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Park, Recreation, and Forestry Commission Meeting Minutes July 27, 2006 6:30 P.M. Call to order 6:37 p.m. Roll Call: Present: Kroeger, Kunz, Aukee, Palm, Arel, Dazenski, Weldon Absent: Kunza, Long, Lee, McIntyre 2. Swear in new member (Gerald Arel) Approval of minutes from the June 22, 2006 meeting. Motion by Aukee, 2nd by Kunz to approve minutes. Passes 5-0 4. Public Input - Citizens are encouraged to speak to the Park and Recreation and Forestry Commissioners on issues of concern. NONE 5. YMCA Update: Many residents are not receiving the Mounds View Matters with the Sun Focus newspaper. Registration deadline for fall soccer is August 4th. Playground Program Family Night is July 31st. Adult softball is also wrapping up. There are 5 co-ed teams that play at the City Hall Park through the YMCA programming, and 5 men’s recreational teams that pay $10 for field rental 6. Unfinished Business: Oakwood Park Proposal Presentation by Steve Dazenski. Soccer field is wearing at Silverview Park and needs rest for reseeding bi-annually. Suggested putting 2 soccer fields with a playground in the southeast corner of the south side of Oakwood near the shade trees and homes. This gives an opportunity to run the fields North-South one year and East-West the next if needed for “resting” goal areas. Cost estimations as follows: Irrigation: $19,500 Grading and Elevation: $15,000-20,000 Playground: $14,700 to include swings, merry-go-round, rocking/spring apparatus, and playground Border/Fiberfill: $6,000 Trash receptacle: $800 Picnic tables: $1200 Seed and Fertilizer Fencing $ TOTAL $71,700 North Side of Oakwood would include: Removing existing playground and rerouting the trail off of Quincy. Making this a “passive park” Berms: $1,000 Tables and Benches: $1500 Reroute trail: $2,000 Disc Golf course: $2500-2800 TOTAL: $13,100