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Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes Page 2 <br />May 15, 2019 <br />----------------------------- <br /> <br />which is at 77% and recommend the rate to be 80% residents for the youth associations. <br /> <br />Current youth associations are around 71% to 80% or more. Then refer to rate structure. <br /> <br />How to allocate fields at these percentages. Is it better to have flexibility to allocate the fields <br />than to have handcuffs, will this give enough flexibility? <br /> <br />Staff shared that most groups will fall into Group 3. <br /> <br />Fees would be grouped but not the allocation. <br /> <br />Make Group 3 be 60% Elk River residency for allocation <br /> <br />4. Discuss Athletic Field Usage Fees <br /> <br />Mr. Benoit shared Field Usage Fee presentation. Discussed having two rates one for Group 3 <br />and one for Group 4. By updating the fee structure it makes it more equitable to all groups. <br /> <br />Commission agreed that this will promote participation and collaboration, fees will go into a <br />sinking fund for future capital improvements to the athletic complexes. <br /> <br />Discussed concerns of Lacrosse losing participants and being able to afford new rates of $5 <br />per participant. <br /> <br />Rates for Group 3- 70% Elk River residents and above for $5 per participants. <br />Rate for Group 4- 60-69% Elk River residents for $10 per participants. <br />59% or lower would be other rate structure. This will be effective 2020. <br /> <br />Revenues from fees will go into a sinking fund for field upgrades. <br /> <br />5. Discuss Lion John Weicht Park Master Plan <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker shared Lion John Weicht Park Master Plan presentation. <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek stated that it is very important to discuss the driving and pedestrian <br />entrance to the park from Elk River High school, stating the current entrance is not safe and <br />this new facility will bring in more traffic, buses, and student pedestrians with no safe way to <br />get there. <br /> <br />Commission discuss the pond shaped as an Elk and that they do not want to sacrifice the <br />looped trail in the park for the this shape, also expressing concerns regarding the antlers would <br />fall inward due to it being a peat bog. Having the trail in the park is important especially with