All right. Okay. Um, let me do approval of agenda. We can talk about diligent. How's that sound? All right. So, um, I would like to call our meeting to order at 7:08ish,
I guess. And, um, I'm Katie Dudley. To my right is Justin Black. To my left is Kevin McDermott. And then Marie, how do you say your last name?
Rise Dorfer. Rise Dorfer. Marie. And then Don is um absent this evening and she's she's got too much of a headache to come. So I don't blame her. >> Right. Um and then Jeff is here and Lee
is over here. And um Mayor Rayor is also joining us today. he has a presentation for us. So that is wonderful. All right. Um so thank you Ryland and Rachel and Marie
for um working on the agenda here. So would anyone like to approve? >> It's not important but my name is spelled incorrectly. >> Yes. It's mg. >> And it's very important.
Is it still s? >> Yes. >> Other than that, I have no problem with the motion to move. >> All right. I'll second that. >> All right.
Okay. Um, Maria, at this time, could you just explain to us what diligent is and how the city is wanting to use it? >> Oh, yes. All those in favor in approving the agenda, say I
>> same sign. Takes a village. Motion carried. Thank you, Justin. All right, Marie. >> Yeah. So, Diligence, a software that we've been using for city council meetings. um and others I think we're triing it one it helps with being able
to do like an asynchronous type way of having people um put in items and it has a template of how you fill it out so there's a little more background than like I want this added um and so it helps kind of bring it all together for
Rachel and Jason and Mel to be able to create it. It does print out a standard look which I think is important. um for all of the different committees as well. So, it it does have kind of a templated format. Um anyone I think I talked to
Jason, everyone on this committee has access to it. So, I can send out the link that you can go in there. It's pretty easy. It's a word doc. You pick your committee and where you want it on the agenda and then it gets submitted to be approved to be added. So, it's really just a way
um to stop maybe the emails into Rachel and others where things are getting forgotten. It's all within the the platform itself. Um there's pros and cons to it. It doesn't
always work the greatest. Um but it it probably gives us a little bit more of just consistency than the cons at this point. So, if we want to use it, um, I would confirm with Jason, but I think
everyone has access to it. So, I can send out the link and I'm happy to do kind of a tutorial. It's quite easy once you get in there. But, >> what's the name of it again? >> Diligent. >> Diligent. Okay. >> Then, do we have to create a signin name
and password or nothing like that? >> I do think Yep. I do. Well, I shouldn't say no. I do think that you would have to create like a email like it would have your email and then you have a password to sign in so it know it knows it's you.
>> All right. How long is Jason gone? >> Uh a week I think. >> Right. Okay. So by next meeting I like it. Hey. Um, did any of you get a chance to look at
our previous meeting minutes that I sent the other day? >> Yes. >> I don't think I'm on the emails. I don't get them. >> So, are you getting anything from parks and trails? >> Sometimes. >> Sometimes. Um, part of my trouble is
that that whole blind copying. Um, so I guess October 5th would have just been I think Justin actually sent them directly to you possibly. >> Well, I usually send them to you and
Jason and Rachel is who I usually send them to. >> All right. >> So, I don't I don't usually include anybody else. I can start. >> I think you forwarded it to me, Katie. So, I don't know if you forwarded it to everybody else.
>> So, I sent I sent that actually probably only last night, wasn't it? Let's see. >> Yeah. Do you see one, Marie from last night from parks and trails? >> Can never figure out.
>> Oh, I can see the blind copy. So, I have I have your >> Okay. >> But I can just send it again. >> Okay. Let me here to refresh, but I don't see. >> Yeah, I am pleased I can see my blind copy because sometimes you can't even
see who you blind copied. I'm just like I need to know who I said this to. All right. All right. So, um Joy, did you have something you wanted to say about? >> Um, no.
>> It looks pretty good. >> So, has everybody add it? I if I miss it, I'm sorry. Everybody had a chance to read it or see it. I wonder if if Justin has it available if you could just read it. So out loud, it's a
shorter one. >> I can do it for you. >> I did I did start u the format kind of follows the format of our agenda now. So it kind of flows a little bit better, I think. So yeah, just kind of let me know. It's
very small print. >> Marian sending it not fails but from something else just because it's faster. >> Okay. So, we did a call to order at 7:05 and um I'm just going to skip to the guts of it if that's okay with you guys.
