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Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes Page 2 February 12, 2025 The main event would take place at their building, but the eggs would be hidden along the trail in the park. The eggs would be plastic and not have candy in them. Participants would be able to turn in the eggs for prizes at Free Grace United. The Church would provide signage by the Boys and Girls Club entrance to the park as well as the entrance on their side off School Street. The event would be two to three hours and participants would park at the Church location and walk to the park for the egg hunt portion. They do have a backup plan for the weather. The Church had a hay wagon ride event in the park last fall and it went well. Moved by Commissioner Fermoyle and seconded by Commissioner Varty to approve the Free Grace United Easter Egg Hunt at Lion John Weicht Park on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Motion carried 7-0 7.2 Athletic Fields Framework Plan Kevin Clarke with HKGi presented his slideshow showing the changes requested by the Commission from previous meetings. He explained that a framework plan will require additional design refinements as the projects are built out over time and things change. One of the goals of this plan was to move specific sport types into central locations versus being spread out amongst different complexes. Elements of consideration included grouping facilities, improving the quality of facilities, and looking at how maintenance and programming would fit into the complexes. Mr. Clarke explained the tournament capacity included the details in the graph in the slideshow. There are some wetland delineations that still need to be finalized. Those must be done within 5 years so it would be good to wait on those until closer to construction. Oak knoll would have a goal of having all ages able to play at the same time. He reviewed the DAAC changes from a 4-way pinwheel to a two field and another programmable field space for Parks and Recreation. Overall, the complex would become an extension of Orono Park. He then reviewed the PT Complex changes primarily with the lower south side of the complex being developed. He stressed that there were foul ball concerns by the commission and those details have been addressed in the design. Funding for the projects would come from various methods including partnerships, grants, relationships with the school district. Commissioner Niziolek asked if an agreement has been signed with ISD 728 as far as Oak Knoll. Mr. Stremcha said no but they are in good faith and waiting for the plan from the City before they would commit and make their plans known. Page 3 of 35