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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 14, 1973 G~VW TVWNS~IP MINUTES OF GROW TOWNSHIP PARKS/RECREATION BOARD REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING - JUNE l4, 1973 Meeting was called to order at 7:45 p.m. by Chairman Trueman Hulegaard. Members present: Britton, Griswold, Heidelberger, Hulegaard, Kappelhoff, Oslund, Sloth, Schneider Members Excused: Bradley, P & Z Member Our guest speaker, Jim Stewart, Community Services Director, was introduced. He introduced the summer recreation program assistants - Keith Williams and Karen Dahl. Both gave us brief summaries of the activities to be held during the summer rec program at Crooked Lake School. We were given copies of the brochure which was mailed to each of the homes in District #11, and also copies of a sheet showing advance registration for the program. It was mentioned that District #15 had received no brochures or other information on the program, and Jim said he would see that some were distributed in the area bounded by l73rd on the South and l8lst on the North in Grow Township. REPORTS AND COMMUNIQUES Minutes of the May lO meeting had been mailed to the members. Dick Schneider asked that one correction be made and that was . relative to park property being purchased from the County for $l.OO. He noted that back taxes would also have to be paid as part of the purchase. Motion made by Art Sloth, seconded by Cecil Heidelberger that the minutes be approved as corrected. Motion carried. The secretary passed out a brief summary of the park tour which was held on June 9. The summary consisted of a topographical inventory of all park areas belonging to the Township. There was a short discussion of the new acquisition of Meadow Creek Park and the Crooked Lake access relative to uses of each park. Mr. Adolphson will donate the Meadow Creek Park providing the Township allows the public to have access to Crooked Lake on the property purchased by the Township. The secretary will write to Dick Beens and ask him if a donation can have restrictions imposed on it by the donor, and if so, where must those restrictions be recorded to be legal and to be followed. Jim Griswold gave a report on the questionnaires received. To date we have received seventeen questionnaires out of the approxi- mately one thousand that were handed out at either the Annual Meeting or sent home through the schools. It would be impossible to gather any comparison data because of the small number of questionnaires received. ~ Minutes - June l4, 1973 Page 2 OLD BUSINESS Jim Griswold had nothing more to report on lighting the parks, but will check with Dick Beens to see what progress the State Legislature had made during the last session relative to more power being given to the Township. Dean Oslund will obtain topographical maps from Hudson Map Company in Minneapolis for the next meeting. A brief discussion of the meeting with Programmed Land was held, with all of us agreeing that we should not let the matter drop, but that we should definitely meet with Mr. Edes again. However, we should obtain Lyle Bradley's expertise on the matter before setting up another meeting with Mr. Edes. LAND ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT Trueman Hulegaard will report at the next meeting if anything further develop~s with Ike Barstow, and will also report on the outcome of the question to Dick Beens regarding the Nordin Addition park property. The secretary reported that Lary Carlson had obtained the legal for the Birch Ridge property and would give all information to Dick Beens for finalization. The Crooked Lake access cleanup was discussed. Trueman has received the bid from the Town Board to clean up the property, which will be done within a week. There was some discussion as to the merit of saving the small building on the property for use as a storage shed, etc. It will be moved to Cecil Heidelberger's ranch until such time as we need it. A letter from Dick Beens was read by the Secretary regarding obtaining deeds to property donated to Township for parks. Property donated on a platted area must only be designated on the half-section maps at the Courthouse. Property given in an area divided by Metes and Bounds must be deeded to the Township. The letter was placed in the files. Trueman Hulegaard will contact Eileen Jaworski to ask if she would check the half-section maps of the Township for park areas that might not be known to the Park Board at this time. The Chapman Addition Tot Lot was discussed at length. Jim Kappelhoff has done an excellent job in setting up the proposal for the park. The proposal was presented to the Town Board at the June 12 meeting and was approved as presented. Mr. Holasek asked, however, that we give the Town Board a more definite breakdown of the costs Minutes - June l4, 1973 Page 3 of the items to be purchased. The secretary will write a letter to the members of the Town Board with said breakdown. Motion was made, seconded and carried that we purchase the following four pieces of equipment: one swing set, one eight-foot slide, one whirl-a-round, one spring riding animal. Some savings will be realized in purchasing the concrete for installation of the equipment, and there will be some savings on the site preparation and cleanup. Jims Griswold and Kappelhoff will coordinate obtaining pole ends and cable for fencing. The neighbors in the Chapman Addition will be asked to help install the equipment, and will also be given the chance to name the park. Jim Kappelhoff will coordinate the volunteers. The secretary will write or call Horace Mayo regarding the legal on the Cedar Crest Park. As far as Mr. Mayo is concerned, the area belongs to the Township and no other plans for the area have been or will be made. The secretary will call or write Dick Hand regarding the legal for Meadow Creek Park and will report at the next meeting. It was discussed that possibly all three parks could be officially dedicated at the next Town Board meeting. We hope to have the Chapman Tot Lot completed by that time, announce the acquisition of Meadow Creek Park, and announce plans for Cedar Crest. NEW BUSINESS A discussion of park hours was held. Motion was made by Jim Griswold, seconded by Art Sloth that hours for park opening be limited to seven a.m. to ten p.m. This motion will be relayed to the Town Board by letter for their approval. Park Cleanup was discussed. The secretary will contact Anoka Electric, NSP, City of Anoka, etc., regarding use of a man and a chipper to help us clean up some of the brush and small trees. It was suggested that we use the chips for trails. The secretary will report at the next meeting on findings. PLANS AND OBJECTIVES Discussion of hockey rinks, etc., was held. Art Sloth will talk to Wally Johnson regarding permission to build a regulation hockey rink on school property. The secretary will contact Roger Anderson and ask him to attend the next regular meeting (July l2) to give us information on construction of the hockey rink. Motion made by Sloth, seconded by meeting adjourn. Motion carried. lO:15 p.m. Heidelberger that the Meeting adjourned at S. Britton Secretary c ",' i/ c (/ (~_____