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PARK BOARD September 9 , 1985 Page Three tribute their input at Park Board meetings and make all attempts to be prepared and attend every meeting. Mayor Benson stated that in Mr. Scherer' s letter of resignation there was concern shown with respect. to these aspects of service on the Park Board. PETE SCHERER' S RESIGNATION Mr. Schumacher said that in a recent conversation with Mr. Bohjanen, he said that he may have a candidate for the vacancy left by Mr. Scherer. Mr. Ray Johnson also suggested contacting Leonard Trast on Sunset Avenue and asking him if he would be interested in ser- vice to the Park Board. MOTION: Mr. Flannery moved to send a plaque of appreciation to Mr. Scherer for his many years of service to the City and on the Park Board. Motion seconded by Mr. Ray Johnson and carried unani- mously. Mr. Nissen asked if our Council liaison could become an actual member of the Park Board. No one was quite sure of the rules on this suggestion. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN/BUDGETS Country Lakes Park - The information requested from the Public Works Department regarding the maintenance of Country Lakes Park in 1986 was not available for this meeting. Chairman Johnson asked that Mr. Schumacher communicate the fact that this information, plus a report on the accomplishments at Country Lake Park, plus a report of the plans for preparation and opening of the park, be available in the packets for the next Park Board meeting so that boardmembers have an opportunity to review these items . Mr. Lindy suggested that before plans to construct a beach house are developed , the Park Board should evaluate the usage of the beach and see if a silting problem exists after the beach area being open through next summer. It may be an option after next summer to use the money reserved for the beach house for other development. ` I. Mr. Ray Johnson reported that he noticed some trash dumped at Country Lakes Park and that the cable across the driveway has been down for some time allowing damage by vehicles . He asked that the Public Works Department put the cable back up and clear away the trash. Budget - Mr. Schumacher referred to his memo of 9/4/85 which asks the Park Board to submit as soon as possible any anticipated r--.� major projects in 1986 along with a dollar estimate for each. He informed the Board that the increase in insurance coverage has used up the working capital for the budget and the Fire , Police and Public Works Department' s budgets are up from last year. He suggested presenting a realistic and solid budget