All right, welcome everyone to the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting February 17, 2026. Um, we'll call a meeting to order. And Corey, if you could take the role. >> Bet. Commissioner Berth >> here. Uh, Commissioner Berfeld >> here. >> Commissioner Cuttingham >> here. >> Commissioner Jacalto. Commissioner Gianini >> here. Commissioner Proer >> here. >> Chair Shore >> here. Thank you. And we'll stand for the pledge of >> allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right. Um, looking at the agenda, can I get a motion to approve the agenda? >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda. >> Thank you. And I'll second. Thank you. And did everyone get a chance to look at the minutes? Any questions or um comments? All right. We'll look for a motion to approve. >> We've made the motion. Just uh vote. All in favor say I. >> Oh. Oh, of the agenda. >> Yeah, >> sorry. Thank you. Okay, so we're still on agenda. >> All in favor of the to approve the agenda, say I. >> I. >> I. Thank you. Any oppose? All right. Now, moving on to the minutes. Um, any comments regarding the minutes? No. Okay. For motion to approve the minutes. >> I'll make a motion to approve the minutes. >> Thank you. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. And minutes from November 18th are approved. Um, so now it's open forum. If there is anyone here in the audience that would like to step up, you are more than welcome to come do so. And seeing none, we will move on to uh let's see new business. Um, election of chair and vice chair. Do you want to take over, Cory, or do you want me to? >> There's a template in the um in the packet, but um essentially I mean certainly I can help read through this for you. Um we're looking for a nomination for a both chair and vice chair to serve for the next calendar year. Um so nominations um uh can be any member of the commission um be given by any uh side of a self excuse me a self-election to that. um and the uh commissioner, if you are nominated, you do not have to accept that nomination. So, if you're not comfortable or interested in serving in either one of those roles, even if you were nominated, um that that is um certainly your decision to make um and so that would void that nomination um and move forward from there. I I can uh state that I did hear from um Commissioner Jacalto earlier today and I wanted to just note that he is not interested in serving in any of um any of the chair or vice chair positions. Um so would refrain from a nomination in that spot. So at this time um we can move to uh um through as described in the in the packet um open for nominations for um chair and vice chair separately please. I'll start with a motion uh to nominate uh Jen Shore for the position of chairperson. >> Do we second? >> You don't have to. >> I'll second that. >> Okay. >> Well, I would nominate Mike to be vice chair. >> Is there any others for chair motion? >> Any interest for chair? Chair Shore, would you accept that nomination? >> I will accept the nomination. >> So, we can go ahead and >> um we would obviously without with her being the sole sole uh nominee, we do not have to vote to accept that. That will that will happen naturally. So, you are additionally appointed to chair for another term. Thank you for that. >> Thank you everyone. >> So, go ahead to the the vice chair. >> Um Okay. Yep. So, I I'll nominate Mike uh for vice chair. >> Okay, I accept. >> I'll second. Any others? >> No. >> Okay. Well, congratulations. Same as the chair. So, that was uh pretty smooth and simple. Thank you guys for your uh for your commitment and ongoing responsibility to support the uh support the commission. >> Perfect. All right. So, moving on. Excuse me. Staff updates and we have the park improvement plan. >> Yes. So, at at this time, um I'd like to um bring up Nikki Schlle from LHB. Um she is she's right here. LHB is the firm that uh um the city of Oakdale is engaged with them to help us with the final planning and design of our 2026 park improvements. So, um, we had do have a a short presentation here, um, that I will let her take on and and just, uh, for a reminder of the commission and for the general public that this is this is really meant to just be an overview of, uh, confirming what parks will be, um, seeing uh, work in 2026 and 27 as part of the 2026 CIP. um and stepping back even on a on a broader scale as part of the parks master plan that um both this commission and the city council um worked through and ultimately adopted in in 2025. So, um just wanted to uh part of that we wanted to ensure that there was um you know a lot of engagement as much as is reasonably um valued and so uh uh happy to have Nikki here uh to kind of just give us a brief update on uh on what that's going to look like for the 2026 year. >> Okay. Thank you Corey. Um and chair, vice chair, commissioners, thank you so much for hearing me out tonight. I am Nikki Schlle. I'm a senior landscape architect with LHB. LHB is a multid-disciplinary firm and for those that maybe have not heard of it, we employ um engineers of all types, architects. We are known for our sustainable design practices and we as a team, our landscape architecture group, our civil engineers work really closely together. We've delivered several park improvement projects in the Twin Cities metro area. Um just in the last five, six years alone, we've worked with Roseville, Brooklyn Park, Madness