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Home My WebLink AboutCOMMISSION_MINUTES_1973-07-28MWN� VI�i PARK July 28, 1993 � Yillage Hsll Cslled to Orderi AND RECAEIITION COIffi'IISSIOTi 8�90 P.m. pH�,EMf� Aoger Baumgartner, 4�ayne Bezmeister. Don Hodgas. Jacque Coplin, Gox+dan Fedor, Luverne Peterson and Barffira Haake. ABSE!!Ti JoM Aozoan GU6T5a Robsrt Miciciund, i:ax ErighLon ?zrk Rnd Recreation Director� Gerald Haf?eman, Shorevlew Park and Recreation Dizector� Mayor Horvaxd Neisen, CowciLnan Gere.ld Johnsoni Citlsens, Ieabella Wille and Isabel SchumachFr. EIf��x� s '�- r.� - � Jerry Haffeman and Bob Wicklund were invited to epeak to our Comsission. the Comcil and any interested citisens regarding the duties and expsnaes involved in cresbing a poait!.on of Park and Aecreation Director rithin a community. Mr. Na.°feman�s coramunity of Shoreviex could be tex�ed as having a developnental pt�ase pe.rk and recreation depsrimer.t vhile Mr. Micklund's 9111age of Nex Hrlghton•s park depsrtment is mors operational. Some compsrisons betxeen Nex Brighton and Shoreviex are as folloxs� �Nex �Hri h�ton totals 9 square miles xibh 235 acrea devoted to perks. The— re maybe a.n addltional 15� acrea acquired by Ra�eey County. Th.ey lisve a population now of 22,i00 xith a projectsd future populsti� of 90 - 3y,000. Hex Brighton he.s aeven employees in the Psrk Dapsrtment� Mr. Yicklund, the Director� a fonman� four miateaance men and one ascntary. Shorevier totsls $� square miles xith 3Q �na devoted to villag� park�. The county as 10� acres in psrka x1Lh an additional 1.100 acree xhich say De acquired by Ramsey County Open Space. They have a population oi 13.8� with a 1g85 pro3ection of 35.�• Shorevlew tms two employeea is thelr Park DepartmerL, Mr. FL3ffemsn, the Director sn2 a Pmgrnm Disretos. They have no maintenance man, so the t�o above ger►tlemea do everyt►Se�. N. E. has progzama funr_tioning or �, _'� u'.th. a]s,o='. a]' .,rngzms paid for by.tNe psrticlpants. N.b, nas J bockey rinka and 6 fset skating as+esa. Bnooming and Ylooding fully xcupiss the four mintenancs a�n sll during the winter montlu. Spring and fsll aessona ars tltas for nstt constsuctions,.repairs and cesvicing. N.B. op�xstes with s s126,905 yearly budget. An Advieory Hoard in N.H. Se c�puable to tlfe aotivitise our Paaic snd Recredion Coraisaion carries out in onr conwity and 1s also ee�prlaed of citizens appointsd by ths Councll. shosevser t�.a pnogssss tnat are rolatiwly uncomplicatea to carry out on their 11■ited budget snd amployes help. Their ya+o6zs�e �re also N1t- sustsiaing Sn ttmt tlmy chas�e ths participanta a Ylat tntry fa at the begioning oY tiw activity season. Shorsvl�w opesss�� oa a�jBr000 Dudget r[slch includes ths sslsxiee of ths two nploy«a. Tir Planning Co�uisslon Sa 3horeviev Ss Lhe adMsory boazd bo iM P�sk �td R�crsation D�partn�nt. N�x Hrighton has a City Manager fotn of govesn�ent whlls Shorsview operatss w�d�r a Cl�sk,Adainietrator as dose Mounds Yiew. MOUNDB YIEdJ pARk �N� A�HEATIOPI COMIFIISSION �- July, 28, 1973 Mr, Haffeman poSnted out duties a Park Director has to pexiosmi 1} Administratione .Includes land acquiaition, finding woaias avsilabls. se up he budget, have secretarial help. This adnlniatxatia� section is tne haztiest for the Director to perfot' eiace his main empt�asis in college vas torard the designing of operational parks and the pro*xams that xould be run on them. Z} Fzvgxsm: Set uy the pxvgr�ms, oi�nize ine euparvisozs, fiad tne referees, e�c. 3) Maintenance: Hix�e m�intenance men, organize their work load, or to Find himself acturally working on maintenanee. Activities regarding funding available to the community are not too gseat these days because of scarcity of £unds. 