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Ralph Reeder will put in peach jar for mounds view schools, and Pursuit does a facebook boost. *Lillemo present at 6:37 PM B. Public Works— Don: Busy with normal summer parks maintenance (mowing of fields). Forestry- a lot of storm clean up following recent storms. Silver view pond: large portion had buckthorn removal and seeding, will eventually have to do entire pond. Greenfield: playground is not complete, still have components waiting to be installed including climbing wall, merry-go-round, and balance beam. Balance beam and merry-g-round are being painted. Sidewalk and ADA work remains. Vandalism- painted over the buildings and got the vandalism off the structures- small wait on getting off the structure, as had to check with manufacturer on best way to remove without ruining the structure. Clip had fallen off on playground structure, but clip was retained and was able to repair. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Explore Location of potential Dog Park: Commission had been given previous homework to read information on dog parks. One option is to use hocky rinks to allow a dog run area- this would eliminate/pause previous commission idea of using the hockey rink as a pump track. This would give residents a place to let dogs run. Question about adding a double gate system for entrance. Question on resident feedback-this is something we can make happen sooner. It's not the same as something like a large dog park, but it could be a first step while planning bigger. Motion to utilize the hockey rinks as dog parks until they are needed for hockey in winter by Lillemo. Anderson second. Motion passed 5-0. B. Hillview Park Play Ground — Inclusive Play Ground: Exploring more of what an inclusive playground means. Inclusive goes beyond accessibility. Want to think about hearing or sight impaired individuals, and want to think about jump in spots- places for an individual to sit and watch or slowly acclimate before joining in play. We've talked about rubber playground surface previously. There are 7 principles to be inclusive: fair, included, smart, independent, safe, active and comfortable. Don will put an RFP out to various playground communities with a blank slate- let the playground companies come back with their inclusivity ideas-we may need to think about expanding foot print of playground area. Lillemo suggested we add small scale inclusive experiences to all parks. Lundberg asked if we can have an outside resource help us determine what is inclusive. C. Trails —Ardan Park- Pulte project will not be happening. Trails are not being proposed at this time by staff. Council recently approved moving forward with dredging the ponds, and trails will be looked at in conjunction with or following dredging, to prevent creating a trail that would then be eliminated due to dredging. 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Festival in The Park Update: Wednesday August 16th: medallion clues start Friday August 18th, city hall park: Parade at 6, family fun night at splashdown following parade Saturday August 19th: 5K run/walk, car show, safari bob, crafters/vendors, beer garden, family petting zoo, bingo, canine demonstration, car show trophy presentation, touch a truck event, spray foam party for kids (new this year), raffles (including a ride in the firetruck that could be used on the first day of school), live music, fireworks at 945pm. Free shuttle from community center to park all day.