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October 21 , 1974 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Park, Recreational and Enviornmental Commis- sion was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Chairman McGeary. Members present: Mrs. LeToauneau, Mrs. Brisson, Mr. Kent; members absent: Mr.Resch, Mrs . Kendall , and Mr. Clausen. Councilman McLean was also present. Mr. Mc Geary moved to accept the minutes of the September 17, 1974 meetins as written. Seconded by Mrs. 8risson. Motion carried. Mr. Mclean said the budget for 1975 was approved with the exception of the fencing at the Hall Park which would bring the budget to approximately $25,000 including the credit for the $8,000 of Federal Revenue Sharing. Other than the fencing there is no problem with our budget. Mr. McLean suggested that some definite plans about the warming house is needed for the Hall Park. He s.i;d that the plans should be firmed up this winter so that construction can strt in the spring. m r, K:en t asked if the engineer had some sketches for the commission or if the .c._ -rr,ission was to provide the sketch? ?;•. McLean advised the commission that it should provide some plans for the i nee r and that It would be a good idea to come up with an overall plan r-:-at could be adopted for future use at all parks. in this way the commission i.,F,uid have bettercontrol over the costs of such units. The warming houses would be constoucted under the control of Mr. Gotwald. Mrs. 8risson had questions of the skating rinks - would they be graded, leveled, etc. in the for the ice season this year? Mr. McLean informed here that the hockey rings had been staked and blue-lined already. �*q also told here that the requis i:ion for leveling off using Class 5 had been approved and that the rinks mould be ready for use in December. Mr. McLean also advised the commission that backstopes were being made to guard aJainst flying pucks and that they would be made 6f wood and wire mesh. r,e said that Mr. CAri Nelson had offered to build the backstops but that Mr. Volk had indiyated that he could probably do it here at the hall cheaper. It was ,!er.e io`ed that Mr. Volk and 111r. Johnson could build the backstops and that Mr. ,-'an +youid recommend that they do it at the next council meeting. A completion }v of December 15 was tentatively set for the backstops to be on and rstztled. Mr. t'cGeary brought up the question of a warming house at the Hall Park. He rp;-iciered what was going to be done about it for the coming season? Will we rer:% a trailer again and If so from whom and what would the cost be? fa-, rent reminded the commission that last year the rent was approximately ,013 per month and that we had the triter from December 15, to March 15th. said that we would have to make arragements to pick It up and return it. S