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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />Parks and Recreation Commission <br />Item Number <br />6.4 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />June 12, 2024 <br />Prepared By <br />Joe Stremcha, Business Services Director/Assistant <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Scout Island Park <br />Reviewed by: <br />Joe Stremcha <br />Cal Portner <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, a recommendation to the City Council that parcel: 75-00132-2125 be recognized as an <br />open space/undeveloped park and named "Scout Island Park." <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />This parcel is owned by the city and the land was acquired through various quitclaim deeds and conveyance of <br />forfeited lands in 1945, 1963, and 1988. This property has a long-standing history of utilization as undeveloped <br />parkland by the Scouts. The Scouts are interested in developing this area as a service project in the future. <br /> <br />Their future project may include the following: <br />• Construction of a new access path (shown in red on the attachment). <br />• Clean up the historical trail (shown in blue) by removing debris. <br />• Install boundary signs along the common boundary with parcel 75-00934-0125. <br />• Installing a rustic sign “Scout Island” (near the south of the blue line). <br />• A rustic picnic table will be built near the northern end of the peninsula (near the north end of the <br />blue line). <br />• Improve access to the island by removing (or mitigating to DNR standards) the existing concrete <br />culverts and replacing them with a dock or bridge crossing through grant funding opportunities. <br /> <br />The new access trail may be a rustic path involving the removal of buckthorn. No dirt work or seeding is <br />included in the concept. The trail is necessary because of the adjacent land redevelopment and acquiring a <br />new access easement for access. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Explain how this meets the city's mission, current policies and/or council goals <br />Page 21 of 27