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Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission Meeting Agenda <br /> August 28, 2008 <br />6:30 P.M. <br /> <br /> <br />1. Call to Order. <br /> <br />2. Approval of minutes from the July. 24, 2008 meeting. <br /> <br />3. Public Input - Citizens are encouraged to speak to the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commissioners on issues of concern. <br /> <br />4. YMCA Update: Kirk Erickson or Pat Pringle <br /> <br /> Fall Community event tentative for Oct. 4th. More info to come! <br /> <br />5. Unfinished Business: <br />a. Hillview Ball field- Grading has been started and should be completed in the next two weeks. <br /> <br />b. Oakwood/Greenfield Trailway: Staff recommends that we continue with our maintenance type repairs and wait and see what the RCWD accomplishes. We will be doing minor repairs to the <br /> trail surface and trimming around the plantings. (seedlings and established trees) <br /> <br />c. Silveview Park: The proposals for the aerators has been received, they came in higher than expected, we will want to talk about this. One of the pumps that we attained from the Bridges <br /> Golf Course may have to be replaced. The cost for trenching and supplying the power is right at the limit of what was budgeted. This being the case I would recommend that we revisit <br /> this topic at next months meeting. <br /> <br />d. There was the suggestion of starting an “ADOPT-A-PARK” program. Information has been submitted for the website, cable tv, and MV Matters. <br /> <br />e. Off-leash dog park. Where could we put one in Mounds View? Oakwood, north of Hillview? Arden, behind compost? Oakwood north on Quincy along freeway? Need to fence, chip, and gate <br /> areas? Commissioners were encouraged to see Fridley dog park and tour suggested areas in MV before the meeting. Continue to discuss. Encourage residents to attend discussion. Can <br /> we put notice on City lighted board before next month’s meeting inviting interested residents to attend? <br /> <br />6. New Business: <br />a. Lambert building replacement fast tracked per city tour discussion. Report on Hillview and Groveland size and will it fit at Lambert? <br /> <br /> Lambert building 33’x33’ but space enough for existing building <br /> Hillview building 21’x52’ <br /> Groveland building 22’x56’ <br /> Consider glass block window or sky light as alternatives for natural lighting do to location of ice rinks and ball fields to deter hockey puck or baseball window damages. (We did go <br /> over this last meeting and everyone seemed in agreement). <br /> <br /> b. Revisit fee schedule for field and park building rental <br /> Need to consider: classification of organizations, defining “event,” and who is getting the “free