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The other concern was the summer playground program that is usually located at Woodcrest Park. Director Saarion reported that the program could be re -located at Random Park, serving the southern portion of the Community. Another concern was for the Scout groups that use Woodcrest Park building throughout the year for meetings. Director Saarion reported that they could be accommodated at the new Community Center meeting rooms. The negative would be that whereas they enjoyed the neighborhood location of Woodcrest, the scouts would need to drive to the Community Center. Two options were suggested by Kelly Beitendorf of SEH. One option was to dedicate the entire park to wetland mitigation. This would allow the City to bank space for future development of trailways along Silver Lake Road which is to be improved around the years 2003 - 2005. Commissioner Stevenson was especially interested in having some connecting traihvays to Woodcrest Park and asked staff to relay the message to staff and City Council to look into the possibility of making the connecting trailsvay along the utility easement, behind Longview Drive, connecting to County Road 112. The second option was to keep some space along the eastern border of Woodcrest allowing space for a playground and community gardens. However, it was discussed that the active areas were moved from the eastern side of the park to the western side of the park by request of residents who did not the like noise and activity of the park so close to their homes. After discussion, Commissioner Stevenson inade a motion seconded by Commissioner Dentz to recoinniend to the City Council the full mitigation option at Woodcrest Park which wou lei batik 1vedand space to be used for the future off street patliway along Silver Lake Road, changing the use of Woodcrest Park to a passive, nature parr Motion passed unanimously. COMM. CNTR UPDATE: Commissioners toured the Community Center gymnasium, entry and teen center areas which were accessible that evening. Commissioners were disappointed to hear that the portable basketball goals were not being ordered. They looked at possibilities of storing the goals on the sides of the gymnasium or the outside of the gymnasium during times when they would not be up and used (which is predicted to be only during special events). It was the direction of the Commission that Director Saarion relay their desire to have the portable goals rather than the ceiling mounted goal.