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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-27-83 Agenda & Packet • . . . , , ,,,,-„„. fji' ;, „ . 0 IQ ...., ., RAMSEY COUNTY,MINNESOTA GATEWAY TO THE NORTH 2401 HIGHWAY 10 MOUNDS VIEW, MINN. 55112 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, 784-3055 RI CREATION AND F-ORES'1-RY January 25, 1983 Dear Parks and Recreation Commissioners: Enclosed is your packet of information for the regularly scheduled January Park and Recreation Commission meeting on Thursday , January 27 , 1983 . The meeting will commence at 6 : 30 p.m. at which time we will address the few items placed on the formal agenda which will be followed by a joint meeting with the City Council at 7: 30 p.m. . I have enclosed a list of possible review or discussion topics that was prepared by Chairperson Burmeister and myself and would envision that we would spend some time prior to the 7 : 30 p.m. Council meeting reviewing the proposed discussion questions and material that has been included . Should you have any questions regarding the enclosed ififormation or discussion questions , feel free to contact myself at 784-3055 or Chairperson Burmeister at 786-4890 prior to Thursday' s meeting . As this meeting is extremely important, I would appreciate it if you would contact our office should you not be able to attend the meeting on Thursday . I look forward to a positive and productive discussion with the Commission and the City Council on Thursday. •-rely, Aaii Will..._ nders: ire4 • Parks, Recreati� and Forestry BKA/sll Enclosures Wrf47, AMMO. CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW Parks and Recreation Commission Thursday, January 27 , 1983 • AGENDA 6 : 30 p.m. Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers I . CALL TO ORDER *II . APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 16 , 1982 PARK COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES III . CHAIRMAN 'S REPORT IV . COUNCILMEMBER'S REPORT V. FUTURE COMPOSTING PROGRAM *VI . PARK DEDICATION - SUBDIVISION OF LOT • *VII . PITCHING MACHINE LEAGUE *VIII . OUTSIDE PROGRAM POLICY IX . STAFF REPORT X. REVIEW DISCUSSION ITEMS WITH COUNCIL XI . ADJOURNMENT *Denotes items that need official Commission action. 1111 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF TME f PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION City of Mounds View County of Ramsey State of Minnesota III December 16 , 1982 Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers 4 6 : 30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Wayne Burmeister at 6 : 40 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Frank Silvis , Wayne Weflen, Wayne Burmeister , Marilynne Dennehy, Donna Bowman Commissioners absent: Edward Letendre and Cindy Wermager Councilmembers present: Bill Doty Visitors: Gary Quick and Ron Schmidt Staff present: Director Anderson and Program Supervisor Saarion APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Minutes corrected to read November 4 rather than November 24 . Commissioner Silvis made a motion IIII to accept the minutes as corrected. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bowman. Motion passed. 5 ayes 0 nayes COUNCILMEMBER'S REPORT Councilmember Doty reported that the City Council approved additional funds for the warming house improvements as per the staff memorandum due to unforseen electrical expenditures . PARK SHELTER UPDATE Director Anderson reviewed the status of the park shelter buildings and stated that they would be operational for the 1982-83 skating season. VIDEO GAMES The potential use of video games in park shelter buildings as a fundraiser was reviewed by Director Anderson. An article about the use of video machines by various recreation departments through out the country was discussed. It was the consen- sus of the Commission to table discussion regard- ing the use of video games as they would cause more problems then they were worth. A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis to table the issue of video games , the motion was seconded by Commis- sioner Weflen. Motion passed 5 ayes 0 nayes 1110TCHING MACHINE BASEBALL Director Anderson presented a staff report regard- PROGRAM ing the use of pitching machines in a nine year old baseball league . An article and statistics of these machines was discussed. The overall - 2 - opinion of the Commission was that the idea is good . Commissioner Burmeister made a motion to request staff to make a report to determine the feasibility of the pitching machine as pro- posed for a new youth league program. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Silvis . Motion passed. 5 ayes 0 nayes VOLUNTEER WINTER FLOODING Director Anderson reviewed the volunteer winter flooding proposal . The proposal was discussed with special concern over the use of equipment by volunteers . It was decided that a sign out sheet would promote responsible use of equipment by volunteers . Commissioner Burmeister made a motion to adopt the volunteer flooding proposal, the motion was seconded by Commissioner Silvis . The motion passed. 5 ayes 0 nayes WINTER PROGRAMS Program Supervisor Saarion reviewed the winter program of activities for January and February. STAFF REPORT Director Anderson reviewed the staff report and also informed the Commission that the D.N.R. will be stocking Silver View Pond with 1500 - 2000 fish this spring . Director Anderson also informed the Commission that all outside firms requesting sponsorship of programs through the Parks, Rec- • reation and Forestry Department will be asked for 25% of the fee and all registrations must be held through the department' s registration system. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Silvis made a motion to adjourn , and Commissioner Bowman seconded the motion. Motion passed . 5 ayes 0 nayes Meeting adjourned at 7 : 50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Bruce K . Anderson, Director Parks, Recreation and Forestry Dept. BKA/sll i 4111 MEMO TO: Mounds View Parks and Re r:: tion Comm. / FROM: Bruce K . Anderson, NI t.g� Parks, Recreation - '6 I. :'str% DATE: January 25, 1983 RE: Composting information Attached are two articles outlining possible leaf composting programs that could be initiated in the City of Mounds View. City Forester Wriskey attended a one day seminar on composting approximately one month ago and returned with some startling information as to the major impact that leaves , grass clippings, etc. add to our nationwide solid waste problem. Staff is not looking for a resolution to this problem, on Thursday evening , but rather is bringing the issue to the forefront as we feel it should be dealt with at some level during the coming months . The City of New Brighton was able to receive a grant from the State Department for developing a neighborhood composting program and they envision going into a citywide composting program in 1983 . Staff would encourage each of the commissioners to read the enclosed information so that we might be able to have City • Forester Wriskey attend the February meeting and explain how some type of a composting program might be initiated in the City of Mounds View. Once again, should you have any questions regarding composting or the contents of the two articles , feel free to contact staff directly at 784-3055 , extension # 41 and we would be more than happy to answer any questions you might have prior to the February meeting . BKA/sll Attachment • • •... r 4.“/'.'. .i. '1"11*:.- T.•- ''ti-i::,•- -- • . .1111....e.111—y .'ail. v-'r S#.., •. ,t ti! +Y 4 . ,. . . �� aJr ''. Leaf .� ...; .�... Composting ' .., _..... . :.,..„.„, A.. -&,G• 4414C^:".„.*, y�,_y gyp.„. i N'syr Ta,',•; -Oif tr�•',"*P y ..7,7...i.. :+��J+t��}'h,....�� �.-j.�rh,R yw�• �,a 4'w-i�a,.: '��"�;+r���v r �r „ 'oi Installations R'w.^"' p„#M."'�d�R ?F�. w f i t, , t 'r,� A ip • e'er a 4.2..,�'• '4T;•. i '. -1.' .. K•• x:l. — . : - ?..4- .... �F`. 'ice�. i"y..1...::'.147;N:•••= i 'Arab/ y `�; Municipalities with a leaf collection program �+fi% w 3z c r � r , i.3 ,, i, ,c.?1. and a few acres of land have initiated successful composting projects. A bulldozer forms leaves into windrows in Tenafly. N.J. program. LEAF COMPOSTING IS being sue- Webster Groves, Missouri about 500 cubic yards daily, and is essfully used by a number of munici- A suburb of St. Louis, Webster powered by a 100-horsepower diesel palities with population size ranging Groves (po has about 100 engine. from 15,000 to 75,000. Most communi- miles of streets in its heavily-wooded As has been found in other munici- ties with leaf collection programs have community. As explained by Louis G. pal programs, once composted leaves four disposal/reuse options: landfill/ Brenner,Jr., landscape planner on the are available, they arc greatly de- incineration; local farmers, nursery- city's Dept. of Public Works staff, manded by citizens, landscapers and men and residents; modified corn- Webster Groves is divided into six other municipal agencies: Here are posting and composting. According to leaf-removal areas—each serviced by some examples: an Ohio EPA report titled "Local a 65-horsepower trailer-mounted vac- The city applies 3,500 cubic yards to Government's Guide To Leaf Collec- uum leaf-loader. its parklands, using a truck-mounted tion And Composting," many corn- From October 15 to December 15 manure spreader to apply about a munitics arc turning to composting as each year, residents move the leaves one-half inch layer to turf areas. the most economically and envi- from their property into windrows at Citizens annually pick up more than ronmelttaliy acrrntahlr mrthn`,, f the curbline. During November's peak 1,200 cubic yards from stockpiles handling large quantities of leaves. collection time, some 500 cubic yards maintained in several municipal parks. In order10Vhave a successful leaf of leaves are collected in a single day. The Missouri Botanical Gardens compostin ro ram,it is necessary to For the year, the total reaches about used about 1,500 cubic yards of shred- ave a well-or anized leaf collection 13,500 cubic yards at a cost of ap- ded leaves to develop its Japanese pro ram. With some municipalities, proximately $5 per yard. Gardens,and regularly uses 500 cubic establ'sling and then enforcing ordi- According to Brenner, Webster yards each year. nances to regulate leaf collection has Groves is particularly pleased that Some 1,200 cubic yards made their proven much more difficult than the none of the leaves must go to the land- way to improve soil for plantings at the actual corn osting! In addition, the fill. "We have a good program work- St. Louis riverfront's Gateway Arch, costs for purchasing equipment for able in many communities," says and the University of Missouri uses collection are high initially, but ac- Brenner. leaves in its research projects. cording to John Van Vorst who is in Seven years ago,the city purchased The city has gotten excellent coop- charge of Tenafly, New Jersey's corn- a hammermill shredder from the eration from citizens, who keep leaf posting project, "by utili7inz existutg Gruendler Crusher and Pulverizer piles free of sticks, trash and shrub suipmen,t,e.g.putting a plywood box Company that reduces leaves to be- cuttings. Obviously the people of n an existing dump truck and attach- tween one-half to three-quarters inch. Webster Groves appreciate not having ing a tag-a-long vacuum which dis- Shredding cost is less than half the cost to buy and stuff the ever-present plas- charges the leaves into the box—hosts of hauling leaves to a landfill. The tic bags,as well as the accessibility to a co}hl he kept down." shredder is capable of processing valuable soil conditioner. Little won- 32 Compost Science/Land Utilization - r-I--- - 11 dcr that the leaf recycling program is ground