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f August 6, 1979 The regular meeting of the Park Board was called to order at 8:05 p.m. , August 6, 1979, by Vice Chairman Tom Shaughnessy. Members present: Larry Crouse, Gary Foster, Ken Johnson, Peter Scherer, Charles Cheesebrough and Council liaison Richard Zelinka, with Chairman Ina Liljedahl arriving at 8:10 p.m. to chair the meeting. Also present was Mayor Karth. The first item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes of the July 2 meeting. Mr. Scherer moved to deny approval of these minutes, based on the fact that they were too brief and did not reflect the complete business of the Board at that meeting. This motion was later retracted by Mr. Scherer and the subject opened for discussion. It was felt that pertinent discussion in reference to the four-season building, LAWCON, grants and financing, and Mr. Crouse's report to the Board should have been included in the minutes. It was also pointed out that future boards may want to refer back to the information and procedures used by this Board. Mr. Zelinka commented that normally, according to Robert's Rules of Order, the actual minutes of the meetina consist of the resolutions or motions, those who made them and seconded them, the result of the vote, and the actions taken; however, the City of Lino Lakes has in the past included the relevant conversation in the minutes. The Park Board felt that as much as possible of the pertinent discussion should be included in the minutes, and that each member should be aware of their responsibility to indicate to the recording secretary when they felt something was pertinent or should be recorded. Mr. Scherer moved to accept the minutes of the July 2, 1979 minutes with additions. Mr. Crouse seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion declared passed. Mr. Crouse reviewed the grant and financing situation for the proposed four-season building in Lino Park. This was recorded by the secretary and will appear as an addition to the July 2, 1979 minutes. Mr. Zelinka gave his report from the Council . In general , the Council had agreed with all that was in the report from the Park Board, and had expressed their appre- ciation for the hard work done by the Park Board. Payment had been authorized for a check from funds for Mr. Crouse' s time in working on the grant; the Park Board recommendation on Bloom's Addition had been approved; and the Council 's feeling on the possibility of combining two sites on the east side of I-35 was generally suppor- tive. Mr. Zelinka pointed out that as of the first of the year the Council will have three and possibly four new members. He had also spoken to a member of the newly formed Junior Chamber of Commerce, but had heard nothing back yet. The Council had not yet taken a definitive action on the Park Board's recommendation in reference to meets and bounds except that at present there was a meets and bounds platting moratorium and they have been told they may be subject to the same ten per- cent fee as standard platting. There has been no decision on individual plats , that is, owner lots which they would be building on. The assumption is that they would also be subject. There was some further discussion on this. As the Park Board's recommendation stands, the fee would be charged as the building permit goes out, although in the developer platting process , it is charged up front. Mayor Karth brought up that this system of charging for park land would be in addition to the present system, and there might be a problem with using two different forms of charging. Also, if the entire system were changed to payment at the time of the building permit application, there might be a problem with actually collecting the fee, and also a bookkeeping problem (those who had made their park dedication already on the old system, and others on the new system) . There is also some question as