PR 01/10/1983 - 31284CITY OF FRIDLEY
,,,� SPECIAL
PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
MEETING
JANUARY 10, 1983
CALL TO ORDER:
Vice-Chairperson Schreiner called the January 10, 1983, Parks & Recreation
Comnission meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Members Present: Mary Schreiner, Jan Seeger, Dick Youn , Dan Allen,
Dave Kondrick (excused due to illness�
Mer�bers Absent: None
Others Present: Charles Boudreau, Parks & Recreation Director
Jack Kirk, Recreation Supervisor
APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 15, 1982, PARKS & RECREATIOP� COMMISSION MINUTES_
^� MOTION BY MS. SEEGER, SECONDED BY MR. YOUNG, TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 15, 1982,
° PARKS 6 RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES AS WRITTEN.
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UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, VICE-CHAIRPERSON SCHREINER DECLARED THE
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
The following items were added to the agenda:
City Band & Northeast Chamber Ensemble Funding - Item a under "Qld Business"
Progress Report on Community Park - Item b under "Old Business"
MOT.ION BY MR. YOUNG, SECONDED BY MS. SEEGER, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, VICE-CHAIRPERSON SCIi�EINER DECLARED THE
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMDUSLY.
1. NL-W BUSINESS: a
a. Ice Area Locations - Establish Criteria
Dr. Boudreau stated that not too long ago, the Commission members had
received a petition from the Jay Park residents requesting a general ice
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skating rink at Jay Park. He stated this request has been approved by
City Council. However, there was some concern expressed by the City
Council about what the Park & Recreation Cor.mission's criteria is for
locating ice skating areas in the City of Fridley. The City Council
would like to see some criteria for justifying ice areas.
Dr. Boudreau stated he thought this would go hand-in-hand with the
Cormission's work on the policy manual, and maybe the Commission should
address this concern and put together some criteria �For locating ice
areas in the City of Fridley. He would like the Commission members to
give this some thought before their regular meeting on Jan. 24.
2. OLD BUSINESS:
a. City Band and Northeast Chamber Ensemble Funding
Ms. Seeger stated she has received quite a few telephone calls regarding
the Commission's decision to cut the funding to the band and the Northeast
Chamber. One of the questions she has been asked is why the City is
cutting the cultural activities and not making the cuts evenly for games
and recreation.
Mr. Young stated that the game-type activities, to a great extent, are
self-supporting. The participants pay a fairly high participation fee
based on the activity. In comparison, the City Band and the Northeast
Chamber members paid little or nothing towards the operation of their
cultural endeavors, and that was one of the considerations the Commission
took into account in making their recomnendation. The Commission members
felt the band and chamber members should bear a bigger share of the cost.
Ms. Schreiner stated she felt they had compared the cultural groups to
those people who participate in a sumner, winter city program, or a
continunity education program. Those people have to pay "x" amount of
dollars to participate in that program or activity.
Ms. Seeger asked wasn't the band contributing to the City by playing
for the 49'ers Days and other events in the City?
Mr. Allen stated it is really how much the contribution is costing the
City. The band may contribute in that capacity, but he felt it was a
discouraging thing for other parts of the recreation program when people
have to pay for the programming and these two organizations do not.
Mr. Young stated another consideration was the fact that approximately
half of the members of those organizations do not live in Fridley and,
therefore, are not paying taxes in Fridley.
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Dr. Boudreau 5tated the City will continue to assist the City Band by
hauling chairs and instruments and by helping them set up before a concert
and take things down after the concert. ^
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b. Progress Report on Community Park
Dr. Boudreau stated the City went out for bids about two weeks ago for
the lighting of the community park athletic fields. All the bids came
back too high, so the Parks & Recreation Department has put through a
recommendation to the City Council that the City Council reject a17 the
bids and allow Staff to work with their consultant in reletting the bids
with some different criteria and specifications in the hope of bringing
the price down.
Dr. Boudreau stated Mr. Jerry Paschke has volunteered the labor to lay
the block for a concession/storage/restrooms building. Dr. Boudreau
stated the City can save $10,000 if they can get the block up, the roof
on, and the electrical panels inside the building as opposed to a weather-
proofed separate box that would house the electrical outsi.de the building
site on a pad.
Dr. Boudreau stated Don Pertinen, Professional Planning & Design, Inc.,
has drawn up a rough plan and put together a model of the building.
Dr. Boudreau stated he is hoping to have the lighting in by June 1 and
something done on the building by June 1.
,-,� Dr. Boudreau stated Staff is looking for donations for the building in
terms of manpower for plumbing, electrical, etc. If the Canmission
members know of anyone who would be wil7ing to contribute in this way,
he would like those people to contact him.
c. Continued: Policy Manual Discussion
Mr. Kirk stated that, as they had done at the last meeting, they would
review a section of the policy manual page-by-page, making changes where
necessary.
Mr. Kirk stated they would be reviewing the participants section of the
manual which had been drafted by Mr. Young. After the changes have been
made, this section would be rewritten and brought back to the Commission
at their next meeting. The Commission members had received the revised
copy of the administrative portion they had reviewed at the last meeting.
The remainder of the meeting was spent reviewing and making changes to
this portion of the policy manual.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION BY MR. YOUNG, SECONDED BY MR. ALLEN, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. UPON A VOICE
VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, VICE-CHAIRPERSON SCHREINER DECLARED THE JAN. 10, 1983,
SPECIAL PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:45 P.M.
� Respectfully subm'tted,
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Lynne Si�ba
Record�ng Secretary