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