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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-24-83 Agenda & Packet :iy}�k��y D ice..#,t:h 7$ A } i t 3.1 �. i • M elY 4 Y 3'' 4 4. 0 Y • ..�' ',,,k-,4;..:,*.- s. 4410 ' k.,'7 „ ' j'X.N `'-.,,,,-) • C (hi Of Vounelg \lin/ VJ RAMSEY COUNTY,MINNESOTA GATEWAY TO THE NORTH 2401 HIGHWAY 10 MOUNDS VIEW,MINN. 55112 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, 784-3055 RECREATION AND FORESTRY February 23 , 1983 Dear Mounds View Parks & Recreation Commissioners : Enclosed is your packet for our regularly scheduled February meeting on Thursday, February 24, 1983 . The meeting is scheduled for 6 : 30 p.m. in the Council Chambers . Although there are no major pressing issues on the agenda , we will be reviewing the spring recreation programs as well as the joint 1111 Parks and Recreation Commission/Council Meeting which was held on January 27 , 1983 . In addition, staff will be updating you on the purchase of the new word processing equipment that will be used in the Parks and Recreation Department. Should you have any questions regarding the enclosed packet or be unable to attend the February 23 , 1983 meeting, please feel free to give myself a call at 784-3055 , extension #41. Sin e ely, i Net t, ' 4/2 , truce K. A :er n, irector Parks , Recre'tion and Forestry BKA/sll Enclosure CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW Parks and Recreation Commission Thursday , February 24 , 1983 AGENDA 6 : 30 p .m. Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers I . CALL TO ORDER II . APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 27 , 1983 PARK COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES . III . CHAIRMAN 'S REPORT IV. COUNCILMEMBER'S REPORT V. REVIEW OF WORD PROCESSOR/MICROPROCESSOR PURCHASE / VI . SPRING RECREATION PROGRAMS 1111 VII . REVIEW OF JOINT PARK COMMISSION/COUNCIL MEETING I/ VIII . ADJOURNMENT i) LI (./7 15 G v V G v 1, • Minutes of the Proceedings of the Parks and Recreation Commission City of Mounds View County of Ramsey State of Minnesota 11110 January 27 , 1983 Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers 6 : 30 p .m. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Wayne Burmeister at 6 : 32 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Frank Silvis , David Long, Wayne Weflen, Wayne Burmeister . Commissioners absent: Ed Letendre, Donna Bowman, Cindy Wermager . Councilmember present: Bill Doty Staff present: Director Anderson and Program Super- visor Saarion. APPROVAL OF THE Motion to approve the minutes of December 16 , 1982 was MINUTES made by Commissioner Frank Silvis . The motion was seconded by Commissioner Wayne Weflen. Motion passed . 5 ayes 0 nayes •COMPOSTING The commission discussed the articles on the topic of composting . It was agreed that the City should look into beginning such a program to handle the Fall leaves. Rick Wriskey, City Forester, will attend the February meeting and give additional information on pursuing such a project. PARK DEDICATION The commission reviewed the staff report for cash or LOT SUBDIVISION land dedication in regards to the minor lot subdivision on Silver Lake Road. Commissioner Silvis made a motion to accept the cash dedication of 10 percent of the appraised value of the property or $2, 800 . 00 to be • designated for use at the nearest neighborhood park. The motion was seconded by Wayne Burmeister . Motion passed . 5 ayes 0 nayes PITCHING MACHINE After reviewing the staff report regarding the LEAGUE feasibility of a 9 year old pitching machine league, the Commission directed staff to pursue the program. Wayne Burmeister made a motion to direct staff to prepare a cost analysis and detailed program outline . Commissioner David Long seconded the motion. Motion passed . 5 ayes 0 nayes - 2 - OUTSIDE PROGRAM After study of the revised outside program policy, the POLICY Commission felt that the revised policy was more equitable . Commissioner Frank Silvis made a motion to adopt the policy 'as revised . Commissioner Wayne Weflen seconded the motion. Motion passed. 5 ayes 0 nayes STAFF REPORT Director Anderson highlighted the staff report includ- ing: Golden Gloves update , skating rinks , Groveland warming house/rink project and status of summer school joint programming. ARCHERY Director Anderson distributed correspondence regarding resident' s requests to develop an archery range within the City. The Commission requested to be kept apprised of future development. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Burmeister made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Commission Weflen . Motion passed. 5 ayes 0 nayes Meeting adjourned at 7 : 30 p.m. After the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting co cluded , the Commission met with the City Council to review and brainstorm future Parks and Recreation issues in the City of Mounds View for 1983 . Respectfully submitted, Bruce K. Anderson, Director BA/sl Parks , Recreation and Forestry 11/1 MEMO TO: Mounds View Parks & Recreation Commission FROM: Bruce K. Anderson, Director DATE: February 23 , 1983 RE: Word Processor/Microprocessor Purchase The Mounds View City Council has approved the purchase of two word processor/microprocessor units; one, a Philips/MICOM 3004 is a dual disk drive unit to be placed in the main office area . The second, a Philips/MICOM 3004 single disk drive will be placed in the Parks and Recreation Department. Staff will be keeping the Commission apprised of the Park and Recreation Department ' s usage of the unit. BKA/sll Attachments q:&14t.- MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Clerk-Administrator Pauley -41& Finance Director-Treasurer Brager DATE: February 10, 1983 SUBJECT: WORD PROCESSOR/MICROPROCESSOR PURCHASE RECOMMENDATION The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the recommendation of the City staff with respect to the purchase of a word processor/ microprocessor system for the City of Mounds View and in coordina- tion with two other member cities of the Ramsey County Consortium of Municipalities (RCCM) . However, prior to giving our recommenda- tion and rationale, staff would like to outline the process followed by RCCM and the Mounds View City staff in determining what type of system would be suitable and in screening those bids received to determine which one best fit the specifications, our financial limitations, and our identified needs. The process began prior to the development of the 1983 Revenue Sharing Budget when staff representatives of RCCM' s member cities began discussion to determine what modifications could be made to the 111 Consortium' s operations. One of the more obvious improvements identified as being needed was a change in operations which would eliminate the inherent delays in data input resulting from our use of batch processing (input of data on keypunched cards) , the cost of keypunching and data delivery services , and loss of control of the input and editing processes. These difficulties are easily overcome by implementing a direct data entry function where the member cities input data directly into the County computer from a remote terminal at their facilities and edit all information before the finished output product is run. Such a direct (remote) data entry function can easily be performed in a "dumb terminal" leased from the County. This terminal would be capable of no other function but input of data and correction of information before final output. An alternative would be the purchase of a "smart terminal" which would not only allow data input but would also be capable of performing in-house data processing and word processing functions. Comparing the lease of a "dumb terminal" to the purchase of a "smart terminal" it was realized that the purchase would be paid back in approximately two to three years. After reaching this conclusion it became necessary to determine what functions we would want this "smart terminal" to perform in addition to remote data entry to the County computer, the type of system these functions would dictate and the configuration of the • a , ` 1 -2- system' s hardware. While discussing the issue of functions it was generally concluded that it would be best to leave all advanced functions to the County computer which is capable of such activities and to acquire a system which would supplement the County computer , as well .as provide capabilities not presently available. The major function, identified as being desirable were : - Asynchronous interface capability with the Ramsey County computer for direct data entry. - File Access on the Ramsey County computer. - Full word processing capability. - Columnar Balance Sheet capability. - Records Management. - Statistical Computation of data . - General math functions . - CPM software allowing for use of the various software presently available on the market . It was also determined that we were interested in systems that are "user friendly" , i . e . , provide for easy operation through design of hardware and software. It also became obvious during our discussions that the system that would best fit within our identified functions was a hybrid capable of all word processing activities without being underpowered and unable to do simple in-house data processing and yet not so overpowered in the data processing area that word proces functions would become too complex and too complicated. Thus, the description of our desired system as a word processor/microprocessor; one capable of both functions in a "user friendly" mode. The system' s configuration was addressed by evaluating the physical and organizational layout of each of our cities. In the case of all three cities we have a variety of departments in different physical locations in one or separate buildings performing many functions common to the entire operation , as well as many which are individualized. Present technology provides for shared logic systems where a printer and the Central Processing Unit (CPU) are shared by a number of operators having individual keyboards and screens or stand alone systems which can share a printer. The usefulness of a shared logic system was rejected by the cities for the following reasons : 1. A shared logic system would require an operator be assigned to maintaining the CPU and printer. One of the purposes of buying a system was to alleviate the need for additional clerical staff and/or freezing up existing staff for other duties, not to add an operator to our staffs. • -3- 4110 2 . Some cities have departments located distances from where the • main unit would be located which would prohibit its use because of the distance restriction of most shared logic systems . 