Parks Commission Minutes 04-07-1993MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING • MONTICELLO PARKS COMMISSION
Wednesday, April 7, 1993 • 4:30 p.m.
Members Present: Dick Frie, Fran Fair, Bruce Thielen, Larry Nolan, Roger Carlson,
Brad FVIe
Members Absent: None
1. Consideration ofmakine recommendation to the Citv Council reeardine ISTEA
Grant Application.
Assistant Administrator O'Neill reviewed a map showing potential long-term
plans for pathway development, which was based on input provided by the
Parks Commission during comprehensive plan discussions. He also described
how the proposed ISTEA pathway grant application is integrated with the
long-term plan.
The Parks Commission reviewed the draft copy of the grant application. They
reviewed each section of the application in terms of the priority criteria
identified in the grant application form. It was the consensus of the Parks
Commission to include a landscaping component to the project in an effort to
improve the City's chances of ohtaining points in this priority area. It was also
noted that it makes sense to add landscaping because there is a junk yard and
two steel warehouses alongside the pathway that could be buffered with
landscape plantings.
O'Neill informed the group that according to the grant program, the City must
commit to funding at least 20% of the cost of the project; however, additional
points could be gained by agreeing to finance a greater share. The Parks
Commission discussed this issue at length and determined that it would be
their recommendation to the Council that the City fund 2514. of the project cost.
After discussion, a motion was made by Fran Fair and seconded by Larry
Nolan to adopt the lung- and short-term plans for pathway development in
Monticello and recommend that the City Council submit the grant application
to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Furthermore, the grant
application should be modified to include a landscaping component, and it is
further recommended that the City should finance 2516, of the cost to install the
pathway. Motion, carried unanimously.
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Assistant Administrator