HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark and Recreation Advisory Commission Minutes 07-12-1984Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission
July 12, 1984
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Present; Chair'Threinen, Commissioners Chesebrough, Mullan, Dvorak and Berg=
staff Blank, Busch, Patterson and Pederson.
Absent., Commissioners Edwards and LaTour
3. ViVTOR PRESENTATIONS
Due to, lack of a quorum ;t 1;30 p.m., the meeting began with a report from
Mary Patterson who discussed last winter and spring; class enrollment. comparisons.
She announced the "Life. Be In It." Water Carnival to be held at Ea, -t Medicine
Lake Beach on Satttrday, July 28 which is being co --sponsored by Plymouth
Burger King. She also announced the Shakespeare Festival to be held at Shiloh
Park oto Saturday, August 11, a new special event which is free to the public.
Rick Busch handed out copies of a master schedule for reserving athletic
fields and explained all the code letters. and numbers in each square. He
discussed upcoming events including two major softball tournaments to be held
in Plymouth, one the weekend of August 17, 18: and 19, and the other the weekend
of Auger',; t 31 through September 3..
1. CALL TO ORDER
The July meeting of the Plymouth Park and Recreation Advisory Connission was
Galled to order at 7:50 p.m. by. Chair Betty Threinen..
2. APPROVAL. OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Commissioner Ch.esebrough and seconded by Commissioner
Berg to approve the minutes of the dune, meeting. The motion carried with
all ayes.
4. REPORT ON PAST COUNCIL ACTION
a. Community Center Proposal -_Steve Chesebrou9h. The final report on the
Community Center proposa was su EmT a too ihe. City Council by Steve
Chesebrough and David Bennett on Monday, June 25. At this meeting, it
was decided to move quickly and encourage citizens to sign petitions
calling for a special election on the Community Center. These signatures
will he submitted to the Council on July 23, and will Eater be verified
for validity, and will be resubmitted on August 3. Council will then
set a, date for the special election, probably sometime in September,
b, Award of Bili - Neighborhood Parks. Barber Construction was awarded the
Mato construct the fapl e T7apl ecreek and Middle East neighborhood
parks. Construction will begin immediately.
c, Land Acquisition 1935 rorestview Lane - *.At Medicine Lake City Park..
not er parc—eT of property as been purcF7,; 3 5yt 1.ty for ''ec us on
in West Medicine Lake City Park. The City paid $70,000 plus will be
responsible for the unpaid special assessments, LAWCON will contribute
33,700 toward this purchase. There is currently a house on this
property, which the City will rent until such time that the prop rf.r is
needed for the park..
S. UNFIT `1'4ED BUSINESS
a. 1985-89 CIP, Director Blank briefly discussed the proposed 1985-39
P and how it differs from 1984.88. He discussed which improvements
would be taking place and the year the improvement is proposed. A
MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER BERG AND SECONDED BY CCHMISSI,ONER.
CHESEBROUGH TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY CIP AS PRESENTED. The motion
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car rived with all ayes,, Commissioner Dvorak abstained due to late
arrival.
b.. 1935 Budget - s. Director dank announced that operating budgets. are
be ng incresed by 4% across -,the -board.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Resident William Baxter sent a letter to the City requesting that an
area in his yard be dredged for a Pond. Director Blank indicated that.
he was, sure the City would deny this request.
h. Improvements at Imperial Hills Park include rebuilding retaining walls
and ordering new diggers in the playground area.
7. COHMISSION PRESENTATION
Commissioner Chesebrough has observed that the Mission Hills Park parking
lot frequently contains at least three or four :ars.. He assumed that the
lot would be used by those with a handicap or mothers with small children.
After observation, this is not the case.
Chair Threinen requested that there be no meeting in August if at all
possible, with the next regularly scheduled meeting planned for September 13.,
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
Director Blank indicated that a community center vote might be set for
sometime between September 10 and 25.
9 ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 8;58 p.m.