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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> 2 PARKS ADVISORY TASK FORCE MEETING SUMMARY <br /> 3 Monday, August 18, 1997 <br /> 4 7:00 P.M. <br /> 5 Conference Room <br /> 6 I. CALL TO ORDER. <br /> 7 II. OPENING REMARKS. <br /> 8 Bob Kost, BRW, Inc. introduced the evening's agenda. <br /> 9 III. REPORT ON STATUS OF CITY'S PARKS. <br /> 10 Reviewed inventory of Parks as provided in mailed packets. The task force will be <br /> 11 taking a walking tour of Central Park at the September 15th meeting. <br /> 12 IV. REPORT ON USES OF PARKS. <br /> 13 Kathy Knapp, Community Services, reviewed the needs for the Parks for <br /> 14 Community Services programs. She indicated that the children in the childcare <br /> 15 programs use Central Park, which is a problem for the children in pre-school and <br /> 16 most in the daycare. This equipment is designed for elementary age children. <br /> 17 Children going to Central Park also run the,risk of being hit with softballs from <br /> 18 practicing teams, especially softball fields 1 and 3. <br /> 19 Community Services also schedules adult softball teams at Central Park. This year, <br /> 20 they have 18 teams, which is down considerably from the past. They have tried to <br /> 21 encourage adult teams to schedule league play on the weekends, but has been very <br /> 22 difficult. These teams continue to want to play during the week. She reiterated <br /> 23 that there is a shortage of fields for both adults and children. <br /> 24 Jan Jenson, Sports Boosters, presented a report on the activities that Sports Boosters <br /> 25 organizes for the youth. They provide opportunities for children to play organized <br /> 26 sports such as tee ball, soccer, football and softball. Most activities are co-ed, but as <br /> 27 the children get older, girls play more softball and are very active in soccer. Boys <br /> 28 play more football and soccer. <br /> 29 Outdoor sports run from April to mid-October or early November. Mr. Jenson <br /> 30 reported that the number of kids wanting to participate is increasing, especially for <br /> 31 soccer. He also indicated that they use the fields on most weekends and they are <br /> 32 booked from 3:00 P.M. to dark. <br /> 33 Gary Palm, St. Anthony High School Athletics, reported that tennis, soccer and <br /> 34 football are very popular. Because of this, he could use more tennis courts and <br /> 35 fields for soccer and football. Currently, the St. Anthony soccer program is run in <br /> 36 conjunction with Spring Lake Park. <br />