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MINUTES <br />Planning Commission <br />March 10, 1988 <br />Thunder <br />Bay Park <br />(Cont.) <br />Gardner <br />Bros. <br />PUD & <br />Preliminary <br />Plat <br />Approval <br />making use of property that could not be used for anything else. <br />Sanders also reported that a representative from NSP will attend <br />the next Park Commission meeting to discuss the development of this <br />area as park space. <br />Sanders commented that the City has a unique park system planned <br />that will enable all parks to be linked with a trail system. The <br />park system is focused around a central park, namely Spooner Park. <br />DeLonais asked the status of acquiring Spooner Park. <br />Davison reported that the Mayor will be making an offer to the School <br />district on Monday for the purchase of Spooner Park. <br />The Commission again stressed the need for policing of the City's <br />park system as well as some determination being made with regard <br />to future maintenance costs of the system. <br />Mr. Herkenhoff recommended approval of the rezoning of the four <br />parcels referenced in Commission agendas from R -1 to Public for <br />the purpose of developing Thunder Bay Area Park with the condition <br />that the City Council make provision for the long -term funding <br />of the development of the project including future maintenance costs. <br />Motion seconded by Perlinger. <br />Motion carried 6 - 0. <br />Ken Wehrle, Park Commission Chairman, reported that the Park Commission <br />shares the concerns expressed tonight and stated that these concerns <br />should be addressed in the master plan. <br />Wehrle also stated that from his experience problems of vandalism <br />decrease once an area is developed and felt this would be the case <br />with Thunder Bay Area park. <br />Mr. David Heller, representing Gardner' Bros., appeared before the <br />Commission and presented a preliminary plat for the development <br />of the Gardner Bros. site on County Road D. Heller described the <br />plat which includes the development of two office buildings as <br />well as a mini- storage facility on the south end of the property. <br />Heller reported that Gardner Bros. proposes to build the larger <br />office building first, which would consist of three stories each <br />being 8,400 square feet in size. The structure would be a wood <br />structure with brick veneer. The proposal meets all Code require- <br />ments. <br />Page 5 <br />