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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL <br />FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR <br />PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY <br />DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 1967 <br />RE: ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR LAKESIDE: PARK <br />The. Spring Lake Park Recreation Commisslon was invited for a joint <br />meeting with the Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission at a <br />regular meeting in October. Tile purpose of the meeting was to <br />Listen to the year end report of Aquatics Supervisor Peter <br />Recht-zigel. Peter's report cited many areas of the beach that <br />requires immediate action to ensure the safety and well-being of the <br />users for the 1987 season. A copy of this report is attached. <br />It. was both tine Commissions' opinions that the need for additional <br />monies to provide for these needs was In order. The strategy was to <br />first ask for money from the spring Lake Park City Council, since <br />tt:at City has usually been less likely to offer additional funds for. <br />Lakeside Beach. Tile $2,400 minimum additional dollars means that <br />both cities must kick in an additional $1,200 for the year 1987. It <br />was the objective of tine Commissions to request a permanent budget <br />Increase of $2,400 or $1,200 more per city per year or a total of <br />$11,200 on a yearly basis. However, the spring Lake Park Council did <br />not feel comfortable with this permanent budget increase, but did <br />agree to look at the increase on a yearly basis. <br />The $10,000 yearly budget has been standard for at least the last two <br />years. The increase of costs, services and employee wages has <br />increased although the budget has not. <br />Therefore, it is the request of the Parks and Recreation Commission <br />that the Mayor and City counctl consider the allotment of an <br />additional $1,200 to match the approved amount allocated from the <br />City of Spring Lake Park for the 1987 season. This money would be <br />spent for necessary capital improvements. Because additional monies <br />were not budgeted for operations, former Director Anderson therefore <br />budgeted for a shorter season of nine weeks rather than the usual <br />eleven weeks of beach operation to ar_r_omodate the increasing costs of <br />operation. The additional money requested would only be for capital <br />Improvements, not additional operations money. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approval of an additional $1,200 from the park <br />dedication fees from Red Oak plat for the necessary capiial <br />improvements for Lakeside Beach. <br />Ms/sl <br />