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wouldn’t want a fence although he understood the need for a fence from a ticketing standpoint but shared use could mean many things. He stated conversely if they are going to move forward with the site as designed, increasing the fencing area might help keep anyone in Central Park from entering into PACT’s property line because it looks like there is shot put or other field aspects there. It would potentially reduce the number of times where PACT activities spill into Central Park which will naturally happen but the public park has to be for public park purposes. He wanted to be cognizant of that shared boundary and making sure it is the most respected between the two organizations and between the two property lines. He asked for feedback on that. Mr. Fincher replied those are great comments and things that they should work through the details with Staff through Staff comments prior to issuing a building permit or if there were to be a shared use agreement with Central Park. He thought that would be another adequate way to address the concerns but felt it was in everyone’s best interest to work out those details. Councilmember Woestehoff referenced the Staff’s review, noting it isn’t depicted in the plan, but he wanted to reiterate his desire for a trail from Variolite Street to Central Park. He stated in discussions with Public Works at a recent meeting they had talked about using the PACT/ Central Park boundary and then going north along that as the trail potentially and then cutting in between st the two baseball fields as opposed to going across 161. He asked from a border perspective if they have discovered if there is enough room to put the trail on the Central Park side or if it is another potential overlap between properties. City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby replied Staff looked at that and there is an easement along that edge and roughly ten feet between the property line and the back of the curb so it would be tight but there is an opportunity to add a trail through that corridor. He stated the grades would have to be looked at to make sure they could tie back down at Central Park on the west side. Councilmember Musgrove asked if the bus area will be fenced or just the field area. City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby replied he wasn’t sure what that would look like so he would have to better understand. Councilmember Musgrove referenced the map and asked if that is where the trail would come up. City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby replied that is correct, along the west property line. Councilmember Musgrove stated she didn’t know where the fencing comes along the west side. City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby replied he wasn’t certain what end either so he would like to look at it. Councilmember Woestehoff commented he thought the question was whether the parking lot or any of the accesses are going to have any fencing at the edge of the parking lot or is the only fence that is being discussed and proposed around the field. City Council /July 12, 2022 Page 12 of 22