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City Council Minutes Page 3 August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- eliminate confusion and to better differentiate names. Ms. McPherson reviewed the proposed park names. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO ACCEPT THE NEW PARK NAMES RECOMMENDED BY THE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE WORD PARK BE ADDED INTO THE HIGHLANDS EAST AND HIGHLANDS WEST PARK NAMES. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE SECONDED THE MOTION. Councilmember Motin questioned if the Jackson and Main site was ever officially dedicated as parkland. City Administrator Pat Klaers stated that this property was turned over to the city but no formal action was taken to declare it as parkland. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AMENDED THE MOTION TO REMOVE THE JACKSON AND MAIN STREET SITE FROM THE PARK AND TRAIL MAP AND FROM THE LIST OF PARKS TO RECEIVE NEW NAMES. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE SECONDED THE AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT FAILED 2-3. Councilmembers Dietz, Kuester, and Mayor Klinzing opposed. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION TO RENAME RIVER’S EDGE PARK TO RIVER’S EDGE COMMONS. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE SECONDED THE AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT CARRIED 5-0. THE MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED 5-0. Councilmember Motin questioned signage in parks. Ms. McPherson stated that staff is currently working on park sign design standards and this item would come before Council at the next Park and Recreation Commission update in September. ? Consider YAC Master Development Plan and Budget – Ms. McPherson reviewed the YAC development plan. She discussed the layout, landscaping, concession and shelter design, and the phasing of the development plan along with the impact to the Park and Recreation’s ten-year capital improvement budget. She stated that youth athletic organizations would help by donating time, material, labor and money to the project. Randy Cook, President of Area 728 Baseball – Presented an $11,000 check to the city as payment toward Phase 1 of YAC. This completed their $44,000 commitment to the field development project. Jerry Palkovic, President of Girls Fastpitch Softball – Presented a $4,000 check to the city to go for past YAC improvements. He stated that his association has committed to donating $4,000 a year for four years for Phase 1 of the project and this is the last payment. Councilmember Dietz questioned when construction of the two fields currently being worked on would be completed. Ms. McPherson stated that Street/Park Superintendent Phil Hals will be doing some work on these fields this fall and next spring and they should be ready by 2003.