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MINUTES City Council Feb. 24, 1988 Thunder~ Bay Scalze r•epor•ted that on Febr•uar~y 18th the Park Commission held a Par•k Ar•ea meeti ng wi th the r•esi dents of the Thunder• Bay Ar•ea to r•ecei ve thei r~ input for• the development of the neighbor•hood par~k in this av~ea. Agenda Scalze r•epor•ted that the Par•k Commission has funds budgeted for• 1988 ~ 18 Item No for• gr•ading and tr•ail constr•uction within that par~k. Scalze fur•ther . r~epor~ted that the matter• will go to the Planning Commission in Mar~ch for a r~ezoning of this property to Public, as the property is currently zoned R-1. Scalze r•epor•ted that as plans pr~oceed with the par•k, adjacent r•esidents will be invited to input fur~ther•. Scalze also r~epor~ted that PJSP is willing to wor~k with the City in the devel opment of thi s par~k ar•ea and a r~epr~esentati ve of ~1SP wi 11 attend the P9ar~ch Par~k Commission meeting to discuss the issue. Scalze r•epor~ted that r~esidents in the Thunder~ Bay ar~ea ar•e concer•ned about the use of the ar~ea by snowmobiler•s and thr•ee-wheeler~s, and it is the intention of the Par•k Commission to post the ar•ea prohibiting motorized vehicles. Blesener• pointed out that plowing tr~ails dur•ing the winter~ will discourage their• use by snowmobiler•s. Fahey felt this matter• could be handled as a policing pr•oblem. Unsitely Scalze r~epor~ted that some Thunder• Bay r•esidents expr~essed concer•n about Yar~ds unsi ghtl.y yar•ds i n the ar•ea. They have been i nfor•med by the Bui 1 di ng Inspector to bring this matter to the City Council. Agenda Addition Scalze r•epor•ted that the Building Inspector~ has talked to pr•oper~ty owner•s to attempt to get these yar•ds cleaned up. Scalze felt that the Building Inspector• should continue effor•ts to clean up the Thunder~ Bay ar•ea just as he has in the Sylvan ar•ea. Council agreed and Collova indicated that he will discuss the matter~ with the Building Inspector~. Thunder• Bay Scal ze r•epor•ted that i t wi 11 be necesar•y to sur•vey the Thunder• Bay Par•k Ar•ea Par•k ar•ea in conjunction with developing par•k plans for~ the site. Sur•vey Scalze r•epor~ted that money has been budgeted for• such a sur•vey. Agenda The Ci ty Engi neer~ r•epor•ted that ther•e ar•e some i r•ons in the gr~ound Addition alr•eady. Blesener~ suggested that the City Engineer• deter•mine whatever~ wor•k is necessar~y to complete a sur~vey of the site. Mr•s. Scalze intr•oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-2-77 - AUTFIORIZING THE Paae -21-