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-2- The Director of Parks and Recreation pointed out [hat there must have been a misunderstanding when Mrs. Bromland attended the danuary 6��1976 meeting. After a lengthy discussion tr,e Commission £e1t that because of the importance of their many Parks and Recreation Commission meetings� plus the Commissioners' heavy involve- ment in other coirmiittees and organizationss that they could not provide a representative to attend N.C.E.A.C. meetings. The Director added that protocol suggests that a represen- tative from the Pinewood Council attend Parks and Recreation Cortunission meetings when needed rather than vice versa. He also noted that the intention of the Pinewood Council was sts3ctly associated withthe irt¢nediate Pinewood "camnunity" and not the conanunity as a whole. When issues affecting the Parks and Recreation Department arise in the Pinewood area then this councii would attend a Convnission meeting soliciting the support of Cocmnissioners who would therefore remit a recrnmnendation to the Parks and Recreation Depart- ment or to the City Councii. �Yne Direc[oi �t:e��s3 :he point that the Parks and Recreation Coim¢ission has the sole responsibility of planning and co�nissioning park and recreation activities within the City of Mounds View. Woodcrest The following camnents wera rendered by Co�nissioners Park dusing the discussion and preliminary planning session Cor Woodcrest Park: Peterson �'Would like to see the Northwest corner of the park cleaned up and left natural." Coplin '�Suggest Leaving hockey rink until Silver View is developed. Also� [here should be a 6allfield or at least an open play area and ihe park must be buffered from Silver Lake Road. Fedor "It's important to establish the location of physical facilities such as the building and tot Lot. The plan should also be drawn with an east/west tile ditch in mind.�� Weflen "Keep the importance of good drainage� land- scaping and functional use in mind." A discussion followed with the Landscape Architect John Turri[tin. It was concluded after all cortm�ents had been made that Mr. 1Urrittin would attend the January 22 meeting with rough draft of Woodcres[ Park.