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Parks & Recreation Committee <br /> Meeting Minutes 07-01-09 <br /> <br />Ayes – 4, Nays – 0, Abstain – 1(Haiden). Motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br />V. COMMITTEE BUSINESS <br /> <br />Vice-Chairperson Position <br /> <br />Vice-Chairperson Amundsen requested a discussion of the Vice-Chairperson position as he would <br />like to step down and have another committee member fill the position. After some discussion <br />Committee Member Selander was nominated by the committee members and accepted the position <br /> <br />of Vice-Chairperson of the Parks & Recreation Committee. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Committee Member Haiden, seconded by Committee Member Branch <br />to nominate Committee Member Selander to serve as Vice-Chairperson of the Centerville <br />Parks & Recreation CommitteeAll in favor. Motion carried unanimously. <br />. <br /> <br />Additional Trail Cutout on Main Street across from Lakeland Circle <br /> <br />Mr. Tedd Peterson, Public Works asked Ms. Stephan to bring this issue to the Parks & Recreation <br />Committee. Mr. Peterson has noticed a safety issue with bikes and pedestrians crossing CSAH14 <br />at Lakeland Circle. Vice-Chairperson Kevin Amundsen said the same issue is at Peltier Lake Drive <br />& CSAH14, actually worse because it is a hill and a corner. There is not a sidewalk on the north <br />side of the road; trail is on the south side. There are no ramps/cutouts in the curb/trail to safely ride <br />onto the trail – bikers have to get off their bike, lift bike (and all of your kid's bikes if applicable) <br />onto the trail. Residents coming from Lakeland Circle and Peltier Lake Drive who want to get to <br />the trail are crossing in the middle of traffic to get to the trail on the other side of the road. This <br />affects probably 1/4 of Centerville's population - anyone on the north side of town trying to access <br />the trail. <br /> <br />The committee discussed if a ramp/cutout was put in the curb to the trail at Lakeland Circle and <br />also at Peltier Lake Drive would it then also have to be marked as a crosswalk? And would the <br />county do this? Probably not knowing how hard it is to get a crosswalk. The committee would like <br />to bring this to the county's attention to see if anything can be done to make this trail access safer. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Committee Member Haiden, seconded by Vice-Chairperson Amundsen <br />to recommend City Council bring this issue to Anoka County Highway Department's <br />attention and investigate what can be done to make the trail access at Lakeland Circle and <br />Peltier Lake Drive safer. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br /> <br />Player’s Box - Hockey Rink at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park as a Safety Hazard <br /> <br />Mr. Tedd Peterson also asked Ms. Stephan to bring to the committee a discussion of the player’s <br />box, next to the hockey rink at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. The roof of the player’s box has <br />become a safety hazard. Public Works has shored it up multiple times and it either needs to be <br />replaced or removed. Mr. Peterson stated it really serves no purpose as games are not played at the <br />hockey rink, it is only used for practice and the box attracts vandalism, garbage and unwanted <br />teenage activity. He suggested removing the roof and leaving the box for now for skaters to sit if <br />they desire. <br />2 of 5 <br /> <br />