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CITY OF LINO LAKES ,..� PARK BOARD MEETING MAY 3RD, 1993 feels that the actual size of the ballfield, safety concerns of the park location and proximity to neighboring properties are concerns that should limit the use of this field and perhaps not allow ball playing there. Mr. Franke suggests the use of signs stating such. He has had verbal confrontations with the youth in the past, but has not tried talking with them to explain his feelings and concerns. Marty has checked with the League of Minnesota Cities and the City Attorney who both agree that the city has the legal right to limit the use of the park as long as it is addressed in the park ordinance. When asked for his opinion, Officer Keller explained that this is a matter of enforcement. An issue such as this dealing with youth wanting to use a park to play ball will not get much support if he should have to bring the problem in front of a county judge. He also thinks that there could be more of a problem if the park were signed to not allow ball playing. He would prefer trying to work with the youth. He thinks it would be pretty hard to discourage the use of the ballfield. r-� The board discussed how to address the youth here. They are reluctant to ask the police to interfere initially. It was agreed that Marty should get in touch with the youth and parents and even Mr. Franke and try to reasonably work out a solution with them, maybe have a neighborhood meeting. Joe Schmidt volunteered to work with Marty on this. They will report on this at a future meeting. OLD BUSINESS: Country Lakes Master Plan - Jeff Schoenbauer was at the meeting to get input from the board for his re-design of Country Lakes Park. He showed slides of the area taken from the air. Mr. Schoenbauer explained that this park has many amenities with which to work. He suggested the beach should be used more and perhaps a shelter(s) to serve 15 to 50 people. Everyone would like to see the area opened up more. There will have to be more lighting for security reasons. Jeff also suggested some volleyball and horseshoe areas. There was discussion regarding the usage of the beach. Is it reasonable to establish a swimming beach here because of the vast amount of marshes? If there is a beach here will it be extremely costly to maintain? Also of some consideration should be the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Standards. Another item to give some thought to would be trails and the possible historical importance of the area. Mr. Schoenbauer advised the board that he will take these suggestions and concerns and develop the concept. He suggested neighboring residents be invited to the next park board meeting. Staff will see that notices get into the news and 3