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MINUTES <br />FALCON HEIGHTS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />MARCH 20, 1989 <br />Members present: Pat Bush, City Council Liason, Bob Gehrz, Lloyd <br />Jacobson, Jeff Johnson, Carol Kreigler, Parks Director, Connie <br />Lasser and Linda McLoon <br />Members absent: Kirsten Eckberg, Tom Montain, Jean Suppes <br />1. Carol Kreigler started by reviewing some of the events of the <br />last month. We received our grant from the Minnesota Beautiful <br />organization. We received the total allowable, which was <br />$25,000. It is for rebuilding our park building in the community <br />park. The only stipulation was that it be spent by December 31, <br />1989. This puts the pressure on to get our park plan in motion. <br />Carol said she would contact Barton-Aschman to see if there was <br />some way to start the ball rolling in this regard. (Can we get <br />architects hired, etc.?) We were one of 83 who received funding <br />from a total applicant pool of 328. Carol thought we were one of <br />four who received the total allowable amount. <br />2. Carol Kreigler reviewed the status of our park planning. We <br />chose the firm of Barton-Aschman to be our park planners. The <br />city council approved the $15,000 for their fees and services, <br />all to be taken from the contingency fund. It will cost an <br />additional $3,000 for the engineers to plot the park land at all <br />the city's parks. This needs to be done before Barton/Aschman <br />can get started. The City Council voted unanimously to support <br />this endeavor. <br />3. Carol announced an all-day meeting with the Minnesota <br />Beautiful organization in the implementation of the grant. The <br />date is April 3. All were welcome to attend. Carol indicated <br />that she was going to attend the meeting. <br />4. May 20th is the date selected by the Falcon Heights 40th <br />birthday committee for its big celebration. It will be held at <br />Falcon Heights Elementary School. Carol and Pat indicated that <br />it would be best to hold a 5K and 1K race to start at 9 A.M. <br />sharp. It would be nice if the entire course could be within <br />Falcon Heights. Jeff and Bob said they would check out possible <br />routes through the city that begin and end at the school. We <br />discussed the possibility of using the Fairgrounds (runners would <br />have to cross Larpenteur), the golf course (they probably <br />wouldn't give us free use of the course during the golf season), <br />etc. We discussed if the runners should get t-shirts, etc. The <br />children runners would all get ribbons for participating. Carol <br />said she would check out the price of t-shirts. Depending on the <br />price we would offer the 1K race for $3.00 to children and the <br />adult race for $5.00 or $6.00, to pay for the t-shirts. All <br />leftover shirts could be sold at the ice cream social. Carol <br />said the GBS sports would provide us with numbers and a timer for <br />the race. We contemplated how to minimize traffic control <br />problems. The Park and Rec Commission would help organize and <br />oversee the run activities that morning. <br />• <br />