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Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Page 2 February 8, 1995 2f7/95, has reconfirmed their position to maintain the park as a family park and not allow organized sports. He also stated that the Lion's Club would like to .complete the park as originally designed including open fields for family use.. Commissioner Lipetzky arrived at this time (.7:30 p.m.) Commissioner Olson spoke. of his disappointment in not being able to utilize this area for an organized athletic use on Monday through Friday evenings, allowing full family usage on weekends. John Weicht stated that kids in the neighboring apartments are run off from the Oak Knoll fields so he feels that Lion's.Park should always be open for kids. Commissioner Tuttle stated that she appreciates the Lion's Park because it is quiet and there is opportunity to use the open space. Commissioner Dana Anderson stated that he felt that this would be an excellent opportunity .for a cooperative improvement which would benefit both. the City and the. Lion's Park. He also confirmed Commissioner Olson's sentiments of full family use of the park during weekends. Commissioner Dana Anderson. stated he feels that it is a shame that this issue cannot be resolved by the City doing the construction and then, after a defined time of temporary use, the fields revert back to the Lion's Club's determination of use. Ed Lukkonen spoke of the term "temporary fields" as in temporary taxes or temporary classrooms and stated he feels it would be very difficult to say yes to soccer and no to youth football or other youth groups. John Weicht stated that the Lion's plan to do soil corrections and create fields for family use now that the Lion's Club has a better financial status. Harold Gramstad stated that the Lion's Club will be coming forward with a five year plan for the .park development later this year. Phii Hals stated he feels that l.) the park is grossly underutilized, 2.) the Lion's should consider replacing the playground equipment that is now used in the tot to# because of the equipment's condition, and 3.j the City needs to approve any playground equipment before the Lion's Club. installs it in the park. COMMISSIONER DANA ANDERSON MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO 7HE CITY COUNCIL NOT TO PURSUE THE IDEA OF BUILDING SOCCER FfELDS IN LION'S PARK AND, SINCE THE' LION'S CLUB tS MORE FINANCIAIIY SECURE, THAT THE CITY WILL ASSUME A MORE "HANDS OFF" APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 1N THE PARK. COMMISSIONER DALEIDEN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0-1. Commissioner Olson abstained. 8. Discussion of Citv Non-Motorized Pathway System -Steve Rohlf Steve- Rohlf gave a brief description of his plan for a collector trail system and gave Commissioners a memo, including financial requirements for developing such a system. Steve went through his memo line by line, explaining the thinking behind these numbers and how they relate to existing and potential residential Lots. He continued by explaining the options for trail funding. Although there are