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City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting May 6, 1996 He went on to say that softball has also started. Marty mentioned that Barry wrote a memo to the Park Board with statistics on the NYSCA coaches certification. The Lino Lakes Park and Recreation Department is llth in the state for certifying coaches through NYSCA. Marty continued by saying the playground program will be starting in June . Barry is having Kite Day/Playground Program kick-off day at Rice Lake School on June 1 with the first 240 kids under 12 receiving a free kite. The maintenance staff is out working in the parks, putting up soccer, volleyball, and tennis court nets . George told members to note Barry' s comment on the shortage of fields for programming and to remember that when we look to the future about a recreation complex. Marty talked about Camay Blakely' s letter which was sent to Ray Johnson and members of the Lions Club thanking them for planting the trees in the Birchwood Acres/Park Grove Park. It was suggested the Park Board Chair write a thank you letter to the Lions also. George said he and Marty will do this . FRIENDS OF THE PARK UPDATE: Betty Piper is the liaison for this organization but was not present to give an update. Marty said another golf tournament meeting would be held in two weeks and he would see at that time how the corporate sponsors were coming along. He said the committee is making alot of process on the tournament . He knew they were still selling hole and tournament sponsors . An update will be brought to the next Park Board meeting. GRANTS UPDATE- George thanked Marty for the hard work and time he spent on the grants . Athletic Complex Grant: Marty said last year he applied for a State Outdoor Recreation Grant funded by State and Federal (LAWCON) dollars . This was a land acquisition grant for the A-3 Athletic Complex on Holly and County Road J. The grant could only be used for this site . 7