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· Perhaps incorporated into Town Center Park, but not the typical <br />· More sculptural Forms - the Dinosaur bones example - Unique <br />o As simple as basic rocks, mounds, stream beds with pumps, etc. <br /> <br />Sport Courts / Activity space: <br /> o No structured ballt]clds like baseball, temfis, baskelball - no concrete courts <br /> · Sand volleyball, or informal badminton areas possibly <br /> · Volleyball might be related to sxvim area <br /> ,, Focus on UNSTRUCTURED informal activity space. Catch and Frisbee areas, etc. <br /> <br />Environmental / Wetland Education Area: · Support if information / interpretation and access available to everyone <br /> · Think of as public land that also serves school / education purposes <br /> <br />Definition of Natural? <br /> · Both naturalized, unmown areas and maintained pastoral. <br /> · Ope~ prairie, but also shade tree areas groupings <br /> Combination of manicured and wilder spaces <br /> Diversity of landscape types <br /> Some mown areas, with transitions into taller grasses, cattail edges, etc. <br /> Microcosm O1' IBCtI'O nrea landscape variations <br /> Wilder, lnoro natural areas on the end parcels, transitions to maintained as move toward <br /> center. <br /> o Consider mini ecosystems and plant communities -re-creations - tamarack community, <br /> praMe, rural orchard areas, etc. Consider evergreen areas and winter interest. <br /> · Providh~g habitat For birds, wildlife opportunities <br /> <br />Closing statements and issues: <br /> o Think Big <br /> Parks and Recreation has all opportunity here that they have never hacl before. <br /> o Pieces of the parks system can be bitten offand agreed to more readily ifthe5' arc <br /> suggestions and recommendations and are schematically' planned. <br /> /ks courtesy, keel) the Planl~ing Commission and City Council on board and in contact <br /> with proceedings so that they understand the intent of and thinking behind the planning. <br /> <br />Next meeting: July 30, 6:00-7:30 PM <br />Agenda: <br /> Summary of this meeting- program elements <br /> Revicxv of Parks and Recreation Commission responses and suggestions <br /> Downtown Commons program and schematic plan <br /> CMc Square program and schematic planning <br /> If time, program and schematic plan for Spoil and Skate Park <br /> <br /> <br />