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Minutes <br />City of Falcon Heights, Park and Recreation Commission Meeting <br />March 10, 2003 City Hall Conference Room <br />7:00 PM <br />Meeting Chair.' Chuck Long <br />Minutes by: Bill Maertz <br />Copies to: Commission members, Council members, Heather Worthington- City <br />Administrator, Recreation Coordinator- Diane Meyers <br />Meeting called to order 7:00 PM <br />1. Approval of agenda <br />2. Approval of minutes <br />3. Policy Item: facility rental fees. Discussion of ways to increase revenue from <br /> field rental and promote field availability for Falcon Heights residents. Maertz <br />• provided some background on the increase in demand for field reservations. <br /> Council liaison Kuettel suggested that fees be increased for non -resident so <br /> that the city recovers the costs trash pickup and maintenance. Dolan <br /> suggested that Falcon Heights use other City's field policies as a benchmark. <br /> Commissioners felt that an hourly charge for non-residents would be better <br /> than a flat fee. It was agreed to increase the fee for non-residents to $15 per <br /> hour to reserve the field at Community Park. <br />4. Directors Report: Maertz gave an update on potential measures to trim costs <br /> from the recreation budget. Alternatives include reducing the number of <br /> coaches, canceling classes that have insufficient enrollment to pay coaches <br /> salaries, increasing fees and reduction in the number of scholarships offered. <br /> Trolley path project: discussion of potential improvements to the path that <br /> runs between Grove Park and Lauderdale's Nature Area. Maertz stated that <br /> neighborhood meetings would be held to determine if there was interest. <br />5. Kuettel suggested that Chairman Long write a letter to local businesses <br /> making them aware of the opportunity to contribute to the Falcon Heights <br /> Friends of the Parks Fund. <br />Meeting ended at 8:00 PM <br />Minutes respectfully submitted by Bill Maertz if there are any corrections or <br />additions please contact Bill Maertz at (651) 644-5050 or a-mail him at <br />• bmaertz ci.falcon-heights.mn.us <br />