAVE THE 2024 GOALS THERE? [INAUDIBLE] SHARE THESE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE DISPLAYED AT THE MEETINGS ARE ALSO IN THE PACKET AND AVAILABLE? JOE WILL DO THAT. THAT IS HIS JOB. YEP. UP THERE BEFORE THE MEETING.
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THEY'RE IN THE PACKET. I OPENED UP THE PACKET A COUPLE DAYS AGO.I TRIED TO OPEN IT BEFORE I LEFT AND IT SAID YOU COULDN'T OPEN THE LINK FOR THE POWERPOINT.
IT SAID ACCESS DENIED AND THERE WAS ALL THESE CHARACTERS.
I WAS EARLIER, BUT NOT RIGHT. WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK IT.
YEAH, I WAS FULLY SUPPOSED TO BE. THAT IS PROBABLY MY FAULT.
WE'LL CHECK IT. OKAY? YEAH, I'LL MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN THERE.
THIS WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME. MY PRIOR COMMISSIONS, WHERE I'VE WORKED ON.
DID NOT USE THIS SYSTEM. I WOULD JUST. YEAH. NO WORRIES.
SO, YEAH, IT WAS THERE. IT WILL BE THERE AGAIN.
I JUST MEAN YOU ALWAYS HAVE EXTRA DOCUMENTS, RIGHT? I DO. YEAH. YOU ALWAYS MAKE YOUR OWN, LIKE POWERPOINT, NOT POWERPOINT, BUT, LIKE GRIDS AND STUFF.
AND THEY'RE NEVER AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. SO I THINK ANYTHING THAT'S DISPLAYED PUBLICLY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE, GREAT. ALWAYS IS, AS FAR AS I KNOW. WELL, I KNOW I WAS AT THE LAST WORK SESSION.
OR WAS IT THE MEETING YOU HAD? GOOD. BETTER? MORE LIKE COST WISE.
SOUNDED LIKE A GREAT DIAGRAM. WHO DID IT? MAYBE IT WAS A WORK SESSION.
YEAH. WORK SESSIONS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WORK SESSIONS ARE DIFFERENT. YEAH.
EVERYTHING GETS IN THERE EVENTUALLY. SO. YEAH [INAUDIBLE]. WAS IT IN THE PACKET THOUGH? THIS IN THE PACKET? IT WASN'T. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO WE NEED TO GET THAT IN THE PACKET TOO.
OKAY. SO WE ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE COPIES FOR US? SO AT LEAST WE HAVE IT. OKAY. AND YOU CAN'T PULL IT UP ON YOUR SCREEN AT ALL, RIGHT? NO. I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO START. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO PAUSE, FOR A SECOND. BUT WE ARE JUST FOR YOU GUYS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH AND MAKE OUR 2025 GOALS FOR THE COMMISSION.
WE DO THIS FEBRUARY EVERY YEAR. WE WILL TAKE THAT.
AND WITH THE NEW CITY COUNCIL WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM, PROBABLY IN A WORK SESSION, UPCOMING WORK SESSION AND WE CAN GO THROUGH ALL OF THE ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR RADAR.
GET ALL GET FEEDBACK ON INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AND ALL THE GOALS AS WELL.
SO I CAN GO AHEAD WITH THE TRAILS ONES I HAVE MINE.
SURE. DO YOU GUYS HAVE HAVE IT PRINTED OUT? YOU DON'T.
WELL, DO YOU HAVE IT MICHAEL? YES, I'VE GOT THE OLD ONE.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. ALL RIGHT. SO HERE.
YEP. SO YOU JUST WANT US TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE FOR 2020.
YEAH. OKAY. SO YOU CAN SPEAK ON ON TRAILS AND ANY OTHER PRIORITIES THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE REPRESENTED IN THE 2025 GOALS? SURE AND COUNCIL PERSON I FORGOT YOUR LAST NAME ALREADY.
BUT JACKIE, THE WE WE HAVE, WE'RE VERY ACTIVE IN THE CREATION OF THE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO THERE'S A SECTION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON PARKS, AND THERE'S A TRAIL SECTION.
THAT'S WHERE I START IS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND WE DEVELOPED THE GOALS FOR THE TRAILS SYSTEM LAST YEAR.
AND I TOLD BRIAN THAT I THINK THE GOALS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.
[INAUDIBLE] YEAH. WHAT'S THAT? I SCANNED IT, I'LL PUT IT ON THE SCREEN.