Heights, Shore View, um among many others. So, probably the most notable one that you may have gone to is Shore View Commons. That's that's our work. Um so, we're really just delighted to be here. We're honored to to be working with Corey and the rest of the staff. Um and I'm excited to be with you tonight. Um also as part of our team um it's we have that'll be working on your projects are Brun Intertech will be performing the geotechnical work. They're a trusted partner that we've used for many years as a subconsultant for that work and Rockwise Strategies is part of our team as well. again a trusted um partner and subconsultant that provides third-party cost estimates that are informed by construct construction that's happening. Um and tonight really is for me to introduce you to the project framework and give you this opportunity to ask any clarifying questions that you might have. I'd like you to go to the next slide, Corey, please. Um, so just as a reminder, what you're going to see for each of the parks for Golf View, Tower, and Tanners, um, are the existing conditions map next to your approved master plan. And we know that a lot of time and effort was given to creating uh, that approved master plan. We know how much that takes, that effort um, involvement and how much community engagement also occurred. So, we will always use that as our guide. That is our framework. We honor that plan. Um, and reminder that we're not implementing everything. So, even though you see the fields there, the parking lot, that's not part of this first phase. So, we are really focused on for starting at golf, we're really focused on the playground. And that's the area highlighted in pink. There's going to be a concrete plaza sort of in the middle of the two containers. We're replacing that equipment, expanding that container, and looking to adjust the trail accordingly to fit that area in that zone. So, that's really our focus there. And the surfacing would remain as engineered wood fiber. And go to the next one at tower. Again, it's in another neighborhood park relatively, you know, seems simple on the surface, but we know that this is such an improvement for this neighborhood and for this park. So, it will mean a lot to to those residents there. Um, we are focused on expanding and renovating that playground equipment again, adding the trail to make sure that it's an ADA pathway from the street up to the playground. Here the master plan shows the playground as one large area, not two separate containers. So we'll have to consider that um and how we want to make that work um for all the equipment in the age ranges and that the seating sits sort of off to the side. And then um restoring the area that's you know used for sledding, slip and slide in the summer. making sure that that turf is restored for those events and that we're not interfering with some of those activities as we approach the construction season for this one. Um the sand and the surfacing today would be swapped out that we removed and we're going to improve or upgrade to the engineered wood fiber here as well. Think I got everything there. So, moving on to Tanner's Lake. Um this one there's really two levels of improvement I would say right this list right now is your base scope. This is the amount that we are approved for now. If the grant comes through for you for Tanner's Lake that we're hoping we'll know about in April, then the scope can be expanded to include items along the shoreline, shoreline res restoration, and um there's a picnic shelter, possibly move in this plan as well. So, but for now, we're focused on the space scope here at you see this list. Um, again, focus on that new playground, which could be really exciting to have it on kind of more on that hillside within the trees and some of those hillside opportunities. Um, restoring where the old one is currently, adding accessible trails as needed in that zone and improvements throughout the park. Um, and changing the Glenn the Glen Brook Avenue turnaround right now or culde-sac to the small parking lot. um making sure that we're handling all the storm water management that we need for all these improvements and improving the tennis and pickup courts, adding shaded seating nearby and improving that ball field drainage and um making improvements to the boat launch for the ADA parking. Um also wayfinding signage finding and signage at this one is in the base scope. Go to the next slide for community engagement. Um there's a long list here and this is what's included in our scope currently. I'll say that we are this includes online surveys uh inperson in-person openhouse for all parks popup events. So we're going where the people are and we like to leverage um those to coincide with events you already have planned near or at those parks. and then to create graphics or yard signs to support staff in um getting the word out on social media as needed and with mailings as well if desired. Our approach is very flexible though because we want to meet you where you are and what's working what you need the most. So within our approved budget, we can kind of shape this as we need to. And it's kind of a working live document that we're starting to create right now our engagement plan with city staff. And in that engagement plan, we are tying those dates together. We're talking about when we're coming back here, when we're going to city council again, when these pop-ups would occur and