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MINUTES <br />Parks & Recreation Commission <br />June 4, 2009 <br />Morelan went on to explain the event is held in the lower shelter area of Spooner Park and will be <br />held from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. The Park & Recreation Commissioners usually attend this event and <br />assist with making root beer floats. The Little Canada A&W has donated the root beer in the past <br />and small ice cream cups are purchased to give to all in attendance. <br />Morelan stated he would take care of ordering the clowns as he has done in previous years. <br />Flyers for this event will be made and distributed to local business by the conunissioneis. <br />Morelan stated the event will also be included on the Canadian Days event schedule, the website, <br />cable channel and La Petite newsletter. Commissioners have sold Canadian Days buttons at this <br />event in the past, also. <br />BASKETBALL COURT REQUEST FOR THUNDER BAY PARK <br />Morelan dishibuted a map of the Thunder Bay area highlighting the homes that had responded to <br />the survey taken by the Quest for Power group members. He stated there were 42 response <br />sheets provided with 35 included on the map. One was anon-resident, one was a duplicate <br />response (husband and wife both responded), one was an invalid address, one had no address and <br />three addresses were off the area map. 'T'here were 29 residents who were in favor and 6 were <br />against putting a basketball court in the Thunder Bay Park. <br />Sanders couunented that the negative responses were not closely impacted to the "hhunder Bay <br />Park and the property owners right next to the park either were not contacted or failed to respond <br />to the survey. <br />Chair Pahey asked what the conunission's next step would be to handle this basketball court <br />request. Morelan thought there was enough merit to seek the funding. The next step would be to <br />have a neighborhood meeting. <br />Sanders suggested that the commission design a plan to present at a future neighborhood <br />meeting. He thought it best to include the replacement of current playground equipment into the <br />plan. He could use an aerial map and place the proposed basketball court in the area suggested <br />by the commissioners. He stated the area southwest of the current play area is typically a wet <br />area with no drainage and bad soil. He thought that if the commissioners would like that area <br />there would be some prep work needed to build up that location. <br />Maida suggested the court be placed in the area where the current baseball backstop is located. <br />Slain commented that it should be placed more toward the center of the park and not close to any <br />residential area. Sauders suggested that the court should be visible from the street and centered <br />in the park as long as the low area is avoided. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />