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1 <br />1 <br />COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 12, 1993 <br />motion. Motion carried unanimously. <br />Mayor Reinert explained action on this matter will be considered <br />at the April 22, 1993 Council meeting. <br />PARK BOARD REPORT <br />Consideration of Short Term Park Goals, 1993 - Mr. Asleson <br />presented a letter requesting money to be taken from the <br />Dedicated Park Fund to meet short term goals and priorities that <br />were established at a recent Park Board work session. The goals <br />and expenditures are listed in priority order: <br />1. An amount up to but not to exceed $18,000.00 for <br />improvements and equipment for Sunset Oaks Park, <br />Leonard and Bradley Streets. <br />2. An amount up to but not to exceed $4,000.00 for a <br />master plan design for Country Lakes Park. <br />3. An amount up to but not to exceed $18,000.00 for a mini <br />park in the south Baldwin Lake area (Identified as park <br />N-14 in the Comprehensive Park Plan.) <br />4. An amount up to but not to exceed $20,000.00 to pave <br />the remaining unpaved trails from past developments and <br />to pave those trails that are to be constructed in <br />developments now underway. <br />The Park Board also requested that they be authorized to <br />investigate various purchase options for a large parcel of land <br />in the Birch Street/12th Avenue area to be used for future <br />development of a large athletic complex type park. Mr. Asleson <br />noted that the area is ideal for this type of use because of its <br />proximity to wetlands and distance from residential development. <br />He noted that large tract parcels are disappearing and the City <br />should be looking at options at this time. Mr. Asleson also <br />explained that capacity has been reached in the present <br />facilities and there have not been any plans developed for future <br />expansion. <br />Mayor Reinert felt that if the City is going to develop an <br />athletic complex options should be developed soon. He also noted <br />that such parcels become housing developments and these <br />developments do not support themselves. Mayor Reinert said that <br />if the City does not look to the future now we will suffer the <br />consequences in the future. <br />Council Member Elliott noted that the Park Board feels that an <br />PAGE 14 <br />117 <br />