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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 7, 2021 Page 2 1 into the turf in the next two weeks. The fencing should be completed this week. By mid-July 2 the track should be competition-ready. The practice field has been graded and is now ready for 3 irrigation and seed and that field will be ready for use by Spring of 2022. The stadium field is 4 ahead of schedule however the concession building is behind schedule and should begin mid- 5 week. Part of the project is triple jump, long jump and pole vault. He showed where the shot 6 put and discus will be located. There is no more heavy equipment on site. Peterson 7 Companies, the general contractor did an excellent job. 8 9 Commissioner Guest asked when the walking path would be completed and Mr. Urdahl stated 10 that path has already been restored with the remainder piece being completed by August, after 11 the concession building is completed. 12 13 Commissioner Reed asked about soccer and whether games will be played on the field and 14 Mr. Urdahl stated the field will be sized and lined for soccer, lacrosse, football, baseball and 15 softball. Mr. Urdahl stated different colors are used for the different sports when lining the 16 field. 17 18 Commissioner Guest asked what the temperature of the field was now with the heat outside 19 and Mr. Urdahl stated he could not feel a difference between the track and the field. On a hot 20 day the track will become warmer due to the dark color and also the synthetic turf. 21 22 Commissioner Reed asked if the bleachers are the same size as before and Mr. Urdahl stated 23 they may appear larger, they have a steeper pitch, but are slightly smaller as to number of 24 people the bleacher will accommodate. The visitor’s bleachers will be updated. 25 26 Commissioner Guest stated he went there and noticed the progress moved very fast. Mr. 27 Urdahl stated the contractor and architect did a very good job and they said they never worked 28 in a more supportive or friendlier community than St. Anthony. 29 30 Chair Bellinger thanked Troy for his live presentation. 31 B.32 Silverwood Park Updates 33 34 Silverwood Park Supervisor Alyssa Baguss reviewed the Mission of the Three Rivers Park 35 District in a Power Point Presentation. The Silverwood Summer Concert Series will occur 36 Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. from June 23 – August 4, 2021. The Gallery Exhibition 37 featuring Karen Lutsky UMN will be on display from June 10 – July 31, 2021. The 2021 38 Summer Camps at Silverwood Park will run June – August. The event center will host 60+ 39 events in 2021 with 40 already booked for 2022. Gathering restrictions and the mask mandate 40 were lifted as of May 28. Weddings are back in full swing. There are 4 New Small Gatherings 41 spaces which will accommodate up to 50 people. These outdoor spaces are available from 42 April – October. There is a 4-hour rental period with reduced pricing. 43 44 Ms. Baguss stated the Silverwood Park Café is open every day from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and 45 features local and organic coffee drinks, kombucha on tap and baked goods. There is a 50%