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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks and Recreation - 04/07/2003 APPROVED MINUTES PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION MONDAY,APRIL 7, 2003 7:00 P.M. City Center Council Chambers COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Rob Barrett, Chair, Jeffrey Gerst, Vice Chair; John Brill, Tom Crain, Randy Jacobus, David Larson (left at 9:10 p.m.), Ian Mackay (arrived at 7:05 p.m.), Bruce Schaepe, Trisha Swanson COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: None STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES: Lauren Astry and Chris Shea COMMISSION STAFF PRESENT: Bob Lambert, Director of Parks and Recreation Services; Stu Fox, Manager of Natural Resources; Tria Mann, Arts and Senior Coordinator; Lyndell Frey, Community Center Manager and Carol Pelzel, Recording Secretary I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Chair Barrett at 7:00 p.m. Barrett asked that each member introduce him/herself since there are several new members on the Board II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Barrett asked that Item VI A. 1. Report on Council Action at March 18 Meeting be moved to after Approval of Minutes. Motion: Schaepe moved, Larson seconded, to approve the agenda as amended. The motion carried, 8-0. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES —March 3, 2003 Motion: Gerst moved, Schaepe seconded, to approve the March 3, 2003, minutes as presented. The motion carried, 5-0-3 with Brill, Crain and Jacobus abstaining because they were not in attendance at that meeting. IV. REPORTS OF STAFF A. Director of Parks and Recreation Services 1. Report on Council Action at March 18 Meeting PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 2 Lambert reported that the City Council accepted the Community Center improvement Study as proposed,however, they did not take any further action on it. They also accepted the outdoor pool feasibility study and again did not take any additional action. The Council did authorize Staff to initiate a community survey and to have it in place and ready to go once they are directed to do so. The Council does want to have the survey ready to go as the economy changes. Once the survey is developed, it will be brought to this Commission for review and then presented to the City Council for final approval. Lambert further reported that the Council approved the Flying Cloud field expansion plan. Staff did receive a call from the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)planner indicating that they would forward this plan on to the FAA for review. MAC did have some concerns about the location of the baseball field and its proximity to the flight path of the extended runway. Lambert said MAC may ask the City to change the plan. The City Council approved the Miller Spring renovation. Lambert said Staff recommended that they scale down the project and the Council disagreed with that recommendation. They feel it is a highly visible site and they felt it should be dressed up and more historically accurate. Lambert explained that the City Council approved the 2003 trail projects schedule reviewed by this Commission last month. There was some discussion regarding the proposed archery range at Starring Lake Park and the Council tabled this item indefinitely. They felt it was rather expensive without having a petition or a particular group asking for an archery range. Lambert said he has received calls from people asking what they can do to have the City Council reconsider this item. Staff has suggested that they gather a petition for Council consideration. It was originally anticipated that the project would cost$30,000,however, a local electric company has offered to donate the poles and the canvass material will also be donated. It is now estimated that the cost would be in the $10,000 range rather than the $30,000 range. Schaepe asked if the Council approved funding for the Flying Cloud expansion. Lambert responded that they approved the concept plan, not funding. Specific plans or specifications for bidding have been prepared. They are awaiting approval from MAC. V. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATION A. Report from Off-Leash Doi Use Area Committee—Libby Hargrove Libby Hargrove, Chairperson for the Off-Leash Park Committee, explained that they had put together a petition including 1,600 local signatures requesting an off-leash dog park in the City. As a result of this petition, the Off-Leash Park Committee was formed to look at various sites in the City for such a park. Hargrove introduced other members of the Committee that were in the audience. The Committee did come up with a unified consensus PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 3 and agreed that the park would need to be a minimum of 20 acres. The property should be walkable, fenced, include trash containers, fresh drinking water, portable toilets and benches. The Committee did look at other off-leash parks in the metropolitan area and found that the City of Minneapolis would like a larger area. The Burnsville park is too small for a community of that size. While Bloomington's site is large enough, the users would like to see it fenced. Hargrove stated that the Committee did look at various sites and agreed that the most acceptable site would be the MAC property. It is approximately 42 acres in size and this Committee hopes it could have 20 acres of it. The site is designated for neighborhood park activities. This property appears to be the only remaining site in Eden Prairie that is of the size they feel they need. The site has large, rolling acres, few neighbors