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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING Call to Order MINUTES, FEBRUARY 26, 1991 The regular meeting of the Arden Hills Park and Recreation Commission was called to order at 7 : 35 P.M. by Chairman David Sand. Roll Call Present: Chairman David Sand, David Moberg, Mark Labine, Mark Magers, and Megan Ricke. Absent Keith Enrooth, Don Messerly, Carol Johnson, Mary Gillies, Pattie Green, and Alan Mongtomery. Also Present Mayor Tom Sather, Councilmember Nancy Hansen and Parks Director John Buckley. MINUTE APPROVAL Minutes of the January 22 meeting were approved as mailed. Ingerson Park Ingerson Park residents present included Improvements Harold Alexander, Marie Canfield, Mary Flor, Jocey Wilson. Janet Folsom, Mary Lou Keran, Keith Wilson and Chair Sand stated that discussion of the 1991 Ingerson proposed • improvements will take place and warmly welcomed the residents. Proposed improvements include: Picnic shelter - $4, 000 Single Tennis Court - $15, 000 Discuss west park access Sand stated that money for these improvements will come from the Park Fund. Revenue for this fund comes from park dedications and charitable gambling contributions. The Park Fund presently has a balance of $516,430. 75. Sand asked Park Director Buckley to review the improvements with the residents. Buckley briefly reviewed some of the history and goals of the park system; - park philosophy and goals were to secure and develop a park in each of the neighborhoods in the City. - Parks would be developed to provide "active" play areas (ballfields, play equipment, tennis and basketball courts and skating) . Natural passive areas would also be preserved in each of the park areas. - Buckley displayed the Ingerson Park master plan and explained where the shelter and tennis court would be constructed in the park. After the presentation, Buckley asked for citizen response.