surface. (The Ohio EPA adds cubic yards of compost which re- considered one of the city's most suc- that after a site is used for several mained after the nursery removed their 6 cessful projects. years,the soil will naturally innoculate supply was used for top dressing many the new windrows and speed corn- construction sites and repairs to snow Wellesley, Massachusetts posting.) damaged areas. Another 500 cubic The town of Wellesley, Massa- A recent report by Leonard Phillips, yards were given to residents to im- chusetts (pop. 28.000) has a full- Superintendent of Wellesley's Park prove their gardens.The total of 12,000 fledged leaf composting program and Tree Division, explains the major cubic yards of leaf mold represents the which began, unofficially and on a components now used in leaf corn- accumulation of three or four years of small-scale, after a hurricane in 1938. posting: • leaf collections. The town started a leaf collection pro- —Air: ideally, perforated pipes Complio ns with Wellesley's leaf gram at that time, and over the years; should be run through the compost pile composting operation, after they fi- began to use the decomposed leaves, to allow air to be forced into it. The nally came up with an effective collec- applying them to grass. Impressed more practical solution and the one tion ordinance for residents, center with the results of using the leaf mold now used is to loosely stack the leaf mostly around weatl r mel ion. and on grass, public works officials began compost in long, narrow rows. leaf collection. Frozen leaves and experimenting with the leaf mold. —Turning:turning mixes and reaer- snow slow down the collection proc- They gradually started sifting and ates the compost.The minimum inter- ess; a snowblower has been adapted adding sand to lighten it up, which en- val is four days, the more practical is for use in collection. The other major abled them to use leaf mold as a growth one month. The piles can be turned complication was with residents ruing medium for street tree plantings, ath- most practically by using a front end near the leaf dumping site who corn- letic field construction and mainte- loader. plained of odors of the finished leaf nance, planting of bulbs, shrubs and —Moisture:rainfall is generally suf- compost awaiting removal. ornamental trees. ficient, but a sprinkler may be neces- In 1%9,Wellesley purchased a 360T sary to supplement natural rainfall and Tenafly, New Jersey Royer Soil and Compost Shredder for to insure the moisture content remains Tenafly, New Jersey (pop. 15,000), $13,335. The machine required rela- at a wet, but not dripping condition. which encompasses an arca of 4.5 tively low maintenance and by 1972 (The Ohio EPA report states that the square miles, has been composting Wellesley had approached a 5,000 optimum moisture content in corn- leaves for over 15 years,in one form or cubic yard (25,000 yards of corn- posting is 45% by wet weight.) another. At first, the leaves were pacted,collected leaves)generation of —Nutrients: nitrogen is very im- picked up from the Borough's parks material due in large part to a complete portant. Best sources would be to add and public properties, stockpiled and outside leaf burning ban.The unit was manure to the compost during the left to rot. With this procedure,it took years before the leaves started used to alternately screen the corn- turning procedure. If manure is un- several posting leaf pile as well as sand swept available, the next best source of ni- to decompose. As time went on, more up from the streets. The Town was trogen is sludge, grass clippings, open space was developed into homes, producing the loam for a little more weeds and finally inorganic nitrogen and burning was prohibited. The than S1 a cubic yard,where such mate- fertilizer. Borough was then faced with a situa- rial was going on the market in quantity —Heat: optimum temperature is tion of what to do with 40,000 to 45,000 at S5 to S6 per cubic yard unscreened. 140°F(60°C). This is no trouble to ob- cubic yards of loose leaves rake-d Br In 1972,Wellesley's leaf composting taro in summer, but composting over the green lawns into the streets for pick process consisted of collecting the winter requires special insulating(i.e., up each year. The solution was a leaves which were then dumped in hay) which will also protect the pile large-scale leaf composting project. The leaves are picked up with ar windrows that were turned over from winter rains. Since the top three large vacu- two to three times during the winter feet of surface area are unlikely to de- urns,ranging in capacity from 14 to 20 months. Because their two sites were compose as readily as the interior of cubic yards of compacted leaves. large enough(101 acres) to handle up the pile, when turning the pile,exteri- Gradually, however, Tenafly is shift- to three years accumulation of leaves, ors should be moved to center of the ing from collecting leaves by vacuum Wellesley did not attempt to speed up new pile. machines to bulk loading into the back decomposition.The finished leaf mold —Bacteria: while commercial bac- of garbage trucks which have a larger would then be shredded,once or twice tenial compost-starters are available, capacity and also compact the leaves depending upon desired use, and then occasional mixing of compost with allowing greater volume. applied to landscaping and turfbuilding composted garden soil should provide The leaves are then transported to projects. sufficient quantities of bacteria seed. the four acre composting site and By 1978,Wellesley had developed a "This method where we use long dumped into long windrows of 10-12 more extensive windrow composting windrows of leaves turned over feet wide, 8-10 feet high, by 150-200 system, which they are using at this monthly has a 15.4 year decomposition feet long. A dozer is used to stack the time. The collected leaves are placed period,"states Phillips."This is much leaves in rows and to maintain neat- in windrows 10.to 12 feet in width and more efficient than our previous ness of the site. Moisture,air and heat eight to ten feet in height with at least method which took three or four years are the three factors needed in the leaf • six feet separation between windrows. to decompose the leaves." composting process. The top of the windrow is concave al- During 1979, 10,000 cubic yards of If the leaves are extremely dry the lowing it to collect its own moisture, composted leaf mold were sold to a first several weeks of pick-up,water is lessening water requirements. Witt- nursery for a.credit of 52.350 worth of added to the windrows. Breaking up drows are constructed on a natural plant material. Approximately 1,500 the compacted loads with the dozer September/October 1980 33 • ....;- allows more air to be trapped in the five years old, which look as fresh as '1 windrows, a vital element needed for the day they were collected.That's be- Js. the decomposition process. When cause the decomposition process has ��..^_ temperatures reach upwards of 140°to stopped. If the piles of windrows areolio ` :Pk �'� 160°, the windrows arc ready to be not turned regularly and the oxygen is turned. depleted, you will get a sudden awa- �'- / The 11 windrows are - rned over kening when you turn the piles for the every month, and the finished pr uct first time. It's known as the presence is ready in about nine months. Ac- of anaerobic bacteria — the odor of.. 4 „�y cording to John Van Vorst,Supervisor bacteria that work in the absence of ;>> ` of Parks and director of the compost- air.To eliminate one of the sorest spots + i I ing program, "the turning process is • in,an community's composting..nro •- essential because it does not take long gram, turn the leaves regularly when ,! for the bacteria to use upall the avail- -. ��•: `� r ' . possible and if it's not possible to turn, .... able air in the piles, after which the then when you do,turn a little at a time Composting leaves saves tax dollars for decomposition process slows right so as to have the least amount of nrtnr increasing number of cities. down to a stop." possible. And contrary to what many Adds Van Vorst, "Many communi- observers think, the adding of pul- 1 ties have piles of leaves, three,four or verized lime to the leaf piles to elimi- nate odor problems does little good whatsoever. The oder usually dissi- pates within cevrral furs, unless there is a drainage problem and the The International Journal On Waste Rec clip — y g • • stagnant water is present. In that case. C.A•AT05T CCI r 15 ?Jaw S a good masking agent should be ob- tained."7 `�G tained." �\DeNet c ' ` 5 {,,. •� P� After shredding and cleaning. the 1 K 'tea leaf compost, known as Tenafly _ _ Humus is made available to the resi- dents free of charge. Humus is being We Invite you to subscribe to the bi•410 waste treatment are consistently described, sold in bulk quantjljes to top soil pro- monthly journal, COMPOST SCIENCE/ Other topics reported inclgde marketing ducers, lanslscap-cis. nurserymen and LAND UTILIZATION which is widely wastewater sludge; industrial waste re- garden center operations. One local recognized for its authoritative, practical cycling; building public support for re- information on land application of wastes, covert' projects; and research and farm business uses in excess of 500 yards resource recovery and energy-efficient re- experiences in using composted organic annually for the soil mixture used in its cycling strategies. Biological reclamation wastes For producing crops and reclaiming bedding plant sales. Qriginally the of solid wastes — research as well as open- lands. Humus was sold at S2 a yard and the sting experiences — is presented ►egu- COMPOST SCIENCE/LAND UTILI- supply was exhausted in eight months. larly. Papers are reviewed by an inter- ZATION describes new solutions to The town council voted to raise the nationally-known Editorial Board under waste problems facing cities, industries price to 55.00 per cubic yard so fat the direction of senior editor Dr. Clarence and agriculture. This journal brings to- Golueke. 'ether the critical issues you face currently there would be more Humus available Experts from throughout the world report — from research to operations, from plan- to residents. In the first year at$5.00 a latest results with composting systems, ning systems to machinery purchases, from yard, the Humus was sold out in six biogasification, aquaculture in resource public policies to corporate decisions. months! recovery, and low-cost, high-quality land Please fill out the form below to subscribe — y uses a garbage truck, two treatment and wastewater irrigation systems. to this journal —published since 1960 and two- ard front end loaders, six vacu- Low-technology approaches to on-sits read by your colleagues all over the world. y urns ("Good Roads") towed by four- yard capacity dump trucks, one six- yard dump truck,one back hoe loader, Compost/Land "���d a sweeper with a leaf pusher, a dozer Science Utilization for windrowing and a Royer shredder. "Increased labor is the major factor Journal of Waste Recycling • Box 351 • Emmaus,PA 18049 USA which brings the cost of leaf collection up,"says Van Vorst. "And because of YRS,enter my subscription for the period checked below: the high initial equipnleni cast, one O One year(6 issues) SiiGri* £' Payment Enclosed must also plan on a dual role for the ❑Two*ars(12 issues) fiMO. ❑Send Invoice euipmt:nt purrhscrd. malaria anaaeaseas.pwscadd s3.00pawar) Although Tenafly did not intend to make a profit nn its venture. iL.has NAME shown a small nrofit after the turning. AFFILtIJION and shredding operations have been ADDRESS compTeted. In addition to the leaf com- O AD posting project, Tenafly has glass and CITY SWE LP aluminum recycling programs and a mandatory paper separation pro- - J gram. ■ 34 • Compost Science/Lend Utilization . . Founded 1924 Henry F.Bulpitt SALES OFFICE & NURSERY: 228 BROOKSIDE ROAD • DARIEN, CONNECTICUT 06820 0S10 NURSERIES RESEARCH LABORATORY& BLENDING PLANT. 