OKAY, PERFECT. WHAT'S THE PASSWORD? THEY ARE IDENTICAL, SO I'M JUST GOING TO TICK THEM OFF.
SO WITHOUT A LOT OF DETAIL. ONE IS TO CONTINUE THE TRAIL ALONG COUNTY ROAD 19.
WE STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO DEVELOPING THE TRAIL FROM THE BIKE TRAIL THAT CUTS THROUGH TO THE INTERSECTION AT NAVARRE, FROM THE DAKOTA TRAIL. THANK YOU.
YEP. AND THERE IS THERE'S ACTUALLY A MASTER PLAN THAT EXISTS THAT SHOWS IT GOING ALONG COUNTY ROAD 19 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE THE LIGHT RAIL TRAIL THAT GOES ACROSS AT EXCELSIOR FROM MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
IT'S A THAT'S A LONG ROW TO HOE, BUT WE KNOW THAT SOME THINGS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO POSITION.
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SO THE INTERSECTION IN NAVARRE WAS DESIGNED TO DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE TRAILS TO GO THROUGH.WE KNOW THE BRIDGE AT THE NARROWS WAS DESIGNED FOR TRAIL TO GO THROUGH.
WE KNOW THERE'S PLENTY OF RIGHT OF WAY AND A FULL DISCLOSURE, I LIVE ALONG THERE.
I'M A BIKER. THIS WOULD NOT BE FOR ME. THIS WOULD BE FOR, LIKE, MY WIFE OR MY KIDS, OR MY MOM.
SOMEONE TO BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BIKING AND WALKING ALONG SHADY WOOD AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TONKA BAY ALL THE TIME, AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE. SO WE HAVE A NEW HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
WE WOULD LIKE TO START BY HAVING A CONVERSATION, MAYBE WITH SOMEONE FROM THE COUNCIL, SOMEONE FROM THE COMMISSION, TO JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN UNTIL THE ROAD IS REBUILT.
AND THAT'S NOWHERE ON ANYBODY'S RADAR FOR A LONG TIME.
SO I'M NOT WILLING TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER THAT EASILY.
I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM.
SO NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER, BUT THAT'S ONE. SO THAT'S CALLED THE DAKOTA TRAIL CONNECTOR.
YES. THANK YOU. NUMBER TWO IS I'M STILL NOT GIVING UP ON SKI TRAILS AT THE GOLF COURSE.
I'M JUST ABOUT READY TO GIVE UP FOR 2024, 2025.
WE HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT READY. WE HAVE THE COACHES FROM THE YOUTH TEAMS ARE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE.
IF WE GOT A SNOW YEAR LIKE TWO YEARS AGO, WE COULD HAVE GOLF TRAILS AT THE GOLF COURSE.
IT'D BE FANTASTIC NOT JUST FOR THE KIDS BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S NUMBER TWO ON THE LIST. NUMBER THREE IS THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL, WHICH WE'VE TALKED PLENTY ABOUT, SO I DON'T NEED TO GO OVER THAT AGAIN. AND NUMBER FOUR IS TO MAKE A CONNECTION, A LEGAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LUCE LINE AND LOWRY WOODS RIGHT NOW. LOWRY WOODS IS AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S ISOLATED WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT A 40 FOOT STRIP THERE.
SO LOOKING AT OPTIONS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
DID I COVER EVERYTHING? YEAH. THOSE WERE THE FOUR THAT WERE CARRYING OVER FOR NEXT YEAR.
OKAY. SO YOU HAVE COUNTY ROAD 19 TRAIL MARKING.
THAT'S REDUNDANT, THOUGH, WITH THE LOOSE LINE TO DAKOTA TRAIL.
I THINK LOOSE LINE TO DAKOTA IS THE ONE THAT HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THREE RIVERS ARE WORKING ON.
IT SAYS NUMBER FIVE IN THE COMP PLAN. SO I CAN DOUBLE CHECK IT.
I THINK OUR ROLE ON THAT ONE IS TO SUPPORT IT.
WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY LEADING IT. IT'S GOING TO BE A THREE RIVERS ENDEAVOR IF IT HAPPENS, SO I'LL DOUBLE BACK ON THAT ONE AND I WOULD SAY IF ANYBODY WANTS TO BE ON THE TRAILS COMMITTEE, MAYBE IF WE FLUSH THIS THING OUT, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE ANOTHER PERSON.
