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• Staff determined prices for spring toys - $1500 per toy and a digger ` toy - $1500. These are good quality toy made of aluminum and therefore resistant to fire. • Cindy Palm, resident near Greenfield Park addressed the Commission. She like the two proposed toy, but also requested a tic-tac-toe board or similar, a slide, and other items. • Ms. Palm wanted a small toddler play structure: slides, climbing structures... • This would fit into the Parks Needs Analysis — to be evaluated and prioritized by the Park and Recreation Commissioners. • Steve Dazenski will be informed to contact Ms. Palm to determine the play items Ms. Palm is requesting. • Ms. Palm suggested malting City Parks "Smoke Free". This would need to be a Council action. Council would most likely loop for a recommendation from the Commission. • Staff to pose this question to City legal Counsel b) Park Usage • Discussed monitoring the usage of the City's parks. Mandoza is coordinating and summarizing this activity. Steve will work with Mandoza on this. • Steve was going to see is the Police would assist in monitoring. New Business: a) Farmer's Market • This was proposed to determine if this activity was a money making venture. • Blaine does this for free. Shoreview has a farmer's market. Woodbury does it, but it costs the City — it does not make money. b) Miscellaneous items • Watering ban in effect — odd / even policy from May 15th to September 15th • City's water tower is currently out of service as a test. The tower will have minor repairs preformed on it in September. • Mowing: are we mowing too much? 8. Commissioner/Staff Reports Silver View Sedimentation Pond Lee provided information pertaining to Silver View Sedimentation Pond On July 14`t', the City Council authorized the preparation of a feasibility report for this pond. It would be located generally west and would treat water prior to entering Silver View Pond. 2