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Council Meeting Minutes for March 3, 2025 <br />Page 9 of 10 <br /> <br />Weidt made motion, Petryk seconded, RESOLUTION 2025-6 ORDERING PREPARATION <br />OF A FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL OR PORTIONS OF <br />ROADWAYS IDENTIFIED AS THE 2026 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. <br /> <br />All ayes. <br /> <br />Discussion on Oneka Lake Park Reconstruction Plan <br /> <br />At the Parks Commission meeting of February 19, 2025, the Commission recommended <br />reconstruction of the playground at Oneka Lake Park. Oneka Lake Park was identified in the <br />Parks CIP in 2025 for neighborhood park upgrades. <br /> <br />Parks Planner Shayla Denaway explained that the playground at Oneka Lake Park was <br />approximately 20 years old and is the only park in the neighborhood park service area. The park <br />will continue to be an active park and is connected to the Bernin Park by at least three pedestrian <br />trails. The Bernin Park is to remain a passive park and has parking available in an area off <br />Greene Avenue, in the cul-de-sac at Greene Avenue, and at the DNR boat launch on Oneka <br />Lake. She noted that trails were being constructed as part of The Shores of Oneka Lake <br />Development, and the trails that follow the shoreline will be connected. <br /> <br />There were aging components on the playground, and improvements needed to be made to the <br />paved trails. The Parks Commission discussed changing the site layout to replace and expand the <br />playground equipment and to evaluate pour-in-place safety surfacing with Flagship Recreation. <br />Other park improvements would include reconstructing the existing trails as needed, painting the <br />existing picnic shelter, and improving the landscaping. The memorial bench, pad, and shelter <br />would remain. Shayla displayed photos of the existing playground equipment and an area that <br />showed drainage issues. She talked about a pour-in-place surface, similar to what is in Lions <br />Park, that would correct the problem since it would be permeable, and it would also work better <br />in high traffic areas. <br /> <br />Shayla provided rough estimates on the project that totaled $200,000-$220,000. The pour-in- <br />place surfacing would be an additional $120,000 - $200,000. She explained the desire to have a <br />different type of process instead of having four vendors just for playground equipment. The <br />Parks Commission would like to work with one vendor to design a few plans on how the <br />equipment could be laid out, and they proposed working with Flagship Recreation who designed <br />and constructed Lions Volunteer Park. They would manage the entire project. The Parks <br />Commission provided direction on what they would like it to look like and wants to have the <br />neighborhood residents assist in picking out the equipment. <br /> <br />Council asked about the high cost of the pour-in-play surface. Shayla responded that it was <br />dependent on the square footage and was estimated on the high end at $20-$30 per square foot <br />depending on design, shape, and colors. She said it was typically the same cost as the play <br />equipment. <br /> <br />Mayor Weidt asked if there were any additional requested features such as pickleball. Shayla <br />responded that there was a request for a horseshoe pit at one time but it was not approved due to <br />the noise it would generate. Also, it was not a good spot for a pickleball court due to wetlands <br />and grading that would be required.