3 . Eith' r the CPU or printer could be overtaxed by too many users wanti-ng to use it at the same time, thus, causing delays in work output. It was concluded that a stand along system with word processing/ microprocessing capabilities would best suit the needs of all three cities and on that basis the attached Request for Proposal and specifications were developed . Also prepared for submission with the Request for Proposal was an Equipment Questionnaire and Bid Evaluation Criteria. The Bid Evaluation Criteria established a set of criteria on which each bid would be evaluated and receive a score within the identified points range . All of this material was then mailed to 74 vendors who were invited to submit bids. On December 27 , 1982 , 28 bids from 23 different vendors were opened at Mounds View City Hall . The bids ranged from a low of $6 ,845 to $31 , 209. Immediately after the bids were opened they were tabulated and sent to Mr. Bruce Dykstra , Ramsey County Data Processing Depart- ment who acted as the technical advisor to the Consortium, for determination of the compliance of the bids to the specifications . January7 , 1983 , the Consortium met and received a report • 1110 On from Mr . Dykstra that all bids met specifications, but that some were questionable as far as their capabilities. An initial cut was made at $18, 000, thereby restricting the eligible bidders to 21 . This cut was made as all three cities felt their budgets would prohibit a purchase exceeding $18 , 000. The bids were then referred back to Mr. Dykstra to apply the Bid Evaluation Criteria to the remaining bids . On January 17 , 1983 , the Consortium again met and scored each bid. The 21 bids received scores of 34 to 63 out of a possible 65 points (excluded cost points of 35) . A natural break occurred between 51 and 56 points where eight bids scored 56 points or greater and the remaining bids scored 51 points or less. It was determined that the Consortium would attend demonstrations of the eight systems receiving 56 points or greater. The eight systems demonstrated were : Burroughs-OFISWRITER Computer Central-MICOM 3003 Synectics-IMS 5000/s Burroughs-B21 Wahl & Wahl-Lanier Easy-One Computer Central-MICOM 3004 1110 Raytheon-202-E CPT-8525 • . -4- During the demonstrations the Burroughs-OFISWRITER and Computer Central-MICOM 3003 were withdrawn from consideration by the vendor as it was determined that they could not fit our identified needs. Of the remaining six systems the Consortium felt that the Computer Central-MICOM 3004 , Wahl & Wahl-Lanier Easy-One, and CPT-8525 were most desirable on a cost and functional basis and these vendors were invited fo demonstrate their system at the offices of the three cities. On February 3rd, 4th, and 7th the vendors demonstrated the systems to Mounds View clerical and management staff and provided the opportunity for hands-on experience. On February 8th we met with the staff and it was a unanimous decision that the Computer Central MICOM 3004 was the most desirable system. That same day the Consortium also unanimously agreed on the MICOM 3004 . The cost of the MICOM 3004 is $16 , 782 which is broken down as follows : Basic Hardware $10 ,725 Sheetfeeder 2 , 195 Communications 1 , 167 Freight & Installation 200 Software 1 , 500 Annual Maintenance Contract 995 $16 , 782 • In addition to the bid price, Computer Central will guarantee the • annual maintenance contract price for five years and provide 13 hours of technical assistance per year for each screen and for each software package they provide to revise the software to fit our individual applications at no cost . It is anticipated that such technical assistance will only be necessary under unusual circumstances due to the "user friendly" nature of the software . The MICOM 3004 was selected by the City staff as being the preferable system for the following reasons : 1 . Green on charcoal screen easy on operators eyes . 2 . Keyboard and 10 key pad detachable separately allowing for adjustment to individual operators. 3 . Graphics capability superior to other systems. 4 . Training program more extensive and covers more operators . 5. Screen shows larger characters . 6. Fewer keystrokes needed in word processing function. • 7 . "Wastebasket" feature allows preservation of documents for a • time before they are permanently removed from memory which provides another check in the document revision process . -5- 8 . Overall key functions were easier for operator . 1111 Attached is a sales brochure from Computer Central illustrating the MICOM 3000 series system. During staff review of the demonstrations and the discussion of which system would be most desirable it became apparent that the suitability of this system for adaption to many of our word processing and record keeping functions would result in the demand on the system exceeding its availability. Staff then felt it would be appropriate to investigate the possibility of other funds being available to purchase a second stand-alone system to be installed in the Parks , Recreation and Forestry Department office. This location was selected as it was felt that such a system could automate recrea- tion registration as well as a great many other departmental activities such as forestry records , field permits, budgetary infor- mation, etc. It should be understood , however , that this second system would not be for the exclusive use of the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department but would be available for use by other City departments. In discussions with the vendor it was determined that a second MICOM 3004 having only one disk drive and a printer would be appropriate with such a system costing $8 , 295 which is $1 , 900 less than list price. As it was felt we would most likely purchase a • second system at a future date, purchase now would result in a savings of $1 , 900. At the present time the Revenue Sharing Budget lists $15 , 000 for the purchase of a word processing system and $6 , 300 for a new ballot counter. As no elections are scheduled until 1984 , the ballot counter purchase could be delayed until then, thus freeing up $6, 300 for a second system or a total of $21 , 300 from Revenue Sharing. Also, during the 1983 budgeting process the fact that Water and Sewer billing data would be processed on the first system was not taken into consideration. It is felt that part of this system' s cost should be paid for out of the Water or Sewer Fund in much the same manner as these funds pay for their share of the City' s total data processing costs . We, therefore, recommend that 25% of the cost of the first system or $4 , 196 be charged to the Water Fund. The total cost of both systems would be as follows: Philips/MICOM 3004 , dual disk drive $16 ,780 Philips/MICOM 3004 , single disk drive $ 8 , 295 $25, 077 •• -6- These systems could be funded as follows : 4111 Revenue Sharing $20 ,881 Water Fund $ 4 , 196 $25 , 077 Based on staff and Consortium evaluation and the identification of available fund sources, staff would recommend approval of the purchase of the two systems from Computer Central per their bid . Attached is a resolution for your consideration awarding the purchase of two word processor/microprocessors. Should you have any questions or require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us. 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' . , _ . •-• . , . _. ,...... ... - . -= -- _ -- -•••••• ...,.........______....... _ THE MOST IMPORTANT 11111 PART OF THIS WORD PROCESSOR ISN'T PART OF THE WORD PROCESSOR k - 4 _ M THE ONE mACHINE DEsIGN At Philips we've learned that,no matter Movable keyboard.The low-profile The fluorescent panel lighti how well we make a word processing keyboard of the Philips 3003 is separate so prevalent in the office enviro system,if it isn't designed for people,it from the screen so that it can be placed at poses special problems for word p can't properly do the job for which it the most comfortable position.The thick- ing system operators.Even ambient' was intended. ness and slope of the keyboard accommo- from windows can reflect on a fixed The Philips 3000 is designed for dates the natural action of the hands and screen,making it difficult or uncomt people.We've made selection,training and fingers to the keys.The keys themselves able to work.The swivel/tilt screen operation easier-all at an easy-to-take have a matte finish to eliminate slip and the Philips 3003 can be adjusted to I price. glare. maximize comfort and minimize fat' f Swivel/tilt screen.A wordprocess- Anti-glare surface.Glare frog An easy choice g The latest in word processing is to ing console should be positioned so that reflected light on the screen has been see who can trendget all the new bellsland the screen is always within 30°of the reported to cause eyestrain to users u who can their system ewtethanhe operator's optimum sight line.The 3003 some word processing systems.The whistles on teir y fine if you thaneen rotates and tilts to ensure the best possible Philips 3003 screen has a special ant competithem.But That'sexpensiveif you oun t. viewing angle for each human physical glare surface to prevent this problem The Philips 3003 is built to give you characteristic and the operator's personal Adjustable screen image. all of the features you need.Without preference. Ergonomics studies have revealed tli paying for features that you dont need. --�r optimum levels of brightness and Our research and development team s =� contrast for eye comfort and legibilit began with the system technology deve- _ The Philips 3003's full-size,easy-to loped for Philips full-featured informa- ° s`, r, r' ( screen displays clean,crisp character p p ,y% r with adjustable brightness. tion processors-the products that consis- tently rank at the top of user surveys. And because the console is total l Then,significant refinements were added 4 ter• , the ead,the operator that best suit to improve user productivity.The result is t „, the reading distance suits th Philips 3003.The one machine designed ';ki *" , work habits. for the one who uses it. Ergonomics means easier �, • t Ergonomics is the study of the relationship , between people and machines.Operators ' '"--3 , of word processing equipment encounter <. . , wig't t�,' all of the problems typists have faced for M£ years,plus a few more.To solve these ,? problems,the industrial designers working on the Philips 3003 applied advanced _' J y r ergonomic principles to incorporate the A. . i M•- •� . human factor into a highly efficient piece x -•" of equipment. _, ....11.0.0�- o An ergonomically-sound word OW processing system helps to offset some of i \ r ,: the problems which occur when an ;. operator must,bythe verynature of the ' ` job,sit and perform in a ore or less fixed • position for hours on end.Economics comes into it because we know that an - unsatisfactory work environ- - x s. i ` ment adversely affects productivity. �• The Philips 3003 includes many features , ` which contribute to operator w comfort and productivity. t. �'Xt` , . . That's applied ergonomics. 1 n ' ` " (,. Yn rah a, t � N. '( r`i4 f 4� 1. t Ph ILIPS 3003 Mini Diskettes Dimensions ��*� Pre-formatted,single sided and dual density 20.5"(W)x 8.1"(D)x 1.8"(F-D. SPECIFICATIONS IONS 51/4"drives. 520 mm(W)x 205 mm CD)x 47 mm(H). 80 tracks per diskette. Weight Main Console 16 sectors per track. 5.5 lb. Each diskette stores up to 300,000 bytes or 127 2.5 Kg. Consists of a CRT screen with an integrated pages of text. system controller. Printer Dimensions CRT Unit 22.5"(W)x 15.5"(D)x 17.0"(H). Bidirectional,Daisy-Wheel impact,corres- 15 inch,diagonal display screen with 31 display 572 mm(W)x 393 mm(D)x 430 mm(H). pondence quality printer.Table top unit using lines and 80 characters per line. Weight 10 foot standard cables for printer signal and Scrolls 94 lines vertically,250 lines horizon- 61.5 lb. power.Prints 40 characters per second.In the tally with a character height of 3.9 mm.i to 1 future,two consoles may share one printer. ratio of screen character size with the printer. 27.9 Kg. 96 character printwheels in a wide variety Voltage of fonts. Controller 100 to g27V AC-60 Hz-135 Watts. Houses entire processing unit,power supply, Dimensions and 51/4"mini disk drives. 22.6"(W)x 16.0"0)x 6.1" FD. Keyboard 574 mm(W)x 405 mm(D)x154 mm CH). Central Processing Unit Low profile,free standing keyboard.Connected Zilog Z80 Microprocessor with to Main Console via an expandable coiled cable. Weight 64,000 bytes of memory,expandable in the Non-glare keytops.47 alphanumeric keys,14 29.5 lb. future.Communications Board option supports function keys and cursor pad.English and 13.4 Kg. various communication protocols including bilingual French layouts.A numeric keypad Voltage asynchronous,synchronous and will be available in the future. 90 to 127V AC-60 Hz- 70 Watts. bit-oriented protocols. Mini Disk Drives Environmental Conditions Available with either one or two Normal office environment. 51/4"diskette drives.In dual configu- Communications rations,mini disk drives may be used concurrently or independently 44 Optional dual channel commu- of each other. . '. nications board to be available in future.One channel supports Controls , .v . ' ! RS422 and RS232 interfaces and ON/OFF switch. i . „# . . the other will support RS232 Brightness Control. .r. only.Capabilities include Miconet, Volume Control. -� Asynchronous and Synchronous Disk Drive Indicators ' communication. (two red lights). - ' Hardware Accessories Include dual tray paper ., ' "" processor,continuous forms ^` '" t /A. tractor and acoustical covers. i PHILIPS INFORMATION Specifications subject to change without notice. SYSTEMS ^,; PHILIPS :,. PRINTEb IN b:��: '. .1 i .. . ..),,,, ,.., , ,,,„, THE ONE WHO USF s, a; writer,and it has a typewriter keyboard on each column separately.Titles can be with the conventional layout your operator centered and automatically aligned either II" is familiar with. ff .;."`' Using Philips self-training program, .