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SEPTEMBER 15, 1975 --2-- is checking on the conditions on the sale of the land to determine if Mrs. Billik has a life-time estate of not. if she does, then something will have to be done to upgrade her home to current City standards or find some alternative place for her to live. The home does not have central heat, in fact it uses a wood burning stove, It does not have running water - which could be made available by running a line from the warming house Into the home. The bathroom facilities are an outhouse about # block from the home. The windows in the home were broken this Spring and have been repaired recently. Mr. Karth said he had been down to Sunrise Park and had spoken with Mrs. Billik and had gotten the same Impressions from her. She also indicated that if something wasn't done she would be unable to live there any longer. Mr. McLean said that the Council had instructed the Building Inspector to visit the home and report to the Council on what it would cost to bring the home up to at least minimum City Standards right now. In the meantime, the Park Commission should be thinking about this matter and come to some conclusion on whether or not it is essential to have full dime personnel at the Park anymore. With the full time Police Department and tine flooding crews there late at night to secure the areas, is it still a necessary item? Regarding the Flooding Teams for the hockey rinks this year, Mr. McLean said that Mr. Dick Petcoff from Anoka County will be available on request to give an ice seminar to those crews when they are ready. Mr. Volk has been visiting other Cities to learn more about flooding of rinks also. The next item for discussion was the Budget for 1976. The Park Commission has set priorities for the budget and what they would like to see accomplish- ed the remainder of this year: FOR THE REMAINDER OF 1975: 1. Well upgraded and repaired or re- placed at Sunrise Park: 2. Warming house construction at least started at the Hall Park. 3. Well upgraded and repaired or re- p l aced at the Hall Park. __.. Che two informal bids for the wells were discussed and Mr. McLean informed the Commission that Mr. Volk had been instructed to try an acid etch for The removal of calcium deposits from the screens of the wells to see if this proceedure would help solve some of the problems. He is to have a report for the 9/22/75 Council Meeting.