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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMISSION_MINUTES_1975-02-06CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ru'oc_ey, ccna�ieav �; 1q75 6:30 P.M. iPINEW00D SCHOOL 1�M.C.) A�iE�1BA i. Call to Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 P.M. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes - December 5, 1974 4. Chairperson election 5. Nea member installation 6. Other business: A. N.S. Day Activity Center B. Joint powers agreement C. Recreation attendance report D. Ramdom property and tau forfeited land . E. Grading and landscaping F. Park titles 7. Informative items 8. Othe= Rusiness 9. Adjournment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:00 P.M. MINUTSS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE .� PARK AND RECREATION COIMlISSION CITY OF 1�pUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATB OF MINNESOTA Regular Session Febrnary 6, 1975 Pinewood Elemenkaxy Call to Order The Mounds View Park and Recreation Commission met in regular session and was called to order by Chair- man Bainngartner at 6:45 p.m. Roll Call Chairman Roger Baumgartner, Commissioners Wayne Surmeister, Jacque Coplin, Barbara Haake, and Gordon Fedor. Also present was ex-officio new members Kip Lundquist and Wayne Weflen, and the Director of Parks and Recreation, Doug Bryant. Approval of Minutes Motion by Commissioner Burmeister and seconded by Commissioner Coplin to approve the minutes of the December 5, 1974, meeting. The motion passed unani- mously. New Member Install. Chairman Roqer Baumgartner notified Coaanissioners that Fip Lundquist and Wayne Weflen were the officially � appointed Park and Recreation Commissiuners replacing Don Hodqes and Roger Baumcrartner. He stated that their three year terms were no�z activated, that they are members in qood standing, and to prepare themselves for lots of hard work in the ensueing years. Chaizperson Election Next,Chairman Baumgartner opened the meetinq for volunteers or nominations to fill the position of Park and Recreation Coaanission Chairperson. As there v�ere no volunteers,nominations were made as follows: Fedor nominated Haake -- Coplin nominated Burmeister Burmeister nominated Fedor -- Aaake nominated Petersen abstained abstained Chairman Baumgartner entertained a motion by Co�issioner Haake, and seconded by Com�issioner Fedor to appoint as elected Vern Petersen as Chair- man and Wayne Burmeister as Vice-Chairman. The motion passed unanimously. Ex-officio member Roqer Baumgartner stated that he would continue to attend Park and Recreation Commission meetings as the liaison to the City Council. North Suburban The Chairman called on the Director to report on the Activity Center North Suburban Day Activity Center. (Enclosed is a 'wr� copy of the report.) Commissionere aqreed that before a recommendation could be made to the City Council, additional information on Trevilla Nursing Home wae needed. -z- � February fi, 1975 The Direator stated he woulfl acquire the additional information and report at the next meet3nq. Recreation Atten- Next on the agenda waa a report oa the i975 winter dance Report proqram. The Director stated that 658 participants had reqistered for programs which did not include infarmai gpms, ceen co-re�, a't sraL::g .�r.na. Park Titles l+btion by Co�nissioner Coplin and seconded by Commissioner 8aake to formally name the city owned 16.6 acre site at the intersection of Silver Lake Road and County Road A2 as Mounds View Community Park. The �tion paased unanimously. Motion by Commissioner Haake and seconded by Commiasioner Lundquist to re-name the park known as Wayside Park to Mounds View Civic Center. The motion passed unanimously. Joint Powers The Director was called on to report on the Joint Powers Aqreement Agreement with School District t621 involving six ball diamonds. Bryant stated that the school district (after nine months of deliberation) passed the aqreement at their ti\ last board meetinq. He added that a recouacendatfon from r this Co�nission to the City Council was appropriate to accept or not accept the Joint Powers Agreement. Motion by Vice Chairman Burmeister and seconded by Commissioner Fedor reco�endinq that the City Council pass the pertinent Joint Powers Aqreement with School District No. 621. The motion passed unanimously. Edgewood Pool The la�t item on the aqenda was the proposed municipal manaqement of the school pools. The Director reported that he received a letter from Mr. Barry Bauer, the Coamunity 8ducation Coordinator, reqnesting the City of Mounds View to begin management of recreational svri�maing as of June 1, 1975, at Edqewood Junior Hiqh. Bryant atated that the most effective recreation program is a comprehensive one, not one in which certain activities are segreqated from the whole. Therefore the inteqration of swimming activities into the total proqram would be ideal and best accompliahed by the same aqency. Since the City is the prime purveyor of recreational activities, Bryant sugqeated that the City accept the School Districta proposal. ti% f -3- February 6, 1975 8e added that the swimming proqram year around would so•?r�± n�.� the recreational program, In addition, Bryant pointed out that because of the popularity of a pool program a surplus of income over e�nditures is frequent. The Edgewood Pool generates from $700 to S1,000 profit per year. The Director suqgests that these funds could be used for new proqrams, and to pay expected buildinq coordinator costs at Edqe- wood. A discussion ensued. Motion by Commissioner Haake and seconded by Commis- sioner Lundquist to pursue the accptance of the pool proqram for the City. The motion passed unanimously. Other Husiness Vice Chairman Burmeister commented that Irondale Basketball Assaication extended many thanks to the Park and Recreation Department for their strong support of the youth basketball proqram. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Coplin and secanfled by Commissioaer Suxmeister to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed ananimously. The Park and Recreation Commission adjourned at 9:45 P.M. Next meeting March 6th, 6:30 P.M., at Pinewood Elementary School. Respectfully submitted, Douqlas F. Bryant Director Park and Recreation Department