8 MULVOY STREET•SO. NORWALK, CONNECTICUT 06854 THE CYCLE OF or. 'N e TEL. DARIEN 12031 655-3978 13 NORWALK 12031 532076 ANT LIFE COMPOST HEAP Ieprints of these directions are available Cne copy free, if you'll study it, otherwise it costs $1.00 r•I. Postpaid to one address: 5-$3.75, 10-$6.00, 25-$10.00 SCO 'SOIL .11".COGY OF LAND ANO 44 F.' THE SCIENCE OF SANITARY ODORLESS COMPOSTING FOR MUNICIPALITY OR HOME USE INTRODUCTORY FAC'T'S & FIGURES FOR 1983 Landfill disposal of leaves and other organic wastes cost taxpayers $35.00 and more per ton in the Boston, New York and Philadelphia areas To bury the daily wastes of cities throughout the U.S. would require a hole 10 feet deep covering an area of 400 acres. By contrast, finished composts finds a good market @ $20.00 per tdn . in 20 toniloads in these same metropolitan areas. In New York City there are several small production plants producing thousands of tons annually. Small processing plants in urban areas are efficient, as they are located near waste sources and potential markets saving on the largest single cost, transportation. City waste can become fertile farm soil. As a national policy we aren't making soil but contributing to desertification. The world's two billion acres of dessert, according to the United Nations, might become seven and a half billion acres by the year 2000. The Mississippi carries away 40,000 tons of soil every hour. The U.S.D.A. reports some farmland is losing 40 tons topsoil per acre annually. 11111 METHODOLOGY OF COMPOSTING There are two basic methods-of-composting. One is the hot method, whethe temperatures reach up to pasteurizing range within the pile. this method is most adaptable of waste on the municipal level. Second, is composting via the cold method, best utilized when there are smaller accumulations or a variety of waste such as homeowners would have. The hot method of municipal composting, leaves are piled in long windrows 10 to 12 feet wide by 8 feet high. The windrows are built up and down the grades or contours of the site, so surface waters can drain away between the piles. Municipal dump trucks can be fitted with 15 cubic yard capacity, 3/4" exterior plywood boxes. Air vent on top, opening to receive hose in back, with a large back door opening to dump. Box is just bolted to steel dump body. On the highway the truck pulls a trailer mounted vacuum leaf collector reducing the volume of leaves as blower . packs them into the box. When the truck is loaded, the vacuum trailer is disconnected and reconnected to the next empty standby truck; Vacuum is almost constantly in operation, while loaded truck WINDROW COMPOSTING travels to the compost site. At the site, the driver dumps his load to make an orderly straight line windrow, dumping close enough together to make a continuous �� ,j; windrow. A front end loader may be used to tidy the . I� windrows. After the leaf collecting season, the vacuum • -1=7,! , trailers are stored with the leaf boxes, removed from �` L ' the trucks. Trucks are then readyfor snow plowingor -->�.-. . ' "ter• �}. 0 • other highway work. In this way, no specialized vehicles \ f_ rY need be purchased for composting. 10 to 12- t '^ With the hot method, windrows start to heat within hours of beingbuilt, The heatproduced bymicrobial dthh respiration. We say: "Let the microbes do the work". METHODOLOGY OF COMPOSTING Continued: • The windrow constructed as outlined, makes a near perfect environment for 1 bacteria, fungi, and other microbial life to thrive. The microbes can actually double in number in as little as twenty minutes. At this rate of growth their respiration can raise the temperatures of the windrow to pastuerizing temperatures. The heat is sufficient to kill weed seeds and most harmful organisms. With this 111/1 method, man's work is kept to a minimum. The leaves have to be raked off the streets anyway, the extra time is organizing the windrows. The size windrow is critical (10 to 12 feet wide) as it controls the air intake, to keep an aerobic J environment. The volume of the pile is important, sufficient to hold heat, even when ambient temperatures falls to 300F. below zero. The windrow will retain heat right into the following summer without danger of spontaneous combustion. Water seldom need be applied unless you are in an area of less than 40 inches of annual rainfall. After building the windrows they should be left standing, undisturbed, for at least 10 months. Some authorities recommend turning the windrows during the summer. This would reduce composting time but time saved doesn't merit the labor cost. We never find the space that limited or costly, even in metropolitan areas. By mid summer, when windrows have been built about 8_months, weeds begin to 1 cover the pile but don't let them set seed. Apply one spraying of a biodegradable i herbicide spray. By the end of summer the windrows will have shrunk to about one d third their original size, becoming a nice black fibrous mulching material. Just before the following fall's leaf season, pick up all the windrows with a front end leader, don't dig into the original site grade. The thinest layer of decaying leafmold should be left on the surface of the ground, to inoculate the next years windrows with microorganisms. Each succeeding year you will find the windrows will decay a little faster and/or have a better decay. It is best to restack the composted leaves in a hugh high windrow around the perimeter of the site, forming a berm. The width of the berm is not critical, it can be much more 111/1 than 12 feet. The berm will then go into a second heat, retaining higher than ambient temperatures for at least two years! After two years, the leaves in the berm will have reduced to only 10% of the original windrow volume. Now when used for mulching, additional shrinkage will be negligible. The berms make a storage area as well as a sound and wind barrier.and the mulch is always accessible. MARKETING OF MUNICIPAL COMPOST: In our introductory facts and figures, one can easily see, organic -matter is necessary on the land. When our farmlands have less than 1% organic matter no fertilizer made will still bring forth crops: Organic matter is the storehouse I of water which in turn prevents soil erosion. Synthetic fertilizers require huge amounts of petroleum products and these costs have risen as much as 800% in the last decade. A revolution in agriculture is in the making as modern technology will bring about hugh amounts of poultry wastes from concentrated operations so these wastes will make cheaper fertilizers than the synthetic or chemical kinds of the immediate past. These concentrated organic wastes asleaves,sewage sludgg, farm wastes etc. will become a cheaper source of fertilizer, at the same time a solution to the management of wastes. Nothing should be called wastes, it costs too much to dispose of it: Leaves will not escape this market. theyhavegood bufferingaction, ideal P high nutrient level but they have not found a popular demand. Everyone buys top i soil and if more municipalities restricted the movement of top-sbil, leafmold could then best be processed into a reconstituted topsoil. Reconstituted topsoil will be the topsoil of the future: Leafmold, an excellent source of humus making up about one third of the mix. Composted farm wastes or digested sludge in addition 111/1 j to sand, silt, clay or subsoil could be the other ingredients. Balance out the formula according to the waste products you have. Stack and blend the materials together in a pile, using a front end loader and then through a Royer shredder which will further mix and blend as well as remove trash and debris. This will yield a nice friable homogenous soil comparible to a 1/2 inch screened material. MARKETING OF MUNICIPAL WASTES Continued: • Reconstituted topsoil, mixed as outlined on the preceding page, will find a very ready market. In our area of the Northeast, reconstituted topsoil you will find of better quality than the soil mongers topsoil. Reconstituted topsoil has the same analysis and never acidic. Reconstituted topsoil will never have noxious 111/1 weeds or herbicide residue. If you vary the formula of wastes in the mix it can be adapted to many uses, even florists, wanting a lite weight potting soil, you have but to investigate industries packing materials. Polystyrene, (styrofoam) can easily be milled into an aggregate, 15 to 20% of this added to your soil mix along with necessary fertilizers. Any growing media can be made for professional growers, that will have advantages over the soilless peat mixes and your formula can be competitively priced. The chemistry, friability & water holding capacity of a soil mix is most important to florists and plantsmenbut less in landscaping. However for all professional uses, we have found reconstituted soil from waste superior and more popular than synthetic formulas. Reconstituted soil can be made so as to resemble soil exactly and it is soil! It can be made acidic and the high microbial life contributes much to disease control. There is a world of research to be done on the effects of the microbial life in reconstituted soil. Our little family corporation, represents 125 man years of study and work with soils. And collectivly, we feel steam sterilization of soils is even harmful. Microbial life in soil would be a much better control of soil disease. We supply a consultation service on a per diem basis, plus travel costs, to solve problems and making recommendations on the initial set-up of a site. Waste management in the future will cost a fortune unless: "We put the Microbe to Work". No one wants a landfill in their neighborhood and they are not too receptive even to having a compost site! We advise your processing equipment be on wheels. Loaders, shredders, leaf blowers, even stone crushers (to make sand for soil mixes) . Move in, process and move out. The compost can be left in neat windrows, even in a Park. In fact 11111 where else would there be a better place to use the end product. The mechanics and marketing of compost, we feel you will find completely outlined in the above. However few municipalities have any desire to be involved or State regulations may prevent becoming involved, what is actually a product. A service contract with an interested operator in the private sector would be the way to go. It is not necessary to concern us with this problem here. However it has always been our experience these arrangements can create more employment in the municipality and be very favorable to the taxpayer. HOME COMPOSTING Smaller quantities of assorted wastes may be composted in windrows but wastes must be in the pile in layers. First, the windrow should not be more than ? to 8 feet wide to assure adequate air intake. The bottom or first layer should be of woodchips, hay, leaves or other lite, highly carbonaceous waste. Carbonaceous waste seldom contribute to odors, always layer them 6 inches deep. Nitrogenous waste should make up the next layer and these wastes should never be more than 2 to 3 inches deep. Nitrogenous wastes are likely to be heavy, anaerobic, cause odors and therefore we never suggest more than a 3 inch layer. Keep alternating and repeating carbonaceous and FREE STANDING PILE nitrogenous layers until your pile is about 5 feet high. Opponsammilt The compost pile or windrow will look like a layer cake. A front end loader can be used to bring materials to the pile but it is hard to avoid the hand labor. There is no AnWARIMIND magic in how high the pile is built , just remember in ;/jfJ the process of decay a 5 foot pile will