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Park, Recreational and Environmental Commission July 7 , 1980 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Park, Recreational and Environmental , commission was called to order at 7 : 30 P .M. Monday , July 7 , 1980 by Chair- ian Liljedahl . Members present : Scherer, Johnson , Foster, Sears , Liljedahl , Shaughnessy . Members absent: Crouse . Mr . Schumacher and Mr . Volk were also present . Mr . Scherer moved to accept the minutes of the June 2 , 1980 meeting as presented. Mr shaughnessy seconded the motion . Motion declared passed . The first item on the agenda is the Comprehensive Plan for Sunrise Park and Country Lakes Park . Mr . Schumacher intorduced Mr . Mike Johnson , Admin- istrative Assistant and Mr. Johnson introduced Doris Sullivan who is a graduate student of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Landscape Architecture . Mr. Johnson said he had contacted Mrs . Sullivan and sent her all the information she had requested for planning these two parks . Mrs . Sullivan said she was not prepared to comment on Sunrise Park as she had just seen it today but had seen both Country Lakes Park and Shen- andoah Park. She explained that the procedure for a site plan is to first do a thorough analysis of the site; soils , vegetation and what activities the site can handle and come up with several plans to choose from. After a plan is selected the community develops the plan . Mrs . Sullivan also gave the Board some background regarding her experience in working in other communities and also explained how she would determine some costs for her services . She felt that if she did a very detailed plan her expenses for Country Lake Park and Shenandoah Park would be 5300 . 00 to $400 . 00 . The total cost including her time would be about 2, 750. 00 One park, Country Lakes , for instance would be $1 , 400 . 00 . Mrs . Sullivan said she felt Country Lakes Park had a lot of potential and deserved carefull planning to preserve all the natural assets and provide a few activities . As for Sunrise Park all that is needed is something to dress it up. Mrs . Liljedahl felt Shenandoah Park could be worked into something nice . A neighborhood park rather than a community park. Mr . Schumacher said that when Shenandoah II is developed there will be an additional 2 . 9 acres . Mrs . Sears asked if the present plans prepared for Country Lakes Park would be discarded. Mrs . Sullivan said she did riot know yet . This would probably depend on soil conditions . Mrs . Sullivan asked if there would be some agreement between herself and the City . Mrs . Liljedahl said the Board would have to ask the Council for permission for any expenditure . Mr. Scherer said that any plans that are developed by Mrs . Sullivan now will be helpfull even if the development is not done now but some time in the future. qrs . Schumacher said the Park Board should decide what parks they wanted 10-*Nrs . Sullivan to work on because there is a budgeted amount and the Council ,ould want them to try and stay within the budget . The Board should state a priority . Mrs . Liljedahl felt Country Lakes should be a priority now. Mr. Foster suggested that Board wait with Shenandoah Park until one plan can be designed to the entire park.