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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-02-1979 Park Board Minutes PARK BOARD July, 1979 Minutes but no agenda or packet l 9-7 7 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission was called to order Monday, July 2, 1979 at 8:00 P.M. by Co-Chairman Shaughnessy. Members �esent: Johnson, Scherer, Shaughnessy, Cheesebotrough,Ctouse. Members absent: Foster, jdahl . Mayor Karth and Council Liason Zelinka were also present. . Scherer moved to approve the minutes of the June 4th, 1979 meeting. Mr. Crouse seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Mr. Crouse moved to approve the minutes of the ,tune 11 , 1979 meet+mg. Mr. Scherer seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Kitten Ball Tournament. Two gentlemen requested the use of Lino Park for a Kitten Ball Tournament July 14 and 15 and also requested a beer permit. They explained this was to be a VFW sanctioned tournament. It was explained that the group holding the tournament would have to provide the Council with a letter from the Commander of the VFW stating this was a VFW function and naming the manager or person who would be responsible. The letter should also state that the VFW in- surance and bond would cover this function. A $50.00 clean-up deposit will also he r-luired but returned when the grounds were returned to satisfactory conditimn. Mr. Zelinka said the letter should be at Council Monday July 9, 1979 and the Council will consider the request then. Mr. Zelinka told the Board of the Council actions regarding the actions of the June 4th and June Ilth requests. The Council authorized the expenditure of $1200 in planning the All - Season Park Building and application of the LAWCON grant. It was the general feeling of the Council that they should wait and see if the grant has a chance before authorizing release any further funds. Mr. Zelinka said the Council feels this particular Park Board is jwing a lot of initiative and common sense.and it working hard to formulate City Park Plans. Mr. Zelinka said the (ROuncil will consider the payment of Mileage for Boord members in the 1980 .budget. He doubted mileage would be paid retroactive. Mr. Zelinka said Mr. Schneider authorized the expenditure for a sprayer to spray weeds in the Parks. It should be noted that this expenditure was in view of other park expenditures and will not add to the Park budget. Mr. Crouse explained to the Board all that was bnvolved in preparing the LAWCON grants and explained he had help from Mrs. Liljdahl , Mrs. Anderson and Mr. Volk. The grant request was submitted June 29, 1979 and the Board should know in September of October how the application is proceeding. Plat - Bloom's Addition. The Park reviewed the plat, Bloom's Addition. Mr. Johnson moved to accept cash in lieu of land for Park dedication. Mr. Scherer seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Other Business Mr.Cheeseborough asked what happened to the petition from the Shenandoah residents requesting completior, of Shenandoah park. The Clerk said this was the first she had heard of it. ,1-1"` Crouse moved that the petition regarding a park in Shenandoah be reviewed and the Board _'Dmmendsthe park be impleminted or the Council determine the date when the park will be completed to the Park Boards satisfaction. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Mr. Sherer moved to accept the 5 Year Park Aciton Plan as prepared for the LAWCON Grant ap- plication.and forward it to the Planning and Zoning Board for inclusion in the Comprehensive Page -2- July 2, 1979 Land Use Plan. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Mr. Cheesebocoygh moved to adjourn at 9:20 P.M. Mr. Scherer seconded the motion. Aye. t , • rv� -1 Park Board Addition to the July 2, 1979 minutes This addition consists of a review by Mr. Crouse of the grant and financing situation in reference to the proposed four-season building for Lino Park. This is in refer- ence to the LAWCON grant: The Park Board received work that there was grant money available that would have to be submitted before the end of June (1979) from state and federal sources. At that time it was discussed at one of the Park Board meetings and it was decided that it would be worthwhile exploring it further and getting more detail . I volunteered-- because I work downtown where the office of State Parks and Recreation is located-- to discuss it with whomever was available; so in the next three or four days I had two meetings with two of the staff, one was a Mr. Johnboy, and from that he encour- aged us because he said we would have at least a fighting chance to get some money for some of the outdoor recreation plans after I reviewed them with him briefly. I brought that information back and between Ina Liljedahl , Marilyn, the mayor and several other people who were interested and involved, including Mr. Zelinka, we decided that it would be a good idea to do it. We had approximately three weeks at that time to submit a proposal . We went through the pre-proposal material and the type of information that would be necessary, and it seemed like it was quite a bit of volume and things we had never done before, but we recognized too that being able to do this would help us to get ourselves organized, especially the five-year projection plan identification of places that could possibly be used for future park and recreation sites . So with that encouragement, I then offered , because I do work in the grants area, to help write the grant. We worked that out and I actually started working before that decision was made. I took 32 days of leave time from my usual job and spent that time working with the team which was several people--Ina Liljedahl , Don Volk, Marilyn, the building inspector. We touched base with several people. We got preliminary plans for the building, two or three estimates in cost, and we pulled records together. I contacted the public schools and other people for support. We got letters of support--we actually wrote letters that we wished they would write, and if they agreed with it, they would write the letter of support--so we pulled it together a rough three or four days before it was due. We had it typed and then we finally pulled it together and submitted it the day before it was due and we heard back. They came out and made a site visit about a week ago, and they didn't indicate whether the grant was available or that we would get it. However, they did indicate that parts of that building, those that would be used for community services or community support, could not be funded from their grants area. I discussed after that with Ina Liljedahl and Marilyn that per- haps we should explore another source of funds and I haven' t heard back since then for that other portion of it. I don' t know any other areas myself, but I thought if the Board were interested in trying to see if they could write off some more of that cost through another grant, it may be possible. I was in Washington for the state office and I did get to see Durenberger and Boschwitz and they indicated they would be very eager to sort out the red tape and bureaucracy of Washington to see if there could be any grants available. They felt Minnesota and local municipalities were undergranted as far as innovative and other types of money. So I did explore it from this angle, but I didn't get anything specific, but I was waiting for this group to explore further. That, in brief, is what happened and how it happened. Mr. Shaughnessy brought up that the Board had talked about the possibility of a grant for solar power, although it was never explored any further. It was felt this could be a definate area to look into, although Mrs. Liljedahl added that it could not be included in the grant this time because it had already been written. Mr. Crouse mentioned that the grant could be put into different agencies ; that the community area would not come under LAWCON, but the City could apply in other areas and that could be solar heating.