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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 />City Council <br />Item Number <br />4.6 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />July 1, 2024 <br />Prepared By <br />Joe Stremcha, Business Services Director/Assistant <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Designate Parcel 75-00132-2125 as Scout Island <br />Park <br />Reviewed by <br />Lori Stich <br />Joe Stremcha <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, designating parcel: 75-00132-2125 as an open space/undeveloped park and named "Scout <br />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 historically been used as undeveloped parkland by <br />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 buckthorn removal. No dirt work or seeding is included in <br />the concept. The trail is necessary because of the adjacent land redevelopment and acquiring a new access <br />easement. <br /> <br />The Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously recommended the City Council recognize this parcel as <br />an open space/undeveloped park during their meeting on June 12, 2024. <br /> <br />Page 30 of 99