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Park & Recreation Commission Minutes December 13, 2000 Page 2 . 4. Park & Recreation Commissioner to Attend December Plannina Commission and City Council Meetinas a. 12/18/00 City Council Meeting Commissioner Kuester will be in attendance at the December 18, 2000 City Council meeting. b. 12/27/00 Planninq Commission Meetinq Commissioner Peterson will attend the December 27, 2000 Planning Commission meeting. 9.B.3. Reconsider Placement of Water Tower- East Elk River Director of Planning McPherson provided a verbal update regarding Council action on November 20th and 27th. She stated that the Council had voted to place the water tower in Trott Brook Farm Park on November 20th per the Commission's recommendation, but that a letter from the Developer had been received, objecting to the placement of the tower. The Council then voted to have the Park and Recreation Commission reconsider placement of the water tower. This vote was taken at the November 27th City Council meeting. . Chair Kuester stated that he spoke on November 20th regarding the Commission's difficult decision to place the water in Trott Brook Farms Park. He also provided an update of various meetings that had occurred between members of the Park & Recreation Commission, the Utilities Commission, and the developer. General Manager Bryan Adams stated that the charge of the utilities is to provide safe, dependable, affordable and consistent services to the City of Elk River residents. He stated that an extensive analysis had been completed and that a water tower is necessary for the summer of 2002, based on strict engineering standards. He stated that in addition to the original six sites reviewed by the Commission in October, two new sites were added at the southeast corner of County Road No. 12 and Twin Lakes Road and the City-owned property formerly owned by George Deschene. Bryan Adams stated that there are three major considerations that factor into a decision such as this, including the physical aspects of the site: can the ground support the tower, is there access to the tower for maintenance, is there access to nearby trunk utilities and can the tower be maintained in the future. There are hydraulic considerations to consider: is this the best site for the tower in terms of the rest of the system, both existing and future. Finally, what are the financial impacts of each site. Mr. Adams stated that in his mind, sites 3 (Hillside Park) and 5 (Trott Brook Park) are the best sites to place the tower. He reviewed the two locations at Hillside City Park. . Utilities Commissioner George Zabee stated that placement of the tower is a difficult choice and the Commissions are only recommending bodies, someone else may change the decision that occurs this evening. He stated that he would vote for Site 3 or Site 5 as they are the best sites in terms of the overall system. He