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Minutes of Regular Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting • Page four Sather reported on Council activities of interest to this committee, including feasibility report for proposed additional water tower, and status of labor negotiations. He stated that income from the pull-tab operation at the Blue Fox in the month of December was $10,600; these monies will go into the Park Fund for use in development and equipment (cannot be used for land acquisition). Sather charged the committee with objectives for this and coming years, including: - looking seriously at additional land_acguisition,� be it at the Arsenal or elserwhere; stated hat the community survey recently completed indi- cates the need for a complex of ball fields, and additional recreational areas. - Working with its Finance Committee liaisons and/or a subcommittee of this committee to develop financing plans for future park land acquisi- tion, development, and maintenance. - Pursuing aggressively providing more playground facilities and more programming for residents; "think aggressively in financial matters and in programs". . .feels Arden Hills' residents should not have to go outside the community for so many of their recreational activities. • Village Undeveloped Land Update Buckley reviewed with the committee future park dedication possibilities; noted Committee could conceivably receive an additional $478,100 to $600,000 in park dedication monies. Tax Forfeited Land Buckley discussed with the committee whether Parks Department would be interested in acquiring two pieces of tax forfeited land, one parcel adjacent to Valentine Hills School along Chatham Avenue, and the other on the north side of County Road E-2. Committee concurred to not accept this land; sees no use for it. Joint Parks Board Meeting, Tuesday, February 11, 1986 The New Brighton Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a joint meeting of the Arden Hills, Shoreview, Mounds View and New Brighton park committees }} on February 11, 7:30 p.m. at the New Brighton Golf Course. Buckley urged +•! all members to attend. Peterson and Enrooth will attend; Montgomery and Y Anderson are possibles; Buckley will contact those members absent tonight to determine their intentions. 1986 Projects for Committee Consideration Cummings Park - Rink, Shelter, Lights Buckley will include with these minutes a list of places to view the various types of lighting available for hockey rinks. Members can then visit these rinks at their convenience. A lighting expert from Muska will visit the February meeting of this committee to further disQu51S_ " ---- 1_igh_tin A meetingwith the_Ctlmmin¢ �__ Win_ ;Qhhnrhoo w ll probabIy be held d in_March, and hopefully plans made to go forward with construction of the Cummi�nggs Park rink, hockey lights and shelter.