what events they would coincide with. So that is actively being worked on right now with city staff. But in general, uh, we are want to propose a more extensive engagement happening for Tanner's Lake. There's just more happening there and it's a community park and then have a more more tailored kind of specific and smaller approach to the neighborhood parks at T for Tower and Gfield that are primarily focused on, you know, the playground equipment options. Moving to our preliminary schedule. Corey, there's a lot of detail on this slide and I don't expect you to to read all of it. Um, but I do want to highlight that with Tower and Golf View because they're neighborhood parks with that smaller scope of work. They're being grouped together in as a separate bid package from Tanner Lake Park. And that way we can fast track tower and golf view parks and aim to bid them in early summer so construction can really get going in 2026. That also allows us time to wait a little bit on Tanner Park before we dig into too much detail and spend too much of your budget on design until we know if we got the grant or not. And that also allows us more time for really, you know, better engagement on Tanner as well. I see a question from a commissioner. >> Um, I don't want to interrupt your presentation, but I am >> I have several questions on Tanner's Lake, so whenever you want to deal with them. >> Sure. Can I I'm almost done wrapping up the schedule. >> That's why I was asking. >> Yep. Absolutely. This is the last slide. Um, so was just saying that we would start Tanner's in more earnest Tanner's like design a little later, more like April, you know? So, so we like align that with knowing about the grant or not. So, we're not getting ahead of ourselves designing something that might need to be tweaked when we find out if we have the grant. Um that way it really helps us to reduce that risk. And um another way that we do that too and avoid surprises in construction is to get the geotechnical information and of course our survey crews out there right away. And they they are out there. So if you see flags kind of popping up in those parks, that's what's going on. They're doing utility locates. Um, and uh, this LHB has our survey crews out and might have them out also into next week. Um, and then, uh, Brun has Geotech. If they didn't go out this week, they're probably going out next week. So, just be aware that that's we're rolling. We're we're ready to go. Um, and also embedded into that process, we have those cost estimates throughout the design um, to keep make sure that we're on track and staying within your available budget. And with that, I will be happy to take any of your questions. Thank you. >> Okay. I don't know if these are going to be questions for you or for Corey. Um, I don't think I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I don't think anybody knows the park at Tanner's Lake in this room better than I do. I grew up on that park. My parents' yard backed into the parking lot. for the beach. >> Okay. >> Um >> named after your dad. >> Well, the ball field is. Yeah. Um so where are these new trails going to be? Well, I think that, you know, I can I can certainly take that one and I think that that speaks to um, you know, I'll maybe back up a second and for the commission members and members of the community that are watching, you know, the plans that, you know, that we were just laying out there, these these conceptual um, design through the master plan, those are exactly that. They're conceptual. And I think that um you know with some certain requirements with storm storm water and some setback things that's that underlines the importance of community engagement and really shaping what the final will look like. You know obviously we have a budget that we we need to stay within but it's it's a it's a you know the council um you know appropriated a you know a favorable um project budget for this aspect of the of the site. So, I think that we'll be able to do good things with there, but we really need to um get that engagement from the community to really refine what that looks like. So, to your point about where those trails will be, I think it's going to depict on, you know, we have to be cognizant of it, it really kind of depends on that final layout. Is is this going to be a playground or is this staying a basketball court? Does it end up getting converted to a tennis court? Are we putting the playground up on the hill? what does the final outlook of the of the parking lot look like and stuff in relation to you know what future updates for the beach might be obviously through the grant there's some shoreline stuff that could impact that so um Glenn I would or commissioner I would I would ask that you know just um there's some patience in answering that final question and and that's where we really want community engagement with that stuff which is um which is why Nikki had you know pointed out on where we're we're for lack of better terms terms kind of, you know, being patient with the Tanners project because we understand um the importance that is to the community and and you know the um personal connection and and everything that that people have to that facility. So spending extra time on that so that we can hear all those you know that feedback will really help outline that and I think that based on what that looks like you know building off of what what you see here on the screen