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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-22-1991 PTRC Minutes 1 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS Qom 1450 WEST HIGHWAY 96 P ARDEN HILLS, MN 55112-5794 PARKS AND RE C REA'T=ON C OMM=T T E E MEMBER S The Committee has a "Light Business" agenda for consideration and approval at the October 22 meeting. Therefore, the October "get-together" will be canceled and business items addressed at the November 26 meeting. • Have a Happy Halloween! ! See you in November. PHONE: (6121 633-5676 • FAX (612) -633-7839 MINUTES OF THE ARDEN HILLS PARRS & RECREATION COMMITTEE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1991, 7:30 P.M. , CITY HALL • CALL TO ORDER 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: Chair Sand, Mark Magers, Don Messerly, Mark Labine, Megan Ricke, and Mary Gillies. Absent: David Moberg, Alan Montgomery, Keith Enrooth. Also Present: Cynthia Severtson and John Buckley. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the June 25, 1991, meeting. Minutes were approved as mailed. COUNCIL REPORT No Council report. PROGRAM REPORT Cynthia Severtson reported Arden Hills, Mounds View and Roseville are cosponsoring a Fall Soccer Program. Arden Hills has 6 teams (3-3rd grade teams, 2-4th grade teams and 1-5th & 6th grade teams) in the program. Matches are played on Saturdays on fields in the three (3) communities. • Fall programs will start the week of September 30. Registrations have been strong in all the programs. Arden Hills is co-sponsoring new Teen Programs at Chippewa Junior High with Shoreview Park and Recreation Department. The Council is strongly urging the Park Department increase program fees to generate more revenue at the 1992 Budget Work Sessions. (The Department is presently charging 25 to 30 percent over direct cost of programs) . Committee suggested that program philosophy and mission statement of other Park and Recreation Departments be reviewed to help determine Arden Hills program philosophy. Council may suggest a cut in Summer Playground Program to control expenses. Summer Programs at Arden Manor Park would be dropped if program cuts were necessary. Committee suggested contacting Big Ten Supper Club and Scherer Bros. Lumber Company to help sponsor summer program at Arden Manor. • 1991 PARR DEVELOPMENT Committee reviewed Park Improvements completed this summer: Perimeter trails were constructed at Cummings, Floral and Hazelnut Parks. MINUTES OF THE ARDEN HILLS PARRS & RECREATION COMMITTEE, 9-24-91 Page TWO to Adjustments were made in the contract bid to complete the trails at: Valentine Hills School to Chatham Avenue cul- de-sac. Trail from Hamline Avenue to Floral Park. Trail from Lexington Avenue to Cummings Park. Trail from Wyncrest cul-de-sac to play structure and picnic shelter at Cummings. Basketball court overlays were completed at Floral, Freeway, and Sampson Parks. Color coating was completed at Cummings tennis and basketball courts, Floral tennis court. Hockey lights were repaired at Hazelnut Park. 5 YEAR PARR IMPROVEMENT PROPOSAL The revised 5 Year Park Improvement Proposal was reviewed by the Committee. LONG RANGE PARR FUND Buckley reviewed the proposed financial plan for managing the Park Fund and financing park • improvements into the 20th Century. Buckley recommended that Financial Plan #9 be used for managing the Park Fund. GATEWAY FLOWER VOLUNTEERS The Mayor and Council will give special recognition to over 50 volunteers that planted and helped maintain the flower gardens over the summer months at their September 30 meeting. ARSENAL ATHLETIC FIELD SITE Environmental Protection Agency has recently issued a report stating there is no known environmental safety problem at the site of the proposed athletic fields. Ramsey County and City of Arden Hills has asked Congressman Vento to contact the Army regarding their new report. NEW BUSINESS One of the proposed 1992 trail improvements is paving the trail from Cummings Park to Floral Park. Some of the residents adjacent to this trail are strongly opposed to any improvements. The Committee scheduled to walk this section of the trail on Sunday, October 6 . Committee members are asked to meet at 4 : 30 p.m. at City Hall. • INFORMATION The Committee would like to schedule a meeting with the residents at the November of January Park Committee meeting. ADJOURN Meeting adjourned at 9: 25 p.m.