and is off-leash friendly. The site will require minimum construction cost and is this Committee's first choice. Hargrove displayed pictures of the MAC site. Hargrove reviewed with the Commission other sites considered. The Flying Cloud site is a small site that could be available immediately. It would work nicely as an off-leash area, however, only 2.5 acres is usable. The park is attractive but way too small. This site should be considered and would cost a minimal amount to get it up and running. It could be used until a larger site is developed. In looking at immediate use needs, Hargrove explained that the Committee looked at using hockey rinks throughout the community. These sites are used for hockey during the winter months and are fenced in. The rinks would be perfect off-leash sites for small dogs. On behalf of the Committee, Hargrove expressed her appreciation to the City staff and Commission for considering an off-leash dog park. Stu Fox, Manager of Natural Resources, explained that the City is currently renegotiating a long-term lease with MAC for this property and the City has also proposed this site as a neighborhood park. The plan for the off-leash park presented this evening is only a concept plan and has not been shown publicly. This plan will be coming back to this Commission at next month's meeting and the neighbors will be invited to that meeting to review the plan. The unique thing about this site is that Riley Creek runs through the center of it and there are about 15 acres of usable space. In order to have an off-leash park at this location, the City would have to change its ordinance. Fox pointed out that there currently is no funding available for this project. The plan would have to be brought before this Commission as a budgetary type improvement. Brill asked if there has been any discussion with Three-Rivers Park District regarding an off-leash park. He explained that Three-Rivers does have off-leash parks throughout the metro area and he was wondering if there has been any discussion with them. Lambert said Three-Rivers Park is considering an off-leash part at Bryant Lake Park and are also looking at a number of other regional parks. At this time no decisions have been made. Schaepe asked if this was the site that was being considered for a Frisbee golf course. Schaepe said PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 4 he imagined there were other competing uses for this site. Lambert said he thinks Frisbee golf, hiking, bird watching and picnicking would be other uses. Lambert explained if the Commission accepts this report and directs staff to proceed with the process, the first thing they will have to do is notify the neighbors that live around these proposed sites. These neighbors would be invited to the next Commission meeting along with the Off-Leash Committee and Frisbee golf people to discuss the proposals for the various sites. It will then be up to this Commission to make a recommendation to the City Council. Mackay asked if Staff has an estimate of costs for patrolling and managing the proposed park. Hargrove responded that the Committee did not look at budgeting for costs since this was not their responsibility. However, as taxpayers, they are all mindful of the dollars and do not want to purchase land for a park. The report does include information on potential funding and they may also receive donations. With regard to policing, Hargrove explained that the Committee did discuss this. In other dog parks it appears that the users police themselves and there are no costs involved in patrolling the park. The Committee also discussed the increase in licensing fees and feel that this proposed park would increase that revenue. Mackay asked how the Committee arrived at the number of parking spaces needed. Hargrove indicated that this information was provided to the Committee by City staff. The MAC site would be a neighborhood park and would require a parking lot whether or not the off-leash park were located there. Mackay asked how soon the City would know if they could use the MAC property. Lambert responded that it would take seven to eight months if not longer for final FAA approval of the use once the information is submitted. MAC has approved the conceptual use of the property. Hargrove pointed out that the majority of funding would be used for fencing. The Flying Cloud Drive site is not suitable for an off- leash park because it is too small and would take a considerable amount of money to be made suitable. Swanson said she would not be opposed to using the MAC property and Flying Cloud property and feels they both have some potential. However, she does have some concerns with using the hockey rinks since they are close to playground structures. Hargrove pointed out that the City was very careful in picking out these rinks in regard to safety. Swanson said it makes her nervous to have young children and dogs mixed. Hargrove said she did not think using the four recommended hockey rinks would increase danger. Other communities have found the off leash parks safer than other park facilities or programs. Swanson asked if any other community utilizes hockey facilities for off-leash parks. Hargrove said she was not aware of any. Jacobus asked if they are proposing the use of all three sites for dog parks. Hargrove said they were instructed to prioritize the various parks. Jacobus asked if these parks would attract people from outside of Eden Prairie. Hargrove said it is not their intention to have people from other communities use this facility but they cannot put up signs that instructs those people to stay out of the park. Eden Prairie residents are currently using the