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June 23, 1976 A special meeting of the Park, Recreation and Environmental Commission was called to order at 6: 15 P.M. June 23, 1976 by Chairman Resch. Mem- bers present; Hanson, Ringaman and Gredvig. Council liaison Schneider and Councilman Karth were present. Jerry Johnson was also present. The meeting was called for the purpose of duscussing the number of hours spent maintaining the City parks. Mr. Volk had prepared a schedule for the Commission breaking down work area in each park. Mr. Schneider asked Mr. Volk who is now painting and etc. Mr. Volk said the kids from the County work program. Mr. Resch said he questioned the time spent on park maintenance early in the season. Mr. Resch asked if1r. Volk about the amount of time used in moving snow fence at Lino Park. f1r. Volk explained he thought it was a Little League field and after the fence was up found out it was a Babe Ruth field and had to move the fence. Mr. Schneider felt that parents could have been recruit- ed to help with this. Mr. n.,,)asked who moved the fence and i1r. Volk said Mr. Rector and Mr. elped him. Mr. Ringaman asked if someone cheaper could not have done it. 14r. Volk said he would gladly hire someone to do the work cheap- er if someone responsible could be found. Mr. Ringaman asked where Mr. Volk gets his parttime help. Mr. Volk ex- plained that all the parttime employees were employed before he was and he just continued using them. Mr. Volk said he felt cheaper help would not necessarily save money since they are usually harder on the equipment and did not know how to do the repairs. He stated again if cheaper reliable help could be found he would gladly hire them. Mr. Schneider asked Mr. Volk how the mower is transported. Mr. Volk said it is usually driven from one park to another. tor. Johnson explained there isn't usually anything to transport the tractor with. Also he felt it did not take much more time to drive than to load the tractor. Mr. Ringaman felt the tractor should be moved only three times a month. Mr. Volk explained the parks had to be mowed more than three times a month. Mr. Gredvig asked how big the mower is. P,tr. Volk said it is a 15 horse 1969 Cub International with a three blade 5' rotary mower. 111r. Gredvig asked if a bigger mower could save time. Mr. Volk said, Yes. Mr. Schneider asked when is equipment prepared for the season. Mr. Volk said the mower was prepared early this spring. Mr. Ringaman asked why so many hours were spend flushing the tractor rad- iator. Mr. Johnson explained that time was spent replacing hoses and other parts as well as flushing. Mr. Volk said more detailed information about those hours could be obtained in his office.