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CITY of ANDOVER
1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD NW, . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (612) 755-5100
REGULAR PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
March 20, 1986
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Andover Park and
Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairman Kinkade
at 7:30 p.m. at Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard N.W.
Andover, Minnesota.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
Kinkade, McMullen, Strootman, Sabel
Tom Audette, Jr., Tom Audette, Sr., Frank
Stone, Rosella Sonsteby, Tom O'Malley
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION by Sabel, seconded by Kinkade to approve the minutes
of March 6, 1986. Motion carried unanimously.
REVIEW OF NEWSLETTER ITEMS
Gretchen Sabel duplicated and distributed copies of the
newsletter articles to the Park Board. They will be given to
Larry Johnson for editing and publication.
EAGLE SCOUT--FOREST MEADOWS PARKS
Tom Audette, Jr. met with the Park Board to discuss his ideas
for Forest Meadows Park, as a project towards his Eagle Badge.
He needs one more approval from the Viking Council, which he
should receive this weekend, before he begins. His first step
will be taking a survey of area people to see what they would
like to have in their park. In addition, the possibilites
presented by Tom Audette are as follows: reseeding park, planting
trees, road, parking lot, soccer field, horse shoe pits, corner
post markers, install park sign and park upkeep. His grandfather
will also volunteer his time and equipment. Kinkade stated that
this is a seven acre park and the Park Board has $7200 budgeted
to go in that park this year--$3000 for playground, $~OOO for
parking and $1200 for benches and soccer field. Frank Stone
stated that there will have to be an area to be mowed for at least
two picnic tables and garbage can for the summer school program.
Stone also said he would send Audette a map of the park. Audette
hopes to have the results of his survey for the next park meeting
on April 3, 1986.
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Rosella Sonsteby (parks)
Rosella Sonsteby addressed the Park Board with her concern
that she was denied building permits for Shirley Estates
pending completion of Pleasant Oaks Park. She then referred
to meeting minutes of May 5, 1983 which outlined what Good
Value homes needed to do with their park. They received
building permits without completion of their park. Rosella
Sonsteby wished to go on record as stating this was .unfair
and she has been discriminated against and wanted the Park
Board to be aware of this. She also distributed a copy of
the letter she sent to the City Council dated February 7, 1986
outlining her concerns.
Name Park for Hidden Creek
This item was tabled for the April 3, 1986 meeting.
Maintenance Matrix for Parks
Frank Stone reported that the estimate for mowing the parks
would be about 226 hours/month. This is only for mowing and
does not include any other maintenance. Mowing is figured for
about three and one-half months. Parks are figured as follows:
Northglen II - 8 hours; Pleasant Oaks - 6 hours; Meadowood South -
2 hours; Fox Meadows - 4 hours; Pine Hills - 8 hours; Cedar Crest -
8 hours; Langseth - 6 hours; Chapmans - 4 hours; Woodland Terrace -
4 hours; Meadow Creek - 6 hours; Hidden Creek - 8 hours; Rose
(Quickstrom) - 8 hours; Green Acres - 4 hours; Northwoods West -
6 hours; Northwoods East - 12 hours; Red Oaks West - 6 hours;
Shady Knolls - 8 hours; City Hall - 96 hours; 138th Avenue Park
- 4 hours; Nordeens - 2 hours; Cooks - 6 hours; New-Lunds -
4 hours; Forest Meadows - 6 hours.
Other areas for the matrix were added to include marking and
dragging fields, spraying (weed killers), hauling trash, watering,
striping soccer fields, installation of equipment, routine
maintenance (painting etc.), and winter maintenance such as
flooding hockey rinks, etc. Frank Stone will keep a record of
actual time spent in each park. This maintenance was for parks
only and did not include roadside mowing etc.
MOTION by McMullen, seconded by Strootman to name the combined
Chapman and Woodland Terrace parks, Terrace Park.
Signs need to be made for Forest Meadows, Kelsey/Round Lake,
River Forest, Cedar Crest, and Terrace Park.
Frank Stone stated, by request from Jim Schrantz, that approval
be made from the City Council, before bids are taken on equipment.
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MOTION by McMullen, seconded by Sabel that the Park Board ask
the City-Council to instruct Jim Schrantz to go out for bids for
material for watering of City Hall site with labor on installation
supplied by the Andover Athletic Association (Note: as per
12/5/85 meeting). $24,000 has been budgeted for this. The
Andover Athletic Association has presented a proposal that a
certified plumber be supplied by them at no cost to the Park
Board.
On April 17th the history and acquisition of Kelsey/Round Lake
Park will be discussed.
MOTION by Strootman, seconded by McMullen to adjourn. Meeting
adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
Jane Risner, Secretary
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