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<br />Glen Terry advised that he had thought about it but had not specified, as he did not know the <br />City circumstances. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig advised that there would be some concerns with snow, cleaning, and spots <br />for bird nests and questioned if those things could be designed for. He questioned if the glass <br />could be protected enough so that a rock could not be thrown through it. <br /> <br />Glen Terry advised that there would be bulletproof glass on either side of the glass and it would <br />protect. He explained that bronze is the most durable outside material and is why that material <br />was chosen. He stated that the concrete block could have a stucco surface. <br /> <br />Marty Fisher stated that the main thing would be the north south positioning, so that the sun <br />could shine through. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig questioned who would maintain the memorial. <br /> <br />Marty Fisher advised that they had not yet addressed that issue. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that he would expect the City to be responsible for the <br />maintenance. <br /> <br />Glen Terry advised that he did a bronze statue in 1987 and 20 years later he had still not been <br />asked to replace or repair anything. He advised that he could be asked to do a repair that would <br />cost about $600, but that would be the only thing after 20 years. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig stated that the concrete would be more of an issue for him. <br /> <br />Glen Terry thought that people would be more respectful of a memorial. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig gave an example of vandalism in the past in Rocket Park in Anoka to a <br />memorial. He advised that he was concerned about vandalism. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec advised that no matter what you do people would beat on it. He stated that the <br />best thing that could be done is to watch it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey agreed with the proposed size, as he, too, thought anything larger would <br />overpower the park. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec advised that there is a garden in the Plymouth Community and Events Center that <br />was completed by volunteers. He advised that it was a memorial garden where people had <br />placed pavers in memorial of someone they knew. He thought that it was great how the people <br />in that community came together to do that. He thought that this idea was great. He hoped that <br />the obstacle with the Town Center would be taken care of soon. He stated that with the planning <br />aspect he thought they should continue to have a walkway from the building. He also thought <br />that the memorial should be placed far enough from the building so that it was not shaded. He <br />advised that this would be a case of the City staff keeping in touch with the Rotary on how the <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / July 29,2008 <br />Page 4 of 15 <br />