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Mounds View City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />Page Nine <br />October 11, 1993 <br />Councilmember Trude stated that, in her opinion, the park should <br />retain its current name. Trude stated that her reasons for this was <br />that the park was created, owned and founded by the individuals <br />who lived in the two cities. The cities of Mounds View and Spring Lake <br />Park agreed to maintain the park a This park was given to the two <br />cities. The name of the park should remain as the people who created <br />and founded the park have given a lot more than money. Trude stated <br />that she appreciated what the Lions have done for the park, but that <br />they were given a plaque dedicated to them for that work. Trude also <br />stated that she would like the conditions of the deed reviewed. Trude <br />stated that the City appears to have a policy of naming parks after <br />their locations not after people or organizations. <br />Trude further stated that there have been implications that no more <br />funding will come from the Spring Lake Park Lion's Club if the Park <br />isn't renamed. The City should not bend to extortion. <br />Councilmember Blanchard gave some background on Lakeside Park stating <br />that the park was given to the boosters club in Spring Lake Park by a <br />developer named Bronson-Erickson in 1941. The park was kept going by <br />this committee and the City became involved. The people of the city <br />' purchased 1/2 lot so that Ramsey County people could participate at the <br />park. The park was then given to the two cities as a park and the Park <br />and Recreation Departments of both cities agreed to maintain the park. <br />Bill Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road, commented that Lakeside Park and <br />Mounds View's involvement with the park goes back to when Mounds View <br />was a Township. The little red building on the park used to be the <br />Ramsey County Library. <br />Mayor Linke stated that there are very few members left in the original <br />boosters club. <br />Councilmember Quick stated that there is a park called Lambert Park. <br />named after a large property owner and a road, Hodges Lane, named after <br />a former Councilmember, Don Hodges and another road was named Grabowski <br />Way or Place which contradicts the policy of not naming sites in the <br />City after people. <br />Mayor Linke stated that some place in the park there should be-some <br />type of recognition of those individuals that actually started the park <br />and turned it over to the two cities. <br />MOTIONjSECOND: Trude/Blanchard to Table Resolution No. 4430 in Support <br />of Renaming of Lakeside Park to Lakeside Lion's. Park <br />VOTE: 3 ayes 2 nays Motion Carried <br />