Um, so discussion and action items were the grant opportunity southern Minnesota initiative foundation grants to help small small towns. There is a match of $2,500 that we could include in the 2026
budget if needed. This has been submitted. And then um more benches in each park. Marie has asked for inventory. Kane has provided um 35 wood picnic tables, 26
metal picnic tables, eight permanent picnic tables, and we will discuss further in October. And then we didn't talk much about um anything from city council minutes. The pickle ball courts have been painted on the basketball court at city hall. We
need to purchase some pickle ball nets. Lions Club may provide nets. Parks and trails strategic goals 2025. Riverwood Hills Park and Oronoko Park Trail estimates have been completed. Host two community park cleanup and
planting events is being planned. Infrastructure assessments is in progress. seek capital improvement plan funds to pay Riverwood Hills Park in Oronoko Parks Park trails $20,000 per year CIP
and 1500 annually for smaller projects has been submitted for approval on future parks budgets. Park sign standardization. Jeff and Lance have looked into this and feel the current signage is sufficient discussion on
adding QR codes to signs for inquiry inquiries, recommendations, and information on parks. Uh there's under oral park, it was approved use of $2,700 from the H friendly Mu County grant to obtain city engineer cost
estimates for paving trails. I have to say I'm confused. What trails are we going to pave at? Oh, I know what we're doing. Can we add a line? >> Um, pave trails from the parking lot to the shelter.
>> Let's do that because that's what we're talking about, >> right? >> Yeah, that's from the parking area that circle to the >> pavilion. Yeah. Is it obvious as to where you park at oral park? I don't think it is unless
you've lived here as long as us. But I don't know if has anyone ever complained about that that's had events there? They just kind of figure it out that you go ahead and park on the grass, >> right? >> Everybody either parks in the median or
the or the off to the side all the all the way around, whatever they got to do, however many people. >> I don't know. I've never seen really anybody have any problem figuring it out. And and >> this would come later, you know, when we are actually designing where the pave
trail would go, we would want to have that related to the handicap parking and whatnot, too, but that's for later. Anyway, so my my suggestion to add is just um trail from parking lot to the shelter. Um under garden park, Don brought up
that the prairie grasses that have been previously planted have been getting mowed. Uh joy motions for mowing only picnic area and side of road and allow this area to become prairie grass and pollinator area. Also by spring of 2026
have a sign installed to designate prairie area. Don seconds. The motion carries. Um Riverwood Hills Park approved use of the $2,700 age friendly county grant to obtain city
engineer cost estimates for paving trails. So, why does it come up twice? Because it's under strategic goals and then and then when it was talked about. Okay. >> And then Jeff, my favorite thing, Memorial Park, possible basketball
pickle ball court in the future. Tada. All right. And then, uh, new business. So, Don would like to add community events to the agenda moving forward. >> That's probably a good idea. Uh Katie motions to advertise the National Public
Lands Day on the Oronoko Facebook page just in seconds. The motion carries. National Public Lands Day is Saturday, September 27, 9 to noon. This will be advertised on the Oronokco Facebook page hoping for volunteers. Kane has provided some options. Age Friendly Orunno is
hosting a day to help local residents with property maintenance. This will be held on Saturday, October 25 from 10 to 1. volunteers will meet at the community center and then our next meeting is October 6 at the community center and
have motions to adjourn at 8:15. Marie seconds and the motion carries. So does anyone have anything um to add to member later?
>> No lady, do you like them? >> I like them. Yeah. Okay. All right. Um, >> make a motion to approve the meeting minutes. >> Second. >> All right. Heaven and Jeff. All those in favor say I.
>> Post same sign. All right. Motion carries. It appears to me like we have agenda approval twice. So, um, you can review that with Rachel.
However, that works. Um, and then so moving on, we did have um some things that Marie emailed um because city council did approve up to $250 for a signific
$50. >> Okay. Okay. Up to $50 was approved. >> Yep. So, we got we got the mowing plan that we modified um approved. So, we're not going to mow um for
Garden Park. Um and then a $50 sign for whatever if it's a pollinator or back to prairie grass or whatever. So we we can get that. Nice. So I think Don shared a couple of them. They were like $20. So if we want to get
two for 50, you can do that, right? Okay. Awesome. And then Marie, was there more from city council? I think you had told me something else from >> um just that was discussed. of parks and
girls. The only other thing just to be aware of um it's budget season. So the preliminary budget got approved on the 24th. Um the general levy was about 1.9 million. Um it will go through a couple
more rounds of review um before it's finalized over the next couple of months. So that also includes um for parks and trails, the paving of the paths are in there. And then I think I need to talk to Jason. I think it was 15
or $2,000 for us to use as discretionary funds for this committee um every year so we don't have to go to city council every time we want to buy flowers or do something. We would have some funds available for us to make some of those decisions here. Um I think those were
the big ticket items for parks and trails on the budget. >> Anything that S we're asking for? 2000 year. >> We We haven't talked about that yet for CIPs. Yep.
That's in there, too. So, we'll see um where it all shapes out, but everyone had CIP funds in there, which I think is a good idea so we can start to plan for it. >> Okay. I apologize as your the adoptive bench didn't get on here.
>> It's okay. >> Where do we want to put that? Strategic goals. >> Yeah, because Okay, so this first big chunk is talking about city council things and um and then there's a legal
section. So would that go under strategic goals? I think so. And then so unfortunately this is just kind of a repeat of um the minutes but that's we'll make it. All right. Um
is there anything else from council? >> Not that I can think of. Ryland, anything else you want to mention? >> Can you think of anything? >> Anything from city council besides budget? >> That's pretty much majority of the meeting.
