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'~ CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING NOONDAY, MARCH 6, 1995 depicting the nature of the two lots that were dedicated, were presented. He said a request for wetland exemption was presented to the Rice Creek Watershed and he received a response that the two lots met the exemption qualifications. Marty went on to say the parcels would need to be presented to the Rice Creek Watershed Board for approval but it was decided to wait until approximately June to revisit this issue. Marty put milars on the overhead to show the M-5 (Pheasant Hills) , N-13 (BrandyWood) , N-10 (Birchwood Acres, Parkgrove, Pine Ridge) and Rice Lake Estates Park facilities. Pheasant Hills Preserve: Marty explained that he had received a letter from Homer Tompkins authorizing the budget for park development to be between $18, 000 and $30, 000. Marty said the developer said to go ahead and use $1800.00 to develop a master plan, and they would pay for it. Amy said this developer should be recognized for his generosity. Wenzel Farms neighborhood group met on February 21 to gain consensus and develop a budget. He reminded the board that $15, 000 was allocated for the development of the park. A basic concept plan was generated and changes made in response to neighborhood interest. Marty said they are presently working on refining cost and priorities for this park. They are talking about doing fundraising and cost matching with Friends of the Park. Marty talked about the resilient surface areas and said he might have a source for pea rock. He might abe able to get enough to do 3 or 4 sites. The Birchwood Acres/Parkgrove/Pine Ridge group wanted a scaled drawing for presentation purposes. He explained that he is working on this with OSM and Brauer. He said the residents expressed concerns about ballfields, buffering, wetland areas, and the location of hard court play areas. Marty had enclosed a Project Track Sheet #95-01 on City Hall Park. He talked about having to move the playground structure but was uncertain if it was possible because of its age. Marty discussed the costs estimate to do the work at this park. He said he has been soliciting help from the Forest Lake Hockey Association. He will put a request in to the Circle-Lex Lions and the Centennial Fire District for monetary donations. George had questions on base map preparation. He wanted to know how they are prepared, if they are done onsite. Marty said someone visits the site and uses a combination of the site vision and aerial topography maps and then either hand draws them or 4