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• MINUTES PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING August 12, 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Carol Huso, Lloyd Jacobson, pLinda McLoon, Jyneen Thatcher, Carol Kriegler, Parks Director, Sam Jacobs, Council Liaison Members Absent: Mike Farrell, Jeff Johnson, Steve Schugel, Deborah Weiland, Dave Wickhem 1. Programs Sam received a letter from Sue Hoyt, asking the commission to consider program fees and t-shirt cost. The average direct costs for the summer programs/kid is 516.89. Our average fee is 514. After a great deal of discussion, the commission agreed to raise the fees to cover the direct costs, to 517 for Falcon Heights residents and to add a 53 non-resident fee for those who don't live in Falcon Heights, as is done in other communities, including Roseville. This fee would be uniform for each program. We unanimously agreed that t-shirts were necessary for the team sports. It would be too much extra work to sell the t-shirts separately, and if all the kids didn't have one, some of the. sports, like soccer, would be impossible. 2. Budget . Carol K handed out the budgets that she and Steve Schugel had worked on. Some specific points: the newsletter costs were moved from materials and supplies to the program budget and reduced to 5700 from 51000. Carol K would try to avoid duplication of the material to families by only putting an abbreviated version into the regular city newsletter, with basic information but no registration form. We went over the Capitol Improvements plan and moved some items to earlier years. At the Community Park ~(CP) the ball field repair was moved from 1994 to 1992. Waste receptacles were added, 3 for CP and 1 for Curtiss Field (CF). We discussed whether to asphalt the running trail and increase its use to bikers and skaters, or to keep conflicts of the space down by keeping it an egg lime path. Jyneen also brought up handicapped accessibility. We also discussed whether we should move this expense to 1993. Further discussion was tabled until a future date. At CF, we moved interior benches for the new building to 1992, moved the backstop and ball field re-do from 1994 to 1993, and discussed the possibility of adding a bang board. The commission would like to see one put in there, especially as the community meeting brought up the desire for one at the park. It also gives the older kids something to do at the park. Thanks to Carol K and Steve S for all their work on the budget. 3. Curtiss Field Update The building project has gone slower than desired. Dahn builders was dealt with, and Scott thinks that the project will still be on time. Aaragoni Brothers, the site preparers, were upset. If the building is slow, the site may not be seeded until spring. It will also be split seeded, and so either way, we can flood a rink in the • winter.