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PR 04/22/1968MINUTES OF REGULAR PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 22, 2968 Meeting was called or order by Chairman Hughes at 8:1U P.M. MEMBER5 PRESENT: Hughes, Dunphy, Cochran, Fitzpatrick ^ MEMBERS AB5ENT: Larson , OTHERS PRESENT: Ed Braddock, Park Consultant • Pau1 Brown, Director of Parks and Recreation MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 25, 1968, AND OF SPECIAL MEETINGS ON MARCH 25th, APRIL lst, APRIL 8th, AND APRIL 16, 1968 MOTION by Cochran, seconded by Dunphy, that the Regular Meeting Minutes of March.25, 1968, and the Special Meeting Minutes of March 25, April 1, April 8, and Apri1:16, 1968, be accepted as mailed. The Motion Carried. LETTE�tS Letter fxom School District #13 - Subject: Permission given to use North Park School this summer as a playground site. The Commission requested the Director to se�d a let.ter of appreciation. ' Letter from Harris Erection Company - Subject: Cost estimate for insulating the Park Garage. . Letter from Forrest Wilcox - Subject: Geodesic Domes. Letter tabled until later in the meeting. Letter from Virgil Herrick, City Attorney - Subject: Municipal Debt Limits. The Fridley City Charter does not adopt a more restrictive limitation than ^ 20� but does.provide that if the State limitation _is greater than l0o the higher.bonded debt limitation contained in the State Statutes'shall apply. Letter from Elmer Olson, 5361 Horizon Drive - Subject: To emphasize the im- portance of not eliminating the Main Street area from the final bond pro- posal. Letter from Dean Coleman, 123 Glen Creek Road - Subject: Letter of thanks and appreciation for developing the parks and recreation programs in the City. Letter from John Dunphy to Mr. George Rice, WCCO Television - Subject: Request for his assistance through WCCO-TV for the passage of the proposed bond �eferendum. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Parks and Recreation Memorandum A question arose abou.t the resolution passed by the Council concerning �he ballot. It was thought that the Council may have a draft copy of a ballot but it has not yet been presented to the Commission. Mr. Ed Braddock, Park Consultant, informed the Commission that any statemen�t con- cerning matching federal funds does not have to be noted in the final ballot. ^ Parks Work Progress Report I Shelves have been installed in the warming houses for use this summer as storage area for the playgrounds. MINtITES OF THE REGULAR COhIlNISSION MEETING, APRIL 22, 1968 PAGE 2 It was asked whether or not the Department has the proper equipment needed to � prune trees. Member Dunphy informed the Commission that Anoka County has a boom truck that can be rented if applied for early enough. The Commission re- n quested that the Director, in the preliminary budget for 1969, make a list of the pruning tools and equipment which would be needed in the Department. Attendance - Participation Analysis for Fall and Winter It was noted by the Director that the reason for the almost doubling of the attendance figure for skating this year over last year was. due to the lack of cold weather and snow this season. (�uarterly Budget Report The Commission questioned the debit Land. The Director explained that ,� been paid. ^ ^ PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR 1969 balance of $13,749.28 under Code 475.50, this was the assessments figure which had The Preliminary Budget presented tonight shows only what the additional requests approved in the �rogram for 1969 by the Commission will cost. Under Item A, the two new playground sites are Craig Park and Woodcrest School. The Commission agreed that under Item D, the request for two park men should be changed to four. According to Mr. Braddock, with passage of the bond referendum, maintenance of the parks will double by 1971. Chairman Hughes will discuss with the City Mana- ger whether it would be best to turn in only a partial budget concerning Items A,D, and E which would remain relatively unchanged by the passage of the bond referendum or wait until after the June llth Election pending the outcome of the bond election and at that time turn in a completed proposed budget. Items B, C. and F greatly depend on�the outcome of this Election. UNPLATTED SECION 12, PARCEL 30 AND PARCEL 100 This parcel of land was described by Chairman Hughes as a relatively worthless piece of land bordering on Spring Lake which has the Possibility of being devel- oped into a quiet area, According to Harvey Peterson, County Commissioner, at the February Meeting, if this area were made available for use by the County Residents, $1,500.00 could be provided by the County. � MOTION by Dunphy, seconded � Council to immediately acqui as Unplatted Section proceed with developme of the County and so t e allocating May 15, 1 1 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE Cochran, that the Commission request the City e section of land on Spring Lake legally des- 2, Parcel 30 and Parcel l00 that Commission t this summer in this area for use by the resi- at funds might be ap lied for, which the State 68. The Motion Carried. � Mr. Braddock informed the Commission that on May 15, $1.2 million, and on Nov- ember lSth, $1.5 million will be dispersed by the State to areas applying for aid in the purchase or developing of park lands. He said that any purchase costs or costs in developing such as purchase of apparatus could be put in the appli- cation. The Commission felt that all of the development costs of the parks in the 1968 Budget plus the acquisition cost for the Spring Lake Parcel and also Sieverts Property should be included in anyapplication made, approximate total being $20,000.00 ....�... MINUTES OF TH� REGULAR COhfl�IISSION MEETING, APRIL 22, 1968 PAGE 3 MOTION by Fitzpatri,ck, seconded by Cochran, that an�applicat�on containing the development plans and costs for Plymouth Square, Craig Park, Summit� Square, Locke Park, Terrace Park, Altura Property, Meadowlands Addition, n miscellaneous costs of landscaping and also the acquisition costs involved in acquiring the Spring Lake parcel and Sieverts Property, be`prepared for Council approval to both agencies, State and Federal, for aic3. The Motion Carried. OLD BUSINESS Citizens Committee On wednesday, April 24th, the Citizens Committee headed by Bill Milcarek as Chairman, will meet to discuss the promotion and passage of the Bond Referendum. The Commission is urged to attend this meeting. Geodesic Domes The Director felt that, a geodesic dome should be constructed at The Commons Park where it would get more use than at Terrace Park where it was originally planned for. Warming house on Commons now would be moved to Terrace Park. �The cost of the building is also more than originally thought. The Commission agreed that if the Director can find available funds, he should go ahead with the con- struction of one of these domes at The Commons Park. Bond Referendum • The new map made up for the brochure which shows general areas for acquisition ^ rather than specific areas was presented by the Director and Mr. Braddock to the Commission. The Commission was favorable. All but one councilman who has not yet seen the new map has approved it. P1ans for the printing of the final brochure are going ahead at a rapid rate to insure plenty of mailing time when they are ready. Speaking Engagements Calendar � The Speaking Engagement Calendar was updated by the Commission Members. Chair- man Hughes also brought to the attention of the Commission the request by the Jaycees to change their date from May 7th to May 21st and make it a public meet- ing ins.tead of private. The Commission agreed that this was a good idea. NEW BUSINESS Cotnmission Member Chairman Hughes informed the Commission that due"to circumstances which have gotten more involved than he had anticipated, Member Carl Larson needs to re- sign from the Commission. Possible Seminar With Interested Organizations Involved in Recreational Progr�a.ms The Commission discussed the possibility of holding a meeting or seminar with interested organizations concerned with municipal, school, or private recreation- ^ al programs. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 P.M. c:.::v. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CONMdISSION MEETING, APRIL 22, 1968 PAGE 4 The next regular meeting will be May 27, 1968, at 7:30 P.M. in the Conference Room of the Civic Center. i1 : _ Respectfully submitted, � � Lr�f�/ (/i�'/���—�`� Mary Lo Erickson, Secretary - Parks and Recreation Commission � � �