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MINUTES CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2000 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER Acting Chair Don Messerly called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. ROLL CALL Present were Don Messerly, Don Tix, Rich Straumann, Steve Zilmer, Patrick Krenn, Thomas J. Moore, Parks & Recreation Director and Michelle Olson, Recreation Program Supervisor. Absent were Jim Johnson, Committee Chairperson, Louis Speggen, Jim Crassweller, and David Grant, Council Liaison. Others present: Joe Lynch, City Administrator, Terry Post, City Accountant, and Chuck Kachel, resident of Arden Hills. The resident introduced himself and voiced concerns regarding the use of herbicides at Lindey's Triangle) and lack of postings. He talked to Staff before the meeting and had most of his questions answered AGENDA ITEMS 1. Park Tour: The evaluations were included in the Packet. The individual park ratings: Arden Manor — 4.6, Valentine Park — 3.1, Arden Oaks — 3.6, Sampson Park — 2.4. Overall average = 3.43. The group discussed the results. Staff reported that the City has secured an additional $40,000 for more improvements at Arden Manor Park such as paving the road, adding a 10-foot fence around the basketball court, improving field drainage and landscaping. 2. Comprehensive Plan: Joe Lynch reported on the Comprehensive Plan (Plan) that Long Lake did when he was their City Administrator. Long Lake is only 1 square mile and has 13 acres of parks. The Long Lake Parks and Recreation Committee came to a crossroads in trying the determine priorities for improvements to the parks. Capital equipment, capital improvement planning and overall relationships of parks in the City. How did they relate to each other? Did they relate to each other, did we have a system? Joe feels that this plan is important for the City of Arden Hills. The Comprehensive Plan is designed to allow the committee to give input to not only the Parks and Recreation