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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes May 1, 2000 Page 2 1 installed properly. There is also a climber missing on the side close to the area where the 2 fabric is exposed. Jindra requested timber chips be added and this area be built up to 3 avoid any accidents. Mr. Wong responded they would ask Arrigoni Brothers to put that 4 in against the quantity the City has for the bid. 5 8. The end post caps for the vinyl -clad fence will be glued tightly so they will not be 6 removed. Jindra asked if the Commission felt they should extend the fence to close the 7 gap by the high school or wait on this issue. Consensus was to wait. Jindra asked if the 8 Commission felt the fence along 331 should be brought up along the water tower. 9 Council Liaison Thuesen stated he felt the fence was not necessary now, however, with 10 the new service road it could become a problem at that point. He suggested this be I t watched. 12 9. Hallada suggested fabric be put in around the rose bushes. 13 10. The drinking fountain will be reinstalled to proper orientation and the concrete damaged 14 during installation will be repaired. 15 11. The bike racks, which are not the ones that were ordered, will be taken out. The concrete 16 damaged during installation will be repaired. 17 12. Several wall caps are loose and will be checked and glued. Missing caps will be redone to is match the other caps. 19 13. Jindra stated the two panels on the playground equipment should be removed, and they are 20 looking for something to replace them with. She noted the equipment should be checked on 21 a more regular basis to determine if anything is unsafe. 22 14. Jindra stated the round benches around the two trees are not anchored and stick out onto the 23 concrete. They will either be bolted into the concrete or a screen or grate will be put 24 underneath them. She noted they are not unsafe or movable. 25 Thuesen asked what the City's role is for watering bushes, etc. Public Works Director Jay 26 Hartman responded the Council is considering a sprinkler system for this entire area. 27 Wagner left the meeting at 7:50 p.m. 28 The following Wish List Items for Water Tower Park were reviewed: 29 1. The 4' height fence extension will be held off on until they see what happens with the 30 service road. 31 2. Concrete stair and ramp at the service road will be held off on. Extending the fence was 32 suggested as a cheaper alternative. Mr. Wong stated the fence is about 30 feet long and 33 will cost a little more due to the small quantity, at approximately $20 or $25 per foot. 34 Koehntop suggested putting in a gate for maintenance access. This would eliminate kids 35 running through the area. 36 3. Mr. Wong advised lighting for the basketball court was estimated at $5,000, however the 37 cost could go down depending on the type of equipment they wanted. Hartman noted 38 when a light had been discussed previously, half of the Commission was in favor of a 39 light, and half of the Commission did not want a light. Consensus was to install a light.