shrink to less III/1 than 3 feet when ready for use. No turning is required. Carbonaceous and nitrogenous wastes are both necessary 7t 8 feet wide foods and energy to microorganisms as well as insect life. If your pile gets hot in spots the microorganisms found a good local environment but the cold spots will still decay with insects digesting the waste. i • . COMPOST CELL 11111Is made for the smallest accumulations of wastes, usually kitchen and garden Esthetically it is a nicely proportioned cube. Compost cannot be seen as rastes. t is built of 3/4 inch exterior plywood, treated with a preserative for outdoor use. The dimensions are two by four feet, standing four feet high, divided down the center with a plywood divider., making two chambers COMPOST CELL each two by two feet square and four feet high. A large �� size is also available, also with two chambers thirty � �� two inches square by four feet high. These cells are bolted together with stainles steel bolts and wing nuts 111 for easy assembly. All hardware is completely rustproof. In use you fill one chamber atatime,carbonaceous waste at the bottom, 6 inches deep. Then nitrogenous illi:"4. waste 2 to 3 inches deep. Repeat these layers just as the forgoing instructions on home composting of a free standing pile. Keep filling one chamber ata time until it is filled to the top. Always leave carbonaceous waste 4 ft long as the top layer when filling. If nitrogenous waste is left (garbage for example) could attract flies.When the first chamber is filled to the top, (it will keep settling between fillings, so the time to fill will take much longer than you think) .When you have filled the first chamber all the way to the top and the shrinkage is only slight, then start the other chamber as you did the first one. By the time the second chamber is filled, the contents of the first one will have shrunk to half way down and will i be ready to use in the garden. First you take off the 6 winged nuts holding the 1 side panel, then you will be able to shovel out the contents. Immediately replace ) he side panel, so you can fill this chamber for the second filling while the other chamber is decaying. The height of the cell is adequate, so neighborhood dogs cannot reach the top to investigate the contents and the solid sides completely hide the contents. The cell will not attract flies,vermin or household pets. If a roaming rat is in the neighborhood and is attracted to your cell, put a little container of Warfarin pellets on the compost, protected from rain. The uninvited guest will soon leave. A Cell when filled with wastes, a little at a time, cannot generate heat but thenticrobes. are working and more especially larger insect life and worms do the work of digesting the waste. Don't let this animal life concern you, it is just as in the forest floor. You are helping a natural process and should you want to go fishing dig into your compost cell after it has been working for a month or so and the worms will be there. The small cell cost $245.00 and is easily large enough for the kitchen and garden waste of 8 people. The larger one cost $275.00 and will serve up to 12 people. A Cell is a good demonstration unit to show the speed and amount of decay that takes place with microorganisms, insects and worms digesting and enriching organic matter as it is recycled back to soil. 111/1 • MEMO TO: The Mounds View Park , d \T2ecreation Comm. 1111 FROM: Bruce K. Anderson i ec or Parks, Recreation kn9) Fo stry DATE: January 20 , 1983 RE: Park Dedication Fund Attached is a memorandum from Engineering/Planning Technician Kampel outlining the recent subdivision application that has been brought to the attention of the city planning department. As can be noted, the subdivision consists of one large lot being divided into two separate parcels approximately . 8 acres in size. The property is located on Silver Lake Road just south of Highway 10. As the property is surrounded by apartment complexes and industrial develop- ment, we currently do not have any park lands directly adjacent to the proposed subdivision. Silver View Park located approximately two blocks south of the property currently services the recreational needs of the residential neighborhood. As there is no apparent need for trail access or trail easement through the property nor would staff recommend a small parcel .08 acres be retained for park dedication . Staff would recommend that the Park and Recreation Commission accept a cash donation of $2, 800 . 00 411/ based on 10 percent of the appraised value of $28 , 000 .00 for the property. It should also be recommended to the City Council that the $2 , 800 . 00 be placed in the park improvement fund to be used for the closest neighborhood park in that area which would be Silver View Park . Should you have any questions regarding staff ' s recommendation or the enclosed report from Engineering/Planning Technician Kampel, feel free to contact myself directly at extension #41. BKA/sll 1111 • MEMO TO: Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director 1111 FROM: Engineering/Planning Technician DATE: January 17 , 1983 SUBJECT: PARK FUND DEDICATION Our department has received an application to subdivide the property outlined on the attached section map. The property would be subdivided into a east and west half (approximately) . Present City Code requires the Park and Recreation Commission to make a recommendation as to whether the dedication should be a cash or land dedication. In the process of investigating what a lot similar to this newly created lot is worth, it was determined that a figure of $28, 000 would be used from which to determine that Park Fund Dedication amount. Ten percent of this figure or $2, 800 is the amount of Park Fund Dedication that would be collected with this subdivision. Please review this item with the Park and Recreation Commission 1110 and advise me of their decision. Thank you. 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During the past month , staff has been in contact with the City of Edina Parks and Recreation Department who currently operates a Jugs league, to determine whether or not the program might be feasible for the City of Mounds View. After reviewing the inform- ation that was provided to us by Edina as well as local distributing firms , staff would recommend that a pitching league for nine year old youth be established in Lhe City of Mounds View. In order to initiate a pitching machine league for nine year olds , there would be initial outlay of approximately $2, 610 . 00 which would be used as follows : (Based on a four team league with 60 participants) . 1 . 2 pitching machines at $700 . 00 $1, 400 .00 • 2 . 64 batty helmets at $10 .00/helmet 640 .00 3 . 60 team shirts at $2 . 50/shirt 150 .00 4 . 10 dozen baseballs at $30 .00/dozen 300 .00 5 . 4 sets of bases at $30 .00/set 120 .00 $2 , 610 .00 We would anticipate revenues of $720 . 00 based on 60 youth at: $12 .00 registration fee . As can be denoted , staff would envision an initial program loss of approximately $1 , 900 .00 . We would envision structuring the program similar to the E .B.A. program with the major difference being that we would use volunteer coaches , with two teams sharing one of the pitching machines which would be kept at one of the local parks , probably Lambert and Groveland. The major issue that staff sees as a potential hang up would be the conflict with the Mounds View Athletic Association who current- ly runs a youth baseball or little league program for nine year old children. Staff has spoken with Curt Mathison, President of the Mounds View Athletic Association regarding this issue and they have invited us to attend their M.V.A.A. meeting on Wednesday, February 2 . Our initial contact did prove to be very positive, as they are currently exploring modifications in their nine year old league . Staff will deep the Park Commission informed of the M.V.A.A. feelings on this situation , but feel that some type of direction prior to next Wednesday' s meeting would be beneficial to the M.V.A.A . We will be going to press with our summer baseball programs sometime in - 2 - early April so a final decision could be delayed until the February meeting. • Should you have any questions regarding the enclosed information, feel free to contact staff directly at 784-3055 , extension #41. BKA/sll vo !... f>> f ' 1, uJ �, 4 , <� I:._. ' t� l� • „ 42. Lea ,rr-Y. LP C. " (a. yeav cOds • JOB DESCRIPTION-EDIJIA BASEBALL ASSOCIATION PARK SUPERVISOR • 1'U R POSE s The job description outlines the organizational placement and responsibilities of the E.B.A . Park Supervisor. The job description also helps assure that significant aspects of the job are explained to the supervisor. • ORGANIZATIONAL PLACE:iE::T: • The E.B.A. Supervisor directly supervises all assigned youngsters placed at his field and is therefore recdnized as the authoritative fig-ure at his par - • ticular field. The E.3.A. Park pe r.-vi.:;�r. is directly supervised by the E.B .A . Supervisor Program Director and to a lesser extent, is accountable to the E.B.A. Board of Directors. • RESPONSIBILITIES: The bas411_ ic sic res;>ensibilitics are listed as follows. They do not imply exclusion I ' of others which may help the E.B.A. Park Supervisor serve the youngsters,E.B.A. Program Director, E.B.A. Board of Directors, and the community of Edina. 1. The E.B.A. Park Supervisor' s basic concerns are to develop the child toward the following goals: A. Attempt to develop a spirit of fairness and good sportsmanship. B. Encourage participation--allow as many youngsters to play baseball as want to play. C. Teach the basic fundamentals of baseball. • II. Each supervisor will have an assistant sutervisor to help and assist him • with the youngsters at his field. The assistants that have been hired have a moderate amount of baseball knowledge, but more imtortantly, genuinely like and relate well with youngsters. The supervisor should allow the assistant supervisor to help in encouraging each child to develop the basic skills of baseball to the best of his ability. The assistant supervisor should not take full responsibilities of duties that are delegated to both • (e.g. taking a practice session alone) . The supervisor should not channel his responsibilities onto the assistant supervisor.