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" Parks & Recreation Meeting Minutes 08-06-03 Lino Lakes Parks & Recreation I Youth Football Program Request Chairperson Peterson received the following request: Nly name is Barry Berstein, Recreational Program Supervisor with the City of Lino Lakes. As you well know, the Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department operate a youth fall tackle football program for the area youth. This year will mark our third year of operating this program, but the tackle football program has been in operation for several years, 1 am contacting you today to investigate the possibility of utilizing one of the lighted ball fields at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park for the area youth football program. It is my impression we are able to develop an eighty-yard football field at this site. If we were able to utilize this site and lights, this would greatly enhance the football experience for many of our participants. At the present time, we have approximately twenty percent of our participants who come from Centerville. The field with lights would reduce the travel time for some of our lower grade level teams and e.:'Ctend our practice period due to utilizing the lights on this field If this is a possibility, we would need the field to be mowed and I am certain we could get volunteers to mark, with paint, the appropriate field dimensions. Our season runs from mid- August to the end of October. If this field were available, we would like to make use of the field ~~londay - Thursday in the evenings and possibly on Saturdays. If you or another representative would like to contact my office to discuss this matter, I can be reached at 651-982-2445 or If need be, 1 would even attend a Park Board Meeting to discuss this matter with the entire board To adequately plan the season, I will need to know if this field is available by August 1. I realize this is short notice and understand if there is not sufficient amount of time to discuss this issue. The committee discussed the benefits of working with Mr. Bernstein and the Lino Lakes Parks & Recreation, as well as the benefits to the residents of Centerville. Committee Member Seeley would like it stated that whichever group uses the parks, the group must be responsible for the cleanup incurred by their usage. J\'Iotion was made by Committee J\'Iember Pdl, seconded by Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc to recommend to City Council to approve the request from Mr. Barry Berstein, to use the lighted ball fields at Laurie LaJ\'Iotte Memorial Park for the 2003 football season. Public Works Staff will mow the fields as needed, with the City of Lino Lakes providing the materials and manpower to prepare the field as needed for games. All in Favor: ~Iotion carried unanimously. Bike Racks The Parks & Recreation Committee applied for a grant of $2000 from Dead Broke Saddle Club to purchase a bike rack for each of the five (5) city parks in Centerville. Dead Broke Saddle Club awarded Parks & Recreation Committee $500 towards this project. The committee discussed whether to order one (1) bigger, more expensive bike rack at this time for one (1) 40f6