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Inver Grove Heights paid $65,000.00. Bob Williams questioned whether all the funds have to come from the park board fund. Marty then asked whether the board still wanted a focus meeting. All the members agreed that there is a need for a first meeting, a question and answer type of meeting before they decide on the next step. The date of the first Focus meeting was set for Tuesday, November 20, 1990 - 7: 00 p.m. at the city hall. Staff will send invitations on behalf of the park board to all other boards, council and administrator. PARKS, REC AND FORESTRY UP-DATE: Marty reported the final document was finished on the Joint Powers Agreement. There are a couple of issues still not resolved, such as: added votes as far as population, and what would happen to funds if a city broke away from the agreement. There is a meeting set for October 11 with the steering committee and Administration to try and resolve the issues. Ken Johnson asked if an invitation had gone to our council seeing that we are without a liaison. Marty will see that the council gets notified right away. Ken Johnson brought up the part of the agreement that dealt with attendance, that there should be some rules set for excused and non-excused absences for city representatives. All the board agreed to "just sign it and get it over with. " PARKS - Marty reported that the irrigation system is in and grass is green and growing, it looks nice. Don Volk got a good deal on bituminous re-grind from streets being torn up and was able to do the parking lots at Sunrise and Birch Parks. George Lindy asked the status of the portable building as Birch Park. Marty explained that it was on lease purchase. George stated that it looks much nicer there now since the fields are done. Marty says these buildings could be added to different parks for other things such as Shenandoah in the winter for the rinks, etc. He also noted that the city is looking at the purchase of a tanker to be able to flood the rinks more efficiently. FORESTRY - Marty reported that the vibratory plow work would start soon. The city may be able to look at the purchase of a plow with matched funds from the County. He says many trees are ding from the drought of recent years, and the plow is definitely needed. John Baumann questioned how the pine bark beetle traps did this year. Marty explained that the beetle population is down this year, therefore the traps haven't shown much so far. OLD BUSINESS: There was nothing brought up under old business.