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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2004 Page 3 1 V. REPORTS. 2 3 A. Community Services. 4 5 NONE 6 7 B. School Board. 8 9 School Board Representative Diane Dunn stated that school has been in session for two weeks noting 10 that the District enrollment this fall is 1,663 students, up from last year. She announced that next week 11 is homecoming week and reviewed the schedule with the Conunission. She noted that the football game 12 is scheduled for Friday, September 24, 2004 and invited everyone to come and join in the fun. 13 14 C. Sports Boosters. 15 16 Chair Jindra stated that Mr. Zurbey has resigned from the Parks Commission as the Representative for 17 the Sports Boosters. She stated that a new Representative would be appointed noting that it would 18 probably be sometime after the first of the year. 19 2 VI. OTHER BUSINESS. 21 22 Chair Jindra stated that this would be her last meeting with the Parks Commission adding that she is in 23 the process of transitioning her responsibilities to Vice Chair Koehntop. She thanked the Commission 24 for all of their hard work. 25 26 Commissioner Ganley noted that the soccer fields have been reconfigured in Central Park and provided 27 an overview for the Commission. He commented on the length of the grass on the ball fields stating that 28 from his observation, long grass makes for a slower field. Public Works Director Hartman agreed and 29 explained that because it is new they are allowing some of the growth. He further explained that over 30 time the grass would be cut shorter and reviewed the process with the Commission. 31 32 Public Works Director Hartman stated that the City of St. Anthony will have two seats available on the 33 Parks Commission beginning January 1, 2005. He explained that the Parks Commission is a volunteer 34 _group, which advises the City Council regarding the development of park facilities in the City of St. 35 Anthony. He further explained that the Parks Commission meets on the second Monday of every month 36 at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Anthony City Hall. He stated that anyone interested in becoming a member of 37 this Commission should send a letter of interest with their resume to the City Manager, 3301 Silver Lake 38 Road, St. Anthony, Minnesota, 55418. He stated that applications are being accepted until Friday, 39 October 22, 2004. 40 41 Public Works Director Hartman noted that the next Parks Commission meeting is scheduled for October 4_ _ 11t', which is a holiday. He suggested rescheduling the meeting and asked the Commission to update 43 him on what they would like to do before the end of the month. 44 45 Vice Chair Koehntop expressed concerns stating that there are several trees in the park that are looking