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PffNUTES GF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARK 9ND REGREATION COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VlEW COlIIdTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA Regular Session September 25, 1975 City Hall Ca11 to Order: The Mounds View Park and Recreation Crnmnission met in regular session and was called to order by Chainuan Peterson at 7:05 P,M. Ro11 Ca11: Ghairman Vern Peterson� Ca�issioners Wayne Surmeister� ,Iacque Coplin� Gordon Fedor� Barb Haake� Kip Lundquist and Wayne Weflin. Also present were Councilman Roger �aumgartner, Director� Doug Bryant and Program Superisor Marcia deLaBruere. Special guest �ras Landscape Architect Joht� Turrittin. Approval of Motion by Coimnissioner Fedor and seconded by Coimnissioner Haake Minutes to approve the minutes of the September 11, 1975 Special Meeting. The motion passed unanimously. Silverview or When the park north of H2 and east of Silver Lake Road was named Silver View there was no determination made for the appropriate spelling. Co�issioner Haake stated she felt the citizens would relate more to a park title of two words, Si1ve:: View, as is the city title� Mounds View. Co�issioner Peterson suggested looking at the Name-A-Park ballets. The results showed seven winners pvt two words and two winners put one word. Motion by Co�issioner Haake and seconded by Cotrmiissioner Lundquist to officially spe11 the park titLe '�Silver View" as two words. The motion passed unanimously. Greenfield 3he �trector informed Co�issioners that the City Council had Park aprs:.ved an additional expenditure of $2,900, for the grading� >eeu�ng� and ditch work at Greenfield Park in 1975. Co�issioner Coplxn inquired why tbe emphasis on Green£ield Park. The Directox responded aith the explanation of water problems and unsightliness since Spring and the co�ittment to deal with these problems. In Addition he pointed out that a general upgrading of the area was needed with a11 the fill artd dirt work which cras conducted. Neact the Director introduced the Landscape Architect who would be working on the Green£ield project. John 14rrittin. A discussion of the site ensued wi.eh Co�issioners approving a general preliminary concept plan for development. Mr, Turrittin would be expected to put the co�fssioners location of facilities on paper and present this plan as soon as possible. Encluded in the plan would be a ballfield� tennis courts� hockey rink� pleasure rink� passive area and trails. Comnissioners all £elt that the natural area of the park required no dumping signs as a reminder for the preservation of this area.