■ ,4„,.. "'�" , by the end of the first day,an average typist .y��- ..F ., you need any assistance,one telephone call . : -- ,, ,,` puts you in touch with your representative. („_. �sy to learn Use it with ease qua lly every word processing manufac- When it comes time to tell the 3003 what ' I er promises that their machines are to do,it's easy again.If it's a very frequent cr-friendly."Philips proves it.You don't command,the operator just touches a .:__ 1=w;:1 ;c .e to be a computer expert to under- special key.For something a little less fre- nd the 3003.It works just like a type- quent,like centering a line,it's just"C"for center and"L"for line.And for everything ' else,the machine itself displays"prompts " and assists"to help the operator along in everyday language. . ,"1 i / When your text is ready,the Philips 3003 prints each page in correspondence quality,in your choice of typestyle,in less than 30 seconds. 1 1 In the 1981 Datapro Word Processing horizontally or vertically,right down the 1 Users'Survey,Philips equipment received a page. toThe Philips 3003 creates flow charts, } . the 3003 toscore reven suf rpoassai . iion;we expect bar charts or organizational diagrams by Z.=ti :,. drawing vertical, horizontal and intersec- Easy said,easy done ting lines,centering the text inside each Whether you're typing letters or forms, rectangle and printing it exactly as it charts or contracts,the Philips 3003 is appears on the screen. designed to help you do it much faster and No matter what the word processing much easier. application that's requested,easy said and Letters,words,lines,sentences or para- its easy done. graphs can be inserted or deleted.The 3003 will move an entire paragraph to a different Easy on the budget position on the page.Even to a different The 3003 is a solid investment in your page. company's future.Like all Philips The 3003's search and replace products,it's designed so that additional function allows you to locate specific words capacity,programs and accessories or strings of words and change them can be added if and when you need them, simultaneously, without fear of obsolescence. j For statistical typing and forms,the Take a good look at the Philips 3003. l You'll find that selectingthe best word Philips 3003 lets you arrange up to nine ' independent sets of margins and then work processor is suddenly one of the easiest \ , decisions you can make. IL of ellcio ,, • f f1"•... m. / r f, III , ,, , I , : ...ti' ,,.. zdilk w* I City o6 Mo un dd View 2 401 Highway 10 Mounds View, tiknne6ota 55112 11111784-3055 1978 Tit to VI C.E.T.A. GAan-t Propoaae 1 . DEFINE QBJECTIVE A. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT? LIST SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES THAT WILL BE MET, BOTH QUANTITIVELY AND QUALITATIVELY. The punpo4e o6 the Mound View pAoject .Lo to e,otabV.4h .six (6) neighboAhood .e.eisune councils at pre-dete.'cmLned neighboAhood to cation4 to cvsz-ust the Municipal Parhz and Recheation Depare tmen t in the £ei,swwe time needs 60A ate Mound View Auidentos . The ob jee..tivez that wilt be attained through thbs pAo jects ane az liottowa: 1. Deoign, develop and comp.ie a comprehensive £evsune time need azzersment lion each individual neighborhood. The Aeon ,ts oti the "need as.semment" wowed be used to determine: 11111 a. Indiv-iduae .olio-economic ehaAacte uist.ies each neighborhood. b. Acti.vitie.o ,that the Aezident,s ane pAesentty pantiei- pating in. c. FacLfLtie, that ,the Amidento ane pre.aently utilizing. d. To determine what additionat path and rec'Leation SaciLi.tie.o ane needed in each neighboAhood. d. AC,ti.vi ti.eis that the Aesidents wowed tike to pan ti cipate in. The dunvey wooed be completed on a dooA to door persona.. ba442 and be compiled by each neighboAhood district. 2. OAgan.ize and develop .six (6) neighborhood .eeioune councits .that wire become 4e.e6 eulyl-Lci.ent a1teA one yeaA of intense community organizing. 3. The conceptuaP ization, organization and imptementa ion o6 at -eea1st eight (8) programa in each designated neighborhood 6oA a testae o6 48 s pecia.e event activities dwt Ing the initial p.lann%ng yeah. Each activity wilt be designed with the 6arnLey and the individual neighboAhood chaAacter,i,stic, in mind to as.6une total. community ,invotvemen t. 11111 Exaanp.ees o6 potentia.e activities night include: a. Neighborhood block paAtiez 4244 1978 Tile VI C.E.T.A. Gnant Pnoposat Page 2 Block ban-b-quer Sb. c. Tug-O-Wan chattenge matches d. "Sticeet" Vo!leyba.t2 e. Community pig /casts 6. Ne.Lghbonhood Booya Panty g. W-.nten bun night 1. Neighborhood skating panties 2. Family tobogganing and sti.ding 3. Ste.igh Ades h. Splash pan Les at both ne i.ghbonhood pools orc school Sacit,itLes . So gbatt games j. Cross Count'ty Ski races and clubs k. Neighborhood bn,idge panties e. Gourmet food clubs - monthly dinner panties 4. The neighborhood .2eusune councils would serve as an extension o .the munLci.pa,2 neeneati.on depaAtment and Parks and ReeneatLon Commission on ale matters pentain.ing to Mounds View park development and pnognams. We would nesenve time at each monthly Park and Reeneat.Lon Commission meeting to have each ne.ighbonhood council AepoAt on the & upcoming projects and express the.vc neighborhoods conceAns on local pante issues. ® 5. To strengthen and ne-.insonce community pn.ide and develop a common bond and cohesiveness amongst .the city nes.Ldents. 6. To work with existing agencies to liosten and develop a positive and eb(eetive ne.2ationsh.ip to avoid dup.PicatLon and .i.nsune a high level o6 community senv.ice. The ne,i.ghbonhood le isune council would worth with each community onganizati.on LneeudLng: a. Athletic AssocLati.ons b. P.T.A. 's c. Lions Ctub d. Mounds View Jaycees e. Scouting ongau.zat.ions 6. Sn. Citizens g. Chwcches 7. Pnepane and dish bate b.L-monthly newsletters outlining upcoming neLghbonhood activities, park development projects, pnognams o' .Lntenest .in othvc communities and ewvcent munLelpa2 neciceation pnognams. 8. Develop and implement a compnehens.Lve public nelatLon campaign to J nctude news releases, T. V. spots, speaking engagements and sLLde pnesentat ons. 11111 1978 T Ue VI C.E.T.A. GAant PAopo4at Page 3 9. To pAovide the neee64any zta.gg-Lng, equipment and 4uppties to .Ln4une that .the ne,ighbonhood tei4une eounci.2 ate able to • gunction eggLc,Len-Uy and eggective.ty. Sett'-.ee4 that wilt be pito v-Lded by the City o g Mound View ,incYade: a. Cten i.cat a44i4tance £nctuding; typing, malting and mimeogAaph.Lng b. Maintenance pAo j ect6 inctud.ing; 1. Community garden pPot pnepa ation 2. PnopeA 4-ttee-t 4-Lgnage gon 4pec%ae activitLe4 3. FLetd pnepatation, i.e. -fining og votteyba.tC count, 6-iced P.i n Lng, gna44 mowing e. Equipment usage 1. P-Len.Lc tab.E'es 2. Piaygnound equipment, i.e. battss, baLeis, hoir_seAhoe 4e-to, croquet, bocce bat 3. Community gn.itt 4. Pig Aot_o-s en,Le 5. Pm-tab-Ea votteybatt standaAd II . PUBLIC SERVICE NEEDS A. WHAT TARGET GROUPS (AS NOTED IN SECTION E) WILL BE EMPLOYED IN THIS PROJECT? The target popueation ,that we wit be /Leaching tis Ae6 Ldent6 with- 1 - 2 yeav og geneAae. coPtege background on 4oeiat 6e`cvice tAacning. OWL g-inst pn,LoAity would be to select emp.?oyees who pAe)sentey Ae .cde within the City og Mounds View .ig po66-b.1e_ with a backgn.ound on 4b 2e6 in community organization. B . WHAT IS THE PUBLIC SERVICE NEED? PROVIDE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION WHICH SUPPORTS IDENTIFICATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE NEED, I .E . COMMITTEE STATEMENTS, SURVEYS, ETC . The pubLLc 4env-Lee need .ins the tack og positive, and v.iabte 6onm6 06 eeiz une time pnogAaming with the ganu,2y being .the nuctem oA eenteA. A6 can be noted on the pAognam 6unvey attached -Ln Addendum A, the ma fors i ty o g Aez,Lden ti. pan i.c.patLng ate the youth under 16 yea r.4 og age. One o g the ma joA pro b.tem atlas that .local mu i Lci paJ t ie4 have .ins to ckeate pn.ognams that wLU being the gami-Ey togetheA gar whotmome Aec,ea ,Lon event AatheA than "sending" Jimmy to baseball, Sue to gymnws-tics, Mom to betty dancing and Dad ,to g.ey -tying. It ha4 been deteAmined ih.Aough peA onal contact that the majo't ty o6 Mounds View Aes-.dens cvice not able -to devote eight a uccuis-ive 11111 eveninga to a paAticuean program ac. ceas6 because og oveA-burdened s ch educes. 1978 Tit-Le VI C.E.T.A. Grtant Proposal Page 4 Through the development o6 ne%.ghbonhood £e wte cowteLFs we would • worth with -the rte s-idents dvtec te.y to detenrni.ne he-ii. s peri is program needs and dm-i'te ) . Because o6 out limited sta66 and budge, one neeneaLi.on pnognameut {ion 13, 000 neus.idents, we cute, unable -to worth with the rte sidents on a one ,to one bast . Oun ex,vs,tLng communication with our neis,Ldents a ilvtough quanteh2y bnochune, (see Addendum B) and neluispapen 'tau/5u . 1t hays been deteuunined .thnaugh program neg-i�s.t&ati.ons that additional communi- cation ,Ls necluined to in4wte a clean wldenstanding o, -the communi- ties needs and des .es. TIvcough -the ees,tabUohmen,t o6 neighborhood .le,Lowte councLe2 we would meet -the 6ottow.ing un-met pubCcc s envice need's: 1 . Ineneased commun,icwtJon with nes,idents which wi,22 nesutt in improved £ei.s une prognamm%ng. 2. Impn.oved pubtie neYation-o image. 3. Incne.ased awanene-ss and 6eedbach on exLst ng necuceation programis and bac e sty development. 4. Development o6 a votunten. wont corps to do city wide plantings, beauti6-ication and pante development projects . . C. To WHAT EXTENT WILL THE PROJECT MEET THE PUBLIC SERVICE NEED? TIte ptw pos ed pnu jec t would meet the ex i o-t-Lng sen vice need 0 6 neighbor- hood 6arni,ly programs .in 1979 and we phoject we'LE. expand into new areas and dinectiows in the. 6u,twte. The only way -to determine the nes-i.dentis needs ,ins .to wona with the residents .in the " uc.enehes" and get 6ilit hand .insonma-tion as -to -thein needs and desine4. By having local "nei.ghbonhood onganizene we wile. be, able to actively -solicit on a one -to one bazts, input i 1nom all nei.ghbonhood nestiden tts. Once. -the needs cute deteJtmined again Dort "ne.ighbonhood ongan.izenis" Witt worth hand in hand with. ,the nesiden to develop a pnog/am .that wilt meet the expressed dei/Le/S . And 6-ina ty -the. end product ctdJ3 be a v.iabte, won,king ne,ighbonhood group .that will become se-e6 su.66ici.ent and continue -to canny on with -the development o6 .lens wte .time programs bon ,thew 6e.low neighbou . . D. EXPLAIN WHAT EFFORTS APPLICANT HAS MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS PROPOSAL IS A DUPLICATION OF EXISTING SERVICES EITHER WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT OR IN OTHER SERVICE DELIVERIES III IN THE COMMUNITY . The applicant can assure Ramsey County C.E.T.A. -that every e66on-t has been made, to ass Elite .that the e.xiz tong pnogncun proposal w-€Lf not overlap on dup.U.cate an e-sting sewv,ice. 1978 Titee VI C.E.T.A. Grant PnoposcL Page 5 As .the DiAec ton o4 the s pons ofc,i.ng agency I am awake that this type 0,6 leis arse dei iveny s e/Lv.iee has not existed .in the past in any 4oI m • Oh con-text. In addition we have pehsonatey contacted ,the agencies dvicectey -involved namely the Mounds View City Council, Mounds View Patchy and Recjceati.on Commios.ion and the School D-ttci.e,t #621 to d.useuss the pnoposa! and to solicit th.e 'L .input. We have .included lette)tz o4 s uppoht and undehstand%ng -in Addendum C. In addition to contacting the agencies dinectey -involved ,the neigh- bohhood le.isune council pnoposat has been whitten up .in .the New Bh.ighton Bueletin which ,ins the o 5 6-i.eiae news paper 4on .the City o6 Mounds View. E . EXPLAIN WHY THIS PROJECT CANNOT BE FUNDED WITH EXISTING FUNDS . The existing City o4 Mounds View budget -is dominated by the Cities stagnant geneh.aJ {und hevenue outeoofz. It .ins oney -through h.evis ivnL made -Ln -the. 1977 Minnesota Legislative session to the loeae gove/Lnment levy Limitation laws that pIo v.ided s u6 6ie i.en t net ie li to a tow continua- tion o existing p/wgram and service levetz. The potential o5 adding additional sta“,ing and progh.ams is not possible. 