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• PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES
DECEMBER 7, 1983
7:00 PM
Roll call: Cramer, Storlie, Lewis, Grenz, Olmsted, Lovelace and Norden
were all present. Park Director, Steve Michaud, was also
present,
Item number two was the approval of the Park and Recreation committee
minutes of November 2, 1983.
83.47 Motion was made by Cramer, seconded by Grenz, to approve the minutes
as read,.
Motion passed.
Item number three was the Park Director's report, Steve informed
the committee that the Aronson .Park lighting project was put on hold
until Spring. as a result of the two major. snowstorms we received at the
time the project was planned to be completed.
The Oak Shores Tenth Addition project has been completed except for
about. 10%, which represents. the spreading of black dirt and miscellaneous
clean up. The lots are still f_or sale and new signs have been put up on
the lots, advertising their sale,
• The Ritter Farm Park ski trails have all be signed and maintained
and as of the new snow, we began grooming the trails.
All hockey rink and pleasure skating areas have been cleared of the
recent snow and at least four or five floodings have been placed on the
.ground. Weather permitting, we are planning to open the rinks the weekend
of December 17th, Our maintenance crew is flooding two shifts right now:.
7:30 AM to 4;00 PM and 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM,
Jacquard Avenue Park, now known as The Meadows Park, will have a
skating area this year and the snow has been cleared away in preparation
for the flooding truck,
.Steve informed the committee of the new D,N,R. regulations requiring
licenses for skiers, Ski licenses would be sold at Ritter Farm Park,. City
Hall and Motor Vehicle department.
Steve also informed the committee that a warming house would 'be placed
at The rieadows Park. However, as of these minutes, and because of
several circumstances - mainly the lack of electricity and natural gas to
The Meadows Park area the feasibility of. moving a house onto the project
site does not look very good,
Under item number four, current development plats, Steve informed the
committee that he knew a plat had been proposed to the staff that was
• located in the area of Countryview Mobile Home Park. It would be an
expansion to the north of the Countryview Mobile Home Park that exists today,
At present, the plat is with the developer and when it is appropriate, the
committee will review it.
Park and Recreation Committee minutes
December 7,1983
. Page -2-
Item number five was a review of the plat by Westwood Planning,
which is located south of 165th Street on the frontage road. Steve
informed the committee that apparently the plat is still with the
planners and when the new. concept drawings, including .the park areas,
are completed, we wi11 then review them.
Item six, old business, Steve informed the committee that Tim
Erkkila from Erkkila and Associates would be coming to the Park and
Recreation committee meeting on December 21, 1983., to begin the process
of review and updating the Park and Open Space System P1aM,- Park and
Recreation committee members should. review their system plan copies
and be prepared to discuss the potential changes. and format for the
new copy.
Under new business, Steve informed the committee that the Dakota
County HRA and the City'nf Lakeville had signed a corporate agreement
for the application of_small cities grant fund. The City council, the
same evening, spoke in favor of submitting a grant application for the
building of a new Senior Citizen Center in downtown Lakeville. Steve
will. be working with the seniors, with Jeanne, and an architect from
CED for preliminary ideas and the development of other information for
the submission of this grant.
• Steve also informed the committee that the City of Lakeville would
be inviting all committee members to the Christmas party at no cost.
83..48 There being no further business, it was moved by Norden, seconded
by Grenz, to adjourn the meeting.
Motion passed. ~
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Gerald S. Michaud, Director
Parks and Recreation
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