Bloomington park. They may want to consider the users contributing money for using the facility. This may encourage non-residents to pay for the use of the facility. Hargrove said if they had to select only one location for the park it would be the MAC property since it is the only site that meets the needs of an off-leash PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 5 park. It isn't fair to eliminate other off-leash areas in Eden Prairie because the MAC property may not be used for some time. Gerst asked if they recommend all three sites this evening, would all surrounding neighbors of the sites be notified of future consideration. Lambert said if they decide to move forward with all three sites they will have to handle each site individually and the neighbors would have to be notified. Lambert said he personally thinks using the hockey rinks is a very good idea since these parks would then be available in four different areas of the City. They may have to consider putting a dog size restriction on the hockey rink sites if there is concern that the dogs will jump the fence. Lambert said if they decide to go ahead they would schedule a public hearing for the Cedar Hills and MAC sites at the Park Commission's next meeting. Lambert said he is not sure at this time how they would handle the hockey rink sites. Once this Commission has decided on the sites it will be forwarded to the City Council for their consideration. Once they get past the land use issue they will need to determine the cost,how it will be funded as well as MAC and FAA approval. Barrett asked what the down side would be for using the hockey rinks. Lambert said he does not see a down side. They could put up signs restricting the size of the dog using the park. Swanson pointed out that people don't usually come with their dogs to these parks because there is nothing there for them. She said she is opposed to having small children around dogs. There is playground equipment for small children located at these sites. Fox explained that the reason they selected these sites is because they are not school park sites and most of them do not have playground equipment adjacent to the hockey rinks. Swanson said she sees the MAC site more controlled and she would have no opposition to using Flying Cloud. Mackay said he did look at the Homeward Hills site and felt that the playground equipment was a little too close to the playground park. However, the other sites looked okay. Brill said he also has some concerns with kids being around the dogs and with using the hockey rinks for off-leash parks. Many of those parks have various activities going on with many kids in attendance. Motion: Gerst moved, Mackay seconded, to accept the report of the Off-Leash Area Study Committee dated March 27, 2003 and to direct staff to begin implementing the process to consider off-leash use areas in the park system as detailed in the report. Barrett moved to amend the motion to include communication with the Three Rivers Park District regarding off-leash parks. Schaepe seconded the amended motion. Vote was called on the amendment with all members voting aye. The motion carried, 9-0. Vote was called on the amended motion with all members voting aye. The amended motion carried, 9-0. B. EPBA Request for Field Improvements PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 6 Fox reported that City staff has been meeting with the Board Members of the Eden Prairie Baseball Association since last fall to discuss improvements that they would like to have done at a variety of baseball fields throughout the City. A listing of requested improvements was included in the Commission's agenda material. The Association has indicated that they are willing to share in the costs for making these improvements in the amount of one-half or 50 percent of the cost. There have been 13 fields that have been identified for improvement work. The staff is proposing to do the first eight fields at an estimated cost of$32,000. The Baseball Association has indicated that they would fund one-half of this cost or$16,000 for the 2003 construction season. The listing does show which improvements will be made for the 2003 season. They did pick and choose which items on the list they would like to see done first based on the amount of funding available. The primary focus was on concrete pads under player benches. Mackay questioned the gates to be constructed at Miller Park. Fox explained that currently they are small gates that only allow the player to go in and out and they are proposing to enlarge the gates to allow access for equipment. Thomas Siering, President of the Eden Prairie Baseball Association, explained that the fields used by the bigger kids need more repair because those kids are harder on the fields. The fields are safe and playable, however, they would like to bring them up to a standard where the facilities can be used to a more enjoyable standard. Mackay asked if there were any health issues with these fields considering the problem with the goose population. Siering responded that as far as the Association knows, there are no health issues. There are problems with the geese and it is not a pleasant thing to deal with. On behalf of the Baseball Association, Siering expressed his appreciation to the City staff for all of their support. Motion: M/Brill, S/Jacobus, to authorize improvements at eight of the City baseball fields at a cost of 50 percent expenditure for the City and 50 percent expenditure for the Eden Prairie Baseball Association as per the request dated February 15, 2003. The motion carried, 9-0. VI. OLD BUSINESS A. Puriatory Creek Recreation Area— Completion of Phase I Lambert