111/1 The City o4 Mounds View ,v, ph.es en,tey heavity dependent on p/copehvty -taxes and state aid which pIov-ide aemost 78% os ,the cuAvc.ent genenae 4und revenues making long /Lange 4onecasting exttLematy diU{y.icu.et. Changes .in the levy £.i.mitation laws, which cont'of locae government p/wpelc ty -tax and state aid hevenua, ocean almost annwiUy. Having discussed .the potential o6 expanding community s eIv,ices in the {suture with. the City Adminiot-wtoa he has assured me that aethough the City Counci,e 4-t-tong-Ly suppohts the need son neighborhood le.c:sure cottnc%es, .the project cooed not be Sunded because os the existing tight budget within the next three years. F. HAS THIS PROJECT BEEN FUNDED IN THE PAST BY ANY OTHER C. E. T.A. PRIME SPONSOR? IF YES, EXPLAIN . The Mounds View p,'.oposat has not been 4unded by any otheI C.E.T.A. ph i,me sponsors. G . IS THE PROPOSAL BEING SUBMITTED TO ANY OTHER C. E .T.A. PRIME SPONSOR OR FUNDING SOURCE? IF YES, TO WHOM? The Mounds View proposal .is not being submitted to any othe& C.E.T.A. p)ume sponsors on 4unding source. • Math.- 1978 Title VI C.E.T.A. Grant. Pnopoha. Page. 6 H . DOES THE APPLICANT NORMALLY CONTRACT OUT FOR SERVICES OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL? The appeicant ha4 not in the past and they w.i-U. not contract out .in the Swtune 6oit ,senv.i.eez az outlined .in th-bs pnopozat. III . APPLICANT EXPERIENCE A. WHY IS THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE AGENT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT? DESCRIBE APPLICANTS MANDATE, LIST ANY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN ADDRESSING SIMILAR PUBLIC SERVICE NEEDS, AND/OR WORKING WITH SIMILAR TARGET GROUPS IN SECTION E . The. applicant -ins the. logical and appnopn iate implementing agent ion tlInee nea6 ons: 1. The depalztmen-t mandate. 2. The z-ta66 baclzgnound and expert;%se .in commuriity organization and .teL wc.e phognammu.nc. • 3. Past experiences -in worth i.ng wi-th pno je.c t2S. The major goal on mandate ,the. Mounds View Pcvdm, Recreation and FoneistLy Department ,cis -to develop a compkeheno-.ve and balanced d ystem o6 Panhz, Open Space, Tna.i ez and Le-i�sune. Oriented Pnognam6 bon a12. neis,idents Mounds View in as economic a manner ass po-o Lbte. OWL agent ie2 existing zta“ corw-i s s o6 the. Depantmen-t D.ineeton, Pnognam Cooed-.naton, City Foneo.ten and Department Seenetcvcy. The project would be. nezpov Lbte to ,the VJJLecton o5 Panhs, Reeteeati.on and Fonez-tny who has had extenz.ive experience .in community program deve,eopment. The pno ject dir.e.cton hays a eol eege degree in Panhz and Ren.e.a tion Admin,i.atra tion and hao been accepted .into gnadurc to z choot at -the UniveitzLty 1`lk.nlezota. During my employment .in .the 6.i.eed os mun icipa. pcvch4 and neeJLeati..on the paz t 10 yeaio, I have. had the opportunity to do extern-ive community organza ,ion with local community gnoupm and civic onganization4. In addition to wonhing ass a community onganizen, I am pneAentey on have 6e/wed on the o.P.2ow-i.ng Board o6 Dinec to us : 1 . Maplewood Ja.yceez 2. Maplewood Athletic ko- ociation 3. Pearse Pahl2 Impnovement Council. 4. Minneso-ta Re.Cne.ation and Pan.h Aszoc,ia-ti.on 5. Minnezoia Student Recreation and Park Azzociation 6. School D,iz-tz ct #621 Community Education Board 7. Schoo.C. D,bs.tni.c-t #622 Community Education Boated 8. Lake Region Hockey A zoeiati.on ' 1978 Titee VI C.E.T.A. Gran. Pnoposa.e Page 7 Dwttng .the past yew 1 wad in-dLneetey Aupons.tb1e Son ,the supen- vi/sion oS a 10 man C.E.T.A. c/tew in the City o6 MapFewood. The • C)Lew wad Aes pond�.b1 e Son the Aenovati.on 04 the Map.eeuood Heil tage Cen.ten which wad widen. my dvt.ec aupenv-inion. In addition .to supenvizing the 10 man C.E.T.A. eh.ew, 1 had the opportunity to wank with Schoo.e. V A-t1t-LC--t #623 in the development 06 th.e-ii. ne.i.ghbonhood b.foch gAant pnogAam which wad nespons,ibte Son. the and onganLzatLon os ne i..ghbonhood counci./s. It shouted be noted that the ne.tghbonhood counc,EU were estabtZshed two yetvid ago and -they have continued to SunctLon on -here own e without di eel -tass �invoLvement. The second �5.tass peuon who w.i,J -be nvo.eved ae�so gnadurcted Snom the Univeu.Lty os M-nne,00.ta with. a degree .Ln Lei6uke Stadies, and PaAlz AdmLniz Aa-;ion. She had been emp.lo yed with -the City o6 Mounds View Son J! yeecus and .&5diAeetly nespond,ibfe Son all teioune pn.ognami.ng. HeA pAes en-t duties include the s upenv.i s ton o4 oven. 200 part t- i.me .spa S -incL'udi fry 6 - 10 C.E.T.A. ernlotjees . Hen e.xpen fence ,Ln commuALty cAgan - za.tiw -i I 1978 Title VI C.E.T.A. Grant Pao poa at Page. 8 . C. HOW LONG HAS APPLICANT BEEN ACTIVE OR OFFICIALLY CONDUCTING BUSINESS? The Department o6 Panhz, Recneat.%on and Forestry ha's been .in ex stance 4-.nee 1974. The ta66 on pn.aposed project dinectona have oven 19 yeants o6 comb-fried expen,ienee in -the. eie.td o6 Pan.h.s and Reciceati_on. D. DOES APPLICANT HAVE A PLANNED OR KNOWN CUTBACK IN STAFF SPENDING? At this -time there cute no planned reduction's on cutback's in 4tae6 ;spending in -the near on distant 6utwte. E. DOES APPLICANT HAVE A PLANNED OR KNOWN REDUCTION IN OPERATING FUNDS IN THE NEAR FUTURE? At ,this -ti.me -theite ane yto p.ianned nedur-tion4 an cutback's in operating 6uncbs ,in the newt 6utwte on distant butte.. F. INDICATE WHAT MECHANISMS WILL BE USED TO INSURE E . E. O. REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE WORK STATEMENT. Atthough -the City oe Mound's View does not have an o66-icia-Uy adopted • A66-i'una.ti.ve Action p/tog/Lam at th%s .time, -the. app.e,i_eant does ag,te.e -to 6urty comply with the Rights Act o6 1964 and -the. C.E.T.A. Act o6 1973, no pe./L.son haLe be dLsccu_ininated aga,(.ns.t on the bas•c_s 06 /Lace, need, co-Con., nation o6 on,%g.in, age, handicap, -sex, po.ei.,tica,t a66.i.tia- ti.on on bce,ie6s. Having wo/Lhed eon. 6.ive yeanus under an A6e.i7mative Action pnog/Lam I am aware o the tipc.te.ati.on and p/Loeedcites and pen�sonaety 4uppon,t -the p/Logaam -to -the. 6u-etest extent. IV. APPROACH A. GIVE A BASIC DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE PROJECT WILL OPERATE . The pnopased pno je.ct w.ite be dvteetey accountab,Ce -to ;the Dvtecton o6 Panhs, Recreation and Forestay Depantme.nt. The day -to day openation4 o 6 the program w.ie_t be ahaned by -the. Dinecton o 6 Panh-s, Reenea tion and Forestay Department and -the. Pnognam Cooad cnaton. Fo.etow.ing an in-tense. one week. ;t ai.►u_ng and onJ_entat-ion 4ei5s.i_on, -the three "commcinZty o/LgcnLzen," woutd begin to canva is theist aye-.gned neighborhoods to ails n's the ex i s,tc ng needs o 6 nesiden-t . DwLi.ng the 'i. initi_at assessment period the "organizer " wilt beg-in making contaet2 • o6 nesLden-ts -inteke_ ted in sery-ing on "the-e neighbonhood £e.L6 ,te counc it. 1978 T-itee VI C.E.T.A. Greant Pnoposae Page 9 Once .the needs assessment phase has been completed .the "ongan.ize.ns" wide, comp-iee the data and /Lepon t back to the neighborhood theik (-i.ndings along with some p/Loposed ne-ghbonhood p/Log/Lams. 1110 The swwey's 4indings would be made "public" at a gaca ne.ighbonhood block panty, eomple-te with ice brceahens, ban-b-que, game and netaya and liniendey block competition. The in ..iae neighborhood block panty wooed accomptah .two tasks: 1. The UL'of being to breakdown some o6 ,the initi.ae communication baAniens. 2. To dis pews e .the s unvey ,inSo/Lma tion and to s of i.c t vo.euntems bon the neighborhood leiswce councils. The newly lionmed ne.Lghbonhood le.isun.e counci,e wowed then be assisted by the mun.icipae uckeati.on stabs and the community onganizens in estabt sh.ing Suture goa 6, ob jee lives and tong /Lange pea.nn,ing tion thein nei.ghbonh.00d. The neighborhood councitz would meet bi-monthly at a neLdents home on a suitable community 4ac}J ty with thew assigned community ongaruze L. The bi-monthly meeting wowed be coed to plan upcoming events, plot neighbonhood st'ca :egy and discuss City p/Lognams on pa/Lk development assecting thein neighborhood. In addition to the bi-mon-tht ne. hbonhood council meetings th j 9 g enc e 411 wowed be a montht y executive boated meeting at which time the City stars, the three community organizers, a City Couneiememben, Pasch Board member and a nepneentative Srom each neighbo'hood councit would meet to exchange ideas, insonmatLon and p/Loblem aheas . The three community onganize/Ls wowed continue to work with the neighborhood counciLs .throughout .the yea&, but wowed beg-Ln to "wean" the count U to -none thein independence within the S-vcst yeah. During the "weaning" process .the community organizers energy wowed be 4hi6ted to developing programs, Saeie.tie and equipment that: wL t serve .the City nes-idents as a whole. The addi..ti.onat activities, would be as Sottoww: 1. The etab.e.ishment o a neckeatJon equipment lending .Aibn.aic.y. 2. The deveeopment os "do .it yowvsels" progn.ams such as bike Niall maps, onienteen,ing course, ch.oss country ski t�caiFs and snowmobile cowcse. 3. Development os community special events, days, i.e. , Easter Egg Hunt, July 4th, Hattoween Spook Howse, (rite a Let-te-'L to Santa and W.inten Snow Daze. 4. Assist with the "Annual. Fe6tivae in the Patchy Celebration" . 11110 5. P.e.an, organize and d'tec,t too new game best uaL.s at ne.ighboAing panhs. 1978 Tie VI C.E.T.A. GAant PAopopsat Page 10 Thnoughou,t .the entiAe deve.Lopment pAoceo , City a-tass and .the .thAee 111/1 community oAganizeu would be meeting on a wee_kty bas- to evacuate OWL pAesen-t ztatud and plan 6ututie_ o-t'ategy. The ent Ae pAo jee.t wo utd be bans ed on meas uneab.ee and attainab.Ee goa h and objectives to ,insane a Aea.P.i,s.tLe and honest eva,Euation pAocelso . FottowLng the one year o6 £ntenze community ongai zation .the ne.ighboAhood counciPA wouYd continue to iuneti.on undek .the divicecti,on oti the exing muni.o,Lpa.e zta.“, p.eanning ne,ighboAhood 6unc tion- and ac tiv,i tries. Staff wouQ.d continue -to s enve .in an advizony capacity and provide equipment, baci,PLtim and expeAtize where appticab.Ee. B . DESCRIBE WHERE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE APPLICANT' S ORGANIZATION AND IDENTIFY APPLICANT' S STAFF DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS SUPERVISION . The pno jeet w,i,U be dvc.ec tty Aespovvsib.ee to the V-'AectoA o6 Mounds View's Paths, RecAeation E FoAesiicy Depatitmen-t 6oA the oveAa.J planning, d'te.ction and goat se ting. The day to day opeAa-.ions w.i t be shared by ,the Depaictment DiAectoA and .the PAogAam Supenv.bsoA. 11111 The ex sting depatctmentat (('ow chant has been .included in Addendum E CoA youA Aevtiew. C. How MANY PARTICIPANTS WILL PROJECT EMPLOY? INCLUDE THEIR JOB FUNCTIONS AND HOW THEY INTEGRATE WITH THE PROJECT. The pAa jest coat. emptoy ,three neighborhood community onganizeu, each o6 whom wZJ be assigned two taAget anecvs (Aom which to woAfz. The job ()uncti_on<s and responisibat ties wat be the same CoA each co mmun-qty o Ag an.i,z eA. A comp.Ec to job demos JLLp i.orl has been outtined in Addendum F. D. ANTICIPATED START DATE? The pAo jest could begin at any point but the pAe6erned ztaming time wowtd be ass soon as poso bte .to make maximum use o6 the waAm summeL chi mate. E . WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT? The pAoposed pAo ject w tus-t 6oA one yecvc with the giro jest nesuP,ts eon-i.ncung to serve Aeziderit2sCoA 6utune geneAation-? . 11111 • ' 1978 Titee VI C.E.T.A. Grant Paopozal Page 11 V. BENEFLTS A. ARE THE POSITIONS ENTRY LEVEL? ARE THEY MEANINGFUL? • The -hale community oaganizea pozitions cute entAy Level, yet meavi.ng6u2 .in the -th.ue zenze o5 the woad. The community oaganizeas w.i.Le be able to take .he.uc a3z-igned aneaz and zee them develop, gkow and expand .in divicect &elation to the amount and quaY.i ty o5 time and energy they expend. The job w.Lel entail heavy peazanal contact with .the A Seiowman which wile o sten open up new .inz.igh-t and peAzpeetivez to onus own £,iSe. B . DESCRIBE HOW THESE POSITIONS AS WELL AS BEING MEANINGFUL, OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE . The wank experience gained az a community onganizea wite not only azz,L t them p.oSezz.iona ty Soa Suture job gaow,th; but also peazonaPly az they .tean.n ,to -1n.teaaelate and wank with the,vt. Se Lowman. The basic 61za s and expeftA ence cin community oaganiza-tion, ptann,ing, gaoup ..ntenaeti.on and development ane paoven job zUtis Soa a vcutiety o5 occupations Saom aecneation .Qeadeash,ip to city planning. In addition, it appeaJcs cteanr Saam cwvicent aezeanch .in the Suture that ,the concept o6 community block woafz Oh "gaasz aoo-t,s" ne.ighboahood po.PLtico .iz becoming ,the -ticend moae each yecuc. The need Soa community oagan.izeas with zimitaa 4I.