>> Okay. Um, and like you said, Marie, that's got to go through a couple more things before it's official. Yep. >> Right. Well, thank you for all your efforts on that. Awesome. All right. So,
Ryland, I think I think it's your turn, >> right? They they did write in here um that there was a motion to approve this resolution by Mindat to allow public access.
>> Okay. So, we're going to go over it, right? >> So, I received a this is something that we need to >> put in place is a limited use permit from the menvot sign for the council to approve.
And so whatever I I had Joe um so they needed a map type. So we took what you have there is an injuring drawing of when we did the river river
restoration the dam removal we had to provide an access under Lake Shady Avenue goes underneath the north and southbound to get us to the lake bed. So um that path was there. It was originally the approach of using that pathway was approved by Benod when we
did the dam removal and everything. So so we want to take it to the next step so we can publicly use the whole access. Um, so, uh, there is a six-page, uh, limited use permit, um, contract, uh,
application, I should say, that we'll I'll have our, um, city attorney look at it, make sure it's okay. But what they need from us is a resolution. Unfortunately, the copier ran out of >> print
resolution off. So, this is their format, but we'll take this resolution format. It has to be notorized and we'll put it into our uh normal resolution folder form and have it. I also like to have it I found out today that you want it
notorized and Rachel can do that there. She's a a notary. So um so again just to kind of emphasize we also send copies along of the of the master plan of why we are looking for
the access under these three lanes here. Um so that was all part of the application that we will that we sent to Mindot. Um, just a quick update. The rideway fence is, as far as I know, it has not been installed yet, but by the end of
October. So, they mowed clear trees where the fence will go. Um, and hopefully that'll be done yet in October. So, >> yeah, I did see the vehicles die. That was >> I did see some construction like vehicles down there.
>> An excavator I saw. >> Okay. I know that they're also um back up. The reason is also repairing the flood damage from a year ago. >> Oh, so that's what the pile of trees were. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, that's probably what we saw.
Jeff was >> I think so >> doing that. Okay. >> How far off the highway did they mow for the fence? >> Uh it was just about a six foot path. Okay. But how far from the edge of the edge of the 52 the highway that north
rightways at? I think it's 100 ft. Is it 100 feet in off the pavement? >> On the edge of the 150 ft, something like that. It's pretty It follows it pretty close. >> Okay. >> It's the rideway fence where where the rideway is.
>> Yeah, that's I guess that's what I was curious about. It's how far into the lake bed or off the highway it went >> stays right along the rideway. So, that'll be a Minnesota mand standard highway rightway fence. So 6 foot
something like that. So um so I guess what I'd like to ask or is a motion to recommend um approval of the limit use permit to go to the council so
we can discuss it next week or week of the 21st. I >> any questions for you? >> Yes, I I did read through that and it says you can't place any uh structures.
Are they allowing you to are they calling a pathway a structure? >> Um pathway where the fence goes. >> Isn't you're talking about a walking trail, right?
under the bridges be like a 10 foot, >> right? >> Tension. Yeah. >> So, do you just mow the path or the walkway or are you >> It's all sand and rock. >> Okay.
>> All the way all the way into the entrance to the the park and then whatever you do in the park itself, the grass. Yeah. Well, it probably could be gravel too. Whatever. Whatever decided. That's what I was wondering is when they're saying no structure can be
placed in there without their approval. >> Oh, under the bridge. Yeah. >> So, that's why I was just wondering um what they were if they would constitute like if we decided to pave it or rock it,
>> if you can do that. Hi, Matts. It was rock when we put it in there for the uh um for the dam removal and you know we had rock in there of course. Yeah. >> Okay. >> And then the other thing I saw in there
was that it's on the city's responsibility to renew that every 10 years and if you don't you lose the permit. >> Okay. So we the city should have some
type of mechanism. I mean in 10 years I may not be here in 10 years um >> to trigger that. So you know like at nine years we need to get this done. They give you 90day leeway and if you
don't apply for that to extend it, >> it's null and void. So I would that would be my cons my concern would be that um >> that's a good point
>> and I'm sure that's how they do it. But there has to be a mechanism with the city so you don't lose it. >> Yeah. We should um make sure it gets on the community calendar 10 years from now or in a November time frame or >> right >> whenever uh whenever the date is signed.
Those were just a couple of my points that came up to me. >> A good idea. Yeah, I would like to >> trying to figure out what we could what the city could put that on so that that doesn't get missed. Like I said, a lot
of us some some of us might not be here or they might so that that counter or and even sooner than 10 years in resolution, right? You don't look at 10 years from now.
