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Director Breuer stated the construction could be done in stages. At no time will we have to close down a locker room. We will phase the lower and upper restroom renovation so they are not closed at the same time. Chair Frischman inquired of the Commission if they were all in approval of the plan. The Commission agreed that this was a good plan; they liked it. The Commission asked that focus be on resource saving materials, such as fixtures and shower heads that are low water use, automatic water shut offs for sinks, pre- measured automatic soap dispensers and maybe LED lighting. The Commission would like to make the project as green as possible. It would also be nice to quantify those resource savings when the story is told about this project. Director Breuer mentioned this building was built in 1994. The locker rooms are old and outdated. It needs updates. Ventilation has been our biggest issue. VI. Old Business a. Rice Creek Boat Club Two women from the Rice Creek Boat Club were present; Director, Judi Mikolai, Director and President, Kathy Tokos. Rice Creek Boat Club started as cross training for the Nordic skiers. It has grown for the past 6 years; from 10 to as many as 30 -40 members. The RCBC is looking for a place to store all our equipment obtained through creative financing and donations because we have run out of room. Currently equipment is stored at Judi's home and we load all the equipment onto trailers and bring it down to the boat launch and then in the evening we load everything back up and bring it back. That is why we would like to have a storage place that would be close to the boat launch site. Judi's backyard is currently hosting about 30 boats. Chair Frischman asked what the storage container looks like and your best idea of where it would be located. Kathy Tokos said a 40 foot shipping container is what we want. The area they would like to have it placed would be between the train tracks and API's green space to the walking path that goes under the train bridge and into the launch ramp. It is just south of the drainage ponds. It is between the train track and the biking path in a lightly wooded area. There is a lot of flat space so kids could portage from there under the tunnel and over to the launch site. RCBC would be totally responsible for cost, upkeep and beautification of the area. The attribute about the container is that they have locks that would be hard to break into. All that is exposed is a hole where you put the key. RCBC also has insurance and is licensed with the State of Minnesota. PREC Comments /Concerns • Some of the property may belong to Ramsey County; some may be the railroad's. • RCBC stated the County is hesitant because they do not want to set a 5