introduced Barry Warner and Ken Grieshaber, SRF Consulting Group, the consultants for this project. Lambert explained that they have completed Phase I of the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area and are beginning Phase IL Staff estimates completing Phase II will cost approximately $1.2 million. There will be additional costs for the City's portion of the trail project, which will be a Watershed District project initiated later this year and completed in 2004. This park will serve as the recreation facility for the medium to high- density residential projects that have been constructed within a half-mile radius of this site, as well as a focal point for the urban core of the suburban community. PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 7 Warner explained that he would be discussing with the Commission Phase 11. With the approval of this Commission and the City Council, they will go out for bids with the results back to this Commission in May. Construction will take place this construction season and should be completed in October of this year. Warner briefly reviewed with the Commission how this project began. This site is approximately 200 acres in size. A trail encircling the entire complex will be constructed. This will be a hard surface trail available for walking, biking, etc. Warner said that this evening they will be discussing seven acres of the entire site. He briefly reviewed the master plan explaining that the park will be multiple use in nature that will see day to day activity. This park will also likely serve as a host for festivals. There will ultimately be a boardwalk that will give the community an opportunity to interface with the wetland basin. The aesthetics of this parcel is very important to its success. Warner reviewed the work that has taken place in Phase I. It has been technical work to correct the bad situation of soils. This work was completed at the end of the 2002 construction season. Phase 11 will promote park and open space use for the community. They will construct access to the wetland area trails,picnic areas and seating areas. Road construction will take place when the adjacent office building is constructed. This roadway is important to this park since it is the primary access point to the park. Grieshaber said he will be discussing with the Commission the design detail being incorporated into the park. Access to the park will be on the east and west sides with a parking lot on the north side. The main feature of the park will be a pavilion with an informal open lawn area to the east to be used for recreation events. On the west side of the pavilion there will be a relatively large garden area. Other features will include a pathway, some decorative concrete pavers around the perimeter of the pavilion and stone set walls. Grieshaber displayed the gateway layout and entry monuments. He also reviewed with the Commission the park amenities. Grieshaber explained that they have looked at three different options for the restroom facilities. The first was satellite toilet enclosures for a cost of $10,000 to $15,000. The second alternative would be a prefabricated structure for a cost of $75,000 to $80,000 and the third was a custom designed facility for an estimated cost of $150,000 to $120,000. Mackay asked if they have taken into consideration the surrounding buildings such as the transit area in designing the buildings for this park. Grieshaber responded that that is one of the first things they looked at. He indicated that they are working with several color matching companies to find a color that will match the surrounding buildings. They did consider using copper but the cost was too high. Brill asked if any consideration has been given to any type of children's play equipment for this park. Lambert explained that this park is more of an urban park. There are parks all over town that have playground equipment. The majority of the users of this park will be adults working or living in the area. Barrett asked when the bridge would be installed. Lambert answered that this year they will dredge out the pond and next year will install the Jean Harris Bridge. Schaepe asked if the dredging will move forward. Lambert explained that they have held off dredging because of this project. Mackay asked if this park requires any assessments on the buildings surrounding it. Lambert said they PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 8 do not. Residential built around the site paid park dedication fees. Those cash fees are a portion of the $1.2 million and the original Tax Increment Financing project designated $1.8 million for this project. Schaepe said this park is extremely attractive; however,he is amazed that they left off the restrooms. He asked why they weren't incorporated from the beginning. Lambert explained that the original design committee did discuss the restrooms but could not decide what the building should be. They said they would figure this out at a later date. Staff is recommending the architecturally designed restrooms to match the materials of the other facilities in the park. Crain asked if staff has looked at the adjacent buildings such as Flagship doing something public similar to Centennial Lakes. Lambert explained that they did have a design competition for planning the entire area in 1980. The Company that won presented the idea that the 14 different property owners that owned land would pool their land and ownership into one company and then develop their land and the sites around it into a park system very much like Centennial Lakes. The 14 different property owners had different opinions about what to do with their land and the