HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-29 Minutes of Lakeville Park Recreation Meeting
Wednesday October 29, 1975
Municipal Building Airlake Industrial Park
Chairman Len Nelson began the meeting at 8:00 PM with Nelson, Enright, Lange,
Lovelace answering roll call. (Christoffers and Trued came later.)
Motion to approve the minutes of the October 15th meeting was made by Enright-
Lange, as clarified. Motion carried.
Two requests are made of Council from Park Rea Committee: (1) request of
clarification from Council by Chairman Nelson of "what has actually been approved
regarding the Dakota heights 7th Addition, with specific reference to park dedication;"
and (2) Chairman Nelson requests a copy of Park Recreation budget be sent to all
P R members, w well as the Park Recreation Director.
S. Michaud presented his Park Director's report. He will ask the attorney for
"legal" on land at Valley Park that is actually park and belongs to the City--par-
ticularly the boundaries, and owners, of Bunker Hill Park. This information is
due at next meeting, November 12th.
'Budget Items' on the agenda for this meeting were deferred until the $10,000
part is clarified. (this will happen in Request No. 2 above.)
Ownership of Maplewood Park is to be determined by writing a letter to Chicago,
Yawk. and St. Paul RR.
#132 Enright-Christoffers motioned to approve the installation of the warming house
now located at the rear of the Municipal Building, to Ritter Farm Park, to be
utilized in the Junioi Racing Program. Motion carried.
A cost estimation of installation of a security light at Ritter Farm parking
lot is asked for the November 12th meeting.
At the first meeting in January, a priority list will be ready for equipment
for parks--example, a backstop at park in Bassett's Addition.
Mr. Haureniko was present at this meeting; he wished to learn Of status Of
snowmobile trails.
Park Rea Director S. Michaud recommends that there be no motorized vehicles
in Ritter Farm Park. This recommendation came after extensive work on his part
in attempting to obtain landowner's permission for trails across their land as well.
#133 Enright made motion to recommend to Council that S. Mdchaudls recommendation
dated July 25th, be adopted, which recommends the banning of all motorized
vehicles from Ritter Farm Park. Vote results: Nelson, Christoffers, Trued, "nay",-
Enright, Lange, Lovelace, "yes"--motion failed because of lack of majority.
Motion by Nelson to recommend that the designated snowmobile trail in Ritter
Farm Park be terminated, with further stipulation that the Park and Rea Director
pursue the investigation of an alternate route following the northern petmeter
tip of Ritter Farm Park. There was no second to this motion.
Christoffers moved to recommend that the Park and Rea Director look into the
pbssibilities along the north trail, instead of the present trail through
Ritter Farm Park. There was no second to this motion.
Voters' reasons at #133 were: Nelson "nay", because��
an unclarified alterna-
tive that he is proposing, which may require a portion of Ritter Farm Park;
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Christoffers "nay" because Michaud a rec end t' states that snowmobiles would be
prohibited from the entire park, and 1c ti
deals with last year's
trail; Trued voted "nay" basically because the motion was not keeping faith with
the snowmobilers.
Reading these minutes to Council, and making the necessary explanations, will
be Chairman L. N
Comprehensive plan of parks is deferred to next meeting, November 10th, however
#136 motion by Nelson that "earmark the $1,200 item, which had been the live-in
administrator for Antlers Park, be re-allocated to apply towards the expenses
involved with developing a complete comprehensive park plan. Trued seconded.
An ametment to the motion was made that if the cost would be more than the
$1,200 in this item, that this be done after more research has been done to
establish a budget of preliminary plans. Motion carried.
Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,,
J Lange, Secretary
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