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Teresa Bender <br /> From: Pat Branch <br /> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 201412:27 PM <br /> To: Teresa Bender, Jon Grahek <br /> Cc: Paul Burke <br /> Subject: Re: Upcoming Meeting Packet <br /> Jon, Here are some notes for the April P &R meeting. I will not be there. If you can, please accomplish the <br /> following <br /> 1) Top Priority - There is $1039 remaining from the 2013 Parks and Rec segment of the city budget. We need <br /> a motion to ask the City Council to place that money in to a reserve account. I have two ideas for the reserve <br /> account. The Committee should decide which is their priority. My goal is to accomplish both of these <br /> suggestions this year using both budget funds and 8K proceeds. <br /> a) First - A reserve account for Park Utility Improvements- under that title we could pay for the <br /> installation of the park benches we purchased with last years 8K funds. Paul has these benches but we are short <br /> about $500 needed for installation. The rest of the money could be spent on installing water fountains at all the <br /> sports fields and for electrical drops in the LaMotte pavilion. <br /> b) Second suggestion - The money could be put into a reserve account for the basketball court on the <br /> hockey rink. Lino Lakes has a similar basket ball court on one of their hockey rinks - that should be our <br /> model. Brian knows the details. <br /> 2) I am concerned about the flag football tournament. My issue is that they have not submitted the Special <br /> User Permit form. We know the dates they are now asking for and they did come to your last meeting. In -spite <br /> of the fact that we do not have their permit form in hand, please press the committee to approve their most <br /> recent request for dates. <br /> The first tournament dates are the weekend of May31 /June 1. We need a motion to recommend to Council to <br /> approve those dates. We will continue to work with the organizers to address the concerns Jeff Paar outlined in <br /> his email note on this subject. Jeffs concerns were all those things that have come up in committee <br /> discussion. He has nicely laid them out in an email note. <br /> 3) The Centennial Baseball Boosters Club has a Special Permit request for a run Sept 27th. I have been <br /> exchanging e-mail notes with Mary Adams, one of the organizers. Recommend approval on their <br /> request. Centerville kids go to Centennial Schools. There are no negative impacts. Let's give them our <br /> support. <br /> 4) Anoka County is planning a new trail between Centerville and White Bear. I would like to see Centerville <br /> become champions for this proposal. At the same time, I do think there are better routes that they should <br /> follow. I have proposed to everyone that I can think of - that the new trail should go through the future Lino <br /> Lakes Birch Park rather than down Centerville Road. Neither Birch Park nor this new county trail will be built <br /> for several more years. But why plan two trails where there is a need for one. I will forward you my comments <br /> in separate note. <br /> Thanks Jon, See you soon <br /> Pat <br /> 1 <br />