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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMISSION_MINUTES_1984-01-26 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION c � CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA January 26 , 1984 Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers 6 : 30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair- person Burmeister at 6 : 32 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners present : Commissioner Silvis , Bowman , Long , Wermager , Letendre and Chair- person Burmeister Commissioners absent : Commissioner Weflen Councilmembers absent : Councilmember Doty called to indicate that he had a meeting conflict and would be unable to attend Staff present : Director Anderson and Pro- gram Supervisor Saarion APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion was made by Commissioner Silvis , 4111 seconded by Commissioner Bowman to approve the minutes as submitted . Motion passed unanimously. 6 ayes , 0 nays CHAIRPERSON' S REPORT Chairperson Burmeister indicated that the cross country ski trail and Silver View Park had been groomed and was concerned about the snowmobiles destroying the trails. He fur- ther indicated that he had received some criticisms that the trail was not groomed on a frequent enough basis. REVIEW GUIDELINES FOR Staff briefly reviewed the Park Development PARK DEVELOPMENT AND Fund Guidelines indicating that the Council PLANNING FUND is concerned that the money might be deple- ted in one year and secondly, that a detail- ed list of park priorities or criteria should be included to eliminate any ranking of projects in the future . The Commission reviewed the Council ' s concerns and felt that they should be taken into consideration and possibly added at a future date but they did not feel that the guidelines should be modified at this time . The Commission did add an additional item indicating that an annual audit would be provided to the Parks • and Recreation Commission in January of each year by the City staff . A motion was then made by Commissioner Bowman , seconded by Commissioner Wermager to accept the Park Develor :nt Fund Guidelines as amended . Motic, ,ssed unanimously. 6 ayes . 0 nays -2- WELLNESS PROGRAM UPDATE Staff provided a brief background on the Wellness/Healthy Lifestyle Programs and indicated that Ms. Linder would be in atten- dance at the next regularly scheduled Park Commission meeting . Staff reviewed the February 16 Wellness Day and indicated that an invitation would be forwarded to each of the Commissioners during the coming week. Commissioner Letendre stated that the Gil- • lette Corporation as a Stay Well program which has been well received by his fellow employees. SWIMMING POOL REQUEST Staff indicated that a Ms. Connie Harris had contacted staff regarding the feasibility of developing an outdoor pool facility at the Red Oak School site . Staff indicated to Ms. Harris that we did not feel that it would be feasible at this time due to the initial construction as well as maintenance costs. The Park and Recreation Commission then discussed the Red Oak site in general and directed staff to forward a letter to the Superintendent of Schools indicating that they would like the School District to con- sider the recreational needs of the neigh- borhood when reviewing future development plans. • GROVELAND PARK DANCE Mr. Ron Schmidt , a representative from Groveland Park Foundation , was on hand at the Park Commission meeting and encouraged each of the Commissioner to attend the Groveland Park Dance slated for February 10 , 1984 at the Bel Rae Ballroom. Mr . Schmidt also indicated that the Groveland Park Foun- dation was having a meeting on Monday, Jan- uary 30 at 8 : 00 p.m. at the Groveland Park shelter building and welcomed each of the Commissioners to attend if possible . The Commission thanked Mr. Schmidt for the fine work that had been accomplished through the Groveland Park Foundation and indicated their continued support of their efforts. STAFF REPORT Staff reviewed the staff report highlighting the Metro Monitor survey which indicated that 94% of the metropolitan areas adult population think parks are valuable . The study went on to say that the majority of people chose parks ahead of public transit, fire protection , libraries, welfare and sew- ers as a public service spending priority. • _3_ r ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis, seconded by Commissioner Wermager to adjourn the meeting at 8: 46 p.m. The motion passed unaniously. 6 ayes , 0 nays Respectfully s bmitted , Bruce K. And r ,on.; Director Parks, Recreation and Forestry BKA/sll •