• III. Only. the supervisor and the assistant supervisor will be permitted to operate the Jugs pitching machine. iAh:,olutcly, under no conditions, should any youngster or unauthorized individual be allowed to operate the Jugs pitching machine. IV. During game competition,petition, supervisors will instand operateruct, umpire, the Jugs pitching machine when one of the teams is in the field; he will then keep score and instruct this team when they arc batting. The t . assistant supervisor does the same with the other team. Supervisors • and assistant supervisors should rotate teams so they are able to instruct each of the teams at their field. . V. The overall season for supervisors and assistant supervisors will start June 11th and end on July 24th. Checks will be distributed on June 30th and again on July 30th when equipment , farm league uniforms, and player ratings are turned into the program director. The Jugs League practices will start June 11th. Both supervisors and assistant supervisors must be present at these practices. Each team will be permitted a week of practice before the season games start. Beginning June 11th supervisors and assistant supervisors must be present from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. , Monday through Friday. After the second practice of the first week (June 11th) , supervisors will pass out uniforms to each child on the team. It is important that the number given to the child matches the number on the roster sheet. VI. Supervisors are expected to start as planned. It takes thought and plan- ning to use the first week of practice to get the teams ready for comps- . . ' . ta.tion. At these practices, the youngsters should be instructed in the . basic fundamentals: holding the ball properly to throw the actual throw (overhand); catching a thrown ball, a fly, and ground ball; batting techniques; pitching techniques; etc. Establish your most important skilled position as soon as possible (catching) . Remember, infield - practice as well as the games themselves, should be used for developing a youngster's skills. In addition, several afternoons are set aside during the season for each team to have organized practice sessions. Constructive criticism and praise should be given during the actual playing of the Gams. When you are umpiring, operating the Jugs, or keeping score, advise youngsters on what they should do and what not . to do. Encourage enthusiasm and hustle. Correct mistakes with .a positive approach. Select captains for each of the teams. Captains may call an extra practice anytime that a field can be found and when his teammates can Get together. At these practices, the captain is free to call on any Icoaching talent to help him and his team (father, brother, or neighbors) . a. However, the actual development and responsibility forprogress of the t youngster is dererdent for the most part on the knowledge and teaching • skills of the sut rvisor and assistant sup..lvisor. VII . Infield and baseline fill may be secured from the Park and Recreation Department by calling 927-8&S1 and asking for i' r. Mary Huiras The .t'ark and Rec. Department will mow the infield and outfield and cut the foul lines at your request. VIII. Supervisors must not allow ;pectators(especially children) to sit on the bench with the players, nor should they stand directly behind the fence as they might disturb the batters. Everyone not directly involved '- in the baseball practices or games should sit on the bleachers or on the ground far enough away from the playing field to safe from batted or thrown balls. Please enforce thi. ! ! There 1s a definite liability factor . involved with the Jugs pitching machine-Be careful! ! ! ! • Suporvisors must review with the youn ter:3 the: importance of handling �1,..;... ' equip,cnt properly. Each batter and coach ::houl.d wear a helmet and con- tinuo to wear it when they arc on base. Players must not throw helmets or bats( please read article, "You're Safe"). The program director will replace broken or :lost equipment. It is the supervisor's responsibility Ilt to report broken or non-playable equipment. Safety precautions involving the Jugs pitching machine should also be discussed. X. Supervisors will write a brief summary of each week's games. The summary will appear in the Sun Newspaper as it is given to the Public Relations Director. Supervisors should try to include as many names as possible. Summaries must be in drop box at Police Dept. XI. Supervisors and assistant supervisors must not use profanity nor allow the youngsters to do so. XII. The Jugs pitching machines will be stored in a park building or school depending upon the location of the park. The parks involved with the Jugs League proram ar e:Cornelia, Countryside, Normardale, and Pamela. XIII. Supervisor's responsibilities for the Jugs League uniforms; • A. The Jugs Lea guo uniform for each youngster consists of a monogrammed, E.B.A. T-shirt, cap, socks, and baseball Punts. Baseball shoes with ' ' spikes are not allowed. The cap and T-shirt are the youngsters to keep; whereas, the baseball rants and socks must be returned at the end of • the season. Pants should be fitted according to size(sall pants sizes were ordered this year for each team) . Adjustments will have to be made by the mother with pants that do not fit. B. Supervisors should insist that youngsters be in full uniform for all games. This procedure should also be enforced during playoffs. Uniforms should not be worn during practice. C. Sup2rv:isois will have to devise their own system for collecting uni- forms at the end of the season. It is suggested that uniforms be collected directly atter the last game(y'oungs tors wear gym shorts or . bathing suit under uniform) . The pants and socks returned to the • program director must be clean. XIV. The Supervisor must be attentive to the child's personal safety at all times. The Edina Rescue Squad number is 925-2233. If an injury does not require the rescue squad, please call the youngster's parents at home to explain the circumstances. XV. Supervisors must make up all postponed games. • . XVI . Supervisors will be given an ample number of practice balls plus four dozen new baseballs. At least four to five new baseballs should be used each week for games. New baseballn should be "rubbed down" so they are not slippery for the youngsters when they are throwing. For safety reasons, softened baseballs should not be used in the Jugs pitching machine. XVII. Supervisors should enroll any new child that wants to play. Make sure the youngster' s name is given to the program director. Parents must fill out a registration card and make a payment of$20. made payable to the Edina Baseball Association. )VIII . Dress code for supervisors and assistant supervisors is shirt, pants(shorts), • and shoes. :l Y The official rules and regulation:, of LLttle League Baseball and the Edina Baseball .1s-;ociation(:ee rules and regulations)wl11 be used in the Jugs League competition. The following modifications and exceptions will also be adhered to: • A. Supervisors must have each child play at least three innings per game. Rotate who starts a ball gave so that each youngster starts their fair • number of games. It is lllr rt nt to str.c!ss fairness 7d encourane particination.At sometime during the season, each youngster should have an opportunity to play each position, if the player so chcoses. B. Once the lineup Is set, there cannot be any interchange of players in the batting order. All players on a team will bat in order. All youngsters not playing in the field can be placed in the batting order(1-15). C. Supervisors should not allow any stealing. Runners will not be allowed to advance a base on a passed bail that stays within the six foot arc. (allowing youngsters to steal not only eliminates the force play, but forces the youn:ster with strong arm to ca tch;'Lhus, eliminates that individual the chance of exteriencing other ositions. Also, a young- ster with a poor arm nicht not get an opportunity to catch. ) D. The Jugs pitching :7achine will have an infielder designated as the pitcher. There is a 1. _b l? _. .fae tj -the "pitcher" must remain to the • side of the screen. -- - 1. If the batted ball hits theprotective screen on a linc(line drive), it is an automatic base hit(The ball is dead) . 2. If the batted ball hits the protective screen on a bounce. • . it is an automatic ouL(The ball is dead) . E. All Jugs League games will last no more than a hour and one-half. F. The maximum number of runs that can be scored in one inning is ten run s. • XX. Jugs League Palyoffs start on Friday, July 20 at fields designated (see roster and schedule book) . Games will start at 1 :30 with teams reporting at: 1 :00 p. in. The winning team coach will phone in a report of the game to the Public Relations Director immediately following the game. Supervisors will umpire the games through the championship game (Tues. , July 24) . XXI. Supervisor's responsibilites for the championship game at Countryside: A. All supervisors will report to Countryside forty-five minutes early to aid in any last minute preparation for the Jugs championship. B. Supervisors with teams not in championship game will score, announce, or ump. C. All youngsters should be encouraged to attend the championship game. All Jugs Iee ;ue first place teams from each field should be there to receive medals. The winners and r•u:nner.up team of the championship Jugs League game should be present after the game to receive awards. Trophies have been ordered. (contact trophy board chairman) 1 /11110 • :'af.oty Tips i YOU ' RE• S , rE ! • Batter Safety -. batter's r,reatest accident exposure is from the unsafe acts of others, namely wild • -.,.,,..:_hea, which account for .z major portion of our eccidents. A batter's best defense is .zin alert, confident concentration on the ball. Since the danc'er is increased as pitchers learn to throw with rrcater force and more rames arc played , it is doubly important to take whatever counter-measures we can in order to offset this exposure. • 1. A well-fitted , approved helmet is the first requirement. • • • • 2. The development of the novice batter's ability to take evasive. action can be imnrovea', by 'ettins' him to relax and concentrate on the ball from the time the pitcher starts . his delivery until it lands in the catcher 's mitt. Players with slow reflexes can also be helped by stizuletinc battier' and duc'kinr, practice with a tennis ball. 3. The unsportelmanl.i.ke practice of cro•.:'in" the plate_ or. jumpinr around to rattle the. pitcher should not be tolerated. This could kick back on the batter, if he causes th pitcher to lose control. Umpires should stop such actions. 4. Painful finger and hand injuries can be reduced by nakinr sure that the batter holds '. the bat correctly when bunting. Youngsters have a tendency to lean too far ever the plate and not keep the ball well out toward the end of the hat. This should be tor- , rested. . • 5. When the batter becomes a base runner, he should run outside the foul lines when . foinr from home plate to first and from third to home in order to reduce his chance of beinC hit by a thrown ball. • I?andlinr of Bats • • A review of the batter's potential for cousin" injuries to others points up the followir.: • 1. The most easily prevented type of accident is the too frequent fault of barinaers• to ' let go of the bat as they hit the ball or throw it as they take off for first base; This unthinkin;r act r'ay be corrected through individual instruction through practice to drop the bat safely by : • a) Have the batter hand the bat to the coach who will remind him_ before each ball is pitched. • b) Have him drop the bat in a marked-off circle near where he starts to run. c) Countin him "out" every time in practice that he fails to drop the bat correct d) It is assumed that every effort has been made to provide bats with grins thaK arc not slippery. 2. Coaches and umpires should be on the alert to correct batters who have a tendency to step back into the catcher as they swin.^. . • • The bat you hold is a very s tronr and heavy object . Each individual should have control all times of the bat he is usint'. You should keep your eye on the bat, even if someone else is hol'ii.nr it. You want to stay clear of the person who is swinr:ine. Some extra pro- cautions are: 7r-fe ty Tips . AY` uu'rc Safe" p. 1. Loose equipment ouch as bats, gloves, masks, balls, helmets, etc. ,. must be kept Ilkoff the ground. • • 2. hats ;should be Inspected for orderly storage, secure grip and freedom from cracks'. Cracked or broken bats should be. rc'.oved from all play. A more serious injury is waiting for the absent-minded player who unconsciously walks into the swing of the coach's bat when he is knocking out flies, or the equally unwary individual who walks into the swing of a player in the on-deck circle. These situations demonstrate the need for everyone becoming safety minded , not only for their own good, but also for the safety of the other fellow. The following, precaustios are sucpested : 1. The player, usually a catcher, who is assigned to catchin; balls for the conch, who is knocking; out flies, should be riven the specific assignment of warning away anyone who comes up too close behind. 