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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-06-1981 Park Board Minutes PARK BOARD April, 1981 Minutes but no agenda or packet Park Board K<64� April 6 , 1981 r� The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Park Board was called to order by Chairperson Julie LeBlond at 7 : 30 P .M . , April 6 , 1981 , in the City Administrator ' s office . Those members present were Jim Arntzen, Ken Johnson, Pete Scherer . Those members absent were Don Volk and Larry Crouse . Others __ present were Doris Sullivan and Jerry DeMars . Mr . Johnson moved to approve the minutes of the March 2 , 1981 meeting as presented . Seconded by Mr . Scherer . Discussion . Mrs . LeBlond requested that the minutes be amended to read ' that $ 1500 . 00 of funds donated by the V . F . W. to this date be allocated to be spent on a Tot Lot at City Hall Park ' . She also pointed out that Mr. Arntzen was present : . at the March meeting. The minutes were approved unanimously with the above corrections . Mrs . Sullivan presented the proposed plan for Shenandoah Park . She described the results of the survey she had made by visiting with 13 home owners who live near the park . The members of the Board discussed the variouspeints raised by Mrs . Sullivan : soil composition and use , location of holding pond in the usable park land , need expressed by residents in the area for park area designed for pre- schoolers (tot lot , bike trails) , cleared softball area with no formal structures , fenced in totlot for protection from creek drainage needed in swampy area to lessen mosquito breeding , and easements for public access . With regard to the holding pond , it appeared to the Park Board that the developer had created it on dedicated park lands . Mr . Arntzen moved that the City Council take action to have the developer move the holding pond out of dedicated park lands . Motion was seconded by Mr . Scherer and carried unanimously. The discussion then centered on the landscaping needs of Shenandoah Park and the failure of the developer to complete his portion of the landscaping of the North end of the park . After considerable dis - cussion , Mr . Arntzen moved that the developer be directed to conform to the specifications of the Shenandoah Park plan upon its completion and approval . The motion was seconded by Mr . Scherer and carried unanimously. Mrs . Sullivan said that she will complete the Shenandoah Park plan incorporating the ideas discussed this evening, and return with a completed plan for the Board ' s consideration at the May 4th meeting . Mrs . Sullivan was thanked for her excellent work . Mr . Jerry DeMars , Little League Director, was introduced by Mr . Arntzen . Mr . DeMars expained that his organization was quite concerned by the lack of protection in front of the benches of the baseball fields in Sunrise Park . He cited several type of accidents which could cause injury to Little League players as they sat on the bench . Mr . DeMars asked that the members of the Park Board consider the construction of five foot chain link fence protective barriers in front of the benches of the three fields played on by Little League teams . After discussion of budget constraints and the agreed upon need for protection for the benches , the members of the Park Board recommended that Mr . Volk investigate the costs involved and the feasibility of Park Board April 6 , 1981 Page Two ,.� erecting the barriers in light of the current budget . Mr . DeMars was thanked by the Board for bringing this matter to their attention . He will be notified as soon as a decision can be reached . Due to Mr . Volk ' s absense , the Park Board was unable to come to any decision regarding the purchase of Tot Lot equipment for Sunrise and City Hall Parks . This agenda item was deferred to the May 4th meeting . Since no one from the City Hall was present to explain a handout on estimated market values , the Members of the Park Board again request complete information on the adjusted figure to be used for dedicated funds . This information was initially requested at the March meeting . There being no further business to come before the Park Board , Mr . Johnson made a motion for adjournment , seconded by Mr . Scherer and unanimously approved .