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-5- • Mr. Hamer said the bridge must be constructed in such a manner as to be stable for older walkers since .the City will be held liable for an inferior structure... He also .pointed. out that the pathway around Silver Lake, which the City had provided with-the Salvation Army, has not had a negative effect on that area .which he believes to be "a much more attractive spot than Mirror Lake" . Councilman Marks told- how his experience of . serving on community groups in Southeast Minneapolis led him to understand the difficulty of trying to represent everyone you serve -and- he expressed the Council's appreciation of the long hours and hard ,work given by the Ad Hoc Committee. Councilman Marks stated that he walks all over the com- munity and has seen the need for a .considerable amount of clean up in this area and felt a bridge over the .culvert would be very desirable. He knows the area is regularly patrolled. by the Police Department but constant surveillance is not possible with existing Police Department manpower. The hearing was closed by Mayor Haik at 9 :25 P.M. and she gave her reasons for supporting all the recommendations saying "an urban area has to develop its resources and .more recreational areas have to be provided for an aging population" . She saw it as .the City's respon- sibility to provide recreation .for . a larger area than just those residents whoseproperties are immediately adjacent to the .pond. . She pointed out the similarity with this area and that around Emerald Park, which is bordered by residential backyards, where homeowners take a special interest in supervising the use of the facilities and prevent the incidents of vandalism such as are experienced .in Central Park, which is more isolated. Mr. Hamer . agreed saying .there is always less vandalism where adults are involved in the activities. Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Marks. to follow all the recommendations. of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Beautification and Maintenance of Mirror Lake, except the provision of benches. Voting on the motion: Aye: Haik and Marks. Nay: Letourneau., Ranallo and Sundland. Motion not carried. Motion- by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by_Councilman Sundland to accept the recommendation of the Ad .Hoc Committee as to the mainten- ance level, with an undefined pathway developed by seeding, after. elimination of the woodchips, and the installation of a .safe wood bridge over the culvert which should be built so as not to accommodate vehicles but to eliminate the proposed benches and provide trees or shrubs, on a peition basis only, through the City Manager. Motion carried unanimously.