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Frischman stated that because the Council made the recommendation to keep the trail where it is, is Grant Wyffel's going to get bids or soil borings for this new location. Marten's stated that we • want to bid both projects; the 694 bridge and the trail together. The bridge has been the delay. Frischman stated that if the soil needs to come out, she is worried about receiving the grant money in the timeline allotted. If we receive an estimate on the Hansen path, do we then have to have another public hearing? How long do we have? Jason West, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director stated we have 2 years to receive the money after the start of the project. Frischman wants to make sure we are in communication with Grant Wyffels and MNDOT when the information is received from them. Marten's commented that we will need Council approval. Breuer stated we will let the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission know when it is going to Council. Frischman stated that staff and the Parks, Recreation and: Environmental Commission had the same recommendation. Council did not go along with the recommendation. She wants to make sure that the efforts of staff and the project are not lost. Breuer wanted to point out that other Commissions do not receive approvals on all their • recommendations either. This Commission was considering fiscal responsibility in choosing the plan they chose. The Council made the decision that they wanted to spend the money to correct the soil. Strub inquired if a green roof was considered for the FSC. Martens stated it is not on the table. Breuer stated it was not in the bid or design. Green roofs are new; some have experienced problems with mold. Trevor -row asked how many have been through the doors at the FSC this year. Martens commented that, for this year we had 339,800. We are down from last year (he believes it was 359,000) because we no longer have the charter school here. Our highest week was about 9,000 and the lowest about 3,000. Martens mentioned we will be closing the FSC from September 7-10 for cleaning There was discussion about the library coming in to the FSC. Breuer stated the portion that the library would be using is the lower level. They would like to be in the beginning of 2011, but that would be on the fast track. We are still looking for a tenant for this building. The library folks see themselves as a retail business. VIII. New Business A. Trails Committee Resolution — Commissioner Strub • Strub stated there is a memo and resolution in your packets. At the Trail Committee meeting they passed this resolution and would like the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission to either pass this resolution or something similar. The Trails Committee focus is on connectivity. Connecting trails within our City and with our neighbors. The major focus of the Trails