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MINUTES <br />Parks & Recreation Commission <br />July 6, 1995 <br />Commission should look into a shared parking lot with the <br />businesses. He felt that the need for additional parking <br />was not truly there yet. <br />Holm asked when the budget needs to be finalized. The <br />Director stated that a decision on the 1996 budget will need <br />to be made at the next meeting. <br />Magnuson felt that the City should wait on additional <br />Centerville parking and continue to use the overflow lot on <br />Desoto. Doolittle agreed stating that the funds could be <br />allocated somewhere else. Johnson also agreed stating that <br />it was premature to expand the parking lots on both sides. <br />Holm stated that he would prefer to see the additional <br />parking added in steps. <br />Remerowski commented that he was not in favor of installing <br />a temporary base and then finishing the parking lot at a <br />later date. He felt it could be a waste of money if the <br />base would have to be re -done later. <br />The Director stated that he would hate to see the parking <br />lot expansion dropped from the budget completely since it <br />will need to be expanded at some point. Johnson felt that a <br />parking fund should be established since there are other <br />areas in the City that need parking such as Gervais Mill <br />Park. <br />The Director stated that more people will be using Pioneer <br />Park than Gervais Mill Park. Therefore, the parking should <br />be added in Pioneer first. Doolittle felt that the City <br />should be spending money on items that more residents than <br />non - residents would be using. The Director stated that non- <br />residents will use all items in a park. Remerowski stated <br />that Little Canada parks are for all people, not just <br />residents. Holm stated that adequate parking is needed at <br />the park so that the residents surrounding the park will not <br />be bothered. <br />Greger felt that the Commission should continue the <br />discussion on Pioneer Park parking at the next meeting. <br />Remerowski felt that discussion on the five year capital <br />improvement budget and 10% budget should also wait until the <br />next meeting. <br />PARK LAND Sanders stated that it is good to have a healthy balance in <br />ACQUISITION the Park Land Acquisition Fund so that land for parks can be <br />purchased if it suddenly becomes available. He felt that <br />the $261,806 currently in the fund was not an excessive <br />amount of money. Remerowski agreed that there should be a <br />fund, but he questioned how much money had to be in it. He <br />felt that Little Canada's population is stable and there is <br />-9- <br />Page 87 <br />