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Park Board July 2 , 1984 the past. TOUR OF PARKS A tentative date of Tuesday , July 10 was set for the Board to tour the parks . Mr. Volk was asked to inform Ray Johnson and George Lindy . All will meet at City Hall at 5 : 30 p.m. Baldwin Lake area is to be included in the tour. At this time, Mr. Flannery had to leave the meeting - the Board then lost quorum. The remainder of the meeting was handled as discussion . OLD BUSINESS Mr. Volk updated the Board on the following old business . Tennis Courts - Courts at Arena Acres are open - notice of same is to appear in local papers the week of July 4 . Landscaping on exterior of courts is still in progress . The gates will remain unlocked. No hours have been established. The area has been built as vandal-proof as possible. Mr. Volk also suggested that some signs , i . e. , "No Street Shoes" be put up. Park Survey - Mr. Flannery 's letter regarding the park survey has been submitted to the local papers for publication . Storage Building - Materials for Lino Park storage building have been purchased. BMX Tower - The City did donate some time and work to the BMX track tower which should be completed in 1-2 weeks . The tower itself will be locked for safety and made as inaccessible as possible (approximately eight feet off the ground) . 1984 Capital Improvements Plan - The Plan , which has not yet been brought to the Council, was reviewed. Two major projects - the Shenandoah seeding and building of picnic tables and park benches will probably be delayed until fall . Mr. Scherer expressed his dislike to the City investing time and money in a project such as the BMX track and added that in his experience in other cities , only insurance was provided by the City and organizations paid usage fees to the City for their activities . Mr. Johnson asked Mr. Volk to look into the concessions at the track and see how much money is generated through concessions and how other cities handle this type of situation and usage fees . Mr. Volk expressed that he was not in favor of usage fees , but would like to see organizations donate time or money for park improvements , etc. This will be an agenda item for next month 's meeting. Mr. Scherer moved to adjourn the meeting at 8 : 25 p.m. Seconded by Mr . Nissen . Aye .