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PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1992 Birchwood Acres - This property was originally brought to the board when there was a different owner, that being Mort Huber. Since then ownership has changed and this parcel is now owned and being developed by Marcel and Keith Eibensteiner. Don Volk and Marty Asleson have looked at this property recently and noticed that there have been some noticeable changes, things look different since February of 1991 . On the original plat there was no drainage swale shown here, now there is, the developer has made a big ditch. In the original discussion there was no mention of a swale at all, the proposed plat was shown as an upland continuous park area with the adjoining site (Barott property) . Marty Asleson thinks the swale is in the wrong place. Don Volk would like to see this get straightened out soon. If staff cannot handle this effectively , we will have to ask Eibensteiner to come back to the board. The Park Board looked at this site and the Barott property next to it with a representative of Midwest Land Surveyors prior to this nights meeting, the board recommended to the surveyor that the property go back to the concept as was originally presented. The developer has agreed to do so. OTHER OLD BUSINESS: John Bauman asked if there was anything to report on a golf course. He thinks we should be hiring a company to look into this for us, and would like to see something on paper such as profits, pay-off, etc. Marty Asleson says he could get this information from the Minnesota Golf Foundation and bring it back to the board. This issue was not addressed in the comprehensive plan, although it was mentioned as an alternative for funds. NEW BUSINESS : School Underpass - Marty Asleson explained the need to put a walk- way across Birch Street to Rice Lake School . He and Don Volk suggest that an underpass is the safest way. The overall cost will be about $60 , 000 . . The School District is asking that we fund $24 , 000 . of that amount. The underpass will consist of an 81x 8 ' concrete culvert set approximately 10 feet below ground level going under Birch St. A similar underpass is installed in Circle Pines and they report no problems. The County would not be putting a lighted cross-walk in here for approximately five to seven years. We expect to be using the school property park by the end of this summer. Both Don and Marty want to work with the county to see if they can get them to relax the rules a little so that possibly a bike path or walk-way along the right-of-way could be put in. Although there is the concern of the speed of the passing traffic, and safety is the major issue. 3