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Parks & Recreation Committee <br /> Meeting Minutes February 6, 2008 <br /> <br />back to the committee. She also indicated a willingness to partner with Wargo Nature Center to <br />include some nature programs. <br /> <br />Mr. Todd Murowski from the Wargo Nature Center was not present, but a proposal was <br />presented by Chairperson Seeley which offered a variety of programs, each being an hour in <br />length with a cost of $3 per person. Wargo would want the City to guarantee at least $75 in <br />revenue per each session. Chairperson Seeley will investigate whether the YMCA registration <br />form could also include a space for registering for Wargo events. <br /> <br />Council Member Lee indicated that he would invite Ollie & Company to the next meeting to talk <br />about promoting activities at the skate park again this year. <br /> <br />The Committee agreed that they want to participate with YMCA and Wargo for two five-week <br />sessions. The second session for Wargo would be cancelled if less than 20 children were pre- <br />registered. The activities could be promoted through utility bill stuffers if the information is <br />available by the final week in March. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson Amundsen, seconded by Committee Member <br />Selander to recommend that City Council authorize up to $1000 to support the youth <br />activities of the YMCA and Wargo Nature Center through the Parks & Recreation <br />Committee for the 2008 summer season. Ayes – 4, Nays – 0, Abstain – 1 (Seeley). Motion <br />carried. <br /> <br />Mr. Doug Porter, Centennial Soccer Club <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Porter was present to request use of field space at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. The <br />request was identical to last year. <br /> <br /> <br />1.Requesting two fields, 25 x 40 yard open spaces, located east of the parking lot and <br />bound by the bike path, for the U2 – U8 age group, for games only. This request is <br />for Monday – Friday from 4 p.m. to dusk, April 28 through June 30, 2007. The <br />Centennial Soccer Club will set up goals and manage a reservation system to <br />assign teams to specific dates and times for games. <br /> <br /> <br />2.Requesting one field, 70 x 60 yard open space, located south of the skate park, for <br />the U11 – U12 age group, for practice only. This request is for Monday – Friday <br />3:00 p.m. to dusk, Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to dusk, April 1 through <br />October 29, 2007. The Centennial Soccer Club will set up goals and manage a <br />reservation system to assign teams to specific dates and times for practices. <br /> <br />In discussing this request however, the committee members felt the fields should have some time <br />left open for the public’s use for such activities as softball, frisbee and football. Overall, the <br />committee felt a compromise would be to reduce the days in request #2. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson Amundsen, seconded by Committee Member <br />Selander to recommend to City Council approving the Centennial Soccer Club’s request <br />for dedicated use of the soccer fields at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park as stated above in <br />request #1, but recommend amending the request in request #2 to the following days: <br />2 of 4 <br /> <br />