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n CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 The April 3, 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, Amy Donlin, Betty Piper, Ken Johnson, and Joe Schmidt. Also present were Marty Asleson, Park, Recreation, and Forestry Coordinator, Barry Bernstein, Recreation Program Supervisor, and Sandie Wood, Recording Secretary. APPROVAL OF MARCH 6, 1995 MINUTES: Sharon Lane made a motion to approve the March 6, 1995 minutes, Joe Schmidt seconded the motion. Minutes were approved with no additions or corrections. OPEN MIKE: There was no one present to speak under Open Mike. UPDATES AND OLD BUSINESS PARK UPDATE/MASTER PLANNING/BASE MAPPING: WENZEL FARMS Marty gave background information on this development. He said the plan was developed with the help of Iron Mountain Forge, and the neighborhood group. The budget for this play area was $15, 000 and the costs for the desired park elements were in excess of this figure so the neighborhood has been through a need prioritization and fundraising campaign. Marty introduced LuAnn Snell, Mike Snell, and John Sullivan, from the Wenzel Farms neighborhood. LuAnn told the Park Board what the neighborhood group has done to get to where they are now. She said the first meeting was January 30, 1995, with approximately 30 people in attendance. Marty gave them equipment catalogs and introduced them to the Friends of the Park Committee. He also gave them a copy of the Friends of the Park grant criteria. She continued by saying they met again in February to discuss equipment options and discuss a fundraiser. March 3 they received a quote from Flanagan' s for equipment and met March 12th to work on the grant application and eliminate equipment because the quote came in $7000 over budget. They submitted the grant application to the Friends of the Park on March 16 . They decided to pursue a hard court surface area. From March 20-27 they did a door to door campaign, collected from 77 out of 136 households to raise $3313 . 00. Mike and John attended a Friends of the Park meeting to answer questions on their grant application. The Friends have been in contact with them and they need additional information before making a decision on this grant. The Friends requested written approval 1