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-2- Total project dollars proposed range from $13 , 000 - $16 ,000 . Staff further indicated that they felt this was a priority project so • that we can do some press releases as well as contact Honeywell , Inc . indicating the suc- cess of the Neighborhood Park Planning Fund so that additional monies might be solicited . Groveland Park Foundation President , Ron Schmidt , and Maribeth Margo , Board Member , were in attendance at the meeting and indi- cated that the Board had already done some initial research and were prepared to make a decision within the next six weeks. Follow- ing general Commission discussion , a motion was made by Commissioner Letendre , seconded by Commissioner Weflen , to approve a second long term park planning grant in the amount of $2 , 500 based on the financing as outlined by staff . Motion passed unanimously 5 ayes , 0 Hayes. DISCUSSION ON REVAMPING ORDINANCE 52. 03 Staff reviewed a request from Jan Quick , Chairperson of the Mounds View Festivities Commission outlining their request to have the Commission review Chapter 52 .03 of the City Code regarding use of intoxicating bev- erages in the City Parks . Staff stated that the current policy bans all alcoholic bever- ages in the City park system and that the ordinance had been adopted by the City Coun- cil , overriding the Commissionsoriginal posi- tion of allowing alcohol at CityHall and Sil- ver View Parks. Staff stated that drinking in the parks did exist on a minimal basis following adult softball games and had not posed a problem in the past. Representatives from the Festivi- ties Commission were in attendance andthey indicated that they had not made a definite decision whether to have alcohol sales at the Festival , but it was being reviewed at this time . A great deal of discussion followed with Vice-chairperson Silvis questioning if the Council should address this issue directly without a recommendation by the Commission . The Commission felt strongly that they should have imput and provide a specific recommenda- tion to the Council on this issue . Commis- sioner Bowman stated that she was in support of modifying the existing ordinance based on our past experience , and the Police Depart- ment' s position that there were other ordin- ances that could be enforced should a problem develop.