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8)Mississippi River Dock: An e-mail from Dave Osberg, City Administrator, was passed out regarding the Mississippi River Dock. In short, the Army Corps of Engineers received a letter from the U.S. Coast Guard on December 15, 2005 which stated that there were strong reservations regarding this project and requesting a denial of our permit. The Army Corps of Engineers is unwilling to approve our permit unless there are significant changes in the U.S. Coast Guard’s view of this project. 9)Riverwood Security Light: Director Bernstein mentioned that there was a request last fall from the neighborhood to place a security light in Riverwood Park. There are evidently groups of young people who are gathering in the park after hours. The Parks & Recreation Department got cost estimates from Dakota Electric on a 3-way light fixture that would face south and should cause minimal light disturbance. Commissioner Brown wondered if we needed to get any other neighborhood input before approving this request. Director Bernstein is planning to notify the neighbors surrounding the park if the NRRC approves the project. Commissioner Vaughan wondered how large of an area the light would reach. Superintendent Smith said that it would light up the basketball court and about a 1/3 of the playground. MOTION: Commissioner Vandehoef motioned to approve the installation of a security light at Riverwood Park per the Park & Recreation Department’s recommendations. Seconded by Commissioner Schommer. Passed unanimously. 10)Larson – Trail Repair/Maintenance: Director Bernstein explained that a study of our trails has been completed and the work has been approved by City Council. There will be about $70,000 of repair and general maintenance done this year on trails and parking lots. The tennis courts will also be patched again this summer. 11)Pioneer Backstop: Director Bernstein mentioned that a larger backstop will be placed in Pioneer Park this year for safety reasons. Since the price of the new backstop came in lower than expected, there th will also be an 8’ fence placed along 15 Street. The NRRC questioned whether or not the park plan for Pioneer was still in place. Director Bernstein explained that there was to be a realignment of the park if the skate park would have been placed there. As that is now a dead issue, the realignment will not take place. However, other parts of the park plan are still valid. 12)New Business nd -Levee Park Public Review: A public meeting will be held on March 22 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at City Hall to show the community the revised concept plan and allow opportunity for comments. -Lions Park Shelter Bid: Director Bernstein explained that the architect who drew up the plans for the Wallin Park Shelter wants to charge us $10,000 to use the same plan for Lions Park. There is a program called Design to Build, where we provide the plans for Wallin with our requested modifications. The local architect that Director Bernstein and Superintendent Smith met with believed that we could reduce our overhead. We would for sure cut the $10,000 architect fee and hopefully lessen other costs, possibly by making the building 4-sided as opposed to the 6-sided Wallin shelter. Superintendent Smith emphasized that the shelter at Lions would be as good as the shelter at Wallin – it may just be a different shape. Director Bernstein explained that every design needs to be certified by a design architect. The local architect would be able to do that and also could review the bids that come in for the construction aspect of the project. Commissioner Vaughan mentioned that he likes the idea of building multi-purpose shelters, as opposed to just warming shelters. MOTION: Commissioner Vaughan motioned that the Parks & Recreation Department seek bids for Design to Build, and if those bids are not accepted, the previous Wallin Park shelter plan be used. Seconded by Commissioner Vandehoef. Passed unanimously.