>> Is is this is this in Didn't we already give them some money or something? So, this is different than the money that we gave for some land. >> Yeah, we purchased the properties along the rightway that were the peninsulas that went out into the lake. >> Okay. >> Mindot brought those bought those
properties by with bonding bill money when they did the reconstruction of 52. So, they bought those houses. So, they used bonding bill money. So they that's why we had to pay money to get the bonding bill money off of the records as far as being paid for. So, >> right. And then,
>> so this is just talking about under this. >> Yeah, it's just the act official request to use the path under into the VNDOT rightway, >> but to still have the barricade on the frontage road so that it's not for vehicles. It's just for
>> the plan is to put in removable posts. >> Okay. So if we have to have access with the skid steer mowing or whatever the case may be or taking down lumber to build the gazebo or tables, we can pull those post out and then put the post back in so you can't drive into down
that pathway. >> Yeah, because I imagine Jason got in there because he used his excavator or whatever to move the >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, he's >> he's got >> they were down there once already with trying to pull out all the logs and that was jammed up against the bridge peers, too.
Now, that that was done through um flood damage. >> We received funding for flood damage. We didn't get a FEMA 100%, but we got 75% from the state and the 25% is owed by the city.
>> And and this is where I get confused, right? Because we're talking about this right away under here, >> which is different than the river, I would imagine. And that's why Jason Otman could be clearing things under the bridge and under the river for the city.
>> Well, we were asked to clean the debris from the bridge pilings because county has a uh a depth finder or not recording the speeds of the the level of the river. >> Yep. And so they had when that damned up
earlier this spring from all the debris, they couldn't record um the depth of the river. So that's why we had to move or the city's responsibility is to clear those logs out. That's >> because the city's responsibility is the river where right now mindat is the land
under the bridges. But that's what this >> I think the river itself belongs to the state or the city. Yeah. >> It's all complicated. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Well, that's cool. Well, um I do like what Joy mentioned is how how will we
remember to renew this >> and um >> and we can put that in a statement in the resolution too is to draw attention to >> right >> the resolution. So, but I think a community calendar 10 years from now
10 years stuff on it now. So, >> okay. Um I did This is in that that 17page email that I sent you guys except you can't open it. Right. >> I didn't I wasn't able to. I didn't. Yeah. >> Right. But Joy, I appreciate the
information that you found in there um to look at. And then Yeah, it does say a non-motorized trail. Okay. Yeah. >> All right. Yeah. The permittee's use of the area is limited to only the
constructing, maintaining, and operating a non-motorized trail, and the use thereof may be further limited by blah blah blah all the things. Okay. All right. Well, I make a motion to approve this going to council because
council will, you know, be looking at it again, too. But any further discussion? All right. >> Motion to recommend. >> Yeah, you really do. Yeah. >> Yeah. I have to make a motion to recommend
to approve resolution 2025-21. So, that's that's what I'm seeing. >> I'll second it. >> All right. Thank you. All those in favor say I. >> Same sign. All right. Motion carries. Thank you so much.
>> Thank you. Okay. And Ryland, thanks for all your work on this. >> And um this is different than the fence though. >> Yeah, that's what's >> all tied together, >> right? >> But it's it's it's a separate subject.
>> Separate. >> Okay. Fantastic. Thank you. Okay. All right. So now um Oh yeah. So then there's even a link to that stuff once we start figuring out
diligent. Okay. And then is this previous where it says have city attorney review the limited use permit language? Did the attorney already look at it? >> It's just a reminder we should have the city attorney look at all all of our contracts. Okay.
>> It's more of a reminder. Okay. Um well, this would be when um I'd like to talk about the adopt a bench program. Um Lee, you had sent us some good information on that. I think in
September, the adopt a bench. >> No, >> I read I replied to it and said I wouldn't be there and I thought it looked great. >> Well, that's fair. Well, I don't mean to give him the credit, right? I know. Okay. So, um I don't know if
everyone got to see that. >> Do you want to try to Joy? Do you want to try to admit me? I can try to share my screen >> here. I think it's enabled. >> All right. >> It might not. >> Oh, yes. There it is. Right at the top.
>> Okay. I just have to wake up the mouse and get it back at the right spot. Okay. >> Fantastic in progress. >> All right. Which one do we need to
>> So if I mute my audio only the host can share. You look like you're sharing. Where's iPad's muted? >> Yeah, I just can't share my screen. Here it should say
do that. Did that help? I said um multiple participants can share. It looks to me like it's not going to let me done that. Maybe click out of that. Do the X.
