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Abernathy also reported on the 2007 Dead of Winter. The turn out was good, it <br />was estimated there was over 100 people there. There was about 85 people <br />who enjoyed the hay rides and the s'more kits were a big hit this year. <br />Abernathy thanked the Commission members who volunteered their time at <br />the event. <br />Vote on Name ideas for Dead of Winter- After looking at the list of potential <br />names that were submitted by attendees of the Dead of Winter, the <br />Commission decided to rename the event: Winterfest or the full title as Falcon <br />Heights Winterfest. <br />5. Park Comprehensive Plan- Deadline, Outline, Best Practices <br />Commission members decided to use March's meeting to be a workshop <br />session to begin drafting an outline for the new Parks Comprehensive Plan. <br />Abernathy will be sending out a Track Change version of the current version of <br />the plan with notes, comments and ideas that were noted in a copy of the plan. <br />6. Community Park Bathroom <br />Abernathy brought up a concern from a resident about the availability of the <br />bathrooms at Community Park. The resident has some health issues or <br />limitations that prevent her from being able to use the satellite bathrooms that <br />are currently in the park. Pittman did a cost estimate on a handicap size <br />satellite and found that our monthly payment would increase from our current <br />fee of $60.00 to $155.00 a month. All Commission members agreed that we • <br />should not issue a key to anyone in particular due to liability issues. Pittman <br />would be contacting this resident to explain the cities decision not issue her a <br />key but to explore other options with the current size satellite facilities. <br />7 Neighborhood Spring Clean Up Day <br />Abernathy reported that she has heard no news from the Neighborhood <br />Commission or the Environment Commission at the present time. Mielke <br />suggested contacting the Cub Scouts that use Community Park for meetings; <br />they may be looking for a spring project. <br />8. Review Summer Recreation Fees <br />Abernathy reported that just like last year we are pretty much in the same ball <br />park for program fees as surrounding cities. As decided last year, the program <br />fees would be increased 3% for cost of living each year instead of a big jump <br />every few years. Abernathy is recommending increasing program fees for this <br />year by $1.00. <br />• <br />