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CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1995 The June 5, 1995, City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was called to order at 6:30pm. Roll call was taken, members present were George Lindy, Chair, Sharon Lane, Pam Taschuk, Ken Johnson, Joe Schmidt and Amy Donlin. Also present were Marty Asleson, Park, Recreation, and Forestry Coordinator, Barry Bernstein, Recreation Program Supervisor, and Sandie Wood, Recording Secretary. Absent was Betty Piper. APPROVAL OF MAY 1 & MAY 9, 1995 MINUTES: Sharon Lane made a motion to approve both sets of minutes, Pam Taschuk seconded the motion. Minutes were approved with no corrections. OPEN MIKE: There was no one present to speak under Open Mike. MASTER PLAN PRESENTATIONS: Marty gave background information the process of master planning for the three parks. He said the residents met on May 15 and there had good representation from each neighborhood. Brauer was present to present the master plans and take comments on revisions. He continued by saying that minor revisions were made to these park plans. The Birchwood/Parkgrove area was surveyed by the neighborhood and Marty included a copy of the survey in the Park Board packets. Marty said one subject that has come up is that of funding and park dedication dollars. Residents from the different neighborhoods wish to know how much was dedicated, how much was spent, and the Park Boards policy on spending these dollars in the areas that the dollars were taken from. A breakout of the dollars that have been taken from past dedications were included in the packets. Marty said he has talked to Mary Vaske, Lino Lakes Finance Director, and requested that she research where dollars have been spent in the past. He said this will take some time to collect. Marty said it would be nice if these parks could be named instead of calling them by the development name. BRANDYWOOD PARK: One thing that were looked at, for this park, was the internal trail system. The residents thought a looped trail would be nice for in-line skating in this park. Marty said if expansion was going to occur in this park it would on the south side of the park. He said there is enough room to put a small informal ballfield in this area. There is two boardwalks that are needed in this park. Jeff has recommended a modification of the existing boardwalk. He said it would not have to be built up as 1