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<br /> <br />8. New Business: <br /> <br />Bethlehem Baptist Church letter thanking them for donations – to be signed by Parks and Recreation Commissioners. Bethlehem Baptist Church has recently donated $6,632.50 to the City <br /> of Mounds View Parks and Recreation Department. These funds will be deposited into to the Park Dedication Fund. The City Council has indicated a desire to return to having a committee <br /> / informal group meeting with representatives of Bethlehem Baptist Church to discuss possible funds / expenditures for future donations. <br /> <br />Pathway around Silver View Pond – Bicycle and pedestrian conflicts. Resident requested what can be done? City Staff will provide some suggestions <br /> <br />Woodcrest Park - Staff has received a request from citizens to take action to establish the park as it was originally conveyed to the neighborhood then the wetland were created - “with <br /> open waters to attract wildlife”. A request has been made to muck out the wetlands to make them deeper and less conducive to cattail growth. It was also requested that the trees that <br /> boarder the wetland be thinned up to allow for better viewing of the park. <br /> <br />Skate Board Park – The Parks and Recreation Commission received a request during the public input of the August 23, 2007 meeting to look into the possibility of a Skate park in Mounds <br /> View. Background information from when a skate park was reviewed by the Parks Commission has been included in this meeting packet. Staff will also provide operational information pertaining <br /> to Skate Parks in other Communities. <br /> <br />Parks Promotional Video – The City has hired a full time cable coordinator, Vanessa Van Alstine. A suggestion has been made to re-execute the parks video in the summer when there is <br /> activity (softball, baseball, etc) going on. The Commission may want to consider discussing the details of this video at this meeting. Suggestion for the video are: <br />Showcase each park giving it’s name and location <br />Include Lions Lakeside Park (fishing pier—hopefully some residents will be using it) <br /> and Arden Park (in the Fall when residents are dumping leaves) <br />Ms. Van Alstine could take video footage of YMCA park activities this fall at city parks (adult and youth). She should contact Dan Weldon for field use schedule of various events. Also <br /> disc golf at Silverview. This footage could be spliced into the Commissioner “tour” as we showcase each park with dialogue at a later date. <br />Which park should we save for the winter to showcase the warming house and ice rink? <br />We could do a shoot during a weekday at Greenfield Park and invite a local daycare or two for kids playing on the playground. Anyone available to do the intro? <br />Other ideas????? <br /> <br />Other New Business? <br /> <br /> <br />9. Commissioner/Staff Reports: <br /> <br />Oakwood Park – Soccer Field / Irrigation Project Update –The tuff on this site has come in quite well. The City will be accepting the seeding part of the contract this fall. The irrigation <br /> system has been tested and has operated, however is not currently connected to a power source and will therefore not be accepted until sometime next year.