Oh, there we go. >> And it's not echoing as bad, right? >> Sorry, I can't turn mine off. I think all the way off. So, Right. Fantastic. >> Okay, it's probably going to format
funny, so I apologize, but I'm I can send it out later since I'm on a little screen. So, this is this would be something that we could put out on our community calendar or or maybe not community calendar, but on the Facebook page or uh
um just be able to share some of that information out to the public on what we want to do. So, this would be in relation to the maybe adopt a bench or donate a bench program. And so what we did is pulled together
some different size benches that Kane put together. They are nonwood. They're like the gray um kind of metal with the rubber outside. You can see the two little boys sitting on them. So the costs are in there. And then what we
would look to do is maybe identify what parks and where we want them. And then people could pick where they wanted to do them. The one thing that I need to talk to Keen about is he'd like to do a cement pad under the bench. They don't have to try to mow. That is not included in that
those funds or those costs in the four, six, and eight foot bench. And then we'd also like an option of doing like a plaque if they wanted to if they wanted to do it in memory or honor, whatever. That would maybe be something extra. So, we'd have to get some of those all those
costs associated. Um, so that's just kind of giving people what we're trying to do with some costs associated. And then here's some information about what it would take, right? So we'd want to have them complete an application.
We'd want to figure out where they what size they'd want to pick, where they'd want to put it. Um, we could provide them some detailed cost breakdown. We'd require full payment. And then shipping is about four to six weeks, again, depending on when they do that, right?
if it's in the middle of winter. Public works isn't going to install a bench in the middle of winter, but um we can work through that and give them some um idea of when it we actually do it. And then again, I think it would be something that we'd want to think about as a
committee of if they are doing it in in honor of someone, maybe have a dedication ceremony or a personalized thank you letter or something for for that. Um, and so I put in if people are interested, we can contact Parks and Trails,
call us or whatever that would look like. So maybe a little bit more information that I still need from Kane, but just to put something together for people to react to. I think the other thing we should think
about is where we want them to be installed so we don't have everyone wanting to put a bench on Riverwood Park. um you know, what is that long-term plan? How many do we want? If we run out of spaces, that's a that's
a good problem to have. Um but just to try to give them like a map of what we're thinking, too. So, that would be a next step of getting some of our um trails identified where we'd want a bench and then putting that as kind of another
opportunity to add in here of for a location for them to select. >> That's great for us. >> So, what do we do next? I would say the would be this.
So in our sense I think that it's really a a great thing that you put together. I think the cost of the cement pad the city is already saving money not having to purchase the benches if we do it at donation. So, I
would think that it might be on the city's dime that they could place the cement pad, you know, in a way. You could see what the cost was. >> Um, they could probably do that in house, I would think. >> Yeah. It's not going to be very big. Um,
>> yeah, just something like that. Um, >> couple weekends ago, I was at a small town. Um, and I observed they had the benches like we talked cement pad and right in the cement pad is where they put the plaque and that really looked
nice to put that right in there and not try to figure out how to put it on the bench. So, I thought if somebody wanted to dedicate something, you would want to know that right at that time when you're doing the cement pad.
>> Yeah. You want it in the cement versus on the bench. >> Yeah. And I think you're right. We should decide how many benches do we need and where do we want them located? Um,
you know, get some information from Kain, but also it should be somewhat our decision. We should get to know our parks more >> probably to help that out. just just
some of my thoughts. So, >> yeah. >> Yeah. I think too the you know when look at these benches it's nice to have them right in the park but I'm not opposed to I don't know if and when the trails get paved I mean Riverwood Hills that trail
is quite long to get say and and put a couple staggered >> along the trail just for you know especially older people anybody that wants to stop and take a rest or need rest a bench along the trails. So that's an idea too to scatter a few of them
along the trails. >> I I think I like the idea of it along the trails because I think in the parks we already have picnic tables. We have places to sit. We have some permanent benches. Um so I think it would be good
not to just have them along the park. >> Yeah. I think a prerequisite be like take each park or no park here's our designated areas we want benches >> right >> and they can pick once those are gone you know when we have to move to another
park but you're right I think we should kind of pick and choose where we want them >> right >> so yeah we can't say somebody wants I want that maple tree out there or the oak tree over here you know it's just >> great should have some say in that >> um I I made a note but I don't know if
you would be able to do it faster than I. What would AARP recommend as a distance? I wonder. I'd love to have something. >> I can make myself a note and check. Um I'm sure we can figure that out. We'll bring it up at our next meeting. See if
somebody has some input on that. How many feet I'll do some looking too. Yeah, we we were just at William O'Brien State Park this last weekend and it was really nice how many nice benches, you know, are available. Um, and I think that would be an interesting decision to
make. Like right now, we don't have too many requests for it, but we're also getting bigger, right? our city's getting bigger and and so depending on like you say, you know, if you have
I I even saw rocks that were in memory of someone, you know, and that's a little different. Um, but you know, we if the benches get saturated, you know, we could there's other ways. Um, but thank you Joy for
looking into that. A question on the on the lake bed. You're going to have quite a distance for people to walk. Can we place a bench there if it's cemented?
