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CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1993 OLD BUSINESS (CONT'D. ) Park Updates - Marty Asleson gave updates on the following: Leonard and Bradley Park - area is being final graded now. The playground equipment will be delivered by the end of the week. Neighbors will be organizing an equipment raising get together. This project is moving along as expected. Birch Park - second annual neighborhood meeting was held last week at the park. Aside from the many neighbors, it was attended by Marty Asleson, John Baumann and Jeanie Kenow, City Community Service Officer. Marty reports that this seems like a very good neighborhood group. Everyone sat around and visited. He says they asked many good questions about parks and recreation issues and had some good ideas. John Baumann thinks one of the reasons this is such a good group is because they have had a lot of input and actually have worked in rk - they seem to have a feeling of ownership regardin -i-he- ark. Marty says he wants to get a neighborhood group toge er in the same way for Birchwood Park. Athletic Complex site search - committee meeting will be October 5th. This committee is comprised of the original comprehensive plan committee. Marty Asleson will report back at the next meeting. Basketball Court at Arena Acres Park - base is set in and the hoop is ordered. Everything is going well. Brian Bourassa commended Tom Jensen on the fine job he did with this project. LaMotte Park - volleyball set is ordered for the park, and the bench and picnic table will be coming soon. There has been no communication from the neighbors since the neighborhood meeting early last Spring. Friends of the Parks - has gotten another corporate donation. Gary Uhde a developer in the City has donated $1200. The donations are slowly coming in, particularly since the notice was in the Fall Parks and Recreation brochure. A used popcorn popper has been purchased and will be used to make popcorn to sell at Performances in the Parks and other upcoming City projects. Recreation Updates - Marty Asleson reviewed the Fall and Winter Parks and Recreation brochure with the board. He also informed them that the city has just hired Becky Dvorak, for the therapeutic recreation position. She will be part time and will be using Barry Bernstein's office at Centennial School. Becky will be introduced at the next park board meeting. 3