proposal never moved forward. Adjacent property owners did dedicate land for trail easements and are looking forward to this project being completed. Motion: Motion Schaepe, second Gerst, to approve the completion of Phase 11 improvements for the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area as detailed in plans dated March 27, 2003, and with the addition of the architecturally designed restrooms. The motion carried, 9-0. VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Approve Grading Plan and Cost Estimate for Birch Island Woods Parkin!Lot Fox reported that City staff has been working with a consultant to see what it would take to put a nine-car parking lot at Birch Island Woods Conservation Area. The parking lot will serve as a convenient entrance point for those who are out to enjoy the Birch Island Woods Conservation Area, as well as serve as a starting point for future work projects. Fox indicated that the estimated cost for this project is $57,000,however, Staff is proposing to have City staff do the majority of the construction and final costs should be less than the current engineering estimate. In response to a question from Mackay, Fox explained that currently no parking lot exists. Mackay said he feels that the estimated cost of$57,000 seems rather high. Lambert responded that the estimated cost for soil construction and storm water run off alone is $30,000. Terry Picha, member of the Friends of Birch Island Woods, explained that the Citizen's Task Force did agree to up the proposed parking area to six spots on the eastside The recommendation was to keep the parking lot as small as possible. Another issue was that PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 9 the family owns part of the land on the west end. Picha suggested that the City look at purchasing the land on the west side for a possible parking lot. They would also like to see birch trees incorporated into the park. Barrett asked if they are okay with having nine parking spaces rather than six. Picha said they wanted a smaller parking lot to avoid litter or congregation of people. Fox explained that the Task Force recommended five to eight parking spots. With the addition of a handicapped parking stall it was increased to nine. Picha stated that the parking lot should be appropriately landscaped to make the area as friendly as possible. Motion: Larson moved, Mackay seconded, to authorize staff to proceed with the construction of the entry road and parking lot improvements at Birch Island Woods Conservation Area at an estimated cost of$57,000. Mackay moved, Larson seconded, to amend the motion to change the estimated cost from $57,000 to $50,000. Vote was called on the amendment with all members voting aye. The motion carried, 9-0. Brill pointed out that if the Picha property is purchased, this would be a better location for the parking lot. Fox said that property does sit higher than the current trail and it would be necessary to find a way down to that trail. There is no reason they could not incorporate another parking lot on the other end. Lambert pointed out that this is something they will look at in the future. The City Council has not taken any action to direct Staff to purchase this property. Lambert suggested that they give the public the opportunity to vote on the acquisition in a future referendum. Vote was called on the amended motion with all members voting aye. The motion carried, 9-0. B. Discussion on Policy Restricting "For Profit" Use of Public Facilities Lambert explained that since the late 1970's the City has maintained a policy and philosophy that neither individuals nor private companies can use public facilities for private gain. Private for-profit programs have been utilizing high school facilities in the past years and paying the School District for use of those facilities. This year the School District is closing the use of those facilities for that type of use in order to rest the fields and make sure they are available for use by school programs. Lambert said Staff would like to give the Commission the opportunity to discuss the use of the park system by non-profit public service groups. They want to be sure that both the public and this Commission is aware that the City does not allow individuals or private companies to reserve City facilities for-profit. The parks are bought and paid for and maintained by taxpayers for the good of the public, not for an individual or corporation to use for personal profit. Some of the privately operated schools, camps or clinics have contacted the various athletic associations to operate the camp or clinic under the athletic association name in order to PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 10 bypass the City's policy on no "for-profit" use of City facilities. The athletic associations see the camps or clinics as a way for Eden Prairie kids to have access to talented instruction in various sports. (Larson left during discussion of this item.) Jacobus asked if the organization offering skating lessons at the Community Center pays a fee. Lambert explained that the Community Center rules are different than the park system's rules. The Community Center was established with the understanding and direction that it will pay for itself with operating costs. The City does contract with someone who hires other staff people to give skating lessons. Swanson asked if this policy is similar to other cities. Lambert responded that since Eden Prairie adopted this policy they have received requests from many other cities that want to adopt a similar policy. Schaepe asked why the School District was changing their policy. Lambert explained that the school's