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• Park Board Meeting — November 14, 2011 Minutes It was also suggested that he look on the Legacy Grant web site to see what other information he would be able to obtain. Rick also wanted member to know that the City of Lino Lakes would have to fund at least 25% of the total project cost. The match has to be in cash and the project completed within 24 months. Minimum grant amount is $20,000. 7. ADOPT MEETING CALENDAR FOR 2012: Mr. DeGardner started by saying that the city has received no park dedication fees in 2011. He also said that there may not be a need for a meeting every month but that the board should adopt a calendar for the year. Rick told the board that WSB has a grant writer on staff they we may ask to come to a future meeting to discuss grant writing and what grants are available. The Park Board looked at the proposed calendar for 2012 and talked about the January and July meeting dates. After further discussion Bill Kusterman made a motion to accept the 2012 Calendar with the change that the July meeting be on Monday, July 9, 2012 at 6:30pm instead of July 2. Charles Evans seconded the motion and the meeting calendar was adopted with the July change. The following is the approved 2012 Park Board Calendar: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Monday, February 6, 2012 Monday, March 5, 2012 Monday, April 2, 2012 Monday, May 7, 2012 Monday, June 4, 2012 Monday, July 9, 2012 Monday, August 6, 2012 Tuesday, September 4, 2012 — Tour and BBQ Monday, October 1, 2012 Monday, November 5, 2012 Monday, December 3, 2012 8. WARMING HOUSE HOURS: Rick talked about the memo included in the member's packet. He said that it was the same schedule as what was proposed for 2010/2011. He added that the city was still working with outside organizations to help maintain the rinks on weekends. He talked about this being the third year that the warming house at City Hall has been open. He suggested that the warming house not be eliminated and that there may be a need to extend them in the future. Members asked how the number of skaters is determined. Rick explained how staff takes a count, on the hour, each hour the warming house is open. The Board suggested that a 30 minute count be done for the 7, 8, and 9 o'clock hours, during the week and on the weekend, so it could be determined if attendance drops off at those times. • 9. REVIEW RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick reviewed the update included in the member's packets. He talked about Gobbler games and the number of kids that participated in the Fall Soccer and Football Programs.