'Chis may clange, but the Disector xi11 always make an effort to get funds into the comunity as they are available. Salary quotes xere xide. An unexperienced Director hired directly out of college is getting a starting salary of $8,000. Fosmer assietant's in other communities trying Yor a Director job of their own stsrt out at $12,000 to $13.000 a year. (Roseville's zssistant got $13,OOQ but he we.s excellent, when he xent into another comonmity as Dixector.) Anothsr su88estion xas that the Unlverstiy of Mianesota haa jnst s+astad this year a progzam of letting their Park students go out into a como�mity for one qnarter o£ their study to �s+_ in an eight hour day at no pay mder the supezvision af a Park Director. The feellag of Mz. Yicklund and Mr. Hsffeman i+as that Mounde View, if they hired a Dixectcr, could be in an excellent poaition to have a favorable response f:om the Univexsity on their placing one of these st�ents vith us. A Ya2k Director xould be expected to ]ay out a park with some assistnnoe irom the Engineer (topographiaal studies, dxainage, etc.), racomeetd 13nd acquisi.tion, look for funds, run progzams, opesate atintensnce department, xork on the budget, do psper xork, plus more noi enumexated. All Park Dix+ectoxv and Assistants are atuned to a publlcatl�n called "MinnesotaAecreation Park Aasociallon" a;:d we will fi:�d tt::., puCllcation will'get to the paople xe xant to get to". Mr. Hsffoman said Lo advsrtiae for a director in tMs nagazine, not the pspers. He ssid Mr. Gos�don Star at the University of Mlnnesa'a is the �ezson to contact and he rill Snser! a s!,•asate sheet of yrper to every AssOCiation membara mailings with our adwrtiaement for a lark and Recreation Di=ector. ADJOIJANEDiThie portion of the Cosm7.saion's meeting wae adjourned at 10i1$ p.m. Thank yous xere ertended to Mr. Yicklund and Mr. Haffeman for coming to our meeting and answerins all the questions put to them. BiBINE.95 Roger Hsuwgartner and Dennis i�lia xill meet xith Mr. Enealsot of Kssus- l�,TING� Aade7eson ConetrucSion Co. and Mr. Hinar of Mina.r Fosd regasding possibls ]and donation by thaw to ths V12lage, :or a park on Silvsr tales Aoad and Couaty Road H2, Thia meeting will take gixca at 10100 s.a, on Fridayr. July 2g, 19�3. ✓ NOUNI76 VTEY PARK AND RECREATION COI�49ISSYON -3- Ju�p 28, 19'j3 Jacque Coplin bmught a petition in from her neighborhood (Longviex, Red Oalc, south of County Road Hz) consisting of 8 signatures iequesting - - ��s^oe of unodcrest Park t� Nelson Memorial Pa7cic, .MSP^(Sawogartner�Peterson) to c�a.nge the nama of Noodcrest �ask io Nelson Memofial Park. Passed with one nay. Reasons stated for opposing the name change were as followse 1) Settin� a precedence for further. name changes of our five remai:�ing pa.rks whenever nelghbors petiticn for such; 2) Memerials usually are established by neighbors and fxl.ends donating money for the puschase of p]ay equi�ment or plaque given W a park with ths notation on it designating it as suchi and 3) Name changes based on good will for outstanding achievesent or long service in community affalrs (i.e. Hanson Park in Nex Brignton) is usual�y the only 6asis for meriting this type of recognition. :D'JUfiAIED:Meeting adJcurned 10:45 !•'�• Next �eeting� August 1G, 1�73 at G:3� p.�. 1n the Yillage Nall, Hinutes submitted bys Barbaxa HAake, Secxetary.