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PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
THURSDAY� JANUARY 8� 1976
6:30 P.M.
CITY NALL
A G E N D A
1. Call to Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . os3C F.::.
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Chairman's Report and Appointment of Coimnissioners
5. Councilman's Report
6. Woodcrest Park/John Turrittan
7. Attendance &eport
8. Other Business
A) Brochure
S) Greenfield Park
C) Trails
D) ti�coming Meetings
E) Donation from Mrs. Jaycees
9. Co�mnissioners Crnmnents
10. Adjournment
MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
PARKS AND RECREATION CODAfISSION
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Special Session
January 8, 1976
City Hall
Call [o Order The Mounds View Parks & Recreation Comnission met in special
session and was called to order by Chairman Peterson at
6:50 P.M.
Roll Call Chairman Vern Peterson, Crnmnissioners Jacque Coplin� Wayne
Burmeister� Wayne Weflen, Gordon Fedor and Kip Lundquist.
Also present were Uoug Sryant, Director; Marcia
de La Bruere, Program Supervisor and John Turrittin�
Landscape Architect.
Approval of Motion by Co=mnissioner Fedor and seconded by Camnissioner
Minutes Coplin to approve the minutes of the Movember 13� 1975
meeting. The motion passed unimously.
Appointment of Chaitman Peteison [urned the meeting over to Vice Chairman
Co�issioners Burmeister for the purpose of reappointing Cau¢nissioners
Fedor� Peterson and Naake to three year texms camiencing
J�nuary 1� 1976.
Motion by Comnissioner Burmeister recertenending to the City
Council and Mayar, in accordance with ordinance #3401. that
Commissioners Peterson� Fedor and Haake be reappointed to
three year terms crnmnencing January 1, 1976. The motion
was seconded by Co�mmissioner Coplin and passed unanimously.
Motion by Camdssioner Burmeister recomnending to the City
Council and Mayor� in accordance with ordinance #3401� that
Co�mnissior.er Peterson be reappointed as Chairman of the Parks
and Recreation Co�mnission. Comnissioner Coplin seconded
and the motion passed unanimously.
Chairman's Chairman Peterson opened the meeting wi[h a discussion of
Report the Pinewood Neighborhood Cormnunity Education Advisory
Council. He questioned whether or not a representative
fram the Parks and Recreation Crnmnission xrould be attending
these meetings.
Commissioner Coplin co�ented that she had received a call
fran Jodi Bromland in regard to the N.C.S.A.C. mee[inga.
Co�niasioner Coplin said that Bromland was under the impses-
sion that ahe was designated as the Commiasion�s repseaenta�
tive and wondered why she had not been attending meeCings.
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The Director of Parks and Recreation pointed out [hat
there must have been a misunderstanding when Mrs. Bromland
attended the danuary 6��1976 meeting.
After a lengthy discussion tr,e Commission £e1t that because
of the importance of their many Parks and Recreation
Commission meetings� plus the Commissioners' heavy involve-
ment in other coirmiittees and organizationss that they could
not provide a representative to attend N.C.E.A.C. meetings.
The Director added that protocol suggests that a represen-
tative from the Pinewood Council attend Parks and Recreation
Cortunission meetings when needed rather than vice versa. He
also noted that the intention of the Pinewood Council was
sts3ctly associated withthe irt¢nediate Pinewood "camnunity"
and not the conanunity as a whole. When issues affecting
the Parks and Recreation Department arise in the Pinewood
area then this councii would attend a Convnission meeting
soliciting the support of Cocmnissioners who would therefore
remit a recrnmnendation to the Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment or to the City Councii. �Yne Direc[oi �t:e��s3 :he
point that the Parks and Recreation Coim¢ission has the sole
responsibility of planning and co�nissioning park and
recreation activities within the City of Mounds View.
Woodcrest The following camnents wera rendered by Co�nissioners
Park dusing the discussion and preliminary planning session Cor
Woodcrest Park:
Peterson �'Would like to see the Northwest corner of
the park cleaned up and left natural."
Coplin '�Suggest Leaving hockey rink until Silver
View is developed. Also� [here should be a
6allfield or at least an open play area and
ihe park must be buffered from Silver Lake
Road.
Fedor "It's important to establish the location of
physical facilities such as the building and
tot Lot. The plan should also be drawn with
an east/west tile ditch in mind.��
Weflen "Keep the importance of good drainage� land-
scaping and functional use in mind."
A discussion followed with the Landscape Architect John
Turri[tin. It was concluded after all cortm�ents had been
made that Mr. 1Urrittin would attend the January 22 meeting
with rough draft of Woodcres[ Park.
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Attendance The Director cocmnent�d that $21�000.00 had been
Report/ACtivity received on "self-supporting programs" and that after
Fund the completion of the audit Cocmnissioners would get an
itemized report.
He also handed out the attendance report for 1975 which
totaled 10�327 excluding I.B.A.� Wrestling� H.nckey�
Baseball� A.A.U. Swimming or Skating Rinks--of which the
park and recreation department does serve.
Brochures The Parks and Recreation Staff handed out the Winter
1976 Parks and Recreation Brochure and the Co�unity
Education Brochure. A brief discussion followed.
Upcoming Chairman Peterson reco�ended more advertizing and
Meetings publicity for the Parks and Recreation Conrtnission. The
Director suggested setting aside an upcoming meeting
for the purpose of promoting the City� Co�nission, its
members and their functions. A discussion followed.
Co�¢issioners agxeed on the following time table 5'or
me2LiCigo CitiGIIyi1 Mny� i+iv3
Date Meetin� Type Highlite
January 22 Regular Session "Woodcr•est"
February 12 Pubiic Meeting ^Woodcrest" "Greenfield��
February 26 Regular Session ^Tr.ails"
March 25 Regular Session `�Silver View"
Apri1 22 Regular Session "Promotional Meeting"
May 27 Regular Session "Park Tour"
Crnmnissioners' Co�issioner Burmeister noted that the Irondale Basketball
Corm¢ents Association thanked Doug Bryant for his efforts.
Coimnissioner Lundquist introduced a discusszon on com-
plaints he has received on bad ice. A discussion followed
with some suggestions for improvement.
Adjournment Motion by Cormnissioner Weflen and seconded by Crnmnisaionex'
Lundquist to adjourn [he meeting. The motion passed
unanimously. The Parks and Recreation Co�nission adjourned
at 9:15 P.M.