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. . . Park & Recreation Commission Minutes April 10, 2002 Page 2 6. Neighborhood Meetings/Discussions None. 7. Park Development Progress Report: Terry Bye Terry Bye, Park Foreman, stated that the City recently held another burn of stumps at Camp Cozy and the prairie restoration project is looking good. He also stated that the bleachers at Orono Park and the Youth Athletic Complex \'lAC) are in and they are hoping to set them up in the next week or so. Mr. Bye informed the Commission that a model of the new park sign for Orono Park was outside and asked for any feedback. The Commission gave Mr. Bye positive feedback on the sign. Mr. Bye informed the Commission that he and Mr. Leeseberg attended a seminar on waterparks and skateparks to get some ideas for the future. Mr. Leeseberg gave a brief presentation on the seminar. The waterparks are very condusive to our winter climate. The ground mounted spray heads are easily taken off and the water lines are run so that they can be emptied by simply opening a valve. The waterparks are lower maintenance than a pool facility. Mr. Leeseberg also talked about skateparks. He stated that the designs they were shown are modular and can be easily set up and rearranged to change layouts. The skateparks can be set up on any existing hard surface such as a parking lot or a tennis court. Mr. Leeseberg informed the Commission that skating and skateboarding are becoming a huge sport and that skateparks are being installed allover the world. No costs of either park was given at the seminar. 8. City Recreation Update: Michele Bergh Michele Bergh, City Recreation Manager, stated that Safety Camp is approximately half full already and that they have had steady registration for all of their programs. The Recreation Department is currently in the process of reviewing applications received for summer employment. Ms. Bergh stated that she toured the Adult Softball Complex with Commissioner Anderson and that Recreation is very excited to handle the concessions and a manager for the concession stand has been hired. Ms. Bergh presented the Commission with a copy ofthe Recreation Field Use Policy. The current policy is to only recognize one association per sport and population. Facilities are then reserved for these recognized associations/groups prior to any other group or associations. This policy has been in existence for many years informally and became a formal policy for Community Recreation in 2000 and was slightly modified and adopted by city staff at the end of 2001. Ms. Bergh asked for endorsement of this policy from the Commission. COMMISSIONER ANDERSON MOVED TO ENDORSE THE FIELD USE POLICY AS WRITTEN. COMMISSIONER KUESTER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 7-0.