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PARKS AND [:ECREAT i Oil COMMITTEE MINUTES Village of Arden Hilis Tuesday - March 17, E 970 - 3 :00 At the home or Herbert McIntosh The meeting was called to order by Chairman Robert BJorndahl . Present: Chairman Bjorndahl , Beggin, Boss, Cadwell , Kuehn, Llndbom, McIntosh and Spratt Absent: LaNasa and Wallace Also Present: Council Liaison Ronald Herrick Minutes of the February meeting were read and approved . The planned study of the Valentine Park landscape map was post- poned to the April meeting . Copies of this map will be sent to Parks and Recreation members prior to the April meeting . Acquisition of tax forfeited lands and Sampson's property are St i l IncompIate . The Josephine Hills Garden Club Is at present preparing their questionnaire for distribution . Mir. Herrick reported that Banister Engineering Company will begin surveying Perry property when the snow cover Is gone. Mir. Beggin was authorized to obtain prices from several firms •for six (6) picnlc tables . Philipa Lindquist directed a suggestion to this Committee con- cerning tho preservatio�in of natural resources in our Village parks . Local biologists or ecologists might agree to conduct this type of a study. Mr. Beggin will discuss these ideas with Mr. Gilbertson, the Science Department Head at irondals High School . It was also :suggested that we send letters and maps to area schools to encourage the use of parks for field :•r I ps and •he study of ecology . Ramona Lindbom will represent Arden Hills at the SPARC Infor- mational meeting in April . Council Representative Herrick attended the County Board meeting -�o express Arden Hills ' Interest in being a possible site for an ice rink in t,ie north area . ?Information concerning Little Lakes Little League was presented. , he Parks �jnd Re.rezflon Commi t'iee would I i lts to recommend to the Council that we continue our financial aid to this program.