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<br />NOT <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES <br /> <br />March 7,2001 <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof; the Parks and Recreation Committee of the City <br />of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on March 7, 2001 at City Hall, 1880 <br />Main Street. Chairperson Doug Porter called the Public Hearing to order at 6:35 p.rn. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> <br />Chairperson Doug Porter <br />Tedd Peterson <br />Brian Walter <br />Wayne LeBlanc <br />Karla DeVine <br /> <br />Absent: <br /> <br />Staff: Jill Lien <br />Jim March (left after Public Hearing) <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br /> <br />Chairperson Doug Porter explained the purpose for the Public Hearing was to gather <br />input from residents regarding submittal of an application for an Outdoor Recreation <br />Grant being offered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Mr. Porter shared <br />that this is a matching grant, which means that the Parks & Recreation Committee will <br />match whatever funds are granted by the DNR up to $50,000. There is a potential of <br />having $100,000 for recreational development at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. Mr. <br />March commented, items submitted in the application include the possibilities of: <br />playground equipment, concession/shelter, recreational items, trails, pavement of ice rink, <br />skate park (which would be unique to include in the grant), pike racks, and many more <br />options. <br /> <br />Mr. Walter explained that the Parks and Recreation Committee is considering paving the <br />existing hockey rink at the park for dual purposes. One is for flooding advantages in the <br />winter, which will save a tremendous amount of time and money. The second is for a <br />skate park in the summer months. <br /> <br />Mr. Porter shared that the Parks and Recreation Committee held an informational <br />meeting in October of 2000 to gather input from the youth and their parents regarding the <br />possibilities of a skate park. By the request from some of the local youth who attended <br />one of the Parks and Recreation meetings, the Committee had to address the need for <br />providing activities for youth in the age ranges of 12-16. Specifically, they are looking <br />for a place to ride their bikes, skateboards and roller blades. Since the meeting in <br /> <br />1 <br />