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Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes August 26, 1982 • Page two Following a great deal of discussion , at which time Commissioner Bowman indicated that the Lakeside Park Commission was also in- terested in the equipment, a motion was made by Chairperson Wayne Burmeister and seconded by Commissioner Wermager to accept the donation by School District 621 of the playground equipment at Red Oak Elementary School and that the equipment should remain at Red Oak until a decision could be reached by the commissioners at their September meeting. The motion passed unanimously. 7 ayes 0 nayes Staff then indicated that it may be a good idea for the commission- ers to personally view the equipment at Red Oak to determine the best use, prior to the September meeting. MMER PLAYGROUND REVIEW: Program Supervisor Saarion outlined the summer recreation program and indicated that the program was extremely successful as we had to turn away program registrants at a number of our summer playground sites because of the full attendance. She then "walked" through the fall recreation brochure with the commissioners and indicated the new programs that were being offered in the fall . 411 Specific programs she eluded to were new daytime swimming and gym programs at Edgewood Community Center as well as new athletic programs including five-man basketball and Saturday morning floor hockey. Park and Recreation Director Anderson reviewed the year-end puppet wagon report and stated that it was a successful first year of the joint powers agreement with the city of New Brighton in offering the puppet wagon program. He further stated that the puppet season had concluded with a melodrama written and directed by the summer puppet wagon staff and that a video tape presentation will be made at a future commission meeting. Park and Recreation Director Anderson commended Program Supervisor Saarion and Department Secretary Linke for the excellent job they are currently doing with the city newsletter and offering the high quality of recreation programming they currently coordinate and supervise. LAKESIDE PARK UPDATE: Staff briefly reviewed the status of Lakeside Park and indicated that Commissioner Bowman, who is currently the Chairperson of the Lakeside Park Commission would provide a more indepth report for the Commission. Commissioner Bowman commented on the resolution no. 1277 which changed the current structure of the commission to more accurately reflect what the Commission is responsible for. She indicated that the City of Spring Lake Park is not interested • at this time in this type of resolution and she further indicated that she would be preparing a second draft resolution for the Lakeside Park Commission and Park and Recreation Commission `to review during the coming months. She concluded her report by stating that in general the season had gone extremely well and that she