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, . Minutes of Regular Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting Village of Arden Hills October 27, 1987 Village Hall Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:30 by Chairman David Sand. Roll Call Present: David Sand, Don Messerly, Alan Montgomery, Jim Otto, Jim Mishek, Mark Peterson Absent: Adele Anderson, Keith Enrooth, Mary Gillies, Tom Mulcahy, Tom Suedbeck Also Present: Councilmember Tom Sather Parks Director John T. Buckley Approval of Minutes The minutes of July 28 were approved as submitted. Report on 1988 Parks Bud~et Buckley reported that the 1988 budget has been approved by Council. Deleted from that budget was replacement of one 3/4 ton truck (scheduled for replacement in 1988 on the five year capital outlay plan). The fee for participation in the summer program was increased to $7.50, from $5.00. . Council also asked that income from self-sustaining recreation activities be increased by $2,000, and deleted one part-time summer employee and the proposed half-time program director. Committee recommended that Finance Committee liaisons to the Parks Department be invited to several meetings of the Parks Committee during the next year to aid in their understanding of Parks Department activities. Committee also recommended that committee membership in 1988 include representation from the ,changing, younger citizens of Arden Hills, with younger ~hildren, in order to reflect the concerns and needs of this group. Councilman Sather recommended that the Parks Committee also work with the Finance Committee in developing a long range financing plan for park acquisition and development in the future, reiterating the fact the dedication funds will "dry up" in the near future. The Park Fund has been receiving donations from the charitable gambling operations in Arden Hills; Sather stated that Council had passed a resolution limiting the number of licenses to 9, and vas considering an Ordinance which would totally phase out charitable gambling in Arden Hills, further reducing the Park Fund's sources of income, and making development of a long range plan even more necessary. Summer Pro~ram Report Cheryl Fregeau, Summer Program Director, prepared a report distributed to the Committee. A summary of this report follows: .