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the City applying for grant funds to supplement the Park Dedication and Trail Fee "gap" in <br />funding for the Trott Brook Trail west of the Brookfield Addition. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Vice Chair Bennett, Commissioners Fyten, Chubb and Mobry. <br />No: None. Absent: Chairperson Olsen, Commissioners Barr and Minke. <br />5.04: Update on Status of Elmcrest Park's Community Building and Playground <br />Planning Process <br />Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood reviewed the purpose of this case is <br />to update residents and the Commission on the Elmcrest Park community building project and <br />also discuss the process for planning for the spring 2014 playground and landscape project, also <br />at Elmcrest. The City Council approved the preliminary plan and bid process. <br />Funding has been identified within the 2013 Parks Capital Improvement Plan. The 2014 CIP is <br />being revised for consideration with this same playground and landscape installation project for <br />spring or early summer 2014 installation. <br />Riverblood requested the Commission consider there be a call for proposals to a combination of <br />playground vendors and landscape architects to plan and propose with a fixed pricepoint for a <br />playground in the park. This could be not to exceed $75,000 - $100,000. The request for <br />proposal would come before the Commission as soon as the November Park meeting. <br />The consensus was for the request for proposal to be reviewed at the November Park meeting. A <br />Work Session prior to the regular meeting may be helpful to delve into the details. <br />6. COMMISSION/STAFF INPUT <br />Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood indicated the Mississippi River Trail <br />may begin construction within the Regional Park in November. Staff is determining which trails <br />need overlay and one overlay was completed today. He reported a number of Fall Sports <br />wrapped up for the season and there were 5000 people in Elmcrest Park for the October soccer <br />j amboree. <br />7. ADJOURNMENT <br />Motion by Commissioner Chubb, seconded by Commissioner Fyten, to adjourn the meeting. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Vice Chair Bennett, Commissioners Chubb, Fyten and Mobry. <br />No: None. Absent: Chairperson Olsen, Commissioners Barr and Minke <br />The Park and Recreation Commission meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Park and Recreation Commission October 10, 2013 <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />