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CALL TO ORDER
WELCOME
ROLL CALL
MINUT�S OF THE BROCEEDINGS OF THE
PARKS AND RECREATION'COMMI5SION
CITY OE' MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OE MINNESOTA
January 31, 1985
Mounds View City Hall
Council Ghambers
6:30 p.m.
A special meeting with the Mounds View City
Council was called to order by Chairperson
Burmeister at 7:12 p.m.
An official welcome was given by Chairperson
Burmeister and Mayor Linke to each of the
Councilmembers and Commissioners.
Commissioners present: Chairperson Hurmeis-
ter; Commissioners Bowman, Long, Silvis, and
Weflen.
Cammissioners absent: Commissioner Letendre
and Linnel.
Councilmembers present: Mayar Linke, Coun-
cilmembers Blanchard and Quick.
Staff present: Clerk-Administrator Pauley,
Parks and Recreation Director Anderson, and
Program Supervisor Saarion.
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF Parks and Recreation Director Anderson re-
dEPARTMENT viewed the current staffing of the department
and presented a flow chart outlining the
specific individuals in each position. He
then reviewed the existing facilities relat-
ing to the Parks and Open Space Plan as well
as distributing individual copies of the
neicahborhood park map, A brief overview of
the department's yearround programs were al�o
discussed, with a list of each of the recrea-
tion programs currently offered distributed
to each of the Commissioners and Councilmem-
bers.
1985 DEPARTMENT GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES
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Staff distributed a copy of the goals and
objectives that have been developed by staff
and reviewed tnem wit� tl�e Commission and
Council. As they had just received them,
there was not a great deal of discussion re-
garding the goals other than they felt the
goa�s were somewhat ambitious.
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'A��PARK MAINTENANCB ISSUES
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Staff reviewed the existing status of the
park maintenance department and indicated
that the existing structure of having park
ugh administra-'
n other areas.
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had evolved with the split in the public
works department. Staff responded that there
was some dissension between the men that has
occurred during the split, but that he felt
tfine would solve the problems at hand. Staff
reviewed the park maintenance standards and
indicated that eventually dollar amounts
would be placed to the various levels of ser-
vice that could the serve as a better tool
for budgeting in the future. Mayor Linke
indicated that it would also serve as an
excellent planning tool when developing and
expanding proposed park lands.
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE Staff distributed copies of the comprehensive
parks and open space plan and indicated that
it had been formally adopted by the City
Council in 1982 and was currently being used
as the major planning tool for future park
development decisions.
PARK FOUNDATIONS Staff distributed a copy of a memorandum dat-
ed March 17, 1983 outlining new directions
for the Parks and Recreation Commission and
City Council. The City Council reviewed it
and indicated that they concurred with the
establishment of neighborhood park planning
councils and felt that it was a positive dir-
ection. Councilmember Quick requested that
- some type of article be placed in the next
City Newsletter outlining the neighborhood
park planning council cancept and stated that
the Groveland Park Foundation has worked
quite effectively.
Staff also reviewed the neighborhood park
planning guidelines and indicated that at
this time, Groveland Park was the only neigh-
borhood group that had submitted an applica-
tion for funding.
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��UESTIONS AND ANSWERS A discussion took place between the Commis-
;; sioners and Councilmembers indicating that
there was a need to work together to plan for
the future development of the parks in the
City. The City Council indicated there
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strong support for park plann'ing issues and
indicated that they would be willing to work
ADJOURNMENT
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with the Commission on whatever endeavors
they felt were appropriate.
No formal motion was made, but the meeting
drew to a close at 9:12 p.m.
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Director
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