will finalize that. So, this is I know I'm I'm kind of talking in circles there, but I'm really trying to state that come to the engagement, give us feedback on based off of this how we might want to see things, the different user groups, you know, coming to do that, whether they're coming to an a community engagement, but you know, certainly uh US commission members or anybody from the public, even if they aren't able to attend those, they can certainly reach out to city staff, they can reach out to any of us commission members or any council member um also to to provide feedback. We really really want to get that feedback to kind of define what that'll look like. So hopefully that kind of helps answer your question without answering it. I know. But >> okay, I'm going to guess then that couple of my other questions will have the same answer. And if so, that's fine. the playground on the hill. Is part of it going to be dug out to make a flat area where things can go? What I recall is that it's a not a big slope, but it just goes up. >> Yeah. And great question. That'll get finalized through survey work that's being done shortly. You know, that'll really kind of, you know, tell us and LHB exactly what the contours look like through there. So again, conceptually we would like to do something like that. If for some odd reason the lands existing landscape prohibits that we'll have to pivot a little bit, but that is happening. Um you I just had received a call from the surveyor late last week on scheduling um you know trying to look at scheduling when that can be done. And so um that'll really determine what can and can't be done there. And that's why, you know, this is just meant to be, hey, here's the steps that we're taking. When we know more, once we've collected that information, then we'll bring back, you know, here's our options. >> Yeah, if I could just add in that's a very, you know, this master plan is very high level concept. It's laying out the pieces that you know you you wanted and the general proximity of where they were and the ideas behind what you kind of wanted them or hope them to look like or incorporate some elements of and by truththing it now we get to truth it and we're going to still use this as a guide. Lots of input went into this. But does that mean that it that trail goes exactly where that is? Absolutely not. It just means we know we need an ADA path to that playground. >> Yep. >> And yeah, we've gone over all that of it's not written in stone. This is exactly what's going to happen. I'm just going to make one more comment that was said from a resident living close by at that meeting that we had at Tanner's. Um she and um a few others had mentioned that that hill was widely used by residents for sled riding and they they would hope to see that still be the case. >> I'm just saying >> good feedback. Good feedback and hopefully we'll we'll hear more of that through the through the numerous different engagement opportunities. But also when you say like um if people come to us as parks and reccks commissioners with some feedback, how do you wish us to address that? Just bring it up at our meetings or >> Sure. You can you can email me direct with that um or certainly um bring it up at the next meeting. I would encourage if you think it's anything um that you know, use your judgment on what you think and wait. But we're I'm happy to take um take those emails at any time and and we can give it to the design team just for feedback and or at least incorporate in during the next uh community engagement activity. But you don't have to hold it. I just I say that because I want, you know, people see you out in the community or they recognize you or some of them um you know, maybe they might want to come to you versus, you know, one of us or or a council member. You know, please by all means, you know, use yourselves as a resource for a conduit of flow for information for us. >> I only have three more. >> I'm here to listen. the building is that going to be open for discussion on what's the best use of that building the existing um in time I think that that will be I know as staff there's discussion on how we can you know I don't want to say revitalize that but utilize that facility more for different programmings and I think that what depending on how gets developed around that will shape what those activities look like, you know, whether that's a rented space that somebody can use um for um birthday parties or, you know, uh kids events or anything like that. That's that would be what our goal or at least the conversations at the staff level. And and um I think that I can speak on behalf of the the council that, you know, they would like to see an increased use of that facility as well. But the steps before that, we've got to, you know, let's get that uh let's enhance the area to get that attraction um to that facility. But that it's um uh certainly can be evaluated as an underutilized you know resource that we want to we want to figure out how we can capitalize on it. So it's part of the discussion but what exactly that endgame looks like is again coming forthcoming. >> Okay. Um, as Andy may know, um, my family has adopted Tanner's Lake Park for the Oakdale cleanup thing. I've been trying to do that for years and years. And uh, so I'll be down there a lot checking into things and and looking at things. But the last thing that I want to ask and we don't need to spend