GREAT. YEAH. SO I WOULD PROPOSE, RICK, JUST BECAUSE THE OTHER ONES ARE JUST FEEDBACK GO LIKE THIS.
SOME OF THOSE OTHER ONES ARE EITHER EARLY STAGE OR SMALLER PROJECTS.
SMALLER ROLE FOR US. I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE PULL OUT THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL INTO ITS OWN.
IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO.
YEAH, WE'LL FILL OUT THE RIGHT RIGHTMOST COLUMN THERE WITH SOME DETAILS AND.
YEAH, TIMELINE AND SO FORTH. IF I COULD JUST ADD ONE OTHER THING.
I'VE BEEN VERY MUCH A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK AT BIG ISLAND, WHICH IS AN AMAZING PARK.
IT'S NOT EASY TO GET TO. I MEAN, IT'S EASY NOW, ACTUALLY.
YOU CAN ANYBODY CAN WALK OUT THERE. SNOWSHOE OUT THERE.
BUT WE PROBABLY COULD DO MORE TO LEVERAGE IT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HAVING ACTIVITIES THERE. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF ONGOING MAINTENANCE, BUT THE CREATION OF THE BARRIER FREE TRAILS AND THE CREATION OF THE INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AND THE BATHROOMS AND THE SHELTER, IT'S REALLY JUST AN AMAZING PLACE.
IT'S JUST UNDERUTILIZED. AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET MORE OUT OF IT.
SO THAT'S MAYBE NOT ON THE LIST THAT I WOULD ADD.
YOU WOULDN'T ADD THAT. YEAH, I THINK SO. IT COULD BE UNDER EVENTS MAYBE, OR SOME OTHER THINGS.
ALRIGHT. TWO OTHER TRAILS THAT I KNOW ARE ON THE RADAR.
ONE IS THE NORTH ARM DRIVE TRAIL, WHICH IS TIED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH ARM DRIVE.
RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT ROAD. YOU DON'T KNOW JOE OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD.
IF THAT'S THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR THING. I KNOW IT KEEPS GETTING PUSHED BACK.
I WAS JUST TALKING TO ADAM WITH THAT. I THINK IT'S A NEXT YEAR.
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IT'S NEXT YEAR. OKAY. IT'S 2026. YEAH. IF IT IS 2026, THEN WE SHOULD START THE DESIGN THIS YEAR FOR THE TRAIL TOO. OKAY. WE'LL ADD IT TO THE LIST AND THEN THE OTHER ONE THAT'S ON THE RADAR IS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE TRAIL THAT GOES FROM CRYSTAL BAY TO WILLOW ALONG 24.YOU KNOW, IF THAT IS A PRIORITY OR I DO NOT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S LEAVE IT OFF FOR NOW. BUT YEAH, YOU CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
OKAY. OH, THE MIC'S OPEN FOR YOU GUYS IF YOU WANT.
WHAT ARE PRIORITIES FOR YOU FOR THE YEAR? I CAN GO INTO THE GOLF COURSE.
SO I SEE HERE OUR MAIN GOAL LAST YEAR WAS FOR THE PLANNING FOR 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. SO IT WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE THAT.
JUST WELL ATTENDED. WE HAD FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THE FRASER FAMILY COME IN TOWN.
JUST A REALLY GREAT EVENT ALL THE WAY AROUND.
ALSO HAD THE PICNIC SHELTER BUILT LAST YEAR. THAT TURNED OUT GREAT.
PARTICULARLY ON THE GOLF COURSE SIDE WITH COURSE CONDITIONING.
TRYING TO GET MORE SAND INTO THE SOIL PROFILE.
LOOKING AT CONTINUING WITH TREE MANAGEMENT, I MANAGEMENT. I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN DOING QUITE A BIT OF WORK THIS WINTER, WHICH HAS BEEN GOOD. ADDRESSING JUST BUCKTHORN AND ASH BORER DISEASE. LOOKING AT ALSO ENHANCING THE LANDSCAPING AROUND THE CLUBHOUSE.
ALSO IMPROVING TEE MARKERS AND SIGNS. THEY'RE PRETTY DATED.
SO LOOKING AT DOING NEW SIGNAGE ON ALL THE HOLES.
PAINTING THE ROCK TO THE ENTRANCE. THAT SHOULD GET DONE THIS YEAR.
SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING WITH THAT. THAT'S A GOOD INITIATIVE.
