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Park Board December 2, 2020 Page 6 APPROVED MINUTES Nordlund stated that he thought they should replace the playground equipment. He stated not replacing them could be a liability for the city. Haworth stated that she too agreed with replacing the playgrounds. She wanted to know if there was a way to tell what parks are being more heavily used. Nordlund asked DeGardner what Mike Hoffman, Lino Lakes Parks Supervisor, would recommend. What did Hoffman see as a priority? DeGardner stated that city staff would create a list upon request of highest priority playground replacement for the Park Board if the board decides that they want to replace playgrounds and how many they want to replace. Huelman then addressed the board saying that they should also discuss trails. He asked DeGardner what trails were on the replacement/repair list. DeGardner stated that the City has done some significant trail projects the last few years regarding the parks and trails. South Reshanau Lake area has been on the City radar for the last 4-5yrs to the point where the City needed to do something. The Council provided some funding for the next year to replace some of the trail. There is also a big gap at Lake Drive and Marshan Park on the east side. Elm Street has the pedestrian crossing and then there is a gap. If you go north bound on Lake Drive you are basically waking on the shoulder until you get to Park Court. DeGardner commented that once the City can fill that trail gap the City will have a pretty impressive continual trail system but he wouldn’t recommend doing anything with it until they look into the road and utility improvement project. DeGardner stated that he recommends that for 2021 the Park Board focuses on the parks. Huelman recognized that playground replacement seems to be at the top of everyone’s list. He asked the board what their thoughts were on how many they should plan to replace or how should we expand or re-envision Lino Park? Jensen suggested replacing Brandywood Park. He said that it is 20+yrs and recommends that they start there as resident Joyer stated it was used a lot. Kusterman asked to take another look at the “Schedule of Replacement Priority” spreadsheet. Kusterman stated that there is a trail segment that connects Brandywood Park to Birch Park. Birch Park was just updated in 2018 so he does not support the replacement of Brandywood Park as they do have access to another park that has been updated. Huelman stated that City Hall Park has a lot of potential but is too far away for residents. He supports Lino Park as it is close and can fill some of the community needs. He then asked DeGardner what the cost for Lino Park would be if they hold off on replacing the park shelter.