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Park and Rec November 28, 2001 Corrections to Oct. 24`r' P&R Minutes: Original: 3c) Coughlin stated that he would like to the see the name of Mounds View Community Program Committee changed to the Mounds View Community Center Focus Group. Roepke stated that that would be no problem and that he'll get the name changed. Proposed Correction: Coughlin noted that the Parks and Recreation Commission previously passed, on a unanimous vote, a motion requiring that the Mounds View Community Program Committee be renamed the Mounds View Community Center Focus Group. Coughlin reiterated that the reason for the requested name change was that the Commission wanted to make it clear that it reserved for itself fill advisory authority provided in the city code to the City Council in areas pertaining to recreational programming. Minor typos: Coughlin stated that Hillview Shelter is an unfinished business item even though it was not on the agenda and asked about the progress of the new shelter. Dazenski stated that the shelter is in the process of being constructed and is on schedule; completion date should be December 14, 2001. Minor typos: 4a) Item 4 -YMCA Programming Coughlin asked Miller and Hansen how the budget looked at this time. Proposed Corrections: Motion made by Coughlin to recommend that the City Council evaluate side be side comparison of the YMCA and and a hyper , heoae^' hypothetical, in-house structure for operations of the Community Center and programming. And in addition to item fer it is recommended that the YMCA to provide a liaison to participate in the weekly staff meetings. Silvis 2"d the motion with an amendment be made to the motion to include that the comparison include current costs. Coughlin also made an amendment to the motion to assess if initially promised savings materialized immediately wheir ...............a t,, the e fli fs that biddea the same tasks once the YMCA was awarded the bid to run the city's parks and recreation operations. Motion passed unanimously. Proposed changes: Item 4b — Trailway System Coughlin stated suggested that the committee ask for $50-75,000 for the trailways in the 2002 budget instead of requesting money for a new park shelter building. And to then plan eveF. A y eaFs `e recommend that the council include future shelter replacements in their long-term budget process. He also suggested to have the building inspector assess the existing shelters for safety issues and repairs.