-iJ is wilt be expending .in the St.ttune az moae citizens demand ,input on zhap.ng the Sutwie. o S .h.e,iA community. C. ARE THE SALARIES COMPETITIVE? AStea reviewing the 1978 Stanton Survey z-tudy which ,includes ,the en iAe metropolitan an.ea, it appeatt4 the azzigned zalany .is veay competitive with zimiY.aa pas.itionz. By comparing compaaable communi i.ez undea the RecAeation Leve.E' I poisition zwcvey the Sottow,ing za.2a'ciez come to tight: New Hope $852.00 Mounds View 833.00 Wez,t St. Paul 740. 00 Fa.'w ngton 780.00 Robbinsda e 938.00 Eden Paaiaie 1088.00 Aveaage Salary $871 . 83/month 11111 A 1978 Titte VI C.E.T.A. Gnant Popo Page 12 It 4houLd be noted ,that the Rec ea on Supenvi on 1 poziti.on .ins 11111 an en.tiey £eve.e pnosem-ionae job nequiir,ing a degnee .in Paft.0 and Reene.cttion Adrrun .tnatcion and 0 - 2 yecvris expen i.ence. A comp.eete copy o4 the Stanton 4 uhvey Son isimitaA pois,i tions can be Sound in Addendum G. D. WHAT EFFORTS WILL THE APPLICANT MAKE TO ABSORB PARTICIPANTS INTO ITS PERMANENT STAFF AND BUDGET? The po,tenti.ae o6 abaonb-ing the. community onganizenus potion within penrnanent 4ta66 and budget Lo negfigLbfe. 16 the pnognam ins aucce4z hue we enviz ion one pant-time emp.eoyee who ut wonk with the 4.ix -neighborhood £eiJwre councLe4. E . WHAT EFFORTS WILL THE APPLICANT MAKE TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS, NOT ABSORBED INTO PERMANENT STAFF TO SECURE OTHER PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT? 1111 The app.e.icant wilt make every essoAt .to ais6.1. t the community onganizeu .in -thet'c quest Son butt-time empeo ymen.t. This az6i4-tnace wi t come in So wr (4) di s s event ways: 1 . The app.P.ican.t cwvr.enUy nece,(ves 3 - 5 job notice's each month Son job vacanc,iez in a neeate.d S-i.etd. These notice-s wowed be e.x1?eained and passed on each month to the community on.gani.zeu. 2. Oa ,the job tAai.ru,ng )sk t.b wilt be taught to cl. 6i.S-t the C.E.T.A. empeoyee. in se.cuAung Suture job positions . 3. Attow ,time oss with pay Son. job -intenv-iews, C.E.T.A. omenta-,ion and job 'seek ingsh�i,tes 6e56-ions . 4. Ass'is't the C.E.T.A. e.mp.e.oyeeo ,in pensecting theiA job Lnteh.- v.iew .techni.quws thitough in-house tAa ring 'sem-ion . F. DESCRIBE THE TRAINING GIVEN TO PERFORM THE JOB DUTIES . The ,taro ng process Son the. -three community organ ize.ns wilt be -thnC etj o.e d. 1 . A one week ,intenz e tn.airung s esz.ion including a camping o veh- ru to wile be conducted dwz,ing .the S-vust-week o4 the project. This tAai.ni.ng semi.on w.i.ee .include: • a. Comuiwi-- -ty oJi en tation b. Pro j e c;t ,i.de.nt;i.s,Lca.tio n c. Eistab.eishmen-t os pousonae and project goats and objectives 1978 Titee VI C.E.T.A. Gram Propria,. Page 13 410 2. Shwa mini -ticaini.ng zez6iona w-i,U be conducted £n-houze ,throughout the year on aueh diveAze .topics aa: a. Job intenv-.ew.ing ekittz b. Speci.aL event coondinaXLon c. NeLghbonhood btoch glcant deveeopment 3. Con inuaZ tAaining on a 4hont, regu,taA ba4io wLU ocean. at ,the weekly .o.tai6 meeti.ng4. G . WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT? ON WHAT BASIS WILL PROJECT APPLICANT EVALUATE SUCCESS OF PROJECT? LIST QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS . (HOW MUCH, HOW MANY, TO WHAT EXTENT?) The anticipated outcome, ane az 6o!towa: 1. The eztab.Ei6hment o6 6-ix (6) neighborhood £evsune eouneieZ that witt be zet6 au66.icient 6oUowing the program comp.eti.on. 2. Inc ea4ed communication on a city-wide .levee ,through .the diztAibution o6 b.i-monthey newa.ee ten,, and neighboAhood teizure counciQ meetinga . 11111 3. The initiation and mp.2emen to tion o4 at teazt eight (8) neighborhood program eventa .in each designated neighborhood OA. a .to,tae o 6 48 new apes ia.e neighborhood event . 4. IncAeaaed community cohezJveneia thaough the ez tabP ohment o6 new 6niendZhLpa, neeationahi.pa, 6 community panticipa.ti.on. 5. The ens tabu hment o6 a eo mmuru:y wide reuteat Lon equipment tending .ii.brah.y. 6. The eztabUohment o6 at east .tk&ee new city-wide apes ai event prognam3 .inetud Ing: a. haeLoween Pah ty b. Wn.ite a .2e..te4 to Santa c. Eaa,ten egg hunt 7. The es,tabt hment o 6 ,three city-wide "do it youAzetr nectcea ion pnognama inctuding: a. On,i.enteen,ing cowcze b. Snowmobile tAaL eztab.Uzhment c. Mapping out o6 neighborhood b.icycee -Jcai.eis 4110 VI . ADMINISTRATION A, BUDGET - TOTAL PROJECT COSTS, PARTICIPANT COST, TOTAL PRIME SPONSOR COSTS . a _ 1978 Title VI C.E.T.A. Gnanzt Pnoposa.l Page 14 See Addendum N on a copy o6 the total pno j ect budget. B . WHAT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT? The app!i.can t wit pno vide the 6ottow.ing admin iztAa t ve -o env.ieez: I . Di ect zupenva-i.on .including daily contacts, weekly ►neetngz and 3, 6 and 12 month evalua.ti.onz. 2. Thee majora in-Oenvice -t/caLn,ing .4emi.nam. 3. O66.ice Espace -including a .individuat wonk area and a genenat wank. area. 4. Pno 6e.66-ional expentLse and guidance whence app!icab.le. 5. We o6 att. community 6acilitia . 6. Pnov-.de elen,ical az4i4-tance 6uch aus typing, xenox,ing, 6.iLLng and ,telephoning. C. DESCRIBE .THE APPLICANTS GENERAL ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. The apptica -t iz pneisentfy opemating a 4ucce6'' hue municipal nec/ceatLon • de.pa toren-t eonsizti.ng o6 a -to,tat budget o6 $185, 735.00 and 6 6ut1-time 6 ta66. The admi.rt i.isthati.ve .team neo ponzib.le bon the d hest S upenvi sion o6 ,the pno poa e.d pno j ec-t have a pno ven tI ach necond o6 oven 19 yecvc o6 expen-.once -1n community ongan.ization and 10 yena/s o6 pna 6em,iona,l ,ttca,ini.ng at ,the cotlege Level. A comptete. tizting o6 the pno jec t dvicecton exL-ting job de6cn,ipt on and pensonal name can be bound in Addendum I. A copy o6 .the Mounds View Panh4 and RecJLeati..on Depalctment ongan,iza- ,tonaL cha-L-t can be bound in Addendum E. D. HAS THE APPROPRIATE UNIONS BEEN CONSULTED AND ARE THEY IN OCCURRENCE? Thene ate no un.ion6 that would be -.nvotved in the pnopo-oed pno jee tis. E. CAN APPLICANT BE OPERATIONAL WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF EXECUTION OF SUBGRANT AGREEMENT? The apptceari-t would have no pnob.2e.m in being openatc_ona,l within den III/1 ( 10) wonh in days o6 the execution o6 the s ubgnal t agnt eemen . , . (nn1C1pil© ,© III . � p@n'dk<i o£ rr©crc©Liion b©©iid 9401 FERNBROOK LANE /MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA 55369 /PHONE 425-4521 February 16, 1983 Mr. Bruce Anderson, Director Parks , Recreation and Forestry City of Mounds View 2401 Highway 10 Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 Dear Bruce: Mr. Doyle Allen is the Director of Parks and Recreation for Camden-Kershaw County Recreation Department, South Carolina. As you know, he has developed a significant amount of computer software for application in his recreational setting. Corres- pondingly, he has sent to me a listing which I have enclosed of the software/programs he has available including a brief description of each. One additional program, "League Scheduling" has recently been completed with the assistance of a consultant. This is not on the enclosed listing and if you are • interested, you will need to discuss this further with Mr. Allen. The following prices for the software/programs were quoted to me by Mr. Allen which may or may not be applicable to other parks and recreation departments . Further, with our purchase of the aforementioned software/programs , the City has legally committed to Mr. Allen that we will not make available the object or source codes on this material to anyone else. Cost with Cost with Item Object Code Source Code Total t Up List $100.00 same $ 100.00 Memo/BAS $ 75.00 same $ 75.00 Athpro/BAS Did not request cost ! Invent/BAS - etc. ii IExpense by Categories ii Mainsch/BAS $175.00 same $ 175.00 Leag/Class Regist. $200.00 same $ 200.00 Tennis Draw $100.00 same $ 100.00 League Scheduling $400.00 $2,000.00 est. $2,000.00 est. NOTE: All above costs are subject to review/approval of Mr. Allen 111/1 If you need to reach Mr. Allen, please note the following mailing address and telephone number: Mr. Bruce Anderson February 16, 1983 Page Two Mr. Doyle Allen, Director Camden-Kershaw County Recreation Department City Hall Camden, South Carolina 29020 Telephone #803/432-4607 I hope this information is of assistance to you and if I can be of any further help, feel free to contact me at any time. Si ncerely, /0ordi64,..7-(:±dart...54- Douglas F. Bryant, Director Parks and Recreation Board City of Maple Grove 9 Q_. it� • 01 PlfrtY DFB/jh Attach. cc: Mr. Doyle Allen • -- - . � __ ' _�-_ . � � � ' . , _ • ^ ' • . ' . ' ^ S CAMDEN/KERSHAW COUNTY RECREATION DEPARTMENT . COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR RECREATION DEPARTMENTS ' ' � . Program Description `' . ` . UMPLIST ! This Program was designed as a tremendous time saver —.,,.;, for handling all scheduling of game officials for ,00th _` :�� , and adult athletics. Before this program was put on f.' line, it would take 12 hours to complete the job . assignment .. Now, with thi� Pr�gra� it takes about an ' \ - hour and half. � � ` ' �` 1 . Maintains a list of umpires names and address. ; L.,, . 2. Generate a work schedule: . ) . , 3. Assigns a work partner. \ 4. Time of game. - 5 . Locations. ' . ' 6. Fees to be paid. 7. Date of games. 8. Print labels for mailouts. � 9. Creates a master list of schedules. � � ,, �.�'. ��/, , �i This program combines both the human and the computer � � ID e) ement The oPerator has the sel ection of mho morks '`- . .� and who does not. Why, not all umpires are created e9Ual / 1 Some are good, some are weak. So, we don' t wish ��,' the computer to assign weak umpires together for a ' � champiVnshiP game. . , ` �` - MEMO/BAS This program basically is to expedite all job functions requiPed in th'e department. i All full time staff . personnel have a memo book. When a job is to be performed or inspections to be made of facilitiesv . etc. , a- staff member will write a memo to the persoD responsible for the job. This memo is entered on the. computer where it is stored until the job is complete. Each week a printout of all memos is Provided for everY individual SC' the, are kept up to date on their ' sPe[ific jobs Yet to be accomplished. ] This program can store about 5000 memos an, one of which can be recalled for visual disPlaY on th `' ' computer at aDy time. - ' ' ATHPR0/BAS/ . � ' �1- / This Progr�� is used in ��nju�tion with our Macter / Pl aADim9 Guide to Provide quick demand projections of , fieW usi;!. The computer uses the Parameters of Past and „ ! �� ` , `� -~--- - - . Page 2 current poPulatioo, numoer of teams and number of game.s to project number of fie � ds to be planned for. INVENT/8AS, INVENTF/BAS ' This program catalogs the various supplies that are ' neeJeJ to operate a recreation program b, identifYing Far :„ oumuer , units , Price) and storage location. 7ne proram maintains a ba.: ance on hand. Reports @ 1 . Issue of iten. report. 2. Receive snipment report, 3. �urchase oroer. . . order b, vendor and item. • Aoal /sis / epv/ ;.. . reports Oh items that are us� J or used vn a reguiar basi . S . Find a part Humber . . p,intour or on screen. ' ^ =/ a ''ions table • Add P/N to inventor/. 1". Ci'aoge or item. • List the cm,piete inventor/. 9. Prlce listing. 10. Inventor.T DV :CATEGORIES This program files , sorts, and tota! s business expenses in recreation b/ categories . Data can De oispla,ed on the terminal or on the line printer. ' . W�/eo an entr, pressing enter ` mithout an entr, will automatic a.ssz9n the value shown in < >. CAT�60RIES • 1 . Youth Umpire 2. Youth Eluipment 3. Yout]h 4. Yooti' Toorn. 9 . Adult Umpire • • Adult Tourn 7. Adult E�u11: m� L: C. Conc*Sion 9. ram f . 10. �rogram -_ - ' _ - ' ' - ' - -_. ' t' . " ' . ^ � . . PaOe 3 ' ` " , 1111 11 . Special [veoi� . 12. Office Expense . ' The above items , can be changed to suit the needs of the user. The above are the one ' s our athletic ' ! department uses. . . '' OPTIONS ` O. List h, categories. • I . Ai-:-,6 data. 2. List all data. 3. List b, categor,. 4. Total Data ( all categories ) ' ' '. 5. File Data on Disk. ' ` 6. Print Data on line printer. i ' 7, To Post Credit. 