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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes November 8, 1999 Page 7 1 pared, and possibly approved by the City Council; and then invite the architects to a meeting to 2 fine-tune issues. 3 Jindra suggested the idea of educating the public on the progress and vision of the Commission. 4 Wolff suggested letting the public aware that the Commission is searching for additional land. 5 Koehntop agreed that the public needed to be made aware of the City's need for more public 6 space. Wagner suggested that the plans for alternate fields be a priority in the plan. 7 Mr. Zirby (visiting the Parks Commission meeting) asked if the Sports Boosters should look into 8 other communities and the possibility of alternative fields. Jensen said that he would need 9 specific dates in order to approach any of the local communities. Mr. Zirby offered that the issue 10 at hand would most likely involve the older kids' fields. I1 Jensen stated that he would discuss this issue at the December Sports Boosters meeting. 12 IX. REPORTS. 13 A. Community Services. 14 There was not a report from Community Services due to the absence of Diana Roadfeldt. .5 B. School Board. 16 Wolff recapped that she is moving soon to St. Louis, Missouri and that the Commission would 17 be receiving a new School Board Representative. 18 She reported that there have been bids placed for the fire road regarding installation of gates and 19 the Board is currently taking matters into consideration. Unfortunately, the fire road is 20 mistakenly being utilized by residents as a parking lot. 21 Jindra asked about the status of the bleacher work. Wolff reported that the work would begin 22 next summer. Jensen reported that a new scoreboard would be installed within a week's time. 23 Wolff mentioned that she doesn't believe there are enough trashcans placed around the football 24 field judging from the amount of trash left on the ground after games. 25 Jindra offered that more trashcans would be helpful at Water Tower Park as well. 26 Koehmop suggested that the School Board make a recommendation for more trashcans. 27 C. Sports Boosters. 28 Jensen reported that he would have leverage to discuss alternative fields with local communities 29 as soon as he was provided dates. l 30 Jindra reported that she had checked Water Tower Park around 3:40 or 3:50 p.m. and noticed a 31 number of skateboarders. She asked the skateboarders to stop skating on the ledges in Water