a whole lot of time, police presence in the park. Yeah. How is that going to be addressed? Because all my youth, we could look out the kitchen window or be in the backyard and see drug deals going on in the parking lot and, you know, people getting drunk and stuff like that. And I just I just want to make a point that it's if it's going to be built up nice and everything like what we're talking about, it does bring in the criminal element. I hate to say that, but it's just something for you guys as planning to keep in the back of your mind. >> Yep. Appreciate that feedback. can certainly, you know, I'm not going to speak for Chief Newton and his team, but um definitely valuable feedback to to receive and and um you know, we'll make sure that they're aware of those concerns. >> Okay, I'm good. >> Anybody else questions or All right. Well, like to thank Nikki for time tonight. >> Thank you very much. It's nice to meet you. You guys will you'll see her again um through different engagements numerous times throughout the year. So, you'll get to know her and she'll get to recognize you guys a lot more frequently. >> And I'll be out on the construction site at the end, too. So, Glenn, I might see you out there. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Nikki. >> Okay. Um moving on to uh the next um item if I may, Chair. >> Yes, please. So, we just uh the uh city council and city staff has been working with the private developer to um to build a new park. It'll be a new city park. It's it's the first of its kind where the the developers actually, you know, building the park. Um this aspects of this has um come to this commission um in the past uh for feedback on both playground and uh you know, overall layout. um that was in uh probably late late summer, early fall of last year if I remember correctly. But um uh happy to report that that is um that is moving forward um thanks to the council's uh recent uh approval of those plans and that stuff. So one thing that um we just wanted to uh kind of get out in front of the front of the commission was what the actual final layout looks like. So, in your packets, there is a um a color rendering that ultimately shows um where that um what that park looks like. Some uh wetland open space that'll be able for a walking area. This will have all concrete trails um throughout. There will be um a a pretty sizable uh playground with equipment that will all have port and place rubber around that playground. Again, this commission was a part of um picking that those final selections on that. Obviously, a parking area. There's a half court basketball court. um couple pickle ball courts. There will be a um um uh not a plumbed restroom, but there will be a a place um to use facilities. And then there will be a dog park in um in this ultimate uh facility which is on the bottom side of that page um with a both large and small dog run area. So, um, as we look forward to that, um, one thing that, uh, we it seems like sometimes it kind of gets overlooked until towards the end of the project is what the naming of these different parks and facilities are going to be. So, um, just wanted to again, we're not looking for any action from from the commission tonight on that name. But, um, would look for, um, ask for you guys or the commission members to, um, think about various different names. And and one thing that I wanted to point out is that also attached into your packet, the city does have a a naming policy um that outlines these kind of things. So within that policy, specifically section 10 and 11 refer to different things for naming of parks and uh um different facilities and that. So as you think about that information, I think that um I don't know that it'll we'll be looking for anything. I'm I'm fairly confident we're not going to be looking for any specific name ideas for you maybe at our next meeting, but the upcoming and and us as staff will try to um work with the council to maybe get a little bit more of a parameter of, you know, kind of where that where that lies or what that looks like. But I I would ask you um just so we don't drop it on you at a last minute thing. Kind of just trying to plant the seed for you um as you're out or you're you're meeting with your different community groups or you come up with different ideas, jot them down. um you're certainly welcome to send them to me, but I would ask that, you know, we would bring those up at, you know, at an upcoming commission meeting once that that'll be an agenda item that we'll actually get on there. So, um just wanted to touch on that. Um get that information to you. So, uh any happy to answer any questions on that if there is any? >> Did I see on the that memo that there was colors for the playground? >> Yeah, the the rendering in the packet has some colors >> in it. just outlines the green space areas and that kind of thing. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> The the outlined area in that document should be just the um that's the park itself. There's development and everything like that on in adjacent sides there. But is yours not showing color? >> It does. >> Okay, sounds good. Perfect. >> I was think I was thinking colors of the playground is what I >> Yeah, sure. Uh no, this is just a it's meant to just identify the areas of the distinction of the park itself. If black and white, it's kind of hard to dist differentiate between the building and you know that's being built right now and the roadways areas. So um for the the Willowbrook or the playground itself was uh utilizing similar colored concepts but inverting them from what we see at Willowbrook. So they won't it won't be a match. should have the same theme, but um again utilize the um expertise of the playground vendor to propose um to us and ultimately that's what um was approved by council. So it'll be not an exact match um for that. The only thing there's some oranges in this ones instead of some of those yellows or greens, however you want to do it. And um the only thing that I asked uh that we did change at the end was some of those were in like the um children's seating areas and stuff like that. And uh that can be hard to keep clean. um because of the bright color and to clean on a regular basis. So, we inverted that and we'll continue to clean them, but it it just um aesthetically keeps, you know, the facility looking a little bit cleaner. So, but ultimately it'll it'll be a concept of the similar blues with um believe it's it's a shade of like an orange instead of the greenish color. That makes sense. >> Very cool. Thank you. Yeah, we'll define what the actual port in place rubber looks right before they um right before it's done, but it'll it'll be along them. So, those similar lines, good matching there. So, any other questions on that? So, I'll give some staff updates on behalf of um uh recreation here that we've got. Um there is there was obviously a um so far things have gone really well. I'm not going to read through all of Julie's updates. You guys can, but just pointing out a few of them. Um, as with the warm weather comes an end towards the indoor market. So, we only have a few of those uh left coming up with the last one being um in March 21st. So, before long, we will be um going out to the uh farmers market and outside. One thing to note um and we'll we'll talk about this and certainly communicate that with the community, but um because of the impending city hall uh construction project, uh the um the farmers market will be moved to the uh west lot over by um just west of city hall over by the bandell and that stuff just to you know make sure that we don't um have any concerns with construction traffic and stuff like that. There will still be a portion of the primary city hall lot to the north of the facility that will remain open to the public. We just felt it's a good place over there to ensure safety when everybody's walking around in different places. So, there will be a change in in some of those regular activities that Wreck might have held um out in our front lot that will be moved to the west. But again, we'll make sure that's that's um communicated to the community, especially as that gets closer and it does go out in, you know, in our printed documents that should show the reflection of the the different location. But definitely something good to good to point out. ice ranks. It's been a really good year for ice rinks up until last week. Um uh had a report from the team today. Full transparency. I didn't get a chance to fully read it, but um it's going to be tough. I know it's going to get it's going to cool down again here after next week, but we might be at the end of the rink season. um they took a really hard um beating over the last week and um areas that there's concrete or black top that's showing and um with us not having the real cold nights at the end, it's hard to make that ice and it it really there's some areas that have some ice, but it becomes a safety concern if somebody can't see it, you know, hit the concrete or their their skates cut through. So, uh more information will come out on that. They are closed as of right now, but we will uh um we'll see what mother nature allows us to do. But it's been a really good season. we were, you know, we were we were going in early December with ice rinks and we've gone non-stop. So, we surpassed um by far what the amount of times that we had staff in the warming houses and stuff like that and you know last year. So, it was a good season, but I think we're all uh in a way we like hockey here, right? But uh it is nice for the warmer weather to come back too. Um other things uh the indoor garage that's upcoming indoor garage sale um is is coming up. That's a pretty big event Saturday, April 11th. um uh usually see uh quite a few hund four to five four to 600 shoppers that kind of thing. So encourage people to uh be aware of that. And coming up another thing that's restarting um is the community walk uh that is um based on recording different amounts and rewards for um the amounts that people walk in different um different um areas of the community. And then also last, there's just uh for those interested in uh uh participating or being a part of our recreation programming and and stuff like that, we do have some um open positions that are open open recruitments right now on our website, not only for recreation, but there is some for um in our parks division for some seasonal assistance and stuff like that. So um that's that's really the biggest on the um just an overview on the recreation side of things. Um, in the park side, I I'd like to start out with uh I I need to offer a correction to the uh previous meeting. Um, there was a question about uh recycling in the parks and I misspoke and I need to correct that. Um, I was under the understanding that all of our stuff did go to a single sort facility