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Lake Elmo Parks Minutes April 18, 1994 Page 2 M/S/P Knoblauch/Kuehn - to recommend to the City Council that the Parks Commission and City Council have adopted the Park Trail Plan concept, which provides for a recreational bike trail along the southern boundary of Sunfish Park, with the stipulation that a barrier shall be installed, at the time of development of the trail, to prevent free access of bicycles into the woods of Sunfish Park, and that the commission will seek, in the form of future park dedication, a site or trail for designation, for Mountain Biking. (Motion passed 9-0.) 4. PARKS SUPERVISOR'S REPORT: A. Sunfish Park - Damage Report. Mike Bouthilet reported that last Saturday night, a group of teenagers broke the Sunfish Park gate, drove vehicles through the park back to the NSP powerlines, and had a beer party. One of the vehicles got stuck and had to be towed out by a tow truck which caused considerable damage from where the powerline trail crosses by the monitoring well, and from there back out to the public works building. Mike asked Deputy Larry Osterman to give the commission a status update. Deputy Osterman briefly explained that he was not the officer on the scene, but has been told that the person having the party was ticketed, and there will be a serious assault charge involved, due to a fight that took place at the party. The commission asked Mike and Deputy Osterman to describe the damage, what the dollar amount may amount to, and how the City will get restitution. Mike stated he has not brought any contractors out to look at it yet, but it appears that wood chips and dirt fill will be used to repair the damage, and perhaps Community Service will be ordered as part of the judgement against those found guilty, as well as hopefully monetary restitution. Deputy Osterman stated the City could request Community Service and/or money - you must have a written estimate - to the Officer filing the report (Deputy Carey), so that the prosecuting Attorneys will have a recommendation for the judge, for those people found guilty of the charges. This process could take a couple of months to a year, and there is no guarantee of the result. The commission discussed that they can survey the damage at the Park Walk-Thru, and discussed making a recommendation to the City Council regarding a request for restoration and restitution. M/S/P Diederichs/Nietzel - to recommend the City Council request Deputy Carey include in the arrest report: Recommendation for full restoration of the damaged trails, to original condition, in the form of community service and monetary restitution. (Motion passed 9-0.) C. Sunfish Park - Determine what to do with field that will no longer be planted with corn for deer. At its March meeting, the commission voted to discontinue paying Lehart Friedrich to plant a field in Sunfish Park with corn for the deer in the park. Mr. Friedrich has recommended that the 19 acres should now be planted, as soon as possible, with a grass or hay cover to discourage noxious weeds from taking over. The commission received copies of a recommended cover from Mike Bouthilet, which included costs. Mr. Friedrich stated he will plant the seed for free as long as he can plant oats with it and harvest the oats this fall. This would be a 'one time" process.