02-09-2017 Park Commission Meeting Minutes

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Park Commission Minutes February 9,2017 Page 2 the design for Phase 2. The Park Commission stated the Lake Association has done a great job and will defer design decisions to the Lake Association. Discussion at a Thriving Community Initiative meeting included creating a sledding hill at Sibley Lake Park where the steps were just removed. Mr. Jurchen stated that a sledding hill at this location will not be supported by the Lake Association. Mr. Jurchen will update the Park Commission in April on Phase 2. 6. Holiday Light Color—Trailside Park It was the consensus of the Park Commission to use LED white for the decoration strings. White could be used at other times than Christmas and will tie in visually better than multi-colored strings. 7. Street Improvement Discussion Dawn Bittner explained the request from the City Council. Discussion points: • What happens with Trailside Park drives what happens with the rest of the downtown area; • Foot traffic will make paths for future sidewalks; • To make suggestions on this area is premature until we see how traffic patterns change with the new traffic flow; • The City needs to keep in mind connectivity between other attributes; • Street lights and sidewalks with benches invite people down a street; • Old Highway 371 needs to be resurfaced. It would have been helpful to know what could be included in a bond. 8. Meeting Procedures Chair Ronning explained the need to keep the Park Commission meetings moving. These meetings are paid hours for Staff, sometimes at over time. Chit chat among members needs to be reduced and speakers need to be recognized by the Chair. He would like to keep these meetings as informal as possible but the Park Commission should be a role model. The Park Commission needs to set the tone in a meeting that people are recognized to speak and be respectful so time is not wasted. The meeting Agenda is sent out about a week before the meeting. It is important to have a quorum. Please respond to Dawn Bittner whether or not you plan to attend. Please respond as quickly as possible so the meeting can be cancelled if we do not have a quorum.