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CASSGLBERRY CITY COMMISSION <br />Minutes of July 15, 2019 - Special Meeting <br />Page 5 of 11 <br />Dr. Brock added that GAI Consultants had prepared a modified cost estimate based on these <br />recommendations and the changes would result in a cost savings of approximately $1 million. <br />Discussion: Brief discussion ensued regarding the recommendations for Dew Drop Park and both <br />Commissioner Meadows and Commissioner Busch agreed with the recommendations from the Parks and <br />Recreation Advisory Board, as presented. Commissioner Hufford and Vice Mayor Aramendia also <br />supported the recommendations but felt there were other areas where costs could be cut. Commissioner <br />Hufford also expressed concern that the park should remain a neighborhood park without adding too many <br />active features and too much parking. It was also noted that there had been a positive response from the <br />public as to the proposed improvements and the Commissioners all agreed that the feedback from the public <br />should definitely be considered and the final product should be something the residents would be happy <br />with. Dr. Brock clarified that the recommendations presented were from the Parks and Recreation Advisory <br />Board and the proposed cutbacks had not necessarily been vetted to the public because they had occurred <br />subsequent to the public information campaigns. <br />Public Participation (Dew Drop Park): The following individual came forward to address this item: <br />Ms. Colleen Hufford, 527 Queens Mirror Circle, expressed concern that the plans for Dew <br />Drop Park may make it into a more active park than a neighborhood park, and she also felt the <br />City should look at all the planned park improvements in a more comprehensive way. <br />No one else came forward. <br />MOTION: Vice Mayor Aramendia moved to approve the recommendation from the Parks <br />and Recreation Advisory Board for Dew Drop Park to delete the splash pad, <br />the fountain and the sports lighting, scale back or delete the boardwalk, but <br />keep the fishing pier. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Busch. Motion <br />carried unanimously by voice vote 5-0. <br />Sunnytown Park — The only recommendation made by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was to <br />remove the sports lighting. <br />Discussion: Discussion ensued regarding the recommendations for Sunnytown Park, and Dr. Brock <br />explained that the plan for this park had changed substantially due to citizen feedback received at the joint <br />meeting with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and that removing the sports lighting from the plan <br />would result in an approximate savings of $250,000. Mr. Max Spann, Director of Landscape Architecture <br />for CPH, the City's consultant on improvements to Sunnytown Park, gave an overview of the proposed <br />changes to the plan and the cost savings which would be realized from those changes. Dr. Brock and Mr. <br />Spann advised that with the proposed changes, the cost of the park improvements would be reduced to <br />approximately $2 million which was the original intended budget for the park. <br />In response to questions from the City Commission, Mr. Spann highlighted some of the proposed changes <br />which included: updates to storrnwater drainage to alleviate flooding; cleanup of existing vegetation in the <br />wetland areas to alleviate some social issues such as unauthorized camping and activities other than <br />recreation in the area; addressing parking issues along Ballpark Road; designing the new amenities such as <br />the pavilions, the playground and the new restroom building so they are located closer to the residents and <br />can be used from community base; designing parking near the two larger fields that are planned to <br />