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AUG. -14' 98 (FRl). 12:08 ## #$x TEL:612 421 9511 P. 006 Parks Commission Meeting Minutes August 10, 1998 Page 6 1 Morris asked whether a hockey rink would be constructed with metal posts in the ground 2 or with treated wood. Hartman answered that most likely treated wood posts would.be 3 used, and the fixture would be permanent. 4 Hubmer asked if the Commission would like to decide whether the basketball court would 5 be full or half-court in size. Koehntop suggested the court be moved over so as to make it 6 more versatile, and that either a full or half-court would be acceptable. 7 8 Kosciolek suggested the Commission consider how the community might change over the 9 lifetime of the parr and think about what age groups could use either a full or half-court. 10 She added that 25% of households in the area have school-aged kids now and asked if the 11 average.age of resident children could change as new families move in. She stated she 12 would like the Commission to think long-terry, regarding both the lifespan of the park and 13 the future demographics of residents. 14 15 Louiselle suggested the Commission should also think about the.popularity of sports now 16 being played and whether soccer, for example, could be predicted as remaining popular. 17 18 Morris stated that skateboarding or rollerblading could continue to be more popular than 19 organized sports. 20 21 Tindra asked if this area could accommodate rollerblading in the summer and then frozen 22 over for hockey in the winter. She added that it's very difficult to enforce a rule against 23 rollerblading but if there was a designated area for rollerblading, it could be a safer 24 recreation. 25 26 Morris said he suggested a rollerblading area three years ago. He stated he was told there 27 wasn't money for asphalt, or for installing and then removing boards. He added that roller 28 hockey is a fast-growing sport. 29 30 Jindra suggested that sand, rather than-clay, could help with rain runoff. 31 32 Hubmer stated there could be different surface materials installed, and that soils experts 33 are getting some information regarding this. He said this issue was discussed as far as a 34 tiling plan to assist in drying out the area after storms. He said that a sand and organic 35 mixture could also provide good drainage. 36 37 Siggelkow stated that no impervious surfaces can be used in a flood plain. 38 Hubmer said that if the area was paved,it could buckle in a freeze-thaw situation. He 39 added that tiling and drainage could be expensive. 40 . 41 Wolff suggested paving take place at Central Park instead of Silver Point Park, as Central 42 Park is not part of the flood plain.