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Page 1 - January 29, 1976 The first regular schedule meeting of the Park, Recreational and Enviornment Commission was called to order at 8:05 P.M. on January 20, 1976 by Council liaison, Mr. Schneider. Member present; Liljedahl, Gredvig. Ringaman, Scherer. Absent; Hanson Olson, Resch. Mr. Schneider introduced himself and told the Board that he hbd asked Mr. McLean to attedd this meeting in order to fill the new members in on the past operations of this Bogrd. He had thought he would like an informal discussion before the elections in order for the members to become better acquainted with one another. He asked each of the members to introduce themselves and give a short sketch of what they do and what they feel should be acc&Vlished by this Board in the coming year. Mr. Randy Ringaman is a nuclear products technican for 3M Co. and lives in the Lexington Park Lakeview area. He is interested in reducing the cost and wou. ; take a conservative approach placing the emphasis on maintaining the present ;)arks. Dias. Ina Liljedahl lives in the Twilite Acres area. She felt that in her wor": :nth the people of the area in conjunction with the school and her Church, :he need is to inform the people of the availability of the Parks. She felt there should be a better understanding on the part of the people as to the ^. :z^e of the parks. fl.r. Ted Gredvig lives in the Country Lakes area and is on the Governor's Council for Aging. He said he has only lived in this area for a couple of years and is not too familar with the parks. He said there is a lot of open E,,pace in the area and he felt that this partictlar area is due for expansion in the next 10 to 20 years. He will take time to become familar with the Parks and the City government. Mr. Peter Scherer lives on 64th Street on the East side of the City. He is retired and self-employed. He has worked for the City in other areas but has never been involved with the Parks. He would like to see the Parks upgraded at the lowest cost possible and to let the people know of the parks. Mx. Schnieder noted that all members have a copy of the Ordinance establishing s. ?is Commission. He reminded the members that this Board is advisory and all recommendations must be approved by Council action. The active parks in the testy are Sunrise, Lino and the Hall property with a small plat in LaMotte's Second Addition located on the East side of Centerville Lake.He said some work had been done on establishing a bike trail, there is a new well at Sunrise 7-ark and one being drilled at the Hall property, there had been discussion of the need for expanding the warming house at Sunrise and the construction of -ch a building at the Hall Park. There is a need for playground equipment. -!'his Board is restricted by the budget and even theugh there is approximately 120,000.00 in the budget for Park purposes, thi£a money may not be available for expenditures since the park department is last on the list of priorities. rr. Schneider asked Mr. McLean for his comments on the past action of this board. Mr. McLean said there had been discussion of the upgrading of the lot in LaMotte's Second Addition to the status of a "Tot Lot". The area is not ig enough for a ball dismond of any size. The area needs to be graded and seeded with some equipment. The Lino Park has been undergoing a renovation