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Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission Meeting Minutes <br />July 26, 2007 <br />7:30 P.M. <br /> <br />NOTE: The Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission has selected Thursday, July 26th to conduct a walkthrough tour to investigate the feasibility of constructing a Disc Golf Course <br /> located north of Oakwood Park and east / northeast of Greenfield Park. The tour will start at 6:00pm. The tour will be starting at the far north end of Quincy Street. All interested <br /> parties are welcome to attend and participate in the walk through. <br /> <br />Following the walk through, the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission will discuss the disc golf course proposal at their meeting scheduled for 7:30pm that same evening at the <br /> Mounds View City Hall, located at 2401 Highway 10, across from the Community Center. <br /> <br /> <br />1. Call to Order 7:33 P.M. <br /> Roll Call: Kunz, Kroeger, Long, Arel, Palm <br /> Staff Present: Dazenski, Weldon <br /> <br />2. Approval of minutes from the June 28, 2007 meeting. One adjustment to Item 4, Safety Camp is in collaboration with Spring Lake Park and New Brighton (not Fridley). Motion to approve <br /> as amended by Kroeger,2nd by Long . Motion Passed 5-0. <br /> <br />3. Public Input - Citizens are encouraged to speak to the Park and Recreation and Forestry Commissioners on issues of concern. NONE <br /> <br />4. YMCA Update: <br /> Summer Playground wrapping up next week. Family Night Tuesday, July 31st at 5:30-7:00 at MVCC <br /> Summer T-Ball, Baseball and Soccer wrapping up. <br /> Taking registrations for fall soccer. Deadline to register without additional fee is August 1st. Looking for coaches and referees—looking to high school and college volunteers, etc. <br /> <br /> Field Usage: more compliments than complaints about fields—especially Greenfield <br /> Safety Camp registration through Friday, August 3rd. Dates of camp are August 15-16 for grades 3-Held at Lions Lakeside Park in Spring Lake Park <br /> Offering adult softball leagues this fall. <br /> Festival in the Park—MVCC will have a basketball activity. <br /> <br />5. Unfinished Business: <br />Spring Lake – residents of properties on Spring Lake are in the process for developing a Lake Owners Association. This group was present to meet with the Parks and Recreation and Forestry <br /> Commission to discuss a proposal to introduce water into Spring Lake and to perform weed abatement activities. The Lake Owners Association is also in the process for identifying funding <br /> sources. <br /> Representatives, presented information. <br /> 2000-2001 three cities of Fridley, Spring Lake Park, and Mounds View signed a task force agreement which is still in effect. <br /> DNR is still stocking with fish and people are fishing successfully. <br /> Spring Lake Park City Council and Mounds View City Council have heard this information <br /> RCWD asked for application to be added to their lake study list in 2008.