8. End program and return to main menu. . ;A�HSCH/C/,� ' ` The Maintenance Sch,Auliog s,stems is a computerized . sYstem which keeps track of and schedules •work . (MS) activities. [he Maintenance Scheduling � 1111consists of three main components : ordering, scheduling/ and reporting. Ordering : • Foreman, managers can initiate a job order - request following observation of a maintenance ueficionc/ or need. To do this, the employee fills out a "jof order request" form and hands it in with his "work report" form at the end of the daY. The information is then fed into the computer which automati[al ) , assigns the re,quest a work number. The task then awaits to be scheduled. : Scheduling : The scheduling pro[edUre Lake into account the distance uermoen work locations, actual � or estima�ed. man hours needed to complete the work, the urgency of the j ' b, and the ' � categop, o�. maintenance. VarioV� • ` �V0biDatioU� are �xa0ined* to arrive at the ' 1111 � �most feaszble maiotena ce plans. ln or�er to - s�hedu� e jobs the for�man must knom th� t,pe .. of work he wants to do that da,7 how man, ' man hours he has. • . - '. . _ _-_ -_-- _--_ , ��_ -__ _ �� . ,T. . 7 ` ' � ' .. ' " � • � ' , Page 4 ^ ' . Reporting : . After a job has been scheduled, the work accomplished on toat job is reported bark to ' � the computer b/ means of the "work rePort" ' ' ,�• form. This information is stored in the -/� •computer and can be used for budgeting and '.. other co .st related purposes �� ^' LEAQj[ AND CLASS REGISTRATION: The LEAGUE AND CLAS� REGISTRATION program organizes .�' and manages league and class records. It is . essentially a computerized filing sYstem, providing / • !� eas, access to / eaQue and c .: ass rarticipatants ! information. ' ' • � � The program handles the following information : A — * ID number of each Participant * Names of part�cipants * Adoresses of participants * Phone numbers * Class or team name * Fees paid * Receipt number 41105x* eof participants * Class or league age of each participant. * Resident caiegor, * insurance recorus • * Labels for mailouts * T'Pinting of cerLiricates for participants * Unlimited :umber of classes or leagues � Roster control The Menu lists the options that YOU can re-Ruest in • the program. . 1 . Initialize 2. Oren new c'iasses or leagues 3. Add names . 4: Maintain Class or League Roster , 5. Review League or Class Roster 6. Review Class or Team Roster • ' ` 7. Assign Names to Classes or Teams ! � 8. Age check ^ 9. Fee check Ros�er •' ' - • ^�a • 10. Resident Check . � `,� 11 . Print Labels -' ' • 12. Pr�nt Certificates ' ' ' �^ ` - � . REP0RTS : � ' The program prepares seven reports : . • ' • / ��N L . - -- -' �� ` L ^ , ' ' ` . • �u � . � ' ' `/ ' Page 5 � ^ 11111 * Team Roster--coach` s name and phone #, and player into. * League Roster--List� all league or class participants _ * Age reports- Lists info. for all. participants . .` in a age � _� � ��` * Fee report,:.--Lit,:. total incomes * Residents reports--number girls-bo/s-non- residents on resioents ano computes Percentages to each categor, in the total Program. . * Label -listin9 for mailouts . ' �- � ' ' ' �� . ` � TENNIS DRAW: \ ^` • . ^ (� ^'. . TENNIS DRAW registers pla,ers in a single- | . •; elimination tennis tournament and assigns them at • \ random to positions on a dram sheet. The program folloms United States Tennis As�ociation <USTA> ' . ` regulations. - , .` The program mill handle the following information : . �. - � * Players ' names • � * Tournament name ` ��N�� * Seeding * Name of sponsoring organization * Events ' * Date of Tournaments . . Capacit,: ' ::'." * 8 to 64 players * Up to 21 events simultaneously The Main Menu shows the operations which the Program . can perform. , i 1 = Maintain Ev�nt Files 2 - Make a / enis Dram Sheet . 3 = Print Event File List ` 4 = Empty Event Fi .; es . 5 = End and start up for a new run - ilenter TENNIS DRAW Program a ows ,ou to en er p) a,ers ` in one or more of the 21 event files. In addition, ` � You ma/ use option number 3 to Print a listing of • '- events for easY reference or PVsting. The program : . uses the names of the Players from these files when producing a dram sheet. Using the Maintain Evont File Menu, ,ou can add ' ; Pla,ers to events and de / ete, change o/. review the ` Uams of P 6.,ers mhV ave al rear/ L'een entered. �` 0 ` • .� 1 . ' ' . � Page 6 This allows YOU to make changes as the, occur and keep the information in the files current. Producing a draw sheet �uickl , and accurately is the primary purpose of the TENNIS DRAW program. The Dram may be created in tmo wa,s : * Using existing data from event files * Inputin9 all data from the keyboard or scratch. ! ^ � S ' n � ^ ` ' ^ 1��y ��� 1 vN� S 2111,1) Dateline: �,� SG A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION (5 f'i January 1983 3101 Park Center Drive,Alexandria, Virginia 22302 Volume VI, Number 1 Volunteers Perform 7:- "' 97th Congress Ends; Small Miracle in � , f $75 Million Outlay Virginia Community ,.,,,e ,' l 1 Granted to States What can 300 volunteers do over the ' ! 11 �i.l i titi ' .. ,, In the last days of its arduous lama course of four days on a 184-foot by . t ( duck session, the 97th Congress approved 84-foot deteriorating playground? ' 1 Ili i a $7.5 billion Interior Department ap- Rebuild it as a children's creative play + '�ltlC propriations bill which includes $75 arca--with a castle maze made of 111 rr' , million for the state assistance portion telephone poles, rocket ships, cubed tires of the Land and Water Conservation for climbing and a cable bridge—by using ' ' _, Fund. $14,000 in donated funds and $40,000 ti • ;, `- President Reagan was expected to sign in donated time and materials. � the stopgap measure sent to him Dec. 21. That's what volunteers accomplished 3 The catchall spending bill will fund all in Waynesboro, Va., Nov. 4-7 as they • I z federal activities through next September. came with hammers, aprons, and deter- ;' ' In all, the Interior bill—H.R. 7356— mination in what Parks and Recreation ,4-1"•Y a ' ' w_ o earmarked $226 million for the Land and Director Joseph M. Hickson, Jr. called •, ,l ' , Water Conservation Fund, with the "the greatest experience of community , ', "c,Ir 3. majority of it to fund federal projects. spirit"he's seen. /' I 0 While the $75 million outlay for state "We got the best cross section of the - '<.i1t► o and local parks falls short of the $100 Sommunity working on the creative play t million recommended by the National rea," said Hickson. "And when the work a Recreation and Park Association, it will was finished Sunday night, the corn- volunteer v orkers in Waynesboro, Va.,put rhe nevertheless be viewed a victory for state munity just didn't want to let the spirit finishing touches on the Emily M. Spilman and local park and recreation administra- Creative Play Area. die. I went to the play area at 6 a.m- tors across the country. Monday morning and ran into 15 guys who built it in this community of 15,800 In fiscal 1982, LWCF dollars for state who were just admiring what had been are still bursting with pride. and local park and recreation projects accomplished." The play area was named for a de- were halted—for the first time since the The Emily M. Spilman Creative Play ceased community activist, but her Fund's creation in 1965—with a "one- Area will be formally dedicated in the husband, the local newspaper publisher, year moratorium." spring, but the children for whom it was was not asked to contribute funding. In its fiscal 1983 budget proposal— built are already using it and the adults See AREA, Page 5 released last February—the Reagan ad- ministration again proposed that no state assth Park and Recreation Issues Feel Brunt Landance andmonies Waterbe Conserytionallocatedom Fu de inistration's of Fiscal Conservatism in Nov. Polls cameh nea pite of Interior Department p on A conservative fiscal attitude demon- tion and the remainder for construction jections that a record $18 billion in strated itself in some November ballot of four indoor pool complexes, two ex- royalty revenues from Outer Continental returns as three bond referenda on parks panded recreation centers, expansion of Shelf leases—the source for nearly 90 and recreation failed Nov. 2 while one golf courses, and energy conservation percent of LWCF dollars—would be raised major issue was adopted by a narrow retrofitting projects, among others. in 1983. margin. But the victory was narrow, with Appearing before the Senate Commit- The big winner last November ap- 85,000 voters or 51 percent voting in tee on Energy and Natural Resources last peared to be Fairfax County, Va., favor of the spending package. The last Feb. 15, Interior Secretary James G. where the Fairfax County Park Au- parks and recreation bond issue in North- Watt said that "these programs primarily thority and the Northern Virginia Park ern Virginia was a $39-million proposal in produce local benefits and should, there- thority—serving somewhat overlapping ug 1977 which passed by a wide margin. fore, be the responsibility of local pulations—won a $58 million bond While Louis Cable, deputy director governments." erendum- of the Fairfax County Park Authority, Of the $75 million appropriated for Of the total, $50 million was ear didn't consider the 1982 winning margin the state assistance portion of the LWCF marked for a seven-year program for the truly narrow, the park authority is never- for fiscal year 1983, $4.3 million will Fairfax County Park Authority, with 10 theless working with a local university cover administrative expenses associated percent to be used for parkland acquisi- See REFERENDA,Page 4 See LWCF, Page 12 R Volunteers Work Small Miracle in Refurbishing Va. Playground AREA, From Page 1 •• �'. • area. "They loved it," Hickson recalled. Rather, the money was raised by the r �f$' ,tb: ."--it 10-„ • Involve the entire community in as Committee for Creative Recreation, a citigA r� , � „i�" t `*'K many aspects as possible. Rens' group organized on their own �� • ,' � •Y ,. .,:.:. 1 While the basic design was pr ' .-w„4 't,• . . by Hickson, creative ideas were in impetus. }�, 01"; %. F' rated whenpossible duringon-site con- The Emily Spilman Creative Play �.;%. . .{, �• Area began because citizens were con- '♦o '� t I 'II r ;r struction. Tools, even $6,000 worth of corned that the existing playground • ,Y' '. �` power tools, were borrowed from local 1` ,�`e -.. , - businesses and citizens. A live radio equipment was old and too dangerous. b`• ,, � �' Although the Department of Parks and M V', broadcast from the construction site Recreation had been replacing play equip- kept the community up-to-date during ment with newer and safer models, the • •� .. one day's construction. Hourly reports department could not afford total - - -.... were made by Hickson to radio stations ..--*-1t-'-'72.,..,4--,,1—" on other days. renovation. So the Committee for Creative Rec- , A local sculptor, moved by the sight t' of so many volunteers working, some- reation began raising funds, but not times in the cold and the rain, designed without one disaster. The first major g fund-raising drive was a concert by Bill Several of the more than Son volunteer workers a rocking horse sculpture that is now Pickney and the Original Drifters that who helped re-create the Emily M. Spilman part of the Creative Play Area. Creative Play Area concentrate on building a eventually lost $1,200 and taught the wooden horse. • Don't break the momentum of committee that simpler and more direct work. let an adult retrieve a child, but small appeals would be more successful. enough so a child can make it his own 1'he Department of Parks and Rec- In retrospect, Hickson believes that reation provided free breakfast, lunch turf. the committee spent too much money for and dinner for all construction volun- the performing group ($3,000) and for ' Roil each task down to its simplest teers. Medical attention was available functions. advertising ($1,200) for too few ticket on the site, although it was not needed. sales (1,000). The next project was a The Hickson blueprint was divided "If we didn't get something warm door-to-door solicitation for four nights, into 18 sections, with each "brave" into people's stomachs right in the with 35 volunteers asking for donations given printed instruction packets and morning, we worried that their bod each night. That netted the project total supervision over completion of a temperatures would drop on days i $4,000, and the ball was rolling. section. The "braves," who had some we started work with temperatu The city's 80 fraternal and social construction background or knowledge, the 30's. If they left the site for lu • organizations were asked to support were given day-by-day work schedules we worried that they wouldn't return," • the project. Slide shows, information and an orientation at 7:30 each morning. Hickson recalled. fliers and lapelpins ins were used as induce- Then the "Indians" came at 8 a.m., hammers in hand, clothed in aprons, and Equally as important as work mo- ments for donations. P mentum was community spirit. To foster Individuals and corporations which shown which nails go into which boards. a sense of unity of purpose, Hickson donated $250 or more, either in services Babysitting services were provided for assigned fratemal clubs and others or in cash, will have their names en- children younger than five. Older children specific assignments. So the Kiwanis graved on a plaque to be hung in the worked at construction and were given Emily Spilman Creative Play Area. And shovels to spread gravel over the play See AREA,Page 11 the list will be long, including, for cx t•.