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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes August 10, 1998 . Page 7 1 Morris stated Central Park is near the water tower. He added that hockey rinks need to 2 run north-south, so the sun would not melt the ice. .3 4 Lambrecht asked if the hockey rink would contain extensive tiling. Hubmer stated that 5 since the rink would intentionally be flooded and has a good grade, tiling would not be 6 needed. 7 Lambrecht suggested tiling might make the area more flexible and usable. She stated that 8 if it was done now while the park is under construction,there would be less disruption. 9 She added that tiling might maximize the available space, and could speed up the drying 10 process. 11 12 Jensen stated he took the conceptual drawings to a sports booster meeting. He added that 13 more people preferred the full-sized park version. He said that many people asked for the 14 park to be lit at night, so it could be used day or night, especially in the fall after school. 15 16 Siggelkow asked what the sports boosters liked about the proposal. Jensen stated he was 17 told a full-sized park could accommodate more age groups. The smaller park, 180 feet in 18 size, could accommodate only 12-13 year olds. If there were lights in the park,there could be more games played per day. 1 Morris stated he believes more residents in this area prefer youth fields rather than adult 22 fields. 23 Jensen suggested a multi-age park, so no age group would be left out. 24 25 Morris suggested that if both the picnic area and basketball court were moved,there 26 could be space for a second field. 27 28 Hubmer said the playground could be moved. He added that there are several good 29 concepts for playgrounds on slopes, slides on hills, etc. He said he would meet with the 30 planner this week and bring back information to the next Commission meeting. He 31 understands that the'Commission would like a multi-age park. 32 33 Morris suggested a half-court be placed near the road, with a playground towards the hill 34 on the west side of the park containing a small scale version of the Bloomington Chutes 35 and Ladders Playground. He then said the youth softball field could be extended to adult 36 games as well. He said this way,the field could accommodate either two youth games, or 37 one adult game at a time. 38 40, Wolff stated this plan would allow space for a soccer field as well. Wagner asked for clarification as to the dimensions of the park.