2. All players should be trained to walk around the on-deck circle, whether it is in use or not. Unfortunately, it must be near the dugout, but the ingrained safety habit of keeping clear may save someone a painful smash from a hat. Some Resnonsibi].itics 1. I:ecping bats and loose equipment. off the field o'' play should be the responsibility of a regular player. 2. • During practice gam and es , pl Ayers should be alert and watching the hatter on'' • ' '' each pitch. This also applies to players on the benchind igo pp p y or the c ., ut . 3. Equipment should he inspected -regularly. flake sure it fits properly. 4. Batters should wear approved protective helmets during batting practice, as well as during, games. ' • Courtesy of Little League Baseball , Incorporated • • • • • • tv't 11 1 r , S �� + ' t,� u /. it Uv.) aJ %� D 11 �1;1c' ti ..... a. . L. a+.4 • lik • • Tot American and National League Coaches From: Edina Baseball Association Board of Directors • The following PLAY:?. P: STI 'fT_ ,. (Section B) Rule hasbeen adopted by the E.B.A. Board of Directors and is applicable as of July 1. 1977: Little League Baseoa11 Booklet; nage three;_ _.TTI.'., P; PLAY P FTTCIPATTON Art. 6(A)- National League teams may call up players from the Ju. s League (not frcn the A:.ericar. League), provided that the youngster is a ten year old. Call ups nay only to made if a coach knows that less than ten players will show for a particular Game. If nine(9) . or more regular tea-: members are present the youngster called up may not play more than three innings in the field. However, the youngster will take a normal position in the hitting rotation(Art.1). A call up may ::ot ?Itch or catch. It is important that the youngster who is called up from the Jugs • Leatgue,that he is still a member of the Jugs League Team: In case of a conflict between a youngster's National league Team and Jugs Team relative to the game schedules, the call-up's first respon- . sibility is to his Jugs League Team. All requests for call ups must go thru the Park Supervisors: CORNELIA: JIM 3ERS' R 933-1121 . • COUNTRYSIDE: Dwight Johnson, 935-6416 . NORNANDAI ..: GENE JOHNSON 941-2039 PAMELA: Tim Finley, 929- 1062 Pete Marshall, 929-6831 . Youngsters called up should wear Jugs League uniform unless a National League Team uniform can be provided. • Art. 6(B)- American League teams may call up players from the National League (not from the Jugs League) . Call ups may be made only if a coach knows that less than ten players will show for a pa_ticular game. If ninc(9) or more regular team members are present, the youngster called up may not play more than three innings in the field. however, the youngster will take a normal o:ition in the hitting rotation(Art.1) . A call up may not Titch or catch. The National League Coach should be notified that a boy on his team . is being called up. It i:, inrortant that the youngster who in called up from the National League Te;•s, he is still a ^d=eer of that National League Team. In case of a conflict between a youngster's National L:a.gue Team and the American League Team relative to the came schedules, the call-up's first responsibility is to his National League Team. Youngsters called up should wear their National League uniform unless 411. an American League Team uniform can be provided. • ThePitchingS Jr. Machine Only the new JUGS Jr. A 5. 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Can be used alone, in a small space, either indoors or • outside. r o WI IIINIAU $359.00 / I 'II.. ® ',- ,,`� plus shipping 1 t I Optional Screen Available t C .. , $95.00 plus shipping MEMO TO: Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission • FROM: Staff DATE: January 25, 1983 RE: Policy for use of outside programs Staff prepared a memo on the development of a policy for outside firms providing recreational services to the City of Mounds View on September 22, 1982 which outlined ten specific issues or policies that should be followed when contracting with outside agencies . At the September Park Commission meeting , the Park and Recreation Commission directed staff to review these issues in more depth with our local contracting agencies to determine their reaction to the policies . Since that time, staff has talked to each of our related firms and have found that the policies as initially prescribed by staff were extremely stringent and they felt that the policies should be somewhat loosened up. After reviewing the issue, staff would concur with their position and would recommend that the following policies would be established for hiring of outside firms : 1 . No firm would be allowed to sell any related items without prior permission of the Parks , Recreation and Forestry 410 Department. 2 . Our department would set the class minimums and maximums of participants allowed to register for the programs . 3 . All registrations would go through our office rather than through the contracting agency . 4 . All firms would be interviewed first by our department to insure that our high quality standards for instructors was maintained; but the actual hiring of instructors would be the responsibility of the contracting agency. 5 . We would establish a minimum mark up from the program costs that were forwarded to us of 20% per program which would be allocated back to the Recreation Activity Fund and labeled as administrative costs . The major items that staff agreed to withdraw for contracting of outside agencies were the issues of insurance, hourly pay rate, requirement of wearing Mounds View shirts and submittal of time sheets for all outside instructors . Should you have any questions regarding staff ' s proposed guidelines for outside agencies , feel free to contact our department directly 4111 aL 784-3055, extension #41 . BKA/sll City of Mounds View 2401 Highway 10 Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 Joint Meeting with City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission ; 4111 Thursday, January 27 , 1983 City Hall Council Chambers 7 : 00 p.m. PROPOSED DISCUSSION TOPICS I . Clarification of role and relationship between the City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission. II . Future park development issues: A. Implementation of the City Wide Park System Master Plan. 1, 1. Potential revenue sources . v /� ( a. General fund / if D I 1)' pPi b . Revenue sharing c . State and Federal grants • d. Park referendum/ 1111 2 . Neighborhood park priorities ./ B . Silver View .Community Park. 1 . Phase Two development. a. Trail systemf b. Hockey rink relocation from Woodcrest✓ c. Tennis courts d. Creative play area e. Picnic/volleyball area f. Park shelter building 2 . Park maintenance agreement update . a. Potential pond maintenance b. Potential vandalism/additional policing III . Recreation program. IIIIA. Self-supporting recreation activity fund; pricing our programs out of the market. g - 2 - B . Continued expansion of programs. 1. Cooperation with outside agencies . 4111 a. School district b. Athletic associations 2 . Edgewood Community Center C. Festival in the Park IV. Forestry related issues . A. Update on joint powers agreement. B . Reforestation efforts . V. Future projections - Crystal ball gazing . A. Cable T .V. Programs 1. Possibly become the Community Service Commission or Public Relations Commission to encompass future cable programs , City Newsletter, etc . B . Volunteer/Community Involvement. • 1. Groveland Park Foundation 2 . Ice rink flooding 3 . Future direction a . Community wide tree planting b . Additional maintenance functions VI . Questions and answers . • • • \\ ' 1111 MEMO T0: Mr . Donald F . Pauley. Clerk-Administrator FROM: Bruce K. Anderson ,%D,irc Parks, Recrea Lion '"a Od o ,cs Lry • DATE: January 20 , 1983 RE: Departmental Services As per your request dated January 6 , 1983 , I have attached additional support material regarding the specific recreation programs that our department currently offers . In addition to the recreation program offerings that T have attached , T would like to state that of the four divisions our department is reponsible for; the recreation, park maintenance and park development divisions arc all budgeted and funded out of the City ' s general fund . The fourth division would he the City forestry fund which is funded out of the City forestry account which is a segment of the general fund hut is listed w ;a cepa ru Lu entity or fund above and beyond the general fund . Through this special "treatment" of the forestry program, we are able to keep a running account of the forestry program on a year to year basis . It should also be noted that the forestry fund could be levied above and beyond the general fund but 1111 due to the City ' s current financial status , we have not done that in Lhc pasL nor do we envision additional levies in the future . Should you have any questions regarding the fund accounts of our department ' s activities , feel free to contact myself directly at extension #41 . BKA/sll Attachment 1111 I ' MEMO TO: Mr. Donald F. Pauley Clerk-Administrator • FROM: Bruce K. Anderson, D' d o , Parks , Recreation an. d -.. t DATE: December 21, 1982 RE : Departmental Services As per your request at the December 14, 1982 staff meeting for each department head to list current services that are provided within our respective departments ; I have prepared the following staff memor- andum outlining our specific department services and a copy of our current goals within the department broken down by each of our respec- tive divisions. Services currently provided under our RECREATION PROGRAMMING DIVISION include the following: 1. Recruitment, interviewing , hiring , training of 250 - 300 part-time seasonal employees who in turn coordinate over 250 individual recreation programs. 2 . We plan, implement and evaluate all recration and leisure oriented programs within the entire city of Mounds View which currently number over 250 programs ranging from pre-school to senior citizens . 4110 3 . We serve in an advisory capacity to local community clubs including Sunrise Senior Club, Lakeside Park Commission, School District #621, Community Education Council, Mounds View Athletic Association, Irondale Basketball Association, Lake Region Hockey, Mounds View A.A.U . Swim Club, Boy Scouts , Girl Scouts and other related community agencies . 4 . Develop and coordinate the City Newsletter including compilation of materials , preparation and final printing through the delivery stage. 5 . Serve as the City' s public relations agency through effective use of local media, flyers , school announcements and posters and letter correspondence. 6 . Develop policies and procedures required to maintain our ongoing recreation programs for full time , part-time, seasonal employees and volunteer employees . 7 . Purchase and inventory all recreation equipment for the current 250 recreation programs that are offered in the City. 8 . Serve as leisure experts for residents whereby we identify exist- ' ing programs in other communities that may be of interest to residents . 1 • 9 . We coordinate use of all school district facilities including both indoor and outdoor facilities through the Community Education Dept . I 1 .. y :..Y--_ _ -- - - 2 - The second area that we arc involved with would be the FORESTRY DIVISION which has the following functions . • 1 . Enforcement of the shade tree disease control program in order to minimize the effects of epidemic tree diseases in the immediate community . 2 . Work and consult with local community groups and individual res- idents to help them meet the established municipal and shade tree disease control rules and regulations. 