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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes November 13, 2000 Page 6 1 Jindra asked staff to determine if the fence is high enough to provide safety. Zurbey stated he 2 feels BRW should be catching these types of issues, especially safety issues. Mr. Hartman 3 agreed that BRW should know the specifics. 4 Jindra noted the addition of three signs for $4,500 and stated she thought the signs had all been 5 ordered. Mr. Hartman stated they may be proposing signs at new locations. 6 Mr. Hartman explained that adjustments can be considered next year 7 Skrivseth asked where older aged hockey players can play. Mr. Hartman explained that typically 8 full sized hockey rinks are no longer installed and a consultant had suggested a half rink. 9 Gebhardt asked when ice will go in. Mr. Hartman estimated the boards will be installed within 10 two weeks. 1l Jenson suggested the Commission not pave the Central Park hockey rink right away and, instead, 12 consider what Roseville did to install cabling which would provide skating activity during 13 warmer winter weather. He stated he does not know what the cost would be but suggested staff 14 analyze that option which has been very successful in Roseville. 15 Zurbey explained the type of equipment that would be needed for this type of rink and stated the 16 cost may be quite high. 17 VI. REPORTS 18 A. Community Services. 19 Diane Skrivseth asked that when the park is in the midst of being redone, the City consider the 20 upper parking lot which is currently used for senior trips and Community Service staff parking. 21 Wagner stated that parking lot will probably be used for construction activity parking. 22 B. School Board. 23 Denise Dunn reminded all of the Tuesday, November 28, 2000, joint public hearing which will 24 be televised. She advised the School Board appointed Jane Eckert to serve on the Northwest. 25 Quadrant Task Force as their representative. 26 Jindra noted the letter from the Mayor asking the Commission to consider appointing someone to 27 the Northwest Quadrant Task Force. She asked Council Liaison Thuesen to keep the 28 Commission informed of those discussions. 29 C. Sports Boosters. 30 George Zurbey reported that City Manager Mike Mornson attended the last Sports Boosters 31 meeting and presented the plan and funding of the plan. Mr. Morrison also talked about the 32 situation at the Stonehouse since profits from charitable gambling have been down. Mr.