SO LOOKING AT MAKING THAT LOOK A LITTLE MORE PRESENTABLE AND THEN NEW UMBRELLAS UP BY THE ON THE PATIO THERE RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE JUST I THINK THEY'RE JUST GIVEN TO US FROM WHATEVER BEER DISTRIBUTOR.
SO BRANDING THOSE WITH THE COURSE LOGO AND NAME.
ALSO LOOKING AT DOING PURCHASING A FOOD TRAILER.
WE NEED TO STUDY THIS AND COME UP WITH A BUSINESS CASE FOR IT.
BUT A FOOD TRAILER THAT COULD BE USED ELSEWHERE IN ORONO.
SO THAT'S VERY EARLY STAGES ON THE MARKETING SIDE.
BUT THE LEAGUES ARE DOING AS WELL AS THEY HAVE AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN THERE.
TONS OF KIDS USING THE COURSE, SO IT'S REALLY SHE'S JUST DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AND HAVING GREG THERE NOW, I THINK IN HIS SECOND OR THIRD SEASON WILL BE GOOD.
THERE'S SOME BIGGER TICKET COST ITEMS THAT NEED TO GET FIGURED OUT, PARTICULARLY WITH THE CLUBHOUSE, ONGOING MAINTENANCE THERE AND THEN DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION ON THE GOLF COURSE.
THOSE ARE BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE FUNDED AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NO PLAN FOR THAT MAINTENANCE SHED AS WELL.
AND THEN ALSO, I THINK THIS YEAR STARTING TO PUT IN MOTION A FRESH LOOK AT THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND UPDATING THAT AND JUST GETTING ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED TO REALLY CHART AN UPDATED VISION FOR THE FUTURE FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
MORE FOCUSED ON THE PLAYABILITY SIDE FROM MY POINT OF VIEW.
JUST, YOU KNOW, WHERE WILL TEE BOXES BE LOCATED? CAN WE EXPAND GREENS MORE ON THE PLAYABILITY SIDE OF THE GOLF COURSE THAN ANYTHING.
BUT THAT WILL BE A PROCESS. SO GREAT. GOT IT.
THANK YOU. I THINK ONE OF THE WAYS YOU COULD DESCRIBE THE COUNCIL'S WORK IN PARKS IS WE BECOME STEWARDS OF PARKS THAT WE PICK AND BECOME THE CHAMPION OF WHATEVER PARK,
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AND WE WATCH OVER THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE DRIVE BY BEARWOOD EVERY DAY, WE CAN POINT THINGS OUT AND, AND, YOU KNOW, BE BE A PART OF THAT AND ONE OF THE PARKS THAT I ADOPTED LAST YEAR WAS ANTOINE PARK, AND I THINK WE HAD A GOOD MASTER PLAN THAT HAD BEEN DEVELOPED THERE AND SOME THINGS, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT AS A GOAL.BUT I WAS WORKING LAST YEAR ALSO WITH CAMERON ON THE ADOPT A PARK PROGRAM, AND HE WAS A LEADER IN THAT PROJECT, AND HE PUT TOGETHER A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT MARKETING BROCHURES AND QR CODES AND THINGS THAT WE COULD USE TO TALK, TO INTRODUCE TO PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO ADOPT A PARK AND HELP US, YOU KNOW, IN MAINTENANCE. AND WE COULD GIVE RECOGNITION TO THEM FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY DID TO KEEP THE PARK UPDATED AND IN GOOD SHAPE.
SO I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH 2025.
AND THEN ALSO BASICALLY AS MUCH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE PICKLEBALL THING IS GOING TO GO, BUT BECAUSE OF MY INTEREST IN THE DONATION GARDEN, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT, AGAIN, THESE IMPACTS THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE AND THESE OTHER THINGS ARE CONSIDERED, AND I'D LIKE TO NOT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO STAY INVOLVED IN THAT AND ENSURE THAT WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT DOES OCCUR AS A RESULT OF PICKLEBALL DOESN'T NEGATIVELY IMPACT ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON WITHTHE DONATION GARDEN. YEAH I AGREE.
YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, THAT'S ABOUT IT. OKAY.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE. I THINK WE HAVE WE'VE COVERED THE TRAILS.
WE'VE COVERED GOLF COURSE. PICKLEBALL IS SOMETHING THAT'S ONGOING.
SO WE ARE AT A PAUSE RIGHT NOW WITH PICKLEBALL.
WE HAVE SOME GOOD DESIGN WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND VETTING OUT THE SITE NOW.