� t , • 1i • ample, 15 volunteers from the local Gen t<s "a— fi a - -1,4' ,,t :fr,"w � �"�z•,,•` -. `•1 r '"'• •, eral Electric plant who designed and 'e', 1 -1.0,k, , f` 'Pc ,,^ , ,,r .. • ,:- ,ir,•', built a covered bridge to Hickson's `• .J I II'I 1•40r,„,.-4",,v—t ,'•;1 f ,,. „?(^ specifications. A" I I� I' 1.',e,,,,,;..11',.11,,.,, 4...r� t ., ,r.,'"•,#,,,� , +'' :L! ,w.. 'f!(•' But fund raising was only one portion w ; ,�t 111:11 •' "- :1' r� oj�; ,� �n of the campaign to translate the dream of ,. 1 ,> �' a crrativr play arra into the reality of r " t ' I , •, I; •_ ' .J c swings, slides and climbingbridges. i h.P ' t `# f se. 3 ,*• 1 I �� ;S g g ; rr 1 i II 11.� ht„ 4,--# Planning of the actual work and design ,' • �t�r.._ rte(`_ tr of the play area were the project's meat � „,r .n t ^fir;' 1 � ' j j '' and potatoes. And that was I lickson's t. 1- :.',1 i / undertaking. Experience taught him a few %° �. Y t' r i .� 'i • F basic rules: _ ' '� , �, • Make the design responsive to the . rii -� '• ?-•,' community needs. The Waynesboro department asked the . . i" -, I ' 4 -vim \ �3' children what they wanted, and then , , i l .,. •1_ " built to specifications. The Creative Play 1' I Area lets a child climb from one end to °?` F • s` ' r• a the other without ever touching ground. The Emily M. Spilman Creative Play Area, named for a well-known community activist, features a The castle maze is just large enough • castle maze made of 111 telephone poles, rocket ships, cubed tires for climbing and a cable bridge. Dateline — 5 • NRPA 's Day is Att enols 7h Deadline for Gold Medal ERS Conference; Tours Nominations Is March 11 European Facilities Nomination forms for the Gold Medal Awards, presented annually by the Sports NRPA Executive Director John 11. Foundation, Inc., are now available and Davis traveled to Europe in late Novem ,ems► may be obtained by writing or calling the bcr to attend the European Recreation organization's headquarters in Chicago. Society's annual conference in Bad t 4 The deadline for all nominations is Kissingen, West Germany. During the _ March 11. three-week visit Davis had the oppor The Gold Medal Awards are presented tunity to tour Army Morale Support "'' in five categories: Class I is for corn- facilities in Frankfurt and Berlin. i ' munities of more than 250,000 popula- Davis noted that because of the tion; Class II for communities of 100,000 language barrier and differing customs, j`r to 250,000; Class III for communities U.S. military personnel and their de- ':1. of 50,000 to 100,000; Class IV for corn- pendents are less inclined to get involvedmunities of 20,000 to 50,000; and in the local (German) programs. There- . here , , Class V for communities of less than fore, he feels the need for quality rec- 20,000 population. nation opportunities in Europe he The G. Marvin Shutt Medalist Memo- comes even more acute to the U.S. NRPA Executive Director John H. Davis rial Award, also presented by the Sports citizens serving abroad. "One of the key elements of military Foundation, is given annually for park Also included on the ERS conference readiness must he the provision of a and recreation programs best serving program were Sondra Kirsch, associatevarie of ualit recreation ty q y pursuits professor at North Carolina State Uni- the handicapped. Two awards are pre which ultimately lead to a productive sented, one for communities serving pop- versity, and NRPA Trustee James A. and enjoyable lifestyle," said Davis. ulations of more than 250,000 and the Peterson, associate professor at Indiana "This is not only urgent for the military other for programs in communities of University. Another NRPA Trustee, Tom personnel, but it is equally important to less than 250,000. Knepshield, attended the conference as the family." • Both the Gold Medal Awards and the an exhibitor. Overall, Davis felt that the recrea- G. Marvin Shutt Medalist Memorial Davis' keynote address to the nearly tion opportunities provided by MWR Awards are presented during the National 00 conference attendees focused on the programs were excellent. He noted that Recreation and Park Association's annual eed to broaden the base of NRPA's in many places recreation programs Congress for Recreation and Parks. The membership support, and urged a greater provided by the military represent 1983 Congress will be in Kansas City, involvement on the part of MWR pro- "the only show in town" for Americans Mo., Oct. 2-6. fessionals based in Europe. serving abroad. To obtain a nomination form, write the Sports Foundation, Inc., 1699 Wall National Award Nominations Due April 15 Street, Mount Prospect, Ill. 60056; or call(312)439-4000. AWARDS, From Page 2 Research Award sented to one member of each the U.S. Nominations for the Theodore and Greatest Experience House of Representatives and the U.S. Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence ' Senate for demonstrated continuing na- in Recreation and Park Research must of Community Spirit tional leadership to improve or protect be received at NRPA headquarters by AREA, From Page 5 the quality and quantity of leisure op- May 1. portunities through recreation, parks and The award carries a $1,500 prize made Club worked on one section and the related conservation programs. possible by a grant from the Lehman G.E. employees built the covered bridge. National Voluntary Service Award, Foundation of New York City. One minister, who stopped by for just presented to the citizen or organization The annual award is given to the an hour's work and eventually labored whose voluntary contributions have im- individual whose contributions to rec- the entire four days, suggested that he proved the quality and quantity of lei- reation and park research have significant- would have held worship services at sure opportunitites through recreation, ly advanced the cause of the recreation the construction site if he had done park and conservation programs. The movement; and whose dedication to the some prior planning. voluntary efforts may include contribu- field parallels the same dedication and Word of the Emily Spilman Creative tions for at least 15 years, initiation and zeal towards parks, recreation and con- Play Area got right to the top—Presi- continued sponsorship of outstanding rec- servation that was exhibited by the two dent Ronald Reagan. reation and park programs at the local, former presidents after whom the award "Each of you is to be congratulated state or national level for at least five is named. for your spirit of sharing and caring," ears or active work for significant1111 Applications for the 1982 Theodore the president wrote. "The success of our gislation. and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Ex- communities has been the efforts of con- Applications for the NRPA National ccllence in Recreation and Park Research cerned citizens such as you, working to Awards may be obtained from the Na- may be obtained from NRPA Research make our neighborhoods happy and safe tional Recreation and Park Association, Director Roger Lancaster, 3101 Park places for our children to grow. Con- Office of Communications, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Va. 22302; gratulations on the success of this most Center Drive, Alexandria, Va. 22302. or by calling(703)820-4940. exciting project." Dateline — 11 1 vN� S 2111,1) Dateline: �,� SG A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION (5 f'i January 1983 3101 Park Center Drive,Alexandria, Virginia 22302 Volume VI, Number 1 Volunteers Perform 7:- "' 97th Congress Ends; Small Miracle in � , f $75 Million Outlay Virginia Community ,.,,,e ,' l 1 Granted to States What can 300 volunteers do over the ' ! 11 �i.l i titi ' .. ,, In the last days of its arduous lama course of four days on a 184-foot by . t ( duck session, the 97th Congress approved 84-foot deteriorating playground? ' 1 Ili i a $7.5 billion Interior Department ap- Rebuild it as a children's creative play + '�ltlC propriations bill which includes $75 arca--with a castle maze made of 111 rr' , million for the state assistance portion telephone poles, rocket ships, cubed tires of the Land and Water Conservation for climbing and a cable bridge—by using ' ' _, Fund. $14,000 in donated funds and $40,000 ti • ;, `- President Reagan was expected to sign in donated time and materials. � the stopgap measure sent to him Dec. 21. That's what volunteers accomplished 3 The catchall spending bill will fund all in Waynesboro, Va., Nov. 4-7 as they • I z federal activities through next September. came with hammers, aprons, and deter- ;' ' In all, the Interior bill—H.R. 7356— mination in what Parks and Recreation ,4-1"•Y a ' ' w_ o earmarked $226 million for the Land and Director Joseph M. Hickson, Jr. called •, ,l ' , Water Conservation Fund, with the "the greatest experience of community , ', "c,Ir 3. majority of it to fund federal projects. spirit"he's seen. /' I 0 While the $75 million outlay for state "We got the best cross section of the - '<.i1t► o and local parks falls short of the $100 Sommunity working on the creative play t million recommended by the National rea," said Hickson. "And when the work a Recreation and Park Association, it will was finished Sunday night, the corn- volunteer v orkers in Waynesboro, Va.,put rhe nevertheless be viewed a victory for state munity just didn't want to let the spirit finishing touches on the Emily M. Spilman and local park and recreation administra- Creative Play Area. die. I went to the play area at 6 a.m- tors across the country. Monday morning and ran into 15 guys who built it in this community of 15,800 In fiscal 1982, LWCF dollars for state who were just admiring what had been are still bursting with pride. and local park and recreation projects accomplished." The play area was named for a de- were halted—for the first time since the The Emily M. Spilman Creative Play ceased community activist, but her Fund's creation in 1965—with a "one- Area will be formally dedicated in the husband, the local newspaper publisher, year moratorium." spring, but the children for whom it was was not asked to contribute funding. In its fiscal 1983 budget proposal— built are already using it and the adults See AREA, Page 5 released last February—the Reagan ad- ministration again proposed that no state assth Park and Recreation Issues Feel Brunt Landance andmonies Waterbe Conserytionallocatedom Fu de inistration's of Fiscal Conservatism in Nov. Polls cameh nea pite of Interior Department p on A conservative fiscal attitude demon- tion and the remainder for construction jections that a record $18 billion in strated itself in some November ballot of four indoor pool complexes, two ex- royalty revenues from Outer Continental returns as three bond referenda on parks panded recreation centers, expansion of Shelf leases—the source for nearly 90 and recreation failed Nov. 2 while one golf courses, and energy conservation percent of LWCF dollars—would be raised major issue was adopted by a narrow retrofitting projects, among others. in 1983. margin. But the victory was narrow, with Appearing before the Senate Commit- The big winner last November ap- 85,000 voters or 51 percent voting in tee on Energy and Natural Resources last peared to be Fairfax County, Va., favor of the spending package. The last Feb. 15, Interior Secretary James G. where the Fairfax County Park Au- parks and recreation bond issue in North- Watt said that "these programs primarily thority and the Northern Virginia Park ern Virginia was a $39-million proposal in produce local benefits and should, there- thority—serving somewhat overlapping ug 1977 which passed by a wide margin. fore, be the responsibility of local pulations—won a $58 million bond While Louis Cable, deputy director governments." erendum- of the Fairfax County Park Authority, Of the $75 million appropriated for Of the total, $50 million was ear didn't consider the 1982 winning margin the state assistance portion of the LWCF marked for a seven-year program for the truly narrow, the park authority is never- for fiscal year 1983, $4.3 million will Fairfax County Park Authority, with 10 theless working with a local university cover administrative expenses associated percent to be used for parkland acquisi- See REFERENDA,Page 4 See LWCF, Page 12 R Volunteers Work Small Miracle in Refurbishing Va. Playground AREA, From Page 1 •• �'. • area. "They loved it," Hickson recalled. Rather, the money was raised by the r �f$' ,tb: ."