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Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes Page 2 <br />April 10, 2019 <br />----------------------------- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />6.1 Great Northern Trail Closure <br /> <br /> Mr. Hecker shared his staff report. Sharing that dates have not been set and the city will post <br />those dates for the public. <br /> <br />Chair asked staff to get answers for the following questions: <br />1. Location of parking lot and orientation of lot <br />2. Parking lot access <br />3. What type of lift stations will be installed <br />4. What is specific location of each lift station <br />5. What is the location of pipeline; next to and/or under trail <br />6. What type of impact will it have on trail <br />7. What times of day will trail be open and can evening be open hours <br />8. Can project be completed before the second week of August due to the increased daily <br />use by the HS cross country team practices <br />9. Will the parking lot be on city property <br />10. How long will the closure last <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek suggested being strategic with closing the trail and the times. Do work <br />during the day and keep trail open at night. <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek shared that the cross country team uses the trail starting in second <br />week of August for practice and could the work be completed before that. <br /> <br />6.2 Rivers Edge Park Rental Policy <br /> <br />Mr. Benoit shared report and handed out the Facility Use form stating that the park had 15 <br />wedding reservations for 2018. Art Soup also used the park in past years for their festival. <br />Recent requests have brought attention to new types of rentals and the last time the policy was <br />looked at was 2007. Staff would like direction on if they should spend time on reviewing the <br />policy to update it. A few reasons to do review the policy would be that it was created in 2007, <br />the park has expanded in size, and the demand has increased. <br /> <br />Commissioner Soltvedt asked if fees were adjusted when park was expanded. <br /> <br />Mr. Benoit stated that staff reviewed the fees compared to other cities and found we were in <br />line with other parks, and without permanent restrooms it didn’t seem the right time to change <br />fees. <br /> <br />Chair Anderson stated the more the park is used the better and making sure the public still has