AND GUAGE THAT KIND OF SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT ABOUT PICKLEBALL.
WE DO HAVE WE DO WANT TO THAT ONE SPECIFICALLY WE NEED TO BRING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND SEE WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT OR NOT, WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE THE FUNDRAISING TEAM NEEDS NEEDS ORONO SUPPORT NEEDS TO POINT TO ORONO SUPPORT OR NOT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FUNDRAISING.
SO THAT'S THE MAIN THING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THE FIRST THING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ON THE PICKLEBALL IS JUST TO KIND OF GAUGE, GAUGE THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. ADOPT A PARK.
THANK YOU, MIKE FOR TALKING ABOUT THAT AND ANTOINE PARK.
THAT'S A GREAT LITTLE PARK AND LOOKING FORWARD TO TO SEEING, WHAT WE CAN PULL TOGETHER FOR THAT.
I THINK WE ARE COMPLETE WITH WHAT WE HAD SET OUT TO DO LAST YEAR, SO WE CAN REMOVE THAT.
WE ADDED MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL TO ONE, AND THEN THE LAST ONE THAT I WOULD ADD THAT I'M KIND OF SURPRISED IT WASN'T ON LAST YEAR, BUT YOU MAY HAVE BEEN ON PAUSE WAS IS HACKBERRY.
SO HACKBERRY IS A PARK THAT IS NEEDS TO BE REINVIGORATED, REINVESTED IN. THERE'S A LOT OF DRAINAGE ISSUES THERE AND SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT AND UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE TAKEN WE'VE GONE TO GET SOME GRANT MONEY AND FAILED ON THAT A COUPLE TIMES NOW.
BUT WE DO HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN, WHICH WOULD OPEN UP A LOT OF OR ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT I THINK MIGHT HELP GET SOME FUNDING, SOME GRANT FUNDING.
AND SO I TALKED TO JOE, AND ADAM AND THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD.
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YOU KNOW, WOULD BE CONTINUE TO SHEPHERD THAT THROUGH I GUESS.SO THAT LEAVES US WITH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. I THINK. IT'S A LOT FOR 4 GUYS HERE IS SANDY NOT ON ANYMORE? SANDY IS ON AS AN ALTERNATE. HER TERM IS UP IN MARCH.
OKAY. AND I'M NOT SURE IF SHE'S GOING TO CONTINUE OR NOT.
GOT IT. YEAH AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE PARKS COMMISSIONERS AS WELL.
SO IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE OR WATCHING HAS AN INTEREST.
I THINK THAT THAT'S IT. WE DO HAVE 4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE PUT IN APPLICATIONS.
SO GOOD COUNCIL WILL BE REVIEWING THOSE. I'M NOT SURE WHEN ADAM HAS IT ON THE.
OKAY. SOON THIS MONTH, I BELIEVE. YEAH, SOON.
ALL RIGHT. SO AND THEN THE TOP ONE, THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ONE.
AT THIS POINT, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST REMOVE THAT ONE.
WE STILL HAVE AN ONGOING ROLE WITH THE EVENTS, THE TREE LIGHTING EVENT AND SO FORTH SO, BUT I WOULD PROPOSE I WOULD MOVE THAT WE UPDATE OUR GOALS 2025 GOALS BASED ON THAT SUMMARY.
I THINK THAT THERE ARE SEVEN OF THEM IN TOTAL AND SHARE THEM WITH U?S AND SHARE THEM WITH US.
YEAH. IS OUR NEXT MEETING A REGULAR MEETING OR A WORK SESSION? [INAUDIBLE]. NO, I WOULD CONSIDER THAT BACK TO OUR OTHER SLIDE WITH THE CONTINUUM.
I WOULD CONSIDER THAT A CONCEPT PLAN STILL. YEAH.
THEY DID PUT SOME WORK. IT TOOK MORE TIME TO GET TO A CONCEPT PLAN THAN MOST PROJECTS, JUST BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THAT PROJECT. BUT YEAH, THAT'S TECHNICALLY NOT THE DESIGN.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE AS OUR GOALS.
AS I SUMMARIZED, I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY.
SECOND FROM RICK. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
ALL RIGHT. ADOPTED. AND OF COURSE, THOSE WILL CHANGE.
CAN CHANGE AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR. BUT THAT'S A GOOD START.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? COVERED EVERYTHING. NOPE. RICK. NOPE. ALL RIGHT.
MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ALL RIGHT,
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.