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• 't Park Board Goal Setting Meeting October 16, 1996 Marty passed out documents from the 1995 and 1996 goal setting meetings . He said staff has been doing pretty good at meeting the parks facilities and recreation goals that have been set . He then went through the 1996 goals . $60, 000 . 00 was set aside for trails and Marty reported the trail bids came in at about $ .56/foot . He said we will get as much done, as we can, with the money that was set aside for this . Marty said there is a problem with the slope of the trail between Birch Park and Trappers Crossing. The contractor is either going to have to do a lot of filling or they will have to move the location. The residents by City Hall Park have been meeting and have decided what they would like in this park. The playground equipment is scheduled to be raised in May of 1997 . Marty said no money had been earmarked for the Athletic Complex in 1996 . n Quail Ridge base map has been completed for this park. He will get it to Brauer and Associates . He said they went out and probed the crossing area between Captains Place and Quail Ridge and the peat is 6-9' deep so a standard boardwalk plan will not work. May have to look at a floating boardwalk of some type . This costs about $50 per foot . Amy wanted to know if there was a liability issue with the peat in this park. Will the city have to do sometype of a disclaimer. Marty said he will contact the City' s risk management company about this . There is still money left to move the trail in Country Lakes Park. Marty said he needs to get a letter and description to Kate Drewry on how much we need to fill to get the trail done . George asked if this trail will be paved this year. Marty responded no. Marty said there was no money allocated for Clearwater Creek in r� 1996 . The boardwalk in Brandywood has been done for a cost of approximately $25/foot . The quote was for approximately $85/foot . Marty' s staff did a very good job on the boardwalk. 2