Is there any I mean there I saw wetlands so you could not place it in wetland area but are we able to place anything or is that not a good idea? Yeah, there's a
that's a good question because when they designed this river what they placed notice it maybe not now but with but in the spring there's there's about a five foot burm kind of just follows this area here so that prevents the flooding into
those wetlands but at the same time it allows the the flood waters to go back into the channel so I would hope we wouldn't have any flood floods up be above that berm. So that's a place where you could put benches versus putting them closer to here because it does
flood the water in the bank. Water will come out of the banks or has in the past. So there's a a good opportunity for some along the BMS and then even along this area over here. There's a slight burm here because we we took all these dirt out of here. We we placed it
along the rideway too. So >> how how recent was that? Well, when they did the work back in 2016, 2017, >> it is still from 2016. >> That's the design. Yeah.
>> But that'd be an excellent place for a viewpoint overlooking the river. The one thing I noticed when we were in Orno Park, there was that one nice um it wasn't wood, but it's like the perma wood one that was the bench that was
donate or in honor of >> in Dave Olsen's name that one. >> I don't know if you guys like that one better than the like webbed looking one. To me, the wood one looked a little bit nicer. I don't know if it upkeeps as
well as like the steel with the rubber coating. I don't I mean that was just the bench that Kane sent us, but I I don't know if it's super >> That is a nice bench. It's been a while since I seen it, but uh maybe something
to look at cuz it's been installed for >> So that's the material. What is it? >> Oh, that's that. Well, it's similar to It's similar to the >> It's like the track deck. >> Track deck. Yeah. >> Which it looks a little bit nicer than the plastic
metally one, but I mean, I'm assuming it probably comes at a cost, but >> yeah, the trucks will be more of a lifetime. The rubbery one, if you do get a crack in it, she's going to start peeling. >> Yeah, >> it will be a problem. >> And if it's black, it's hot. you know, I mean, you think about hot and sticky,
you know, like I don't I don't know, >> sentimental. >> So, again, I think it's our committee to figure out if we like that view. I mean, if it's three grand, I don't know if anyone's going to donate. >> Hey, there's a lot of people in this neighborhood, a lot of people in this town that might want a more premium
option. You have a couple options. >> Oh, yeah. Tricks. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. And then have some thoughts if if it doesn't take off and we don't get as many people >> wanting to put in a bench as we might
need it. Maybe have some option where we know we're going to purchase one bench a year. >> Y >> and then if we have somebody donate, that's the extra one. So, >> and I think there's even opportunities for like the Lion's Club or Boy Scouts
or like some of those. I think they may want to do it too for an organization versus individuals. So I, you know, I think there's probably an opportunity to market this not just to residents, but even >> to some of the, you know, groups that help support the community. I would say
that they might want to do a bunch, too. >> If you guys like that wood one better, I can ask Kane about pricing options and we can talk about that. I mean, to me, 800 bucks is probably still a little high, but maybe a little more doable if the people want to do it. But if it's
four or five grand, I, you know, I don't know >> if if anyone would want to do that, maybe. I don't know. But I would say next steps is I could get some pricing options. We'd probably want to work with Kane on what would be an ideal long-term plan of where we'd want benches and how
could we make that like marketable for people to look at and say I want bench A >> as well. So, >> and maybe even just start putting a word out that we're thinking about doing this and every so often just put a blurp out
so it gets in people's head that this is something we're looking at. >> And is this is this something we would want to present at council or not yet, right? Probably not till >> November, December or something. I I don't I mean I don't I don't think
we're probably ready yet. >> Plus, I mean, it probably would just be an awareness at council because we're not asking them for >> Yeah. >> anything. And even if we do it right, we would have two grand at our disposal to say, "Hey, can you put the cement down for us?"
>> I was just looking, you know, because the you can kill a lot of time digging, forming concrete slabs. I'm just looking here. You can buy a 24x 48 inch by 3 in thick slab for $122 on Amazon. So, I
mean, you can almost just buy, you know, 10 of those and have them and just dig them in, level them some concrete screws and, you know, screw them into that. And there's your slab. say a couple bags of concrete might not be real expensive, but but
>> the time having, you know, getting water down there and mixing everything up and >> they get two people out there working >> for two hours >> and they get 40 bucks an hour or whatever. >> Probably, right? >> Concrete doesn't cost too much.
>> Everything else >> people do. Labor. Yeah. >> All right. >> So, if that sounds like a good plan, I can work with >> Anna on that. >> That'd be great. >> And I'll send that PowerPoint at format
weird on my iPad. So, >> well, you did send it on September 8th. Okay. >> To a lot of people. >> Okay. >> Um I ended up sending it to you again, Joy. >> But Jeeoff, I sent it to you in new email. >> So, I sent it to you today.
>> All right. It's actual my name actually. >> Exactly. Oh my gosh. Um, so that did come through on September 8th, but you might make some adjustments to it. >> Yep. Um,
>> yes. Okay, great. Um, so since our agenda is a little messed up, I just want to take this opportunity um to talk about September 27th. So, can I just give you an update how that went?
