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• Park Board Meeting — May 4, 2009 Minutes associated with providing a more elaborate structure. Hunter said that Home Depot was willing to give him a discount on the materials and he would appreciate any funding help and work that the city could do. Park Board Members were wondering if adults would be helping with the project and what skills they had. Hunter's dad responded that there would be adults helping and they have carpentry and concrete experience. Hunter said the dirt work would be done by other scouts and volunteers he was able to get to help with the project. His role in the project is to find volunteers to do manual labor, fundraise and act as the project manager. He doesn't necessarily do all the labor associated with the project. Rick told Hunter that maintenance staff thought pine would be a better wood to use in the project because it takes stain better and is more maintenance friendly. Rick gave Hunter and the Park Board a cost breakdown of three different types of wood. He said maybe the Board could allocate some money from the Park Dedication Fund to help off- set the difference in price. Pat Huelman said he would be willing to talk to Hunter about environmental issues associated with this project. Such as building materials, wood rotting, etc. The Park Board thanked Mr. Hallstrom for coming before them and told him he should be proud of what he is trying to accomplish. MOTION: Pat Huelman made a motion that the Park Board accept the project proposal and that Hunter should come before them again for final design approval. Pam Taschuk seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: There was no new business. OLD BUSINESS: Matt Koehn handed out an article about a dog park site in Blaine. He asked members to read the article. Rick stated that he has not heard from Terry O'Connell since the last meeting. RECREATION UPDATE: Rick reviewed the update included in the member's packets. He said spring classes have begun and summer registration is underway with several classes already being full. Staff has been hired for the summer programs. The next two events coming up are Kids Garage Sale in May and Kite Day in June. The Gobbler Game cutouts are getting a facelift and will be painted before the event in November. 2008/2009 WARMING HOUSE REPORT: Rick said the skating season was great this year. The warming houses were open for a total of 73 days and closed only 6 due to cold weather. He said the Centennial Hockey Association continued to use the rinks this year and put together a small group of parents that did some late night flooding. He talked about the number of skaters at the