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Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes June 12, 2024 Page 4 Chair Anderson said that this is a community that will rely heavily on the user group to be involved in the site selection, design development and ongoing maintenance of a disc golf course to lighten the load for city staff. Commissioner Loidolt mentioned that bringing Tim Johnson out to the parks could be beneficial. Ms. Ellsworth said she visited 5 parks and of those she requested special attention be given to Camp Cozy and Meadowvale Heights. She shared that Camp Cozy is wide open which would be easier to set up and navigate an 18-hole course. She shared that Meadowvale Heights would have safety concerns with the walking path and need a more experienced designer than herself. She also felt that most of the other locations would not be large enough to have an 18-hole golf course. Chair Anderson mentioned that Ridgewood East must have been a typo as no one can remember that park being on the list. He requested that it be removed from the list. Chair Anderson mentioned that Camp Cozy was recently approved for prairie restoration through the Friends of the Mississippi grant application and Camp Cozy natural resources management plan. Commissioner Goodwin questioned if there could be exploration of Camp Cozy still with the plan that just went through. Commissioner Niziolek commented that Meadowvale Heights could still be an option. Mr. Stremcha said they would narrow the list of parks down before the new person starts in July to less than half of what is on the list. Ms. Ellsworth said that the user group visited several parks to Camp Cozy and Meadowvale Heights, but Meadowvale has a lot of people to work around. Chair Anderson suggested the removal of Birch, Sedge Meadow, Alba Ridge from the list. Also, Camp Cozy is not an option due to grants which leaves Meadowvale Heights. Russ Langer, 7830 Padgett Ave. NE Otsego, requested that Camp Cozy still be considered as a potential course, but Chair Anderson said that the topography was not varied enough for what he thought the users were looking for. The Commissioners reviewed the park list to confirm the numbers of the parks and whether they matched or not. Chair Anderson requested that the discussion be brought back in July. 9.1 Assistant City Administrator Update June 12, 2024 Mr. Stremcha presented his report. Chair Anderson asked for an expansion of the pedestrian gate installation at the PT Complex. Mr. Stremcha said the pedestrian gates will replace the drive -through gates at two of the locations to prevent driving damage on the fields but allow safe access into and out of the fields for pedestrians. P O 1 E R E 0 0 1 NATURE