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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 3/14/94 Members present: Jackie Benson, Morris Nicholson, Jyneen Thatcher, Alan Weinand, Carol Weisberg; Carol Kriegler, Parks Director; and Jan Gibson Talbot, Council Liason. Guests present: Nancy Wickhem, and Joe Martinez, F.H. Fire Department. Minutes of the 2/14/94 meeting were approved. D -1: Bicycle safety rodeo. At the February commission meeting, Carol Kriegler proposed holding a bicycle safety rodeo this spring or early summer, which the commission encouraged. Since that meeting, she has found out that the Falcon Heights Fire Department has been planning a bike rodeo as part of their National Emergency Services Week celebration. Joe Martinez, representing the Emergency Medical Services team, described their planned activities and invited the Parks and Recreation Commission to combine efforts. Their celebration will be held on Sunday, May 22 from 12 -4PM, at City Hall, the Fire Station, and Hewlett- Packard parking lot. While Falcon Heights is leading the effort, this program will also involve Roseville Police, Lauderdale /St Anthony Village Police, and St Paul- St Anthony Park. The program will be open to the public, and announcements will be sent to schools in Roseville, St Anthony Park, and Falcon Heights. Joe expects representatives from the Minnesota Highway Patrol and Ramsey Hospital Trauma Team to attend. Anticipated activities, besides the rodeo, include bicycle registration opportunity, safety talks, a drawing contest, essay contest, and refreshments. Joe has already started to enlist volunteers for the programs, and offers the Parks and Recreation Commission the opportunity to participate through the bike rodeo. Since we had already approved the idea of a rodeo, the Commission heartily agreed with the joint effort. The only reservations expressed were regarding the potential size of attendance and whether the Commission could handle a large crowd. On previous rodeos, attendance was between 100 -200 children, but with the added invitations to Roseville and St Anthony Park we' could see many more than that. Joe assured us that he would recruit adequate personnel to man the rodeo stations if we do the organizing. Carol and Joe described some of the possible stations, such as bike equipment check, bike handling skills, traffic laws (such as controlled intersections). Prizes will be given for participation. D -2: Summer Recreation Programs. Carol Kriegler led a discussion of ideas for summer programs. In looking for more programs to involve the 9 -11 year olds, she suggested increasing the number of youth sport camps and scrimmage games. Carol W. suggested adding beginning baseball for that age group, for those children who weren't interested earlier, but now are too_old for the regular "beginner" classes. Other program suggestions included a cooking class, continuation of the "Time -In" program, spring programs after school at Community Park and Curtiss Field, and adult tennis classes. Carol K will look into the possibility of girls -only sections, like Moundsview's program, as a way of encouraging more girls to get involved with athletics.