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MINUTES City Council ~larch 23, 1988 1996 The for~egoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. 6lesener~. Olympics Ayes (4) Scalze, alesener•, Fahey, Collova. (Cont.) Mays (0). Resolution dec1ar~ed adopted. This resolution appears in Resolution Book Mo. 19, Page 105. Public Fahey opened the Public Hearing to consider the r~ezoning of City property Hear•ing fr~om Gr~eenbr•ier~ to Payne Avenue from R-1 to Public for~ par~k pur•poses. Thunder• Bay Par~k Fahey r•epor~ted that the Planning Commission discussed the r~ezoning at Rezoning length and r~ecommended appr•oval pr•ovided that the City make pr~ovision for• the long-ter•m funding of development of the par~k ar•ea as well as Agenda maintenance costs. Fahey pointed out that the pr•oper~ty must be r•ezoned Item Mo. 5 befor~e it can be developed and long-ter~m planning for• the par~k will take sever~al months. Scalze r•epor•ted that she will be meeting with the Public Wor•ks Super•intendent to put together some estimates of future maintenance costs. Fahey pointed out that the public hear•ing is being held to consider• putting the pr•oper~ty into Public zoning, not to consider~ development of the pr~oper~ty. Before the park is improved, the City will have some idea of future development and maintenance costs. Scal ze al so r~epor~ted that the Par•k Commi ssi on i s cur•r~ently negoti ati ng wi th NSP for~ gr~ant monies to be used in development of the par•k. P1oney has been budgeted by the City for grading and trail improvement within the park for 1988. Fahey asked if there was anyone from the general public present wishing to speak on this matter•. Dave Kir~cher•, 3078 Thunder• Bay Road, r~epor•ted that his pr•oper~ty abutts the par•k pr•oper~ty and asked the City's intentions for~ development of the par•k. Scalze r•epor~ted that the Par•k Commission is cur•r•ently developing plans for~ the par•k and will be having neighbor•hood meetings to pr•esent the plan and gather• i nput fr•om the nei ghbor•s. At thi s time ther~e are pl ans for• an infor~mal ballfield ar~ea, open space, a tr•ail, and childr•en's play equipment. Kir•cher• asked if the City has consider•ed fencing along the par•k boundar~ies. Scalze suggested that Kir~cher~ addr•ess his suggestions for• the par•k to the Par~k Commission. Scalze also explained that the par•k land was acquired by the City through park dedications that were made by developers i n the ar•ea. Ki r•cher~ asked the type of tr~ai 1 s that wer~e pl anned. Page -3-