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Public Hearing <br />-2- February 2, 1976 <br />Mayor Johnson called the public hearing back to order at <br />9:25 p.m. <br />Mayor Johnson read the minutes of the January 27, 1976, Mounds <br />View Bicentennial Commission which indicated that their primary <br />suggestions for community development projects were park develop- <br />ment, improvement and furnishing of a community room in city hall, <br />establishment of an ecology center, community swimming pool, <br />and a recycling center. <br />Councilman Baumgartner stated juvenile problems relate to the <br />lack of recreational facilities. Tim Smith, our juvenile <br />officer, was in tonight explaining the problems associated with <br />emphasizing the prevention of delinquency rather than the capture <br />of delinquents. The proposed Northwest Suburban Youth Service <br />Bureau is a step toward working with predelinquents. Officer <br />Smith indicated that Mounds View seems to have more juvenile <br />problems than neighboring cities. Dennis Rau, Student Services <br />Coordinator for the Mounds View School District, even agreed <br />with Smith and attributed much of the problem to the itinerant <br />population associated with the city's numerous substandard <br />multiple dwellings. The city could also help the delinquency <br />problem by providing better park and recreational facilities. <br />At present, Councilman Baumgartner stated, the city provides <br />excellent recreation programs but the effectiveness of these <br />are hampered by the lack of adequate facilities in our parks. <br />Mayor Johnson stated that during the hearings this year and <br />last on community development needs, the need for better park <br />buildings and facilities has been mentioned more than any other <br />need. <br />Councilman Baumgartner stated that the Park & Recreation Commission <br />has prepared a Parks & Open Space Five Year Capitol Improvements <br />Program. The Program establishes priorities for park improvements <br />in the 1976 -1980 period. The number one priority items are <br />already included in our 1976 budget except the acquisition of <br />additional land for Silver View Community Park. The Commission . <br />plans to seek LAWCON funding for this. Therefore the 1977 <br />priorities, which consist entirely of park development needs, <br />would be the appropriate items to seek HCDA block grant funds for. <br />Mayor Johnson agreed and asked the Administrator whether these <br />needs would be likely to be eligible for funding under the block <br />grant program. <br />Administrator indicated that the city's current block grant is <br />for code enforcement to foster rehabilitation of the city's <br />multiple dwelling stock and that these needs are directly <br />related to the social problems arising from the substandard multiple <br />housing. By providing better park facilities the recreational <br />opportunities for apartment dwellers will be increased and would <br />be beneficial to combating juvenile delinquency. <br />