and I was not that was inaccurate. Um, I I talked to our disposal provider directly. Only a portion of that stuff gets separated out. Um, so I do have a meeting with um Hannah Dunn, one of our environmental specialists who uh it's coming up in March to talk about expanding that um throughout the rest of our park. So it won't be immediate, but we will be continuing to expand it. So I want to make sure that it's known that um I did miss misspeak on that, but it's we're not where we where we could be, but we're we're making strides to get there, and we'll definitely continue to do that here in in the upcoming uh calendar year. Other things with parks obviously uh you know parks maintenance ice rinks have been the primary for operations. Um coming up we were we finally wrapped up the uh lighting project here down at the Walton Fields. They had a um just because of the soil conditions. Although that lighting project went up last year um they have some really neat technology that defines the aiming of those lights. So they come to us all aimed in theory and then after they're up they go around with a light meter at night and they turn them on and see. and they had some low light areas, but just because of the soil conditions down there, it takes a pretty big truck to get all the way up to those things where they buck it up. So, happy to report that that project finally got done. Um, but other things related to um you know, we've been changing the level of service that we've been providing on our our uh open trails, our our community trails and that stuff. And hopefully um community members would notice that um an elevated level of service at at every snowfall. But otherwise, they've been predominantly uh working with our other um street maintenance teams and our forestry division doing a lot of tree removals and stuff like that. And um both in various different parks um east side, we took a a bunch of ash trees down um like right around the parking lot and throughout the park. Again, those were ash trees that need to come down and eventually stump stump grinding will commence and um we'll see some replant in those areas, but it's a good time of year to do that kind of stuff. So, uh the weather keeps up like this. Uh they're uh you know, we'll be rolling into a park setup here in the next, you know, potentially we could be looking at it in four to six weeks where we're we're getting, you know, thinking about getting that stuff uh back out and open on things. So, um again, parks maintenance, it's uh it's um this time of year is a good time to just capture those those things that you can't normally do during the summertime because you're overwhelmed with other stuff. But again, like I mentioned, for them, there is some open positions uh for individuals uh interested in participating in our seasonal position for our parks and recck team that goes all summer long. So, um whether they're uh um college students or or anything like that, the information is on our website. So, encourage you to to go to that and ask for it. So, um the only other last thing that I have on a on a from a staff level is just um wanted to ensure that the uh commission in your packet is the uh draft work plan for the 2026 parks and recck commission and uh we've talked about this before uh looking for any feedback or any concerns or if you know if the group is I don't need a formal vote on it but if uh you guys are acceptance of that work plan um as presented we'll then uh present that to the council for adoption moving forward. feedback on it. >> I think it looks good. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> No post. All right. Thank you for that. So, that's all that I have uh chair for uh staff updates and stuff. >> Thank you, Corey. Does anyone have any questions for Corey? >> I had one question. >> Yes, sir. >> So, you mentioned the recycling in the parks. >> Yes, sir. >> And I think right now Will Brook Commons is one of if not the only park that has a separate recycling option. Do you know what the new improvements to the parks, you know, tanners? Yes. Will that have be something going forward? Separate recycling? >> For sure. New facilities will definitely What I was referencing is trying to incorporated into some existing facilities. >> Yeah. Just reminded me if if that's a plan going forward to have separate recycling. >> Yes, sir. >> Any other questions for >> Good question. >> But you're going to get the comments from us, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Um, so yeah. So, moving into commissioner updates. So, what was third down here? Glenn. >> Uh, I'm good. >> Okay, Jen. >> Well, you know, I always bring up stuff with Wellness 50 Plus and I was not able to make meetings about Summerfest that happened like in December and um so I don't know what's going on with Summerfest. I just want to say that our wellness 50 plus group is interested in helping out in some way with that. >> Okay. >> Deb Cooney and I um last year for Summerfest, we volunteered to um work with like Vicki and Larry Everheart on um we we were just posted at a certain place where cars were not supposed to enter the parking lot. So, in saying that our wellness 50 plus group would like to help, it's something volunteer along those lines. >> Sure. >> And if I don't know who to contact because I don't know who's overseeing that at this point, but um >> yeah, there's there's been some change in in in the Oscar um