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MINUTES PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION February 2, 2017 standards because of the grade the narrow right-of-way prevent the use of switchbacks. Darling commented she liked the survey and thought it included all of the topics the Commission wanted to hear from the public. The Commission agreed. Darling mentioned she had received a call from Rockne Waite. She explained he was out of town right now, but would like to come to the May meeting and share his ideas. Darling made a motion to invite Rockne Waite to the May meeting. Ray seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. Schletty asked when the survey would be distributed and what the timeline would look like. The City Administrator stated the next newsletter would go out April 1, so the survey would need to be finalized by the middle of March to meet the printing deadline. The City Administrator asked if the Commission would like Waite’s opinion on the survey. Darling thought the survey was pretty straight forward, and the Commission could wait until May to hear from Waite. The Commission agreed. Chu mentioned surveys have to be very careful in their wording and noted the word “abut” when referring to residents who had property on West Savage Lake, was too technical, and should be rephrased. The City Administrator noted staff had been concerned about the wording for that question. He explained the initial draft had used adjacent, but been changed to abut because that was more technically correct. The City Administrator indicated he would look at other ways to phrase this. He also mentioned he would change the term “portaging” to “transporting”. Chu asked if there was a way the survey could include a cover page which engaged readers by including bold terms like “what” and “why” and short descriptions. She thought this may help get people’s attention and interest people to take the survey. Councilman Fischer suggested a 10 word summary at the top of the page. Schletty suggested clarifying this wouldn’t impact resident’s taxes. Ray reminded the commission that this project was one of many included on the prioritization list, and it would be important to tell residents the project, if granted by residents, may not begin immediately. The City Administrator noted there were many questions still surrounding this project, like if motor boats would be allowed access. Chu thought a disclaimer regarding the possibilities of this project should be included in the survey. The City Administrator suggested a feasibility statement. Horwath noted canoe was misspelled in question 4. The City Administrator suggested the Commission email him with any further questions or suggestions, and he would send out a revised copy for the next meeting.