3 . Coordinate the City tree planting program including the planning, selection , ordering and planting of all materials , not only for city grounds and municipal parks , but also maintaining the formal flower aarden area located front of and around city hall. 4 . Establish maintenance and care program for all city owned trees , shrubs and flowers to minimize loss and the additional cost of replacement . 5 . Oversees the three city owned tree nurseries and continues an annual maintenance program to keep tree replacement costs at a minimum for future years . 6 . Disseminates information concerning the overall city forestry program to the public regarding care of plants , shrubs and trees through news articles , community presentations and response to telephone inquiries . 7 . Negotiates and oversees the annual city-wide tree contract for tree removal . 8 . Assists in the preparation of the annual forestry budget. The PARK MAINTENANCE DIVISION is responsible for developing a continuous and systematic program of repair , replacement and maintenance of all park and recreation facilities and equipment. A partial listing of current park functions include: 1. Ordering all materials and equipment necessary to maintain the city parks on an annual basis . 2 . Maintain and trash out all city parks and buildings . 3 . Maintain the existing city park shelter buildings including heating system, lighting system, plumbing, matting in buildings , etc . 4 . Maintain winter skating facilities including plowing , flooding, grooming and installation of hockey boards on an annual basis . 5 . Attend to any vandalism that may occur to the city park system, to the physical building or park system proper . ' • 6 . Maintain turf and establish city turf establishment including fertilization , mowing, weed control and watering . 7 . Perform routine maintenance on city owned maintenance equipment. • - 3 - 8 . Do light park construction including park building repair, tot lot construction and minor building modifications . 4111 9 . Drag line infields for summer baseball program as well as all athletic field complexes including soccer, football and special events . The fourth responsibility or service area that our department provides would be in the area of PARK DEVELOPMENT AND CITY COUNCIL LIASON WORK. Services provided under the Park Development area include: 1. Writing and submission of grant applications to state , county and federal agencies in order to supplement funding of the City 's park development and acquisition program. 2 . Work in coordination with the public works superintendent to develop a comprehensive park maintenance program to include mowing , care and grade of ballfields , parking lot maintenance, shelter building, flooding of ice rinks , etc. 3 . Provide liason work between our department and City Council and provide staff reports with supporting data and background research in order for the Council to make the best possible decisions on matters relating to Parks and Recreation . 4 . Develop city-wide comprehensive park plans, including preparation of park master plans , specifications and construction supervision for all park related projects within the city. 11115 . Supervise and act as the general constractor for all park develop- ment projects that are carried out within the City of Mounds View. 6 . Prepare, administer and oversee the annual Parks and Recreation Department budgets as directed by the City Council . 7 . Serve as the official city liason between the Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission and the City Council . Should you have any questions regarding the current service levels or would desire to have these service levels prioritized by department, feel free to contact myself directly at extension #41. BKA/s l l i 1111 r THE MAJOR GOAL OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY \\ DEPARTMENT IS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE AND BALANCED SYSTEM OF 4111 PARKS , OPEN SPACE, TRAILS AND LEISURE ORIENTED PROGRAMS FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF MOUNDS VIEW IN AS ECONOMIC A MANNER AS POSSIBLE . There are four basic elements necessary to accomplish this goal: 1. Park and recreation facilities 2 . Recreation programming 3 . Park maintenance 4 . Forestry program RECREATION PROGRAMMING The overriding recreation objective is the continued enrichment and growth of Mounds View through leisure education and recreational opportunities for all city residents. This goal includes: 1 . Leisure recreation education 2 . Promotion in the use of 4111 recreational facilities 3 . Provision of organized, supervised and non-organized programs 4 . Development of a yearly plan of priorities and objectives to continually renovate and initiate creative and _innovative programs which will enrich community living . The LhrCC basic goal derivatives with which this department is to keep in tune with are : 1 . Enjoyment 2 . Enriched Community Living 3 . Individual Fulfillment . FORESTRY PROGRAM The primary objective of the forestry program is to preserve and supplement the existing floral canopy in Mounds View through public information, reforestation and enforcement of Minnesota Statute 18 .023 and municipal code chapter 92 and to provide additional services relative to plants for the residents enjoyment, fun and education. PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES IIII Develop and implement a comprehensive park and recreation areas and facilities plan for the City of Mounds View in accordance with accepted i 1 standards and with special consideration of the specific needs and interests of the communi t-.' - 2 - • • PARK MAINTENANCE Provide a continuous and systematic program of repair , replacement and maintenance of all parks and recreation facilities and equipment. • S r .. RECREATION ACTIVITY REPORT • 1111 The following report is a sLaLisLical accounting of the number of recreational activity classes offered and held in a single year . This report counts each class as related to separate registrations , staff assignments and facility usage. Therefore one classification may be "Beginners 1 swimming " . This class is offered all sessions including fall , winter , spring and four summer sessions totaling seven sessions . In each session two or more classes may be held; i . e . , Monday and Saturday classes . In all reality , the Beginners I swimming class may he Mold 1 .1 times in a given year. . If anything , the following statistics are conservative . For instance , the "Saturday movies" program is held for two sessions, five times per session totaling ten times . However , because the staff and facility is the same and because registrations are not taken, this activity has only been numbered as two. However the time involved and staff responsibilities in this program are just as demanding as other activities . . 4111 Each individual class numbered in this program report requires : �tegistrations; a means of publicity such as flyer , news article or brochure paragraph; class list; individual instructor/coach/ leader; equipment and facility; and some require rules , regulations and playing schedules . It is for this reason that each program is numbered separaLely as Lu the classes/leagues offered which require individual administrative responsibilities . - 2 - I Sunrise Seniors Club No. of classes S Two meetings/month or 24 meetings/year (minutes) 24 • Entertainment 24 Special events one/season 4 Trips (one/season or “year) 4 Special projects; i .e . , . icLure Directory 1/year Summer Playgrounds • `,•r i ps 1/week 6 Special. event 1/week 6 Arts and Crafts 1 Came:; 1 Parties 1 Pedal Power 1 • PROGRAMS : GYMNASTICS Beginner I 4 Beginner II 4 Advanced Beginner. 4 1111 intermediate 4 Advanced 4 Lin1dy ' s 4 Workout_ 2 Pre-school tumbling 2 PHYSICAL FITNESS Jazz. Exercise 6 Dance Aerobics 3 PRE-SCHOOL Teeny Tumblers 2 Craft & Storybook flour 4 Tap , Ballet & Tumbling 4 Movin , Music and Me 3 SWIMMING Beginning I 9 Beginning II 9 Advanced Beginning 6 Intermediate 6 Swimmers 6 Open swims 4111 Senior swims 4 Water exercise 4 Parent/tot 4 Scuba 1 Basic Water Safety and Rescue 2 • • - 3 - 1 SWIDIMING (CONT ' D) No. of classes/leagues Pool rentals approx . 20/year 11111 Adult lessons 4 Swimming for. handicapped 4 Senior Lessons 2 ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES Baseball Association 1 Football. ASsociaLion 1 T . B .A .• 1 Wrestling 1 Golden Gloves Boxing 1 Senior Advisory Council 1 YOUTH MISCELLANEOUS Pom Poms 4 Saturday Movies 2 Christmas Vaca Lion Activities Winter Break Activities 4 Coloring Contests 2 Special Parties 2 After School Activities 1 • ADULT MISCELLANEOUS i.ANEOUS CadabonL Trips - l/iuon1.h or 12/year 12 Bridge Brigade 4 Bridge Lessons 1 Winter Pair 1 THEATER Puppet Wagon - 12 Shows/week x 10 Weeks 24 Youth Community Productions 2 • Theater. Classes 1) intro. to Theatre re 1 • 2) Beginning Acting 1 3) Intermediate Acting 1 4 ) Acting at Your Own Level 1 ADULT ATHLETICS 3-Man Basketball 3 League (s) ` 5-Man Basketball 1 ,f 1-Man Football 3 5-Man Hockey 1 Co-rec Volleyball 4 i Daytime Volleyball 4 4/1 Racquetball 3 Ping Pong League Ping Pong Tournament 2 Snoball Tournament 2 Ees Lival in the Park Softball Tournament 1 Women ' s Rec . 1 i pt M • - 4 - 1 ADULT ATMLI:'.I'IC (CONT ' D) No . of classes Women ' s Comp. 1 11/1 Men ' s Rec . 3 Men' s Comp . 1 hen ' s over 35 1 Co-rec 1 Church 1 Jaycees 1 X-X Ski 1 • Open gym 2 YOUTH ATHLETICS T-ball 1 League (s) C-•b a l l 1 Youth Softball 1 Girls Softball 1 Boys Softball 1 Sr . Boys 1 Sr . Girls 1 1-2 crude soccer 1 3--4 grade soccer 1 5-6 grade soccer 1 Flag football 1 , 2 , 3 grade 1 1111 Flay fooLball 4 , 5 , 6 grade 1 Ping pony (youth) league 1 Ping pong (youth) tournament 1 Floor hockey 1 -2 grades 1 Floor hockey 3-4 grades 1 Floor hockey 5-6 grades 1 Floor hockey 7-9 grades 1 Hotshot basketball event 1 Basketball free throw contest 1 FESTIVAL EVENTS Parade 1 Races and relays 1 Attractions 4 Bicycle rodeo 1 Fishing contest 1 SKATING RINKS Boot Hockey 1 11/1 Broomball 1 Races and Relays 1 Lessons 1 Games : Pie 1 =..== .:.w.l.,«..:....'°".:,.=..'W..'Sr.'.."."•w-..: v.r=,.��iu.-., W. _._ ...-'aiiu.,r:A.,aiu.'s&:s'. - 5 - t LAKESIDE PARK BEACH PROGRAMS No. of Classes IIIL'eginning 1 swimming 3 I:.egi nn:i.ny II swimming 3 TOTAL NO. OF PROGRAMS 358 • 4111 , . , 1982 WINTER PROGRAMS 1111 PARTICIPATION REPORT JAZZ EXERCISE 30 SWIMMING : 33 BEGINNERS 15 32 BEGINNERS 15 35 PRE-BEGINNERS 5 130 PRE-BEGINNERS 9 ADVANCED BEGINNER 10 AEROBICS FOR KIDS 11 INTERMEDIATE 4 53 GADABOUTS : OLD LOG THEATRE 54 TAP, BALLET & TUMB . : LORETTA LYNN/ IDS 23 BEGINNER I 15 TWIN CITIES TODAY 27 BEGINNER II 14 BANK/BONAVENTURE 24 29 1111 128 OPEN GYM 240 GYMNASTICS : BRIDGE BRIGADE 16 LINDY ` S 24 OPEN SWIMS 600 ADVANCED GYM - BOYS 11 STRATEGY GAMES ADV . GYM. - GIRLS 8 3-MAN BASKETBALL 10 TEAMS BEG . GYM . I 19 SNO-BALL TOURNAMENT 4 TEAMS BEG . GYM . II 16 MOVIES MATINEE 480 ADV . BEG . I 11 EVENING BRIDGE ADV . BEG . II 9 98 IDEA & PROJECT EXCHANGE 6 SKIING AT WILD MT . 41 "MUPPET CAPER" MOVIE 240 CO-REC VOLLEYBALL 24 KARATE 13 FLOOR HOCKEY 17 1982 WINTER PROGRAMS 1111 PARTICIPATION REPORT JAZZ EXERCISE 30 SWIMMING : 33 BEGINNERS 15 32 BEGINNERS 15 35 PRE-BEGINNERS 5 130 PRE-BEGINNERS 9 ADVANCED BEGINNER 10 AEROBICS FOR KIDS 11 INTERMEDIATE 4 53 GADABOUTS : OLD LOG THEATRE 5'i TAP, BALLET & TUMB . : L(.)RETTA LYNN/ IDS 23 BEGINNER 1 15 TWIN CITIES TODAY 27 BEGINNER II 14 BANK/BONAVENTURE 211 29 4111 128 } OPEN GYM 240 GYMNASTICS : BRIDGE BRIGADE 16 LINDY ' S 24 OPEN SWIMS 600 ADVANCED GYM - BOYS 11 STRATEGY GAMES ADV . GYM. - GIRLS 8 3-MAN BASKETBALL 10 TEAMS BEG . GYM . I 19 SNO-BALL TOURNAMENT 4 TEAMS BEG . GYM. II 16 MOVIES MATINEE 480 ADV . BEG . I 11 EVENING BRIDGE ADV . BEG . II 9 98 IDEA & PROJECT EXCHANGE 6 SKIING AT WILD MT . 