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MEMO TO: Parks and Recreation Commissioners FROM: Mary Saarion, Director • Parks, Recreation and Forestry DATE: 13 , August 1987 g RE: Silver View Pond Pathway A petition was recently received from residents of the Silver View Park pond area. A copy of the petition is enclosed. City Attorney Richard Meyers and City Clerk-Administrator Donald Pauley have been consulted on this matter. It is Attorney Meyers recommendation that the pathway be completed for liability reasons. It is recommended that the City should not consider the sale of the property. Furthermore, Attorney Meyers recommends that the concerned residents receive a 30 - 60 day notice of the cities intentions to construct the pathway. The City is willing to consider a reasonable agreement with the residents to address concerns with amenities such as landscaping. The history of this park development shows the original plans for a continuous trail around the entire pond. The park design maps and • plans were initiated in 1979 - 1980. In 1981 a park referendum was on the general election ballot. At that time, park amentities throughout the City were planned including a bridge to connect the two paths around the pond. These amenities were dependent upon the success of this referendum. The referendum failed and the result was that plans for the five year capital improvement plan were • unobtainable due to lack of funds. During this 1981 park referendum campaign, the lots and homes in the Mary Anderson development were being sold and developed. The sales campaigns included the Park Master Plans, a concern of the buyers. Unfortunately, the plans were never realized because of the failed park referendum. • Although the park referendum failed, the development of the parks cannot halt. New plans must be developed to utilize the parks for the purpose intended. The plans for a pathway around Silver View Pond need not die. The solution of foregoing an expensive bridge and continuation of the chipped wood pathway around the pond is an inexpensive and feasible alternative to offer the people a continuous looped trail around the community park. It has been indicated that a verbal promise may have been made by former Director Anderson that the path would not extend continuously around the pond. However, this was contingent that the bridge would be affordable with the success of the Park Referendum. Written agreements on this matter have not been obtainable by the residents , Mary Anderson Homes or City files.