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Y • Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes, Meeting of November 9, 1987 Members Present: Linda McLoon, Pat Bush, Connie Lasser, Bob Gehrz, Kirsten Eckberg Members Absent: Tom Mountain, Ardis Hutchins, Paul Nelson, Jean Ohman, Paul Ciernia- Council Liason PAT BUSH We began the meeting with hearty congratulations to Pat on her winning a seat on the City Council. Pat indicated that she had talked to Jan Weissner and would continue in her position as Park Director until the end of December. This would include putting together the Winter Program, and hiring and training rink attendants, and her involvement with the bike path committee. All present heaved a sigh of relief. A chocolate cake was then immediately consumed by all present to celebrate Pat's election to the City Council. We all agreed that Pat had done an excellent job as Park Director and would be hard to replace. • FALL PROGRAMS Pat Bush indicated that all programs were running smoothly, although a number of classes were canceled due to low enrollment, including Be Fit By Five. We discussed how this problem could be eliminated in the future. A suggestion was made to send the program activities to local daycare providers. GROVE PARK Bob Gehrz noted that at a recent meeting of the Grove Association, the general consensus was that a gazebo would be a great addition to the Grove park. Both a hockey rink and recreational skating area will be flooded there this winter. Bob also noted to need to have proper light standards erected at the park. Those present felt a letter to the City Council of our recommendation to buy a gazebo should be sent, which Linda McLoon volunteered to write. MAINTENANCE AT THE PARKS A system for notification of the maintenance staff for problems at our parks was discussed. Pat indicated that follow-through on the part of the maintenance staff has not always been as quick as desired. Pat said she would look into the possibility of having Maintenance memos for us to fill in when we see some problem at the parks that require attention, e.g. no garbage cans at the Community Park. NEW PARK DIRECTOR • Most of the meeting was spent discussing hiring of anew Park Director. Four alternatives were presented by Pat, after discussion of the issue with Jan Weissner. The first would be to replace Pat with someone with the same duties. The second alternative would be to combine our Park Director position with the Community Coordinator at Falcon Heights Elementary School. The third alternative would be to go back to the situation