09/11/1995 Park Board Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

City of Lino Lakes Park Board Goal Setting Meeting Thursday, September 22, 1994 The goal setting meeting started at 6:15pm at the Lino Lakes Park, Recreation and Forestry }wilding on September 22, 1994 . Members present were Brian Bourassa, Amy Donlin, Pam Taschuk, George Lindy, and Ken Johnson. Staff in attendance were Marty Asleson, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Coordinator, Barry Bernstein, Recreation Program Supervisor, and Sandie Wood, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Secretary. Board member Sharon Lane arrived at 6:30pm. Marty Asleson started the meeting by reviewing the goals in the Comprehensive Park Plan and Development Guide and the criteria for prioritizing acquisition according to the plan. Marty advised the board that the dedicated park fund total as of August 31, 1994, is $147,000, total committed funds of unspent pending projects is $83, 800, leaving a total dedicated park fund balance, after commitments, of $63,200. He than passed out a memo from Mary Kay Worland that indicated $202,963 remain to be transferred from the individual subdivisions escrow account(s) to the park fund. She indicated the transfer of funds would be made prior to fiscal year-end 1994 . Marty talked about the survey that was done in 1988. He then discussed a handout that indicated the rating of park facilities and activities. Marty said that he had put money in the budget to do another survey next year but he did not know if the money would remain there. George Lindy discussed the change in population. He said we all have to keep that in mind when we are planning neighborhood parks. Currently they are toddlers but in 5 years or so they will be older and the parents will want different things in their park. As an example, a baseball field instead of playground equipment. He said a good example of population change is the Brandy Wood development. There is only three teenagers in the whole area and the rest are younger. Marty thought 60 percent of the kids were between the ages of 3 and S. Amy passed out a survey. She stated she had meet with different neighborhood groups and they had formed this survey. Marty said the Recreation Focus Committee should be involved in the survey process if one is done. Amy asked if this survey could be passed along to the City Council. Marty responded yes. Brian said he thought the survey was slanted and recommended that they meet with the person on the Recreation Focus Committee who seemed to have expertise in this area. Amy was thankful for the feedback and said she would take this information back to her neighborhood groups. Pam suggested that when a survey was done we look for someone that is working on a masters degree and would do the survey as a research project. Amy talked about the Mayor s 20/20 Vision and voiced her concerns with it. 1