--it 10-„ • Involve the entire community in as Committee for Creative Recreation, a citigA r� , � „i�" t `*'K many aspects as possible. Rens' group organized on their own �� • ,' � •Y ,. .,:.:. 1 While the basic design was pr ' .-w„4 't,• . . by Hickson, creative ideas were in impetus. }�, 01"; %. F' rated whenpossible duringon-site con- The Emily Spilman Creative Play �.;%. . .{, �• Area began because citizens were con- '♦o '� t I 'II r ;r struction. Tools, even $6,000 worth of corned that the existing playground • ,Y' '. �` power tools, were borrowed from local 1` ,�`e -.. , - businesses and citizens. A live radio equipment was old and too dangerous. b`• ,, � �' Although the Department of Parks and M V', broadcast from the construction site Recreation had been replacing play equip- kept the community up-to-date during ment with newer and safer models, the • •� .. one day's construction. Hourly reports department could not afford total - - -.... were made by Hickson to radio stations ..--*-1t-'-'72.,..,4--,,1—" on other days. renovation. So the Committee for Creative Rec- , A local sculptor, moved by the sight t' of so many volunteers working, some- reation began raising funds, but not times in the cold and the rain, designed without one disaster. The first major g fund-raising drive was a concert by Bill Several of the more than Son volunteer workers a rocking horse sculpture that is now Pickney and the Original Drifters that who helped re-create the Emily M. Spilman part of the Creative Play Area. Creative Play Area concentrate on building a eventually lost $1,200 and taught the wooden horse. • Don't break the momentum of committee that simpler and more direct work. let an adult retrieve a child, but small appeals would be more successful. enough so a child can make it his own 1'he Department of Parks and Rec- In retrospect, Hickson believes that reation provided free breakfast, lunch turf. the committee spent too much money for and dinner for all construction volun- the performing group ($3,000) and for ' Roil each task down to its simplest teers. Medical attention was available functions. advertising ($1,200) for too few ticket on the site, although it was not needed. sales (1,000). The next project was a The Hickson blueprint was divided "If we didn't get something warm door-to-door solicitation for four nights, into 18 sections, with each "brave" into people's stomachs right in the with 35 volunteers asking for donations given printed instruction packets and morning, we worried that their bod each night. That netted the project total supervision over completion of a temperatures would drop on days i $4,000, and the ball was rolling. section. The "braves," who had some we started work with temperatu The city's 80 fraternal and social construction background or knowledge, the 30's. If they left the site for lu • organizations were asked to support were given day-by-day work schedules we worried that they wouldn't return," • the project. Slide shows, information and an orientation at 7:30 each morning. Hickson recalled. fliers and lapelpins ins were used as induce- Then the "Indians" came at 8 a.m., hammers in hand, clothed in aprons, and Equally as important as work mo- ments for donations. P mentum was community spirit. To foster Individuals and corporations which shown which nails go into which boards. a sense of unity of purpose, Hickson donated $250 or more, either in services Babysitting services were provided for assigned fratemal clubs and others or in cash, will have their names en- children younger than five. Older children specific assignments. So the Kiwanis graved on a plaque to be hung in the worked at construction and were given Emily Spilman Creative Play Area. And shovels to spread gravel over the play See AREA,Page 11 the list will be long, including, for cx t•.� t , • 1i • ample, 15 volunteers from the local Gen t<s "a— fi a - -1,4' ,,t :fr,"w � �"�z•,,•` -. `•1 r '"'• •, eral Electric plant who designed and 'e', 1 -1.0,k, , f` 'Pc ,,^ , ,,r .. • ,:- ,ir,•', built a covered bridge to Hickson's `• .J I II'I 1•40r,„,.-4",,v—t ,'•;1 f ,,. „?(^ specifications. A" I I� I' 1.',e,,,,,;..11',.11,,.,, 4...r� t ., ,r.,'"•,#,,,� , +'' :L! ,w.. 'f!(•' But fund raising was only one portion w ; ,�t 111:11 •' "- :1' r� oj�; ,� �n of the campaign to translate the dream of ,. 1 ,> �' a crrativr play arra into the reality of r " t ' I , •, I; •_ ' .J c swings, slides and climbingbridges. i h.P ' t `# f se. 3 ,*• 1 I �� ;S g g ; rr 1 i II 11.� ht„ 4,--# Planning of the actual work and design ,' • �t�r.._ rte(`_ tr of the play area were the project's meat � „,r .n t ^fir;' 1 � ' j j '' and potatoes. And that was I lickson's t. 1- :.',1 i / undertaking. Experience taught him a few %° �. Y t' r i .� 'i • F basic rules: _ ' '� , �, • Make the design responsive to the . rii -� '• ?-•,' community needs. The Waynesboro department asked the . . i" -, I ' 4 -vim \ �3' children what they wanted, and then , , i l .,. •1_ " built to specifications. The Creative Play 1' I Area lets a child climb from one end to °?` F • s` ' r• a the other without ever touching ground. The Emily M. Spilman Creative Play Area, named for a well-known community activist, features a The castle maze is just large enough • castle maze made of 111 telephone poles, rocket ships, cubed tires for climbing and a cable bridge. Dateline — 5 • NRPA 's Day is Att enols 7h Deadline for Gold Medal ERS Conference; Tours Nominations Is March 11 European Facilities Nomination forms for the Gold Medal Awards, presented annually by the Sports NRPA Executive Director John 11. Foundation, Inc., are now available and Davis traveled to Europe in late Novem ,ems► may be obtained by writing or calling the bcr to attend the European Recreation organization's headquarters in Chicago. Society's annual conference in Bad t 4 The deadline for all nominations is Kissingen, West Germany. During the _ March 11. three-week visit Davis had the oppor The Gold Medal Awards are presented tunity to tour Army Morale Support "'' in five categories: Class I is for corn- facilities in Frankfurt and Berlin. i ' munities of more than 250,000 popula- Davis noted that because of the tion; Class II for communities of 100,000 language barrier and differing customs, j`r to 250,000; Class III for communities U.S. military personnel and their de- ':1. of 50,000 to 100,000; Class IV for corn- pendents are less inclined to get involvedmunities of 20,000 to 50,000; and in the local (German) programs. There- . here , , Class V for communities of less than fore, he feels the need for quality rec- 20,000 population. nation opportunities in Europe he The G. Marvin Shutt Medalist Memo- comes even more acute to the U.S. NRPA Executive Director John H. Davis rial Award, also presented by the Sports citizens serving abroad. "One of the key elements of military Foundation, is given annually for park Also included on the ERS conference readiness must he the provision of a and recreation programs best serving program were Sondra Kirsch, associatevarie of ualit recreation ty q y pursuits professor at North Carolina State Uni- the handicapped. Two awards are pre which ultimately lead to a productive sented, one for communities serving pop- versity, and NRPA Trustee James A. and enjoyable lifestyle," said Davis. ulations of more than 250,000 and the Peterson, associate professor at Indiana "This is not only urgent for the military other for programs in communities of University. Another NRPA Trustee, Tom personnel, but it is equally important to less than 250,000. Knepshield, attended the conference as the family." • Both the Gold Medal Awards and the an exhibitor. Overall, Davis felt that the recrea- G. Marvin Shutt Medalist Memorial Davis' keynote address to the nearly tion opportunities provided by MWR Awards are presented during the National 00 conference attendees focused on the programs were excellent. He noted that Recreation and Park Association's annual eed to broaden the base of NRPA's in many places recreation programs Congress for Recreation and Parks. The membership support, and urged a greater provided by the military represent 1983 Congress will be in Kansas City, involvement on the part of MWR pro- "the only show in town" for Americans Mo., Oct. 2-6. fessionals based in Europe. serving abroad. To obtain a nomination form, write the Sports Foundation, Inc., 1699 Wall National Award Nominations Due April 15 Street, Mount Prospect, Ill. 60056; or call(312)439-4000. AWARDS, From Page 2 Research Award sented to one member of each the U.S. Nominations for the Theodore and Greatest Experience House of Representatives and the U.S. Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence ' Senate for demonstrated continuing na- in Recreation and Park Research must of Community Spirit tional leadership to improve or protect be received at NRPA headquarters by AREA, From Page 5 the quality and quantity of leisure op- May 1. portunities through recreation, parks and The award carries a $1,500 prize made Club worked on one section and the related conservation programs. possible by a grant from the Lehman G.E. employees built the covered bridge. National Voluntary Service Award, Foundation of New York City. One minister, who stopped by for just presented to the citizen or organization The annual award is given to the an hour's work and eventually labored whose voluntary contributions have im- individual whose contributions to rec- the entire four days, suggested that he proved the quality and quantity of lei- reation and park research have significant- would have held worship services at sure opportunitites through recreation, ly advanced the cause of the recreation the construction site if he had done park and conservation programs. The movement; and whose dedication to the some prior planning. voluntary efforts may include contribu- field parallels the same dedication and Word of the Emily Spilman Creative tions for at least 15 years, initiation and zeal towards parks, recreation and con- Play Area got right to the top—Presi- continued sponsorship of outstanding rec- servation that was exhibited by the two dent Ronald Reagan. reation and park programs at the local, former presidents after whom the award "Each of you is to be congratulated state or national level for at least five is named. for your spirit of sharing and caring," ears or active work for significant1111 Applications for the 1982 Theodore the president wrote. "The success of our gislation. and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Ex- communities has been the efforts of con- Applications for the NRPA National ccllence in Recreation and Park Research cerned citizens such as you, working to Awards may be obtained from the Na- may be obtained from NRPA Research make our neighborhoods happy and safe tional Recreation and Park Association, Director Roger Lancaster, 3101 Park places for our children to grow. Con- Office of Communications, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Va. 22302; gratulations on the success of this most Center Drive, Alexandria, Va. 22302. or by calling(703)820-4940. exciting project." Dateline — 11