Um we had is it five five people alto together um three master naturalists including Dawn and then um myself and Ryland. Uh we met at Oronoko Park and you were able
to stake two trees, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. So So we were able to stake two trees along the riverbed. Um, we put mulch around three trees and then, um, Andrea and I want to say
her name is Denise um, were the master naturalists that were here and they were pulling thistle and what other things did I what did I miss, Riley, when I had to go? >> Picking up seed for >> Yeah, seed heads.
>> Yeah, future plants, I guess. Oh, >> okay. So, they did do some >> Yeah, that's possible. Yes, >> sure. I know they were digging up thistles. >> Yeah, that was impressive. So, um it does sound like there's smaller trees across the river
>> that could maybe >> benefit from staking, but that would be a matter of not having to walk with all the stakes, but I guess it wouldn't be that bad. >> Yeah, these are there's some small trees at the very south branch. We were at the north branch, but on the south branch
where the path is at just a bit further east down up or towards the dam or towards the bridge, there's a half a dozen trees that are smaller that need to be taped up. >> Um, how soon does something like that have to happen? I wonder.
>> Um, probably two years ago, >> right? Oh boy. >> Anytime. Anytime. Um because that area is not mowed where those trees are necessarily. I mean not yet too. Um
yeah there and they're not going to be where that fence goes. >> Oh no no this down the river >> right. Is it still on this map or is it more across from the houses >> about where you pointed your finger
there and going up the top of the >> right going up this way >> other side of that south there. >> All right. I should maybe go take a look at that or something. Um because you used how many stakes per tree?
>> We just used two because they were just put pulled back there. >> Right. I think we need to have three the All right. Um I just don't know when and how that would happen. Unless we just wait till
the next September 27th public lands day be done anytime, >> right? Yeah. It doesn't have to be done >> as a big group or anything. All right. Um, all right. Something to think about
then. Okay. So, what October 25th, can you tell us what's happening with that? >> Oh, yes. So, um, the age friendly Oronokco area, uh, we're looking for volunteers to help
residents, elderly residents, um, kind of take care of their outside chores that need to be done in the fall. breaking leaves, maybe cutting back perennial gardens, um possibly moving small furniture
into their garage if they need to do that for the winter. Um so far, I think we have at least three people that want the help. um all of our committee members, so five of us have all six
because we have Angela too have signed up to help. Plus, we have a couple other people from the community. So, something where it's kind of on ongoing. So, if anybody knows a neighbor that could use a little help, we'd like to offer that
to them. Uh 3 hours is what we're looking at doing from 10 to 1. Saturday, October 25. So, it's just something we're starting. It was one of our goals that we had
found that we thought would uh be appropriate for the area. So, that's what we're hoping to do. >> Okay. I can think of a couple people to check to make sure. Yeah, I got to think about that. All right.
Okay, what's next? Um, if you have any um reports for any individual parks right now or
we're probably just in between when you Marie when you visited with Kane about the picnic benches um or the picnic tables Did he say like there were probably a lot at oral park because they're gearing
up to put them under the shelter I think for the winter. >> I think they just moved them there from Gold Rush. >> Oh, okay. >> But I've noticed like at Riverwood Hills they put a couple out there which is nice >> where they haven't had them. >> Yep. So they've been moving them around
but I I think they put them there just for getting them out of downtown. >> Yeah. Fair. Okay. Um I think he has like a rotation of how many new ones he wants every year and stuff like that. >> We've done 10 in the past
10 years. >> Okay. >> Well, it must be I think you said there are 28 new ones now. >> Wow. Nice. Yeah. Um what where are we at with the trails at Riverwood Parks? Are we We're having to do some
engineering now. Maybe we're not even that close. >> Engineering. Well, um, uh, Stanche did a a engineering cost of just what it would cost. So, that's going into the budget for the year for next 2026. So, if that gets approved,
then we go through the whole process of >> Thanks, >> bids and building and all of those things, too. But, >> okay. >> Joe Joe did write up an estimate. So, that was the $2,700 that we got approved. Um, so that's done.
>> And it's But the cost estimate was pretty high, wasn't it? >> Yeah. 50. >> Yep. It was like 2 or 220. >> 315 for for both both. Um, so Joe recommended if we didn't want to do it
all for Riverwood, we could do one piece of it and then do the second. I think each of them were like I should >> 6 something I think I have it written down and then oral park was like 13. So
I think overall it was like 130 or 140 or something but that's in the budget for next year. So if that gets approved then we'll work on getting that actually done. >> Okay. >> Great.
And then um the grant that you applied for is the end of this month we find out. >> Yep. Yep. And that's for the exercise equipment that we put forward. >> Yeah. That's great.
