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<br /> <br />Direct Staff to hold a neighborhood meeting regarding Groveland Park as a trial area for a skate park (loss of 1 tennis court, noise levels); also have available samples of types of <br /> skate parks available. Then recommend to Council the area, costs and equipment that’s necessary. <br />Motioned: Kroeger <br />2nd: Gunn <br />Discussion: Before the end of November 2002 and the committee members should make every attempt to attend the neighborhood meeting. <br />Motion unanimously passed. <br /> <br /> <br />November 21, 2002 <br /> <br />Skate Park <br />Szczepanski asked if everyone had an email that was sent out by Lee, 11-8-02? All agree on the Groveland Park tennis court location. Szczepanski proposes an additional site and utilizing <br /> the outside Community Center basketball court. <br /> <br />Mayor Rich Sonterre came to the meeting. <br /> <br />Sonterre stated that the council has talked about it and the Community Center makes sense because of the lack of people that use the outside basketball courts. Dazenski, Roepke, Gunn <br /> all disagreed. Roepke stated that they are used quite frequently. Sonterre stated the City doesn’t have a lot of tennis courts and the Community Center has a security system. Kroeger <br /> agreed that security and safety is a good standpoint. <br />Gunn stated that the base is not suitable for a skate park and that $55,000 is budgeted for the equipment. If this doesn’t work out, we aren’t out that much because the equipment can <br /> be sold and the tennis courts can be utilized again. With the Community Center site a new base would need to be put in. Kroeger asked if we could then go back to a basketball court <br /> if it didn’t work out? Dazenski stated yes. <br />Szczepanski asked how big of an area is the Community Center as opposed to Groveland Park tennis courts; tennis courts have the bigger area. Should the Police Department be on site or <br /> around at all times if this is still a concern? Gunn said that Groveland Park is out in the open, houses are around it and the tennis courts are fenced in. Roepke stated that the YMCA <br /> has no staff after 7pm. Dazenski said that the lights are on at Groveland Park and are controlled by a timer and will shut off at 10pm. <br />Sonterre stated that the skate park should be a monitored site and what about changing the hours at the Community Center? He also asked what other sites were visited by the committee? <br /> Kroeger listed the sites. Sonterre stated that Shoreview and Roseville liked having a tie to their Community Center. Coon Rapids doesn’t staff and they’ve had problems. Kroeger stated <br /> that his concern is about security, noise and lights. <br />Sonterre asked if the exit door by the basketball court could be used so there would only be 1 access in and out of the park? Should we charge people to use it? <br />Dazenski asked what about bathroom calls; people will not remove their skates to go into the Community Center. There is a satellite at Groveland Park.