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Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes November 20, 2024 Page 4 ■ Kliever Lake Ballfields basketball court -Keep $50,000 but change to Kliever Lake Ballfields "improvements" and take out basketball court. • Misc. Projects -Keep at $10,000 ■ Country Crossings Playground- remove. 0.00 (remove the equipment as staff recommend, do not take action this year, wait for community response in future for replacement options) ■ Deerfield Basketball Court -keep $50,000. ■ Ridgewood Basketball Court- remove 0.00. ■ Trott Brook Farms Park Parking lot- remove.0.00 ■ Woodland Trails Nature Play area -remove 0.00 Park Dedication Fund ■ County Projects Cost Share- $275,000 ■ Hillside parking lot -remove 0.00 ■ Hwy 10 Trail -remove 0.00 ■ Jackson Street Water Tower Park - keep $25,000 but they want to request that there be discussion with Parks and Recreation Commission before the money is spent. The Commission would like to add a line item of $100,000 for the purchase of the Maher property to come from the same fund that the original Camp Cozy property was purchased from. Commissioner Loidolt moved and Commissioner Stewart seconded to recommend City Council approve the 2025 budget recommendations that the commission has discussed, and Secretary Larson has recorded in the minutes. Approved 5-0 Chair Anderson asked about the parcel property acquisitions being added to this list. Commissioner Niziolek shared about the importance of having a recreational water way from camp cozy to Orono Park. He said they should focus on the Camp Cozy parcel as an acquisition as a priority of the two properties. Chair Anderson pointed out that having a willing seller, identifying the land purchase in the budget, and having it go to City Council could make it a reality. Mr. Stremcha shared that priority should focus on purchase of the lot and then amenities etc. could be discussed in 2026 and beyond as well as grant opportunities. Mr. Stremcha said that he recommends that they put the Camp Cozy lot in whatever fund the rest of the land came from. Chair Anderson said that the Camp Cozy land will sell this year so this should be in 2025 or they could lose it. Commissioner Niziolek suggested that they set aside $250,000 for a GNT trailhead so that it is not specific, and it could be the Nystrom property or anything else. Chair Anderson said that the Nystrom property is not moving fast so he thinks they should wait on that. He is concerned that Commissioner Niziolek suggested putting a placeholder for the property purchase would cloud the budget. Mr. Stremcha said he recommends waiting on it. The commission agreed to wait on the Nystrom property being added to the budget. P 0 1 1 R E 1 0 1 NAWRE