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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes September 8, 2025 Page 7 1 neighborhood amenity. They have usage numbers for the ice rinks in the City. Central Park is 2 close to Silver Point Park. 3 4 Commissioner Synhavsky stated the ice rink at Central Park is more challenging as users need 5 to skate up a hill to get to it. It is not the most practical location for an ice rink. She believes it 6 would be a loss for the community to replace the ice rink with a dog park at Silver Point Park. 7 8 Chair Lee asked Commissioner Swiontek to name the other dog parks in the area. 9 Commissioner Swiontek named St. Anthony Parkway, Perry Dog Park, Lauderdale Dog Park, 10 and the Stone Arch Dog Park. 11 12 Chair Fee noted this seems like a big investment with many challenges to overcome. She 13 asked if there is an option to do a beta test before adding a permanent dog park. Ms. Morello 14 stated there would be a cost for a short-term dog park. Chair Fee asked if a half-season dog 15 park was considered. Ms. Morello stated the size would not be enough. 16 17 Commissioner Swiontek stated that a test drive at all rinks would be a good idea. Ms. Morello 18 stated that the staffing model is based on the dog park at one location. It was noted that people 19 are using the ice rink in the off-season as a dog park. 20 21 Commissioner Hark asked about ballfield #2 compared to ballfield #1. He asked if Ballfield 22 #2 is currently not being used due to water issues. Ms. Morello stated that it is unusable when 23 conditions prevent play on the field. 24 25 Commissioner Peterson asked what an engineering study would cost. Ms. Morello stated that 26 it would be a future phase of the consideration. She stated the Commission is requested to 27 recommend a location for City Council consideration. 28 29 Chair Fee asked the Commissioners which location at Silver Point Park is recommended. Her 30 personal feeling is the ice rink. Councilmember Peterson stated she was leaning more toward 31 the ballfield. Commissioner Hark agreed, as the ballfield is more central to the park. Student 32 Liaison Cram agreed the ballfield would be her choice. Commissioner Synhavsky stated she 33 does not know that St. Anthony has a good place for a dog park. She would prefer a pickleball 34 court over a dog park. She feels it is far too complicated. Ms. Morello stated that the 35 Commission is asked to make a recommendation. The question is whether the ballfield or the 36 ice rink is the better location for a potential dog park. Commissioner Synhavsky stated she 37 does not feel either is a good option. Commissioner Swiontek stated that she proposes 38 neighborhood dog parks. She would suggest ballfield #2 and relocating the ballfield to another 39 location. 40 41 Ms. Morello summarized the consensus (4-1) of the Commission, which is that Ballfield #2 is 42 the potential site for a dog park at Silver Point Park. 43 44 Ms. Morello requested that the Commission look at the prioritization for the CIP, including 45 pickleball courts at Wellhouse, the dog park, and the LED lighting upgrades for Central Park. 46