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City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting •—� September 4, 1996 sprinklers at Marshan Park or Sunrise Park and it make for rough fields in the fall . Barry then said the fall brochure should be in the mail this week and members should be receiving them soon. Paul asked about certifying coaches . Barry said there are 21 soccer coaches and half of them have gone through the coaches clinic. Marty said Lino Lakes is ranked 5th, in the state, for NYSCA certifications . Marty told the board that Sandburr Days is being held at Sunrise Park the weekend of September 6 . North Metro Consolidation: Marty said this item had been re- introduced at the last board meeting. He is meeting with Janet Bona, North Metro Program Supervisor, next week to discuss the next steps to look at concerning this issue. A copy of the agreement written between the cities of Minnetonka and Hopkins on a joint recreation program was included in the packet . Marty asked the board if they had the opportunity to think about the process and concerns as presented in the issues list from the cities of Circle Pines and Lexington. He has talked to a Centerville Park Board member and it sounds like they will submit a very similar list of concerns . Marty thinks it is time to consider a joint meeting including Lino Lakes . He thinks a joint recreation board, between the four cities, should be established. Paul talked about how people feel about going to different cities for their activities . He is concerned about activities being scheduled in Lino Lakes and Circle Pines and Centerville or Lexington residents feeling it is too far to travel for their activities . Barry said he would program activities in the cities that have ballfields, soccer fields etc. He said he feels it is an advantage to have more facilities to do his programming. Barry thinks it would be an advantage to have more indoor facilities to program if the consolidation did take place. Joe voiced concerns about the shape the facilities in Lexington, Circle Pines and Centerville are in. Marty said he will talk to the cities about liability issues . Marty said two concerns are programming and the ability to do more . He has put a part-time programmer in the budget . The 5