Athletic Director took an assessment of the fields and felt that they were in such poor condition that they needed to rest and be taken out of use. Jacobus asked if this policy remains, what would happen with the soccer camps. Lambert said he did not think anything would change. It is under the soccer club. Barrett said he feels there are some gray areas that this policy may be able to correct. Jacobus asked if the soccer camps are not held would the soccer fields be used by someone else and, do soccer camps eliminate anyone else from using these fields. Lambert responded that the soccer camps are held during the day and right now no one is eliminated from using the fields. Mackay said he would like Staff to develop some alternate costs and prices for the various organization's using the parks. Lambert explained that if any changes are made to the policy, they would invite representatives from the different associations using the City's facilities to provide input to this Commission. Brill said fees could be different for residents and non-residents. Barrett asked if this item could be tabled and revisited at a later time. Lambert explained that this item could be tabled to a certain date. Staff should then be directed to talk to the various Associations' that are affected by this Policy and ask them to come before the Commission for further discussion. Lambert said Staff could come up with some recommended fees to implement under certain circumstances. Motion: Mackay moved, Gerst seconded, to ask Staff to develop a recommendation for a fee structure for private use of City facilities to be presented to the Parks Commission at their next regular meeting and following that meeting, ask representatives of the various associations to come to discuss these fees. The motion carried, 8-0. C. Discussion of Renaming Senior Center Tria Mann, Arts & Senior Coordinator, explained that she is responsible for the operation of the Senior Center. She further explained that she is looking for approval to appoint a task force to consider a possible new name for the senior center facility. Everyone is in favor of looking for a new name that tells the community that this is a community building PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 11 and available for everyone no matter what age they are. Mann said they are asking this Commission to recommend that they look at a possible name change for the Senior Center. Barrett asked if creating a task force was really necessary. Mann responded that the reason for a task force is that the City Council wants to get input from the community and a task force is the best way to get representation from the entire community and not just from Staff or people who use the facility. Barrett suggested that they put something in the local newspaper asking people to contact Mann with any suggested names. Jacobus suggested that they look at having a public naming contest. Mann said they are not opposed to that and the reason they suggested a task force is because this is the process normally used. Jacobus said it is also important that they educate the public about the senior center. Mackay suggested that the task force be not only used for naming the facility but to also educate the public on the use of this facility. Motion: Swanson moved, Gerst seconded, to approve recommending the appointment of a Task Force to consider and decide on a new name for the Senior Center Facility. The motion carried, 8-0. Motion: Barrett moved, seconded by Mackay, to approve the Charter Statement for the Senior Center Name Change Task Force and to advertise the name change in the local newspaper asking that ideas be forwarded to Tria Mann, Arts & Senior Coordinator and to ask the Task Force to discuss marketing ideas for the Senior Center. The motion carried, 8-0. Tom Crain agreed to serve on the Task Force as the Parks Commission representative. VIII. REPORTS OF STAFF A. Director of Parks and Recreation Services 1. Report on Riley-Purgatory-Creek Bluff Watershed District Board Action Lambert reported that the Watershed District will do the project inspection and surveying of the Miller Spring Project. Barrett asked what the total cost of the project will be. Lambert responded that it could cost$20,000. Lambert also reported that the Watershed District will monitor Round Lake for one more year. At the end of this year staff from Barr Engineering, the DNR and the City will evaluate the three years of treatment and make a determination at that time whether this clarify product has been effective or if they need to look at a better way to improve the water quality at Round Lake. 2. Updated Cites PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION April 7, 2003 Page 12 Lambert pointed out that the updated section of the City Code regarding rules and regulations governing public parks was included in the Commission's agenda material. This updated section of the Code includes the latest provision restricting the use of paintball guns in City parks. 3. Review of New Trails Map A copy of the City's new trail map was included in the Commission's agenda material. B. Manager of Recreation Services 1. Review of Spring/Summer Brochure Lambert stated that the City's spring/summer brochure was included with the Commission's agenda material. He encouraged the Commission members to get more involved with the programs being offered and asked that they think about programs or services they would like to see offered. Staff would like the Commission's input. VII. ADJOURNMENT Motion: Crain moved, Swanson seconded, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried 8-0. The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.