And you Joy sent me some pictures about some parks that don't have had it. >> Yeah. I f when I was on vacation I went to this little town Alcanto Wisconsin northeastern Wisconsin and it
had this um exercise equipment just like we've been talking about and a whole station all together and with then they had directions how to do it all part of a billboard on each one and it was
really put together really I just I I had some pictures. I don't know if you want to see it, but I'd have to find them here. >> I know, right? >> Um >> Well, and they have they have examples of that um at
>> so there's a Mayo Clinic branch I guess way south by South Target. >> So, >> and they and they have a exercise outdoor exercise trail down there too. So when we get closer, you know, we can encourage each other to go check that out, too, and see what we like about
that one. >> And there's a lot of different companies that do that. I think the one I talked to, just to get a cost estimate, they said with with about 1,200, they could do about four to five different >> pieces depending on how big. Some of
them are pretty big and do a lot of different things. Those get a little more expensive. energy total energy prime. >> Okay. So, we'll hear hear more about it. >> We talked much about where we'd want to put it.
I think we were thinking or par. That's but we could we could do wherever >> like between the pavilion and the parking lot >> that's level >> or even in the middle of like the walkway. I don't know what that means.
>> I don't I mean we could go wherever. We'd have to we'd have to work with Joe on like where it would fit from a plot and what it would we'd need a base, right? And I don't know how much like some of that would cost. So, we'd have
to work on it if we got the grant what it would what what it would all entail. Most of those have like the squishy spongy >> several >> um that go underneath them. >> I don't know if you have to then you'd
want to do something so they wouldn't have to try to mow >> around them too. So, >> are we Ryland? Are we at a point where we could propose even putting it >> in where the campground was? because I don't know if we have any do we have any
interest in making that a campground again >> where >> or park >> until we get a sewer hookup and the money for a sewer hook that's the only time we I don't think it's going to happen in the near future but that would be nice if they were a sewer hookups
that would but it's just eight sites too it's not a big camping area >> right be some brainstorming put >> it down by the again. >> Well, that's what I was thinking that that's just so >> people working out. They want people walking around them and watch them, you
know, up on the hill there. >> Yeah. Yeah. Just thinking about location, too. So, I like it. >> All right. um when when we had EDA, when we had
someone that was here for EDA, I think she said something to me about if I really want a basketball court, I could almost reach out to teams or something like I don't know to get a basketball
court at Memorial Park. >> Yeah. >> She's saying that there could be some funding that we could find and obviously who who needs to approve doing that to I guess we recommend >> EA would make a recommendation to
council to um would ask for grant money. I'm assuming that's what you'd ask for versus a budget money >> or would parks do it >> might be on our action plan too. I can take a look at it. >> Or would parks make that recommendation since it's in the park? >> Yeah,
>> I don't know. Yeah, I've I've been here a long time, but I haven't been here long enough to like even remember how you know the because the tennis court kind of that was right when River Park
started, right? >> The tennis courts came later. >> They did. >> That was the basketball court for many years. >> Oh, >> eight years ago. >> Oh, that was painted the strikes for tennis. >> Okay. I w I was here when we were working on getting handicap parking at
Mon Park. I don't remember how we got to do it, but it just took a while, you know, the whole process. >> Remember the >> I would if you have if it's not in your CIP budget, I would suggest you put it
in there at least get some awareness. I think it's it has been discussed but it's just a matter of getting the priority and the funding to do that. >> And what were you gonna say Joy about? >> I was just going to say River Park the tunnels courts and some of all that
stuff just kind of appeared when they were putting it in. one of the people that worked on it, not Jack. It's not Steve Jock, but one of the people that um was going to live out there, he wanted that
>> so they could just kind of put that >> in on their own dime, >> right? >> Yeah. That's kind of how I remember. >> All of a sudden, it appeared and we went, "What?" >> And then now we maintain it, right?
>> I love it. Okay, cool. Um, I don't know. Do you have anything else? Trying to think. I know we talked about pickle ball nets
out there. And I know Jason and Kane threw out like getting some nets for people to use. Um, I think it just makes it a little bit challenging of do you rent it? What happens if they damage it? Where is it stored? If they're no one's
here at city hall, how do they rent it out? Or do we just require them to bring their own? >> That's what's been happening. The few times I went by and people are out there playing, they bring their own nets. Okay, maybe we just >> I the fact is we the city, you know, we
got it painted and it looks great and they'll bring their own nets and I've seen them a few different times driving by and somebody's got nets set up and they're playing and they take them down. They're pretty evidently fairly simple to >> do. So I I at the present time I think
we let it let it be unless we start getting a request from the public that >> we would like option to >> get rent nets or pick them up from the city hall during work. But it's you know there's only so many I don't know times
that you're going to be able to do that. I mean staff would have to be here in order for them to get in that I think. >> Yeah. So I mean >> maybe if we decide we want a dedicated pickable and then we have it just permanently installed where this right it's a basketball court too so you can't
>> you can't ground them in there >> so okay >> works for me >> all right well at this time I'd like to make a motion to adjourn until November
three second. All right. Fantastic. All in favor say I. >> The oppos same side. >> All right. Fantastic. Well, thanks everybody for all of your efforts in between and and your patience with this
whole diligent. So, thank you so much. All right. Oh, yeah. You can turn them on. Okay.