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<br />Page 2 of 3 <br />Parks Commission Minutes <br />April 17, 2019 <br /> <br />Aye: Shawn Haag, Cathy Moore – Arcand, Roger Clarke, Mat Rauschendorfer, Dave Strub, Ranell Tennyson <br />Nay: Nicole Schmid <br />Motion carried. <br /> <br />Strub made a motion, Tennyson seconded to revise the park plan to include the round parking lot and have <br />more consideration for sound and the surrounding properties. <br /> <br />All ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br />3. Sunset Lake Future Park Planning <br /> <br />Denaway presented a proposal from WSB and Associates for planning the future Park on Sunset Lake. This <br />would include data collection, meetings with the neighborhood, drafting a preliminary plan and presentation <br />of the final plan to the Parks Commission in November. <br /> <br />The Commission discussed drafting concepts to show options that are feasible with the site conditions to the <br />neighborhood to get their feedback. Holding the meetings in September was preferred in hopes of getting <br />more participation from the neighborhood versus a summer evening. <br /> <br />Tennyson made a motion, Moore-Arcand seconded to approve the $4,600 scope of services from WSB and <br />moving forward with planning the future park on Sunset Lake. <br /> <br />All ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br />4. 130th Street/Hardwood Creek Trail <br /> <br />Shayla Denaway, Parks Planner updated on the partnership project with Living Healthy Washington County <br />Health Improvement Program. The Parks Commission allocated $20,000 with the Capital Improvement Plan <br />for planning and design of the Hardwood Creek Trail extension. WSB is estimating the cost of the feasibility <br />study, preliminary design, and project report to be $13,000. Of the total cost, $3,000 would come from the <br />special parks fund, meeting the 10% match requirement for the Living Healthy Grant of $10,000. Staff is <br />aware that the trail connections need to be evaluated excluding the railway to connect to Falcon Ave. <br /> <br />Schmid made a motion, Haag seconded to approve the WSB ‘s feasibility study of the missing trail <br />connectivity around 130th and hardwood creek. <br /> <br />All ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br />5. Other <br /> <br />Denaway informed the City Council is currently evaluating park funding and has requested that the Park <br />Commission members to participate in a workshop on May 13, 2019 at 7:00pm at City Hall. Paul Steinman <br />from Baker Tilly will present information on tax abatement. <br />