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<br />rll ---\.) <br />( )j <br />tIt< <br /> <br /> <br />Item # 6.. 3 . <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />River TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />The City Council and Park and <br />Recreation Commission <br /> <br />Stephen Wensman, Planner <; J <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />April 26, 1999 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />BMX Bike Facility Proposal <br /> <br />Update <br /> <br />A BMX bike group has made a proposal to the Park and Recreation <br />Commission and will be working its way through the planning process. The <br />proposal is likely to get a Park and Recreation endorsement next month. <br /> <br />Backl!round <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />On May 13,1998, the Park and Recreation Commission endorsed a plan to <br />make Hillside City Park a "bike park" to conceptually include mountain bike <br />trails and a BMX track on the dump site if feasible. <br /> <br />On March 10th,1999, Margo Foster and John Thompson of the BMX bike <br />group made a presentation to the Park and Recreation Commission providing <br />them with information about their non-profit organization and plans for <br />Hillside City Park. <br /> <br />The BMX group discussed their efforts to obtain a non-profit status and their <br />affiliation with the ABA (American Bicycle Association. The bike group also <br />discussed the community interest in the facility and those willing to donate <br />time and money. <br /> <br />At the April 14, 1999, Park and Recreation Commission meeting, staff <br />proposed Cass Park as a potential alternative site for the BMX facility. Staff <br />and the BMX group are studying the alternative location. The Park and <br />Recreation Commission has not yet formally endorsed the BMX proposal. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />