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Park & Recreation Commission Minutes October 9, 2002 Page 3 e Art and Eric put many hours into the shed and the job would have been much more costly had it been completed by a contractor. COMMISSIONER ANDERSON MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE REIMBURSEMENT OF $871.10 TO ERIC JOHNSON AND ART VOLNA'S FAMILIES FOR THE REMAINING BAlANCE OF THE ORONO PARK GRILLING SHED PROJECT. COMMISSIONER POLSTON- HORK SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. The Commission thanked Mr. V olna and Mr. Johnson for their time and commitment to this project. 9.B. Land Use Cases: None 9.C. ParklTrail Development Issues 9.C.1. Landfill End Use Ms. McPherson stated that representatives from Elk River Landfill were in attendance to present the Landfill End Use Plan. Ms. McPherson stated that at this time the Commission is asked to listen to the presentation and suggest any changes. This item will be "set aside" until the end of 2003 and will come back for formal approval at that time. e Debra Dehn, Elk River Landfill Manager; Debra McDonald, Waste Management Engineer; and Augie Wong, URS (Waste Management Consultant) presented the Elk River Landfill End Use Plan. Mr. Wong stated they began working on the plan back in April with city staff, the Park and Recreation Commission, and Livonia Township members and four concept plans were established. The first and second plans are based on landscape restoration, the third on a recreation concept, and the fourth on a commercial/city park concept. Mr. Wong went on to explain the different sections of the plan. The Commission agreed that they liked the process that was used to establish the four concept plans. Commissioner Anderson stated that he would like to know who is going to fund the end use plan before the Commission makes any recommendations on it. Ms. McDonald stated that at this point it is much too early to know who will be funding the project but she stated that she has worked on this type of project in other communities and a large part of the balance was funded by commercial developers. 9.C.2. Neighborhood Ice Rink Policy Ms. McPherson presented the draft neighborhood ice rink policy to the Commission and asked that they review it and provide any comments or changes to staff. The City Council will be asked to adopt the policy for implementation for the 2002-2003 skating season at the October 21, 2002 meeting. The Commission discussed the policy and made two changes. e COMMISSIONER KUESTER MOVED TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ICE RINK POLICY TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: