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MINUTES <br /> PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING <br /> October 12, 1992, 7:00 p.m. <br /> Members Present: Carol Weisberg, Morris Nicholson, Linda McLoon, Carol Huso, Jyneen <br /> Thatcher, Steve Schugel, Lloyd Jacobson, Carol Kriegler, Park and Rec. Director, Sue Gehrz, <br /> Council Liaison <br /> Members Absent: Dave Wickhem <br /> 1. Update <br /> Carol K said that the hardcourt was redone at the Community Park and was now a much <br /> safer place to play ball, with the surface meeting the ground evenly. <br /> Linda noted that the commission was one member shy of 9, and with the Grove Park <br /> being redone, it would be nice to have someone from the Grove or 1666 as the new member. <br /> Carol K said she would talk to Harold Jensen, from 1666 Coffman. He has expressed interest <br /> in park issues before. If he is not interested, she will ask him for some suggestions. Carol K <br /> will check with Dave about his continued interest. <br /> Carol K and Sue handed out the city council's corrections to the Park and Rec budget <br /> and 5 year Capitol Improvement Plan, to which they added $40,000 to the Falcon Heights <br /> Elementary School area for the next year. <br /> 2. Publicity <br /> Publicity for events was also discussed. It was agreed that press releases in the local <br /> papers were not sufficient. Particularly for the Ice Cream Social, if the City Newsletter did not <br /> come out right before the event, then individual notices should be brought around to each <br /> family. Possible ways to distribute notices: paid people from civic groups or boy scouts, using <br /> Neighborhood Watch network, etc. Carol K said she always puts notice of events on the city <br /> sign outside city hall. <br /> 3. Grove Park Improvements <br /> There is $70,000 in the Capitol Improvement budget for the Grove Park in the upcoming <br /> year. Carol W will bring this up at the next Grove residents association meeting at the end of <br /> October. Carol W will also get together a meeting of kids through elementary school and a <br /> second meeting for teens to get their input into facilities planning. A survey will be put <br /> together to go out to all Grove residents and 1666 residents. Then a task force will be put <br /> together. The resident survey should go out by Nov. 10, to be returned by Dec. 1. Then the <br /> task force will put things together and call a public meeting to discuss options. Carol K will <br /> contact Harold Jensen to see if he will be the official liaison from 1666. Hopefully the plans <br /> will then be ready to implement by April 15 or May 1. <br /> Carol W indicated that there is a real problem with people walking their dogs in the <br /> Grove Park. Signage is needed. Carol K will talk to Sue Hoyt about signs. <br /> 4. Falcon Heights School Facilities Update <br /> Carol K said that she is on the school facilities committee, which has met 3 times. They <br /> think they will be ready to break ground by June 1993. Morris indicated that we need to make <br /> sure our agenda is not overlooked in the planning stages, and that this needs to be done right <br /> away. <br /> We need to get input from the neighborhood residents around the school. A survey will <br /> also be put together for this input. Carol K indicated that the schools have no money for <br /> recreational use and that they want to cooperate with the city of Falcon Heights. After the <br /> survey results are returned, a public meeting will be called. <br /> 5. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Linda McLoon, Secretary <br /> with the help of Carol Weisberg <br />