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NIINUTES Parks & Recreation Commission September 2, 2004 - Sanders . ed about the possibility of a trail in the area to connect the two cul -de -sacs. The City Admin ''•: for stated that there is room, but some trees would need to be cleared id steep grades would n``:. i to be addressed. The City Adrninistraft tated that the developer is questioning the leg ithority to use a land dedication to solve an exxting drainage problem. The city wan,,n work with the developer to address the problem without., king land. However, if a so n cannot be achieved, land may be needed for additional poncli? . Sackett Glaser stat t there are some things that could be done to the area to justify parkland' quisition. ens commented that the greatest recreation asset in Little Canada is Lake Gervais se nr.. r ing the health of the lake is important to the overall recreational plan for the city. S� "� Glaser indicated that there are other ponds in the community that the city owns. Bro was co' �, rned about the appearance of a pond in the area. He did not feel a pond a , l any recreation". value to the city's park plan; however, he was in favor of protecting ,..z' e Gervais. Gray reconzmende,. „a referring the acceptance of cash in lit \ land for the park charge on the Gervais evelopment; however, the Commission won `'' egree to accept land for a pond if it is ::/ only solution to correct the drainage problem in th �%�, ea and providing some passive .,:-'” usage results. M,<`on seconded by Larson. Motion carried 5 — 0. PARK Sanders reviewed bid prices for the Spooner Park and Firefighters' Memorial Trail entrance SIGNS signs. He stated that the low bid for the Spooner Park sign totaled $26,200. We had estimated the price to be $30,000. The Firefighters' Trail sign received a total low bid of $13,300. Sackett Glaser stated that she was struggling with paying $40,000 for signs in a year when there are other park items that need funding. Sanders felt there was not a rush to complete these projects. He suggested talking to the Fire Department, Canadian Days, or other sources to see if they would be willing to contribute money to help complete the sign projects. The Commission agreed with Sanders on that idea. DIRE *a ,'S The Director reported by memo on the following items: REPORT • You 'cation registration will be held on September 9 & 16, 2004 for b ll league and fall gymn A flyer was distributed giving more detail o c_ ctivities. • A pre - construction mec. n the trails constructuol,,..:_� °" dwith construction tentatively scheduled to begin September de .s _..w ore detail on this item. • Brad Volk (from our Public Wo tsar e has been hired to replace Greg Hoag as our Parks Supervisor. Biz "ed on August 30 applications were received for the opening. r'rC:iLS Sander, . '!`teci that he met with the Water Department on the proposed ;rail from Co . <, Drive 3A'I'E nth Owasso Boulevard. Thev are adding wells along the waterline: therefore, the trail will need to be realigned in that area. The aesthetics of the trail will be affected a little bit, but there _01: