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CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1993 this time. Marty Asleson reports that he has been directed as staff to spend no more time on this issue, and that the city council may consider trail relocation if the developer has the permits approved. The city council does not want to consider a trail/sidewalk situation. John Bauman suggested that perhaps there should be minimum setback requirements so that this trail placement problem doesn't surface again in future developments. Linda Elliott explained that the council has made it a policy that from now on there will be no final plat approval by the council until the trail plans are accepted by the park board and the developer must adhere to that rule. Brandywood Trail Permit - Marty Asleson brought the park board up to date on the progress of this trail issue. A permit has been applied for from the Department of Natural Resources to allow a trail crossing of protected wetlands in the Brandywood development. The DNR did not approve the permit request. It suggested the alternative of a boardwalk be designed in the area. Mr. Asleson says that the possibility of an appeal of the DNR decision could be considered pending the outcome of a similar request by another city. If the eventual appeal is in the favor of the city, then we could expect to be able to culvert the two crossings in Brandywood. In the meantime he has asked SEH to give us a budget for the design and expediting of the boardwalk permit. He will also ask Brauer & Associates to submit a similar budget. Mr. Asleson is of the understanding that in the Brandywood second addition, it is the responsibility of the city to design and contract for the wetland crossings and the costs will be assessed to the Brandywood project. Marty suggested the board consider whether they thought it would be worth the costs and time to appeal the permit decision. He will get more information on boardwalks. The board as a whole was of the opinion that the money should be spent to appeal the decision. Recreation Updates - Brochure: Barry Bernstein explained that staff has already begun to put information together for the upcoming Spring and Summer Parks and Recreation brochure. We will be able to offer increased opportunities in summer programs because of the availability of Rice Lake Elementary facilities. We have also expanded our program offerings so the brochure could be up to 12 pages this year compared to the 8 page brochure last year. Adult Indoor Soccer: We have an opportunity to use the indoor 3