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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL FROM: MARY SAARION DATE: APRIL 16, 1990 SUBJECT: CONCERNS OF ROBERT HALSETH REGARDING LAKESIDE PARK NAME Last Friday evening, April 13,1990 I received a call from Bob Halseth. Bob is one of the original members of Playground Inc., which is the group of Mounds View and Spring Lake Park residents who donated land and worked to -establish a park on Spring Lake. For many years this group of citizens operated the beach on a volunteer basis. After several years the group asked the cities to operate the beach. It was with that desire that the joint powers agreement for Lakeside Beach was established between the cities of Mounds View and Spring Lake Park. From that time on the two cities continued to budget funds for the operation of Lakeside Park. Bob Halseth was concerned that the Spring Lake Park Lions Club was intending to take over the operations of Lakeside Park. His concern is that the term "adopt" the park meant that the Club would be taking over operations. I assured Bob that it was my understanding that the Spring Lake Lions Club meant "adopt" the park to mean that they intended to provide capital improvement funds on an on-going ,basis. The Lions Club has not indicated a desire to take on the responsibilities of operations of the park. At the conclusion of our telephone conversation I paraphrased our discussion. It was agreed that Bob is not against the Spring Lake Park Lions Club providing funding for capital improvements for the park. However, Bob is concerned that people will construe the name change of Lions Lakeside Park to mean that the Spring Lake Park Lions Club then operated the park.This would be in conflict to the joint powers agreement signed by both cities. Because Mr. Halseth is unable to attend the agenda meeting this evening I assured him that I would convey his concerns to the council. cc. Mr. Halseth