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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
August 1 , 1985
Mounds View City Hall
Council Chambers
6 : 30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6: 30 p.m.
by Chairperson Wayne Burmeister.
ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Chairperson Burmeist-
er , Commissioners Weflen, Long, Linnell , and
Silvis.
Commissioners absent: Commissioner Letendre .
Commissioner Bowman has resigned.
Councilmembers present : Councilmember Quick.
Staff present : Park and Recreation Director
Anderson .
INTERVIEWS WITH The Park Commission interviewed three appli-
PARK COMMISSION cants for the current Park Commission vacan-
PLICANTS cy: 6: 45 p.m. Alice Fritz , 7:00 p.m. Jan
Lindberg , 7 : 15 p.m. Diane Wuori . Each inter-
view lasted approximately 15 minutes. Fol-
lowing the interview process, a motion was
made by Commissioner Burmeister, seconded by
Commissioner Long to recommend to the City
Council that Diane Wuori be recommended as
the individual to fill Commissioner Bowman' s
vacancy. Motion passed. 4 ayes, 1 nay
BRIEF TOUR OF CITY Due to time constraints, this item was de-
PARK SYSTEM INCLUDING layed until the August 22, 1985 meeting.
GREENFIELD PARK, WOOD-
CREST AND RANDOM PARKS
APPROVAL OF MAY 23 PARK A motion was made by Commissioner Burmeister,
AND RECREATION MEETING seconded by Commissioner Long to approve the
MINUTES May 23 Parks and Recreation Commission meet-
ing minutes as presented. Motion passed
unanimously. 5 ayes, 0 nayes
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORT No report was provided.
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CHAIRPERSON 'S REPORT G} rso inquired when the
tennis nets would be placed at Greenfield
Park. Staff indicated they would be up the
• following day, as they were special ordered.
Chairperson Burmeister also stated that there
was a broken swing at Groveland Park and
staff stated that they were not aware of it
and that it would be repaired immediately.
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GREENFIELD PARK UPDATE Staff reviewed the letter from Barton-Aschman
requesting additional monies for services
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Staff provided additional background outlin-
ing the additional meetings that became
necessary with the Rice Creek Watershed Dis-
trict. Following a general discussion, it
was the concensus of the Park Commission that
the items, as outlined, were within the broad
scope of the initial proposal and that the
recommendation should be denied. A motion
was made by Commissioner Linnell , seconded by
Commissioner Weflen to direct staff to for-
ward a letter to Barton-Aschman indicating
that their request for additional monies
would not be granted. Motion passed unani-
mously. 5 ayes, 0 nayes.
SUMMER RECREATION Staff indicated that we had a positive sum-
PROGRAM UPDATE mer, and that recreation programs had gone as
scheduled. Staff further stated that our
fall softball leagues had filled up for the
most part during the first day of registra-
tion. Staff also indicated that the fall
recreation brochure would be available for
Commission review at the August 22, 1985
meeting.
VIEW CHAPTER 52 .03 Staff stated that the City Council had
KINKING IN THE PARK scheduled their first hearing on Chapter
52. 03 , and the ordinance as initially pre-
sented was adopted 5-0 . During the second
and subsequent reviews by the City Council ,
the item received much attention from the
media as well as from City Councilmembers and
residents, and the ordinance was turned over
to the City Attorney for further review and
rewriting. Staff indicated that this issue
would probably come before the Council at one
of the future Council agenda sessions.
GROVELAND PARK PLAY- Staff indicated that the equipment had been
GROUND EQUIPMENT UPDATE ordered from GameTime in the total amount of
$15,000, with $7, 500 coming from the Grove-
land Park Foundation and $5,000 from the
Neighborhood Park Planning Fund and $2, 500
from the MSA Bond Fund. Staff indicated that
all the equipment should be delivered in ear-
ly August with completion slated for the
first week in September.
LONG TERM FINANCIAL Staff indicated this item would be placed on
LAN the August 22 agenda, as final copies had not
been presented to the Park Commission .
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STAFF REPORT Staff indicated that Maureen Thielen, City
• Aquatics Director had tendered her
resignation, as she accepted a new position
in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Staff indicated
that Maureen would be a major loss to our
department, as she has done an excellent job
coordinating our aquatics program. Staff
also discussed the progress on the Community
Theater production of "Oklahoma" and stated
that the play has scheduled performance dates
of August 16, 17 , 22, 23 , 24 and 28 with all
performaces at 7 : 30 p.m.
COMMISSIONERS REPORT Commissioner Linnell indicated that she had
not had a positive experience with our summer
T-ball program and that she was not pleased
with the volunteer coach. Staff indicated
that this was an unfortunate situation and
having been informed after the fact, it was
difficult to deal with the issue at this
time . Commissioner Linnell indicated that
she would bring the issue to staff ' s
attention earlier in the year, so that the
item could be dealt with in a timely fashion.
ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis,
seconded by Commissioner Long to adjourn the
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meeting at 9: 45 p.m. Motion passed
unanimously. 5 ayes, 0 nayes
Re • - tfully subitted,
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Bruce K. Ander: . Director
Parks, Recr- . ion and Forestry
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