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SPECIAL '~jZEETIR?G OF DECEMBER l6, 1964
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting was duly held
on the 16th day of December, 1964 with the following members present: Clerk
W. A. Mortenson, Trustees Z7illis T~iarkentien and Charles Stone, The following
were absent: ;~ayor Harold Nilsen, 'T`rustee ~lfilliam Black who were attending
an important meeting of the Ramsey Gounty League at White Bear Lake,
`'~illis T~arkentien presided at the meeting.
Also attending this special meeting were Village Engineer Brad Lemberg and
members of the Citizens Recreational Advisory Committee as follows: William
Korstad, Leonard Harkness, Hoevare Morse, and Mrs. Billie Foreman.
Engineer's letter of December 14, 1964 addressed to the Villa ge Council was
reviewed regarding skating rinks and playgrounds on two proposed locations.
1. ~~aple Knoll Area as designated on chart -West of Fry Street and
North of Garden Avenue. 't'his location was recommended as a sliding
area rather than a skating area due to extensive slope.
2. University Grove Area - South of Larpenteur and East of Coffman
Avenue (the old student housing grounds, wit~~ use of old barracks
as a warming house), University approval was to be sought and
flooding to be started if permission was granted.
~JIr, Korstad recommended that both areas be flooded for skating regardless
of engineer's recommendation. There were no seconds to such recommendation.
After a short discussion, Mr. Korstad left the meeting.
Stone moved, seconded by ~Tortenson that subject to obtaining Dean Berg's
permission to use the area as indicated, South of Larpenteur and East of
Coffman Avenue, the Village proceed immediately to prepare for flooding and
flood an area 150' x 150 or 200' x 200-, as deemed feasible between the
existing trees and barracks building, and.. that the barracks building be used
as a temporary warming house. Further, that the Village of Falcon Heights
and the University reach an agreement to lease the area for the purpose
described, Further, that the Village of Falcon Heights contact the new
owner of the lot previously owned by Vic Lametti on Fry Street for permission
to prepare and flood it as a temporary skating rink, for the present season,
with proviso to make as quickly as possible a written agreement to supplant
the oral agreement.
If not possible to enter into an agreement with the owner of this lot, then
an agreement be made with N. L. Hermes, owner of a vacant lot on St. Mary's
Street for a similar arrangement. Motion was carried.
Engineer Lemberg has agreed to check on lights for the University Grove area,
The representative of the League of Women Voters, Mrs. Billie Foreman,
expressed appreciation for the attendance of the Village Engineer at their
meeting on December 15, 1964 when they studied problems of transporation
and recreation.
On motion, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.~I,
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Signed: ' ~ ~t ~~ C~.~s
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Village Clerk