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City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting February 5, 1996 flower beds, do park cleanups twice a year, and watch over the parks. Jean Briggs said the girls enjoyed participating in the pro- gram this year. She said it was a big help that the city put down woodchips in Lino Park. She expressed her hope that the girls would continue to do this program as they get older. Marty then presented awards to the Schmidt and McEathron families. He explained that these two families adopted Sun- rise Park. Their contract included the responsibilities of taking care of the trees, shrubs, and flowers by the Sunrise Park sign and cleaning the park of debris twice during the year. Marty then turned the mike over to George for a presentation to Ken Johnson for his 18 years of service on the Park Board. George said Ken was truly going to be missed on the board because of his extensive historic knowledge. Marty thanked Ken and told him it was a pleasure to have worked with him. Ken said he has enjoyed working with the people that have been on the board and it has been fun. However, he feels it is time to step down and to get new people involved on the Park Board: He will be willing to help if called upon. UPDATES AND OLD BUSINESS: Athletic Complex: Marty gave background information and a recap on the athletic complex. He then introduced Jon Gur- ban, Executive Director, Minnesota Recreation and Park Asso- ciation (MRPA). Jon was invited to come before the board to speak about recreation complexes and answer questions on referendums, fundings and needs. Jon began his presentation by handing out an information sheet telling what the MRPA organization is. He said they are a non-profit association. Their mission is to help pro- vide the best park and recreation services possible, throughout Minnesota. 2