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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 11-03-10 IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES October 6, 2010 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes Chairperson Branch submitted the following correction via email: In the Diva Dash paragra�h - their race distance is S miles, not SK. Motion was made by Committee Member Seeley, seconded by Committee Member Haiden to approve the October 6, 2010 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes with the above correction. Ayes — 3, Nays — 0, Abstain — 2(Amundsen, Selander). Motion carried. V. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Ball Fields Item was discussed under Appearances. Bald Eagle Water Ski Club/Shows , Committee Member Seeley expressed the concern that if the Ski Club puts in a dock and prevents others I from using it, then she felt it becomes their park and not a community park. Mayor Capra said if there is a future marina, the Ski Club's dock will just be part of that. It was felt that Cornerstone Park is for the I public and it is just right around the corner, the public is not going to miss anything in this small piece of property. Committee Member Amundsen has concerns with grading the shoreline and boats creating wakes which are going to further erode the shoreline and also with putting herbicides into the lake, both issues he feels need to be addressed. VI. UPDATES Skate Night / Horse Drawn Havride Motion was made by Committee Member Haiden, seconded by Committee Member Seeley to request City Council approve funding not to egceed $750 for the Bunker Stable Horse Drawn '� Hayride scheduled for the Saturday, January 8, 2011 Parks & Recreation Committee Skate Night. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Star GazinS in Coniunction with Februarv 5. 2011 Skate Night (Seelev) Committee Member Seeley discussed the star gazing idea with Mr. Todd Murawski, Wargo Nature Center and his input was to not only offer star gazing, but also snowshoeing, that way if there was cloud cover and star gazing was not possible there would be another option. He felt his staff could provide this service for approximately $200. Committee Member Seeley also researched the idea of having Mr. Mike Lynch, WCCO Radio Meteorologist come to give a star gazing presentation. Mr. Lynch works with coxnmunity education programs. The committee however liked the idea of having snowshoeing as a backup in case the weather did not cooperate for star gazing on February 5�'. Motion was made by Committee Member Haiden, seconded by Committee Member Seeley to request City Council approve funding not to ezceed $200 for a Wargo Nature Center Star Gazing/Snowshoeing Program in conjunction with the Saturday, February 5, 2011 Parks & 4of5