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• <br />• <br />• <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />Park Board Referendum Meeting <br />November 19, 1997 <br />The November 19, 1997, City of Lino Lakes Park Board Referendum <br />meeting was called to order at 6:03pm, by Rick DeGardner, Parks <br />and Recreation Director. <br />Members present were Betty Piper, Paul Montain, George Lindy, <br />Sharon Lane and Pam Taschuk. Members absent were Kim Sullivan <br />and Joe Schmidt. <br />Also present were Jeff Schoenbauer, Brauer and Associates, Jon <br />Gurban, Executive Director, MRPA, Paul Hokeness, Director of <br />Parks and Recreation, Prior Lake, Rick DeGardner, Parks and <br />Recreation Director, Barry Bernstein, Recreation Program <br />Supervisor, and Sandie Wood, Recording Secretary. <br />Rick made introductions to the Park Board Members and turned the <br />meeting over to Jeff. <br />Jeff started by saying the committee needs to: <br />1. Understand what the community wants. <br />2. Establish base common point and vision. <br />3. Create a citizen task force. <br />4. Assess needs. <br />5. Develop referendum plan. <br />6. Prepare comprehensive cost study and schematic plan. <br />7. Communicate initial plan with public. <br />8. Make adjustments based on public input. <br />9. Communicate final plan with public. <br />10. Undertake referendum. <br />11. Follow through. <br />Jon Gurban then did a slide presentation. He said if a <br />referendum fails it usually takes 5 years to do another one. <br />He said you need to take the opportunity to develop the future of <br />the community. Some of the points of the presentation were: <br />Opportunities: <br />Turn dreams into reality <br />Increase and solidify community support <br />Improve profiles <br />Create positive staff morale <br />Strengthen professional ties <br />Learn new skills <br />Display skills <br />"Energize" <br />1 <br />