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Home My WebLink AboutNovember 4, 1976 / ) C-) CITY 01 ANDOVER / 1685 CROSSTOWN BLVD. N.W. ANOKA, MINNESOTA 55303 (612) 755-5100 PATIK!RECREATION COHHISSION HEETIHG - NOVEl1BER 4, 1976 NINUTES The Regular lIonth1y lIeeting of the Park/Recreation Commission Vias called to order by Chairman L~ph~m, Nove~ber 4, 1976, 7:35 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Blvd. N.H. Commission Hembers Present: Christenson, Rzeszutek, Scho11a and P & Z Liason Kishe1 Commission Hembers Absent: Arntzen, Dru~~ond and Mand Also Present: l1ary Randall and Janet Taylor, residents of 133rd Joe Royer and Tom Pahl, residents of Red Oaks APPROVf.L OF llINUTES HOTION by Christenson, seconded by Lapham to approve the Hinutes of the October 7, 1976 meeting. lwtion carried unanimously. RED OAKS PAPl: ./ Tom Pahl and Joe Royer stated they did not have any completed questionnaire forms with them tonight. Tom Pahl stated it would cost approximately $100.00 to get the park ready for seeding. Chairman Lapham asked him to get a contract in ~Iriting including price from Ken Sl:,'zuk. Hr. Pahl also had quotes on seed and fertilizer. After the grading is done and the seed and fertilizer purchased, it Vias estimated there would be approxL~ately $400.00 left in the budget for Red Oaks Park. It was also mentioned that the sand points are in. SID1HER RECREATION PROG&-\H Jim Ste~vnrt of the Connunity School PrograE1 '~cS unable to attend tonight's meetin6 and also next month's meeting. lIe \1ill contact Chnirmnn L~pham ;:md Give him the cost figures for the past summer's recreation progr~. CROOKED L.^.KE SCHOOL PIA (or '!'AP) Hr. Rzeszutek stated ne~:t Tuesday niGht, Hovember 9, 1976, 7 :30 p.m. there ,'li11 be a meeting at the school to possibly set up a full time Community School Program. He ~vill attend the r.leeting along with Councilperson llary Vanderlaan. Chairman Lapham st3ted he would also try to attend. The estimated cost for a complete year round program would be $13,000.00. / ( ) Park/Recreation COI',r.i~'.iion Heeting povember 4, 1976 Page :/}2 / \ '0 \ , ../ COHPREHENSIVE PARK DEVELOPHENT PUN Wes Hendrickson waS not in attendance but hed called earlier in the day. The proposed park development plan was not quite complete but the Commission members \vould be receivin3 a letter in the mail shortly. ~t the City Council's budget meeting, ChaL~~n Lapham was asked to cont~ct a few more engineers to see if he could rind someone less expensive. There were mixed feelings on \1hether to ~vait for a fin1Jlized cooprehensive par!( development plen or kcep buying equipr.ent, etc. piecemeal as has been done in the past. This subject will be further discusnecl 2t future Dcctiuss. 'IACATIOIT - 133RD J.\.VE. There \'1(18 c;uch diGcus~i.on on tlli: GU:Jji;C-::. The rcsideat3, Urs. n.(J~c1al1 2ad Hrs. Tdylor ,,:.]i~hcd our hclf of 133rd to be VC!CCltCG ~s tliey h,:-r'lle kept it up for SCr.1C tir;:e even though it is city property. If the city ~Jished to keep it, then the city should maintain it. 110TION by Scholla, seconded by Rzeszutek that we look into whatever maintenance is necessary to maintain l33rd for the sake of beautification of the area. l1otion curried unclniL~::nlGly. 2:2!!QU b:r ::"zeszutek, seconded by Scho1.1~, thc:t ue cO-:J.cur 'I;.Jith P [: Z's recomr.lendDtion and that Jim Thurston be notificcl ;1S to the n;dntenance of this prope~t:'. l'atioD. c~r~ied u~~ni~ou317. "- ~ 1977 ~UDGET Ch~ir:-:;.:':1 Lcph;-.[1 s'::,lr:iner:1 to tb~ ::est of thr: cor::,--::iosion r;:o:1ie~ allotted in t11~ bud3et. Ee fcel~ ~he 010,000.00 allotted for n tennis court could better be spent on the cCM?rchen~ive pork pl~n 3nd the City Council 2~rccd ~t tIle tucl~ct ueetin3 ~iliich he attended. ATELETIC ASSOCI~TICH Hr. nzeszute!-; reported that at last month's hoc!:ey sien-ul' nigbt, O'ler 83 people shol1ed up. Several sports shop~ de;:,oristratecl hockey equipRent nnd h<:1d dispLq3. They also hnnded out the fund roisinr; canoy. Over 100 kids have sicned up for hockey so fcr. There will be another [,leetinr; on Nover,lber 11, 1976. ATTEFDAliCE Chairmen Lepham noted that chanr;ing the meeting night to Thursday instead of Tuesday hasn't done much zood. Hr. Scholl a stated it \-;as difficult for him to attend meetings due to his job. CROOKED LAKE PARK Chairman Lapham read the letter sent to the t~~o property o,');1.ers on the north end of Crooked Lake inquiring about purchasinr; these parcels. As of yet no replies have been received. j . '. / \ ) \ / . () Pc,rk/Rec:-eCltion Conmission Heeting NovcMber 4, 1976 Pagc if3 ~) B\lUillS ROLLING OAKS The subject of money in lieu of pClrk land was discussed and there was r.lUch confusion regarding this depending on 'Iho talked to Brad Hicklund about it. A copy of a memo sent to P & Z was not found in the Minute book. (Four pertinent letters hClve since been found.) ADJOURNNENT HOTION by Laphat:l, seconded by Christenson to ;:;djourn. Heeting 2djourned 9 :lf5 p.m. ~ Jiti-. C:df~/nL~~ . ,l::e Ellcn Bakke, Secretary Proposed December A~enda Red Oaks Park Comprehensive FClrk Development Plan COIl1T'1Unity School Progr3m Athie tic Association Barnes Rolling Oaks II/{ /~. , I~ ~~ wUJ -W {k( O&f~ /lJv b f:::-P~ ~ A d-0 Jj/~. ~ 0 ~ A/< - ~A.A..J 7 P {L~ E .(-~" /7 ,?.... "" _L~ , I , , ; ~ .J .- ~/ ./ _}~;~ ..I!A~-:/L /'Y.''.?'./....,y , ~ '/ .. _..___o.._n'. . r_--..