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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
DECEMBER 2, 1985
Called to order by Connie Lassen, Chairperson..
Members Present: Tom Montain, Connie Lasser and Paul Ciern.ia,
Council Liaison
Guests: Ardis Hutchins, and Gertrude Estros
Members Absent: Tom Amman.,. Floyd Bedbury, Paul Nelson, and I,eo and
Jean.Ohman
General Announcements by Chairperson.Lassers
Annette Geistfeld, Grove Representative, resigned. Anew Grove Representative
will be appointed in January.
Winter Employee Announcements by Tom Montain:
Eight rink attendants have been hired.
Steve Nelson has been hired as the Winter Supervisor. Steve is a
college student with past experience as a Falcon Heights Rink
Attendant.
Wednesday, December 11, Falcon Heights Maintenance staff will
• train winter .employees as to how to flood the rinks.
.Saturday, December 7th at 10:00 A.M., the Fire Department will
give first aid training to all. winter employees.
Tom will be responsible for reviewing the job description. with
rink attendants.
Connie and Paul will also try to attend the meeting Saturday.
Tom will be responsible for making Rink Attendant. Buttons. Ardis
..has volunteered to help design the buttons.
Due to the early cold weather, the Commission decided to grant
approval for the rinks. to start being flooded after the training
session Wednesday.
(Note: Rinks had been scheduled to open December -26th)
Discussion of 1666 Coffman with Gertrude Estros:
Gertrude explained to the Commission how the retirement housing
project had taken 20 feet along the north end of the existing
.Grove park. She sketched a map of the park and housing site
and described the traffic circulation and parking.
Because of the 20 foot change, the existing Ball field will have
to be relocated.
The Commission must make park decisions prior to spring when the
grass will be resoded and other landscape improvements made.
The Commission discussed the desirability for a walking path/
• bike path along the east side of .Coffman (bordering the park) anal
along the south side of Larpenteur (in front of the housing
development).
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The residents of -1bb6 Coffman are willing to do landscaping and
• screening (possible fence) in the park as a good will gesture.
Gertrude Estros will provide the Commission with a map of the
Grove Park and 1666 Coffman housing project.
Connie Lasser has requested that the Falcon Heights Maintenance.
staff inspect the Grove Park. She is concerned about children.
playing/skating close to the construction site. She has suggested
that a temporary fence be installed if there is a safety problem.
Anew directory of University Grove residents have been. published.
The Commission can use this information to determine population.
needs in the Grove Park area.
Questions were raised as to parking for non-resident use of
the Grove Park. In the past, people not living in the Grove
parked where the new 1666 Coffman. housing project is now being
built.
Part-Time Director Position:
The Subcommittee has interviewed-two candidates. They-still have two
additional applications they want to review.
Keith Moderson, Chairperson of the Subcommittee, will write a letter
to applicants not being interviewed.
The Committee hopes to make a recommendation to the Commission by
January.
• Survey Results:
The survey questions have been statistically analyzed. Connie Lasser,
and .Ardis Hutchins will continue compiling the additional hand-written.
responses and comments.
A discussion. of the survey results will be part of the January Cov®aission
meeting.
1985 Budget Reivew:
As of Octoher 31, 1985, the Parks and Recreation Budget was $1,106.51 in
the RED.. The main reason. for this is maintenance and repair costs and
.increase of non-resident reimbursement fees being paid. The Commission
has requested that a copy of the Revenue Report be included. with the
Budget Expenditures Report each month.
Next meeting - Monday, January 6, 1986 at 7:00 P.M.
Happy Holidays:
Respectfully Submitted,
Ardis Hutchins