Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Committee Members John Dupont, Barbara Nye, Charty Oliver, Jean Midthum, Jennifer Young, Council Liaison Kim Crockett, Staff Dana Young

Woody Woodburn

The Committee approved the April 2, 2003 Committee minutes as amended on a motion by Charty Oliver, seconded by John Dupont. Motion declared carried.

The Park Committee toured the Main Beach to review the recommendations made by those residents attending the April 19^th Main Beach meeting and toured Amesbury Park to review a proposal by Barbara Nye and the Amesbury North Homeowners Association to develop the Amesbury park dedicated property into a park.

Main Beach – The Committee reviewed the following recommendations that were made at a community meeting held on April 19^th on the Main Beach:

• Remove the boardwalk along the beach to increase the size of the sand area
• Remove the parking island or reduce it to one-half its present size
• Turn the swing sets to face the lake and install additional swing sets
• Construct a platform on the north side of the Marina to provide the public with an area to launch canoes
• Install native plantings instead of ornamental
• Verify that the breakwater structure is working to control erosion
• Change the color of the asphalt path to match the beach
• Relocate the canoe racks to the north side of the Marina
• Replace the bike racks
• Move the lifeguard chair further back from the beach area

Dana Young provided an update on the newly installed tennis court, on the plans to relocate the handicapped parking, and on the installation of the basketball hoop and parking bollards. The Committee recommended that the tree planted in the parking island be relocated to the grass area south of the tennis court in order to save the tree if it is decided to remove the parking island at some future date.

Dyke Williams met with the Committee to request that he be granted permission to trim two maple trees in Parkway Park. He stated that these two trees blocked his view of the Marina from his office and he would like to hire a tree trimmer to remove the lower six feet of branches from each tree. The Committee postponed action on this request until their June meeting.

The Committee recommended removing the boardwalk along the beach area and turning the swing sets to face the lake.

Amesbury Park Recommendations – Barbara Nye and several representatives of the Amesbury North Homeowners Association presented a plan for converting Amesbury Park into a park. The plan included:

1. Clean-Up

1. Remove all metal, concrete, plastic and wood debris
2. Collect all large rocks and boulders and place on the NE edge of the park
3. Cease all dedicated park land restricted uses
4. Remove or kill poison ivy and poison oak
5. Remove buckthorn
6. Remove garbage

1. Groom Trees

1. Agricultural extension agent to inspect existing trees and recommend care
2. Remove hazardous broken tree limbs and grape ivy
3. Remove dead trees

1. Bring in clean fill for:

1. Area west of paddletennis court that has been dug out for a gentle slope
2. Remove the 5’ dirt pile in the trees on the east side
3. Build a 2’ – 3’ mound with gentle slope 40’ x 40’ in the NE corner of the park (bordered with boulders)
4. Fill in old gravel pit and critter graveyard

1. Insert posts 4’ – 5’ apart on the north border east of the paddletennis court, the SE side "driveway",

and the SW "driveway

2. Mark the five parking spaces at the SE "driveway"
3. Prepare soil for:

1. The five planting areas in the first quadrant
2. Planting seven crabapples by Minnetonka Blvd and the Wetland
3. The fourth quadrant

1. Prepare pathways with wood chips
2. Purchase and install two benches and one picnic table
3. Purchase plantings for September planting by the Amesbury North Homeowners Association

Brief discussion was held on the potential cost of the project and the time required for the public works crew to develop the site. The Committee thanked Barbara Nye for her hard work in developing the plan and recommended that present her plan to the City Council on May 19^th.

Motion to adjourn by Jennifer Young, seconded by John Dupont. Motion declared carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.