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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes �� September 14, 2004 Page 5 1 Councilmember Horst noted that he hopes the park is successful and'that he shares in the - 2 excitement of the community with regard to it opening soon. 3 4 Councilmember Stille welcomed the members of Three Rivers Park District to the community. 5 He suggested that they look into utilizing the local cable channels as a means of advertising the 6 events as well. He also,noted that they are more than welcome to utilize the new electronic sign 7 to communicate them. He continued in thanking them for working with the City on developing a 8 gateway sign to demonstrate where St. Anthony begins. Mr. Hann responded in noting the great 9 support that they have received from the City Staff and the Police Department. 10 11 Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen introduced Doug Bryant. Mr. Bryant reviewed the park status;noting 12 'that they will continue to work with City Staff on issues that arise. He added that they would also 13 be in attendance of future meeting to update the Council on the progress to keep them in the loop, 14 as well as maintain strong communications with City Manager Mornson. 15 16 Mr. Bryant indicated that the process will take some time from when the park in opened is opened 17 in October to its completion. He noted that they are working on getting capital funds for a variety 18 of regional parks, which includes Silverwood. He noted that the potential of Silverwood is 19 "great" and that they look forward to working with City Staff and the community during the 20 process. 21 22 Councilmember Faust noted that Commissioner Francis,who opened the presentation for Three 23 Rivers Parks District, is also an elected member of the Library Association and a community 24 member of St. Anthony. 25 26 Councilmember Faust continued in questioning the need for policing the area, and to the hours of 27 operation. He noted the fact that an attendant would be onsite from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 28 inquired as to if the site would be locked up tight after closing. Mr. Bryant responded in stating 29 that once the park is opened, it is planned to be in operation from sunrise to sunset, suggesting, 30 however, that it may change with activities that are scheduled to take place. Therefore,he noted 31 in that case, the hours of operation would be posted. 32 33 Councilmember Faust addressed his concern with having boat or canoes available for public use, 34 encouraging the Park District to develop an area to park the boats to ensure management of their 35 use as well as safety. 36 37 Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen inquired as to whether the onsite attendant,who will be available to 38 assist the public,will reside on the property full time or work part-time. Mr. Bryant noted that 39 initially it is planned to have a Staff member'act as a caretaker and to live onsite. He added that 40 the individual will remain onsite until the park is fully operational, in which it will be re-evaluated 41 at that time to determine if someone is needed as a resident of the property. 42 43 Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen continued in questioning Three Rivers practice of prioritizing park 44 developments based upon the level of investment, suggesting that Silverwood has been a large 45 investment for them. Mr. Bryant assured Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen and the Council that 46 Silverwood has been a large investment,therefore,the importance of getting the park operational