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PRELIMINARY 2008 BUDGET DISCUSSION <br />6. <br />Brokke presented Commission with the upcoming Budget process timeline; <br /> <br />April – staff begin to work on budget proposals <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />May – preliminary budgets are submitted <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />August – Council budget discussions <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />September – do not exceed levy is submitted to Council <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />December – budget adopted <br />o <br /> <br />Commission Recommendation: <br /> Commission discussed the need to make parks and recreation maintenance an <br />emphasis in the upcoming budget. <br /> <br /> ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR <br />7. <br /> <br />Commission Recommendation: <br /> Motion by Willmus nominating Jeff Johnson to serve as Chair of the Parks <br />and Recreation Commission. Second by Gale Pederson. Motion passed unanimously. <br /> <br />Commission Recommendation: <br /> Motion by Ristow nominating Bob Willmus as Vice Chair of the Parks and <br />Recreation Commission. Second by Jeff Johnson. Motion passed unanimously. <br /> <br /> DIRECTORS REPORT <br />8. <br />Brokke informed Commissioners on the following items; <br /> <br />Skating Center Project – Preconstruction has begun. DNR Construction has been named the project <br />o <br />contractor with Kevin Busch serving as project architect. <br /> <br />Langton Lake winter kill – Langton Lake is a kids fishing lake stocked by the DNR. Lake conditions <br />o <br />are such that it can potentially experience a full freeze resulting in winter kill. This is what happened <br />this year. The DNR will restock in the spring. The unseasonable and early, warm spring weather <br />resulted in numerous reports of significant smells from the dead fish. The DNR recommended just <br />waiting out the process as the fish will soon sink and the smells will end. <br /> <br />Roseville Gymnastics Club hosted the state meet in late March with 412 gymnasts in attendance. <br />o <br /> <br />Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball tourney is coming to the OVAL this summer. The event is being <br />o <br />coordinated by the Roseville Visitors Association. Many volunteers are going to be needed for the <br />event. <br /> <br />HANC Planning Committee is being formed. The first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 26 at <br />o <br />the Nature Center from 6:30-8:30pm. <br />th <br /> <br />Geothermal RFPs are due April 16. Staff plan on discussion the process with the Council on April <br />o <br />thrd <br />16 and hope to receive council direction on April 23. <br /> <br />Minnesota Recreation and Park Association is looking for input in your interests in attending a <br />o <br />Commissioners Workshop. <br /> <br /> OTHER <br />9. <br /> <br />Johnson requested direction from the Commission on whether to pursue a joint meeting with City <br />o <br />Council members. Commissioners were in unanimous agreement that this was something they were <br /> <br />interested in. <br /> <br />Welcome to Kathleen from Commissioners around the table. <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Jill Anfang, Assistant Director <br />