41 "MUPPET CAPER" MOVIE 240 CO-REC VOLLEYBALL 24 KARATE 13 FLOOR HOCKEY 17 1110 MOUNDS VIEW PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT 2401 Highway 10 111/ Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 Recreation Activity Participation Statistics Spring 1982 Swimming: Pre-Beginners 10 Gymnastics: Beginners I 17 21 Beginners II 10 Beginners 13 Adv. Beginners I 10 14 Adv. Beginners II 14 18 Adv. Gym 12 Parent-Tot 15 Adult Beginners 10 Sub-total 63 Adult Inter. , 3 Intermediates 4 Lindy's 22 14 Jazz Exercise 75 Swimmers 3 Ping Pong 8 1111 1 Co-rec Volley Ball 18 Water Exercise 3 Karate 15 Adv. Beginners 9 Aerobics for kids 16 6 Loretta Lynn 40 New Zoo Trip 39 'Sub-total 144 Tap £ Ballet (3-4) 12 Tap & Ballet (4-5) 14 , i R 1982 SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM PARTICIPATION STATISTICS SUMMER PLAY CENTERS Pinewood Site 95 City Hall Site 32 Edgewood Site 60 BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE Pinewood Site 53 City Hall Site 30 Edgewood Site 30 YOUTH EXCURSIONS Rollerskating 24 Valley Fair 40 Sesame Street Live 49 Sesame Street 28 Dog Obedience 14 Recreation for the Autistic . . 13 Golf Instruction 6 Sr. Girls Volleyball 12 teams Karate 16 111/1 Festival Softball Tournament . 10 teams Pool rental Co-Red Volleyball Tournament . 4 teams Tennis Tournament 10 Private tennis lessons 2 Advanced gymnastic workout . . 15 GYMNASTIC INSTRUCTION Session I Session II Session III Beginners I 8 9 9 Beginners II 16 10 Intermediate 4 12 8 Advanced 6 10 92 total TENNIS INSTRUCTION Youth 9 12 Intermediate 4 - Youth 10 Junior 6 Adult 4 - 2 - JAll EXERCISE GADABOUTS 111/ 7:30 p m 6 Minnetonka Cruise 15 6: 30 p m 14 Hayward, Wisc. 36 Duluth Trip 28 7: 30 p m 11 Mille Lacs 18 6: 30 p m 10 Total 97 Total 41 SUNRISE SENIORS TRIPS ADULT AEROBICS 23 Fort Snelling 26 IBA CLINICS State Fair 25 Twins Game 3 (9-10) Boys 13 Hudson, Wisc 17 16 Cedar Lake Farms 20 (7-8) Boys 23 Total 91 14 Girls 22 15 Girls 11 \'�,)O Total boys 66 �`,);' Total girls 55 r; 111/ SWIMMING INSTRUCTIONS Session I Session II Session III Totals Pre-Beginning 23 23 30 76 Beginners 30 30 31 91 Adult Beginners 5 5 Advance Beginners 19 11 17 47 Swimmers 8 4 11 23 Intermediate 9 9 Parent/tot 19 5 24 Jr. Lifesaving 6 6 LAKESIDE PARK INSTRUCTIONS Beginners 21 10 31 Advanced Beginners 5 2 7 Grand total 319 YOUTH ATHLETICS T-Ball 10 teams x 16 = 160 8-Ball 6 teams x 16 = 96 Youth softball 7 teams x 16 = 112 Jr. Girls softball . . 4 teams x 16 = 64 Sr. Boys softball . . 5 teams x 20 = 100 10 Total 532 • - 3 - ADULT ATHLETICS • Men 's Recreation Softball 20 teams Women',s Recreation Softball 8 teams Men's Competitive Softball 8 teams Women 's Competitive Softball 8 teams Men's over 35 4 teams Sub-total 48 teams Men 's Fall Softball 24 teams Total 72 teams • • 1982 FALL PROGRAM ACTIVITY STATISTICS PROGRAM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS • Soccer 12 teams (181 players) Flag football 4 teams Sunrise Seniors: Fall Fling 38 Halloween Dance Approx. 400 attended Pool rentals 5 Open swims unknown Senior Swims 20 - 38 swimmers Shoreview Shuffle 250 total runners Ski Swap unknown Co-rec Volleyball Approx. 30-40 players 3 - man basketball 12 teams Young People' s Community Theatre 32 Bridge Brigade 5 tables ( 20 players) Thanksgiving Coloring Contest 24 participants Gadabouts : Renaissance Festival 25 4111 Fuji Ya/ Holy Land/Fallen Angels 25 Chanhassen 54 Landmark 24 Duluth 18 Swimming : Parent/tot (Tue . a.m. ) 7 Gym 'n' Swim 10 Adult lessons 7 Int ./Swim. 5 Beginner II 11 Handicapped 9 Parent' tot (Tue. a .ith. ) 12 Beginner I 11 Adult Lessons 8 Swim 'n' Slim 13 Adult Beginner 2 Parent/tot (Sat. 1 p .m. ) 17 Int./Swimmers 9 Advanced Beginner 9 Beginner II 14 - 2 - I Gymnastics : Beginner I 22 Beginner II 23 1111 Advanced Beginner 23 Intermediate 13 1 , 10 Advanced 3 4<1 �b Lindy' s 1� � you Pre-school: Movin ' , Music & Me (3 classes) 10 , 7 , 9 Craft & Storybook Hr . (2 classes) 9 , 13 Teeny Tumblers (2 classes) 14 , 11 Tap & Ballet 9 Recreation for the Handicapped 7 Floor Hockey: 1 - 3 grades 27 4 - 6 grades 21 7 - 9 grades 4 Firearms Safety 24 Water Exercise 4 1111 Jazz Exercise (3 classes) 28 , 18 , 12 Dance Aerobics ( 4 classes) 18 , 18 , 17 , 15 Daytime Volleyball 10 4-man Football League 18 teams 4-man Football Tournament 4 teams Racquetball Instruction 4 Movies Approx. 600 r c MEMO TO: Bruce K . Anderson, Director Parks , Recreation and Forestry FROM: Rick Wriskey, City Forester. 1111 DATE: January 13 , 1983 RE: 1982 End of Year Forestry Summary TREE LOSSES Dutch elm and oak wilt diseases accounted for the loss of 102 elm trees and 116 red oaks . This represents a total loss of 1 . 11% of the City ' s total elm population and . 22% of the oak population . This is a 29% decrease in Dutch elm disease incidence over 1981 . Red oak losses were down a total of 31% . Clark Landscaping , the New Brighton/Mounds View 1982 tree removal contractor removed 78 (or 36%) of all marked trees . The average removal cost per tree was $76 . 17 compared to $88 . 25 for 1981 . Four ( 4) major trenching jobs were undertaken in red oak groves to separate the root systems of healthy trees from those of diseased trees . Thirteen ( 13) owners of elm woodpiles were notified to remove potentially dangerous pieces from the piles . All complied . iOTHER TREE DISEASES During the course of the growing season , several other tree diseases were active on ornamental and shade trees such as maple, linden and apple. The most severe disease observed was fireblight bacteria which fatally infects apple , pear and mountain ash . Other less damaging diseases were cedar-apple rust and verticillium wilt. DAMAGING TREE INSECTS Insect damage to trees and shrubs was extremely heavy during 1982 . Again , a major infestation of the linden looper was observed on nearly all heavily wooded areas of the City during the month of May . Additionally , these worms seemed to show a preference to newly planted flowering crabapples , lindens and oaks and fed concurrently •.with both the spring and fall cankerworms . Control of the insects on park trees was attempted by using Dipel (Bt) , an organic formulation. Some success was noted but a stronger control will be looked at for 1983 . The usual spring/summer aphid attacks occurred but minimal damage was realized . It was felt that none of these cases warranted control . Several "new" insects were seen in Mounds View for the first time by 410 this forester. Most potentially damaging was an aphid -caused de- formation called long spruce cone gall on Colorado blue spruce . Others were mountain ash sawfly and forest tent caterpillar . - 2 - D Maple velvet gall, caused by a small mite on silver maple seemed to be more prevalent than in previous years . Rose chafer beetle populations decreased from past years. The Gyp:;),, moth larvae , 1>0l cent i �� Ll_y flit_ ��rc.ate:, t_ i_nsecl_ threat to oaks this area would ever see, have not yet surfaced . However, the adult stays moth (male) has been trapped in surrounding communities . This devastating pest is seemingly being carried west from eastern U .S . environs where it is inflicting millions of dollars of damage to countless acres of urban and rural forest . PARK TREE PLANTING A total of 335 large shade trees were planted on public land in 1982 . Of these , 232 were planted in Silver View Park. Eighteen ( 18) different species of trees were planted . Additionally, 900 seedlings were planted, almost all at Silver View . Vandalism and failure •of root establishment accounted for the loss of 59 large trees planted over the last two years . Tree donations to the City were down somewhat over 1981 as most potential transplants were either poorly located with no tree spade access or much too large to attempt transplanting . The spade was used, however , to move trees about in parks to more favorable locations . JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT 1111 Mounds View' s use of New Brighton ' s tree spade, trencher and water truck was completely offset by New Brighton ' s use of Mounds View ' s forestry truck during the course of the year . All other requirements and responsibilities concerning Forester ' s time, licences , etc . were properly met at the set ratio ( 40% Mounds View , 60% New Brighton) . TREE PLANTING 1982 (Listed by Park) ARDAN PARK LAMBERT PARK 5 Schwedler Norway Maple 4 Schwedler Norway Maple 1 Norway Pine 1 White Spruce GREENFIELD PARK 2 Silver Maple 1 Green Ash 10 Emerald Queen Norway Maple CITY HALL PARK RANDOM PARK 10 Pink Spire Flowering Crab 10 Sparkler Flowering Crab 5 Niobe Weeping Willow 5 Red Splendor Flowering Crab 5 Laurel-leaf Willow 11 Schwedler Norway Maple 15 Amur Chokecherry 5 LAKESIDE BEACH Columnar Norway Maple 1 White Cedar 10 Green Ash SILVER VIEW PARK • 10 Redmond Linden 11 Greenspire Linden 10 Hackberry 25 Emerald Queen Norway Maple 14 Schwedler Norway Maple 15 Cleveland Norway Maple 10 Swamp White Oak 20 Amur Chokecherry 20 Laurel-leaf Willow 20 Niobe Weeping Willow 10 Sparkler Flowering Crab 10 Red Splendor Crab 5 Pink Spire Crab 1 13als:nu Fir 50 Colorado Blue Spruce 2 Silver Maple MOUNDS VIEW TREE PLANTING 1982 BARE ROOT NUMBER Maple (Emerald Queen Norway) 35 Maple (Schwedler Norway) 34 Maple (Cleveland Norway) 15 Maple (Columnar Norway) 5 Linden (Redmond) 10 Linden (Greenspire) 11 Flowering Crab (Red Splendor) 15 Flowering Crab (Pink Spire) 15 Flowering Crab (Sparkler) 20 Oak (Swamp White) 10 Cherry (Amur Choke) 35 I-Iackberry 10 Willow (Laurel-leaf) 25 Willow (Niobe Weeping) 25 TOTAL 265 CONTAINERIZED Spruce (Colorado Blue) 50 Ash (Green) 10 Maple (Silver) 4 Fir (Balsam) TOTAL . . . . 65 1111 TREE SPADED Pine (Norway) 1 Pine (Scotch) 1 Spruce (White) 1 Cedar (White) 1 Ash (Green) 1 TOTAL 5 TOTAL LARGE TREES PLANTED 1982 335 SEEDLINGS PLANTED 1982 NUMBER Pine (Norway) 700 Ash (Green) 100 Maple (Silver) 100 TOTAL . . . 900 • . . • 4111 PLANTED TREES REMOVED BECAUSE OF VANDALISM OR FAILURE 1982 DateNo_ Species Where Failed/Vandaliz, 3/31/82 1 Pink spire crab Hillview Vandalized 5/10/82 2 Ilackberry Silver View Stolen 5/10/82 3 Redmond Linden Silver View Stolen 5/10/82 3 Emerald Queen N. Mpl . Silver View Stolen 5/10/82 2 Cleveland N . Maple Silver View Stolen 5/27/82 1 Colorado Blue Spruce Silver View Failed 5/27/82 1 Red Splendor Fl . Crab Greenfield Vandalized 5/27/82 2 Pink Spire Crab Greenfield Vandalized 5/31/82 11 Colorado Blue Spruce Silver View Stolen 5/31/82 2 Silver Maple Silver View Stolen 6/14/82 1 Norway Maple Groveland Vandalized 7/15/82 1 Red Splendor Crab Greenfield Vandalized 7/15/82 2 Amur Chokecherry Silver View Failed 8/5/82 4 Iiackberry Silver View Failed 8/5/82 1 Cleveland Norway Mpl . Silver View Failed 8/5/82 2 Amur Chokecherry Silver View Failed 8/5/82 3 Coloracb Blue Spruce Silver View Failed 8/5/82 1 White Spruce Ardan Failed 8/10/82 1 Sparkler Crab Silver View Failed 8/31/82 1 Pink Spire Crab Greenfield Failed 8/31/82 1 Green Ash Greenfield Failed • 8/31/82 1 Sugar Maple Woodcrest Failed 8/31/82 2 Sparker Crab Woodcrest Failed 8/31/82 1 Red Splendor grab Greenfield Vandalized • 8/31/82 1 Colorado Blue Spruce Silver View Failed 9/2/82 1 Schwedler N. Maple Oakwood Failed 9/7/82 5 Colorado Blue Spruce Silver View Failed 9/7/82 1 Emerald Queen N. Mpl . Silver View Failed 12/2/82 1 Honey Locust Ardan Vandalized 1982 TOTAL 59 Trees R TREES DONATED 1982 DATE NAME/ADDRESS SPECIES NO. WHERE 4111 Don Balk Green Ash • 6/10/821 Ardan 2656 County Road J 6/10/82 James Tyree Norway Pine 1 Ardan 2126 Terrace Drive 9/1/82 MN DOT White Cedar 1 City Hall. Lake Elmo #13 9/7/82 Floyd Linnell Scotch Pine 1 Lambert 5205 Sunnyside Road Balsam Fir 1 Silver View 6/10/82 Raymond Fisher White Spruce 1 Ardan 7909 Edgewood Dr . • • . . 1902 • CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW TREE REMOVAL COSTS Diseased tree removal from boulevards and parks : Elms ( 21) $ 605 . 85 Brush hauling : 11 - 20 cu . yd . loads 562 . 50 Stump removal : 1 boulevard stump 6 . 00 1982 TOTAL $1 , 174 . 35 • •