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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Agenda Section: 16. <br /> STAFF REPORT Report Number: 94-1065WS <br /> 111fOUNDS <br /> �Ve AGENDA SESSION DATE February 7, 1994 Report Date: 2-3-94 <br /> DISPOSITION <br /> Item Description: <br /> Presentation and Discussion of Petition Regarding Park Buildings. <br /> Administrator's Review/Recommendation: <br /> - No comments to supplement this report L <br /> - Comments attached. <br /> Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) <br /> SUMMARY; <br /> City Hall recently received a petition presumably from Scout troop districts regarding the need for <br /> meeting places. The Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department is well aware of this need as Random <br /> Park building is booked solid with groups including a number of scout groups who use the building for <br /> meetings. As you can see from the petition, the petitioners are not all residents of Mounds View. <br /> However, I presume that leaders have children from Mounds View in their troops since most scouts <br /> attend either Pinewood or Sunnyside Schools. <br /> The Parks and Recreation Commission is already aware of this need and for this reason the Department <br /> is soliciting grants for the improvements necessary for the other four park buildings to accommodate <br /> groups for such uses. The Project Team Neighborhoods and Housing also discussed the need for <br /> neighborhoods to meet for a variety of programs including neighborhood meetings and activities and <br /> events as well as specific group meetings such as scout meetings, senior citizen bridge groups, after school <br /> activities, daycare provider meetings, etc. <br /> Currently staff is writing a grant proposal for CDBG funding, however, I am not sure whether our tactic <br /> of"needing accessibility to the buildings"will fly since we don't have strong case for disabled persons <br /> using the building or asking to use the park buildings. The strategy of low income was deflated after <br /> receiving the cities census statistics which put us 2% below the cutoff . . . needing 36% low to moderate <br /> income, whereas our percentage shows 34%. <br /> The need is there, we simply need the money to improve the buildings. It is estimated that each building <br /> improvement would cost approximately $15,000 for the installation of one unisex bathroom including <br /> utility work for water and sewer services. It would also be nice to install new natural gas furnaces for <br /> each building and air conditioning. These improvements are the same that was provided for Random <br /> Park building. Random Park is used to the fullest extent and has a huge number of would be users. <br /> Currently the easiest park buildings to improve would be Groveland and Hillview Park buildings because <br /> of their close location to the streets and because of the building itself. Lambert Park building is a funny <br /> octagon shape and would be a little more difficult to provide a unisex bathroom facility since it would <br /> take up a large portion of the building just because of the odd shape. Woodcrest Park building is located <br /> further back and it is assumed the service extension would be quite difficult due to the wetness of the <br /> location and the storm water ditch located along the perimeter of two sides of the park. <br /> I, ./ <br /> a Marion, Director <br /> RECOMMENDATION: 'arks, Recreation and Forestry <br />