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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes November 8, 2004 Page 2 1 seed after the hockey boards were installed. He explained that most of the problems along the trails in 2 some areas is due to bad soil that does get very compacted. Public Works Director Hartman stated that 3 at this point this becomes a part of the regular park maintenance process adding that staff would monitor 4 the areas and maintain as needed. 5 6 Commissioner Ganley asked if there were any issues with bad grass along the trail edges. Mr. Koechlien 7 stated that they did not find any bad areas during the walkthrough. Public Works Director Hartman 8 stated that this becomes a maintenance issue that would be addressed jointly by City and High School 9 staff and reviewed the process with the Commission. 10 11 Vice Chair Koehntop noted that a few trees were re -planted the Saturday before the grand opening and 12 asked if they were part of the total count for replaced trees. Mr. Koechlien stated that several of the trees 13 they marked were not trees marked in the June walkthrough or last fall. 14 15 Vice Chair Koehntop acknowledged that they did mark several trees noting that the total should be more 16 than 15 trees. Mr. Koechlien stated that the original total shows 25 trees and reviewed with the 17 Commission. He stated that he would verify the total. 18 19 Commissioner Ganley referenced the Hackberry problems and asked if they had any other specific 20 problems. Mr. Koechlien stated that there have been problems with the River Birch and reviewed with the Commission. He stated that last June they gave the City the option to choose a different tree type for 22 replacement noting that he would leave the list of approved trees with Public Works Director Hartman. 23 24 Vice Chair Koehntop asked Mr. Koechlien to work with the Staff Assistant to determine and verify all of 25 the trees that were tagged from the walkthrough in June. Mr. Koechlien indicated that he has a copy of 26 the memo and assured the Commission that he would work with staff and the contractor to verify the 27 identified trees. 28 29 Public Works Director Hartman stated that they are in the process of wrapping up the final concerns and 30 preparing to make final payment for the project. He reviewed the maintenance process and final project 31 tasks with the Commission. 32 33 Vice Chair Koehntop asked for clarification of the costs to replace the Hackberry. Mr. Koechlien 34 explained that there is a range that they work from. He stated that the bid range for installing, per tree, is 35 $175.00 to $200.00 per tree adding that they cannot go above $200.00. 36 37 Commissioner Young asked if there was an end resolution for the Hockey Rink boards noting that some 38 of the boards have separated, causing a large gap between boards. He expressed concerns stating that 39 this could be a potential safety hazard. Mr. Koechlien stated that the Hockey Rink was completed by the 40 end of May and explained that it was a retrofit for the new plates. Commissioner Young stated that the 41 area of concern has not been addressed noting that concerns have been expressed regarding the potential 4" safety hazards. He stated that the gap is wide enough that it would be easy for someone to get caught or jammed. Public Works Director Hartman stated that he was not aware of the issue adding that he would 44 review the area to ensure that the boards are installed properly. Mr. Koechlien stated that he knows what