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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes April 12, 2004 Page 3 1 Chair Jindra stated that the Commission would like to see Central Park officially open by the end of 2 June and asked if everything would be ready by the end of June. Mr. Koechlien assured the 3 Commission that the end of June would not be a problem. He stated that his only concern was the 4 hockey boards. 5 6 Chair Jindra reminded the residents to keep their dogs on a leash and clean up after them when walking 7 them in the park. She asked if signs would be posted and if they would be enforced. Public Works 8 Director Hartman stated that the signs were ordered and have been received noting that they would be 9 installed soon and reviewed with the Commission. 10 11 Commissioner Knudson suggested utilizing an in the ground recycler. She reviewed with the 12 Commission stating that she would do more research and provide them with an update. 13 14 Commissioner Gebhardt asked if they would have sidewalk bins for recycling. Chair Jindra agreed 15 noting that some Cities have bins installed in their parks for both trash and recycling. She agreed that it 16 would help to encourage the residents to recycle. Public Works Director Hartman asked if an outside 17 vendor would provide the bins or would the City have to purchase them. Chair Jindra stated that there 18 are several options, outside vendors or a direct purchase by the City. She stated that she has seen 19 catalogs with recycling bins similar to what she has seen in other parks. Public Works Director Hartman 20 stated that he would research the possibilities and update the Commission. hi Vice Chair Koehntop referenced the trails along the school property and suggested discussing the 23 maintenance and cleanup for that area. Ms. Dunn stated that she would review the maintenance 24 agreements and update the Commission. 25 26 Commissioner Ganley referenced the barbecue grills noting that they are cemented into place. He 27 expressed concerns stating that the way they were installed it would be difficult to clean the grills. He 28 asked if it would be possible to improve the design to allow the adjustment of height for the grill with 29 respect to heat and cleaning. Chair Jindra agreed that there is not much clearance and asked Public 30 Works Director Hartman if they were going to check into a refuse bin for the coals. Public Works 31 Director Hartman agreed that it is a poor design stating that they are researching the possibility of 32 installing grills outside the building on concrete pads. 33 34 Commissioner Ganley expressed concerns regarding the fee structure for renting space in the new 35 commons. He stated that the fees to rent enclosed space would be $155 and the plaza area would be 36 $35. He asked for clarification on how Community Services arrived at the charges. He stated that it 37 was explained that they reviewed New Brighton's fee structure and asked if they had included any other 38 metro areas. He expressed concerns that the facility would not be utilized stating that the fees are rather 39 expensive. He suggested starting with a more moderate fee until it becomes more successful and then 40 consider implementing a higher fee for facility rental. Chair Jindra agreed noting that determining fee 41 structure for park facilities was not under their jurisdiction. Public Works Director Hartman confirmed 42 that the Community Services Depaituient is responsible for determining the fee structure for all City Parks. He suggested that the Commission research the process used to determine the fees. Chair Jindra 4'4 suggested that Commissioner Ganley write a letter, on behalf of the Commission, to the Community 45 Services Department regarding the fee structure. Commissioner Ganley stated that he would initiate a