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City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting March 2 , 1998 Chair Lindy indicated agreement with the plan. He asked if there is a market for the two vacant lots at the end of Sandhill Drive, to which Mr. DeGardner responded one of the lots is unbuildable and the other contains considerable wetlands; therefore, it is uncertain whether or not they will prove to be a viable asset to the City. Mr. Montain made a motion to reinforce the Rice Lake Estates master plan as presented, and to pursue the sale of the two lots on Sandhill Drive, seconded by Ms . Piper. Motion carried. PARK NAMING ORDINANCE : Mr. DeGardner presented a third draft of this proposed ordinance, which includes the following revisions : 1 . That the suggested new name and rational for change must appear on the petition 2 . Reference to "City service organization" is changed to "community service organization" 3 . Policy has been specified regarding the naming of new parks Chair Lindy requested clarification that existing parks were officially named by default according to current identification. He also recommended that "Behms" be officially named "Behms Century Farms" . Mr. Schmidt expressed concern that guidelines should be in place with respect to this proposed petition process . Mr. Montain explained that the City Charter contains guidelines under its initiative and referendum provisions . Mr. DeGardner pointed out the importance of having this type of process in place to allow residents an avenue for making park name changes . Mr. Montain made a motion to accept the current draft ordinance as presented, seconded by Ms . Taschuk. Motion carried. REVIEW OF NEW TIME SHEETS: Mr. DeGardner explained that the Parks and Recreation Department recently revised time sheets for each of its divisions, allowing for more accurate tracking of expenditures . Chair Lindy suggested that information gathered in this manner will prove useful in future maintenance planning. 4