group, but Mr. Everheart, if you're familiar with working with him, um he's still active and and and certainly um leading or helping to lead the charge on on that planning aspects. I think that, you know, there still be a summer fest in in some form. We're working on in that group working with city staff and council to try to kind of really refine what what it looks like moving forward. But, um, if you if you prefer, I can reach out to him and have him contact you or you're welcome to contact him directly. >> Yeah. >> So, um, >> we're good with that. >> Okay. >> Yeah, you have my contact information through. >> Yeah, happy to do that. Yep. For you or, you know, any other group and, um, >> well, I can present it to the group once I kind of know. Yeah, absolutely. >> Some ideas of what's >> Yeah, I'll I'll uh I'll send them a note tomorrow. >> Sure. Absolutely. >> Sure. They'll appreciate that. >> Yeah. >> Also plan on getting a group together to do a park cleanup and we'll pick the parks that Awesome. You know, are >> we appreciate that? Good. >> Nothing for me this time. >> I don't have anything else either right now. U Mark? >> No, I think I'm good today. I have nothing. >> All right, Andy, excuse me. >> Thank you, commission, for having me. Congratulations to our chair and vice chair. Thank you for continuing on again the good work you're doing. Uh, a couple things, just updates from the city. One, I will say, we referenced a grant a few times for the public. I believe it's a DNR grant, right? And it's uh to the tune of north of $700,000. It is it is absolutely massive to help with short shoreline restoration. Other things it would also offset some of the work that we'd already uh been looking at for the park. So hopefully that goes well. But uh beyond that uh construction seems to be the majority of the updates I give these days. Right. Chipotle is so close. It's going to open up any day it feels like. I'm sure in the next month it will. Uh which is good. And then public works. uh been a few delays with weather, but the end of March, early April, there's going to be uh a grand opening. Staff are going to start to move in. In fact, uh Cory knows I think they've been moving furniture in and getting a lot of those details ready. But with any construction project of that size, there's a lot of final walkthroughs, punch lists, things that need to be buttoned up. And then of course, uh we're aiming for June for the new police and city hall remodel. And that'll be a really big endeavor. it'll be 18 months uh where this will be largely shut down, which is why it's so important that public works opens because we need the space. We need every square inch we can get. Um but I'm really excited about the parks engagement that's going to be coming up this year and the investments are going to be made in these parks. So, I appreciate all your work on helping solicit that feedback and giving us your own. Beyond that, happy to stand for any questions. >> I have a question. uh when this building shuts down like you say I guess in June um will we be meeting at the discovery center? >> Good qu I know the council is going to be meeting at the discovery center and I would imagine that yeah the commissions would be meeting there as well. >> So starting in June is the working assumption. >> Yep. think that'll we'll when we finalize those dates, we'll be sure to share that out with the commissions and the public so they're aware of what that there's a lot of logistics that are are still kind of waiting to you know really fall into place as council member Morham mentioned that the end is there's a lot there. So, you know, once we know what the the timeline of public works to wrap up, we get through that ribbon cutting and then how long it's going to take um to move and and we're currently having um you know discussions with different um in different areas of staff to because you know to get this facility built up there and you know get everything lined up. So once all that it's going to be sometime there around there. I would I wouldn't put a defined date like starting in June, no matter what. That's when this is going to happen. But there'll be there'll definitely be uh um communication out to the public on when that'll be in that range. >> Yes. I'm also going to reiterate what Andy just said too with the the new improvements to the parks coming because I think it is really exciting and you know for the past what year and a half you know it's one thing to just see things on paper and um to like now eventually soon visually see the changes actually happening in the parks is going to be a lot of fun. >> Yeah. No, we're looking forward to it. a lot of excitement and we want uh people of all ages to be excited to be out in these parks and to spend their time there. So, it'll be good. Any other final questions? >> Nope. >> All right. Well, hey, thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> All right. Um does anyone else have anything else they want to say before we >> I just have a comment saying thank you for um >> bringing us the dinner um tonight. was very good and we appreciate it. >> All right. Um, side note for the public, anyone listening, uh, we don't meet in March, so the next meeting will be April 21st. Um, so with that, I will look for motion to adjurnn. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. All in favor? >> Any opposed? All right, we will see you in April. >> What was 21st