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<br /> Park Board
<br /> November 5, 1979
<br /> ^ should be put in rather than ballfields or organized activities. This could be
<br /> preservation of the natural wooded area for an additional park. Mr. Scherer felt
<br /> land should be taken for investment ourooses. . The total dedication would be 2 and
<br /> 8/10 acres, and it was felt the lots on the east side were preferable. Mr. Johnson
<br /> moved to recommend land in lieu of cash, preferably in the southeast corner of the
<br /> plat, lots 15, 16, and 17. Mr. Shaughnessy seconded the motion. All were in favor.
<br /> Motion declared passed.
<br /> Mrs. Liljedahl suggested it would be an ideal time of year for the Park Board to go
<br /> out and look around at the different narks, as this hadn't been done since last fall .
<br /> Don Volk felt it would be a good time of year to look at Country Lakes , as the leaves
<br /> were down and it would not be too marshy. The date was set for Monday, November 12,
<br /> at 9:30 a.m. , to leave from the Municipal Buildinq, as being the time most convenient
<br /> for all those present. Mr. Schumaker vsas invited to go, and he indicated he would.
<br /> Don Volk will also be able to attend. If it was raining Monday, the trip would be
<br /> postponed.
<br /> Mrs. Liljedahl reviewed her presentation to the P & Z special meeting on the park plan,
<br /> which was basically a synopsis of what the Park Board was doing. She noted one of
<br /> the biggest problems the Park Board faced was a lack of communication with the Council
<br /> and other boards. For example, the Five-Year Plan had been sent out in August, yet
<br /> they had said they had never seen it. Mr. Schumaker indicated that he planned on
<br /> putting together the agenda for all the boards and attending all the meetings, trans-
<br /> ferring information and making, presentations. He asked how information was transmitted
<br /> presently, and was told it went through the Council liaison, who had time at the
<br /> Council meeting to present the business of his board. The Council also got copies
<br /> ^ of the minutes. However, this process present somewhat of a problem, as the information
<br /> and requests were not getting passed on, and answers were not coming back. There was
<br /> a lack of contact. Mr. Schumaker felt that each question the Park Board raised should
<br /> be presented to the City Council at the next meeting to take action on or request
<br /> additional specific information. Mr. Johnson, noted there had been some discussion at
<br /> the joint meeting about having a Park Board member or the chairman as a liaison rather
<br /> than a Council member, to carry Park Board business directly to the Council . However,
<br /> as Mrs. Liljedahl pointed out, the Park Board was asked to do an awful lot as a
<br /> volunteer group as it was, and to be asked to attend regular Council meetings to put
<br /> through routine plats and so on, to make sure it was done right, was asking too much,
<br /> although there was no objection to extra meetings on specific items like the four-
<br /> season building. Mr. Schumaker indicated that it would be determined later whether
<br /> the liaison system would be kept, but felt there would be no need for it, as he would
<br /> be attending all the meetings.
<br /> Mr. Shaughnessy asked how he stood on expenses for each meeting, attendance, and so on.
<br /> Mr. Schumaker indicated that with qas prices going up, people felt they should at
<br /> least get their carfare paid. The Planning Commission in Sauk Rapids got $10 a meet-
<br /> ing, plus $35 for special meetings, and the Park Board qot S10 a meeting as well ,
<br /> although he was unsure about special meetings . He felt $10 was a minimal amount, and
<br /> noted many communities paid $25 or so for each of their boards .
<br /> Mr. Scherer had contacted the League of Municipalities, and they had said the Planning
<br /> Commission and Park Board, in their opinion, were administrative bodies, and the only
<br /> control the Council had was in appointing people to the committees, who would then
<br /> serve their terms. Otherwise, Council control was through the amount of money they
<br /> allotted the boards, and since the Park Board had their own fund, there would be no
<br /> Council control . Mr. Schumaker raised the question of how these funds were received,
<br /> and Mr. Scherer indicated they came directly to the Park Board, to be used for
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