040185 PK MINCITY OF SHOREWOOD
PARK COMMISSION MEETING
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1985
M I N U T E S
CALL TO ORDER
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
7:00 PM
Chair Gordon Lindstrom called the meeting to order at 7:07 PM.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Lindstrom, Commissioners Butterfield, Carl, Schmid, Jakel, Kooi
and Hemping; Council Liaison Gagne and Deputy Clerk Niccum.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Carl moved, Kooi seconded, to approve the minutes of March 5, 1985 as written.
Motion carried unanimously.
NEW COMMISSIONER GREETED
The Commission welcomed Richie Hemping to her first "official" meeting.
WESTLAWN TWO
Carl moved, Kooi seconded, to recommend to Council that they accept a Park fee,
rather than land dedication, from Westlawn Two. Motion carried unanimously.
• LAWCON/LMCR GRANTS
Commission discussed grants at length, and picked their priorities.
Commissioner Carl reviewed his suggestion that the Commission try to work with the
Southwest Trail Association, with a possibility of granting them a part of the
parking area to use for loading /unloading snowmobiles in exchange for services on
their part.
Kooi moved, Jakel seconded, to recommend to Council that they ask staff to write
a request for LAWCON /LCMR grants in the following order:
1. Roads
2. Parking
3. Trails and walkways
4. Site improvements and landscaping
5. Signs
6. Baseball and Softball fields
7. Soccer fields
8. Tennis courts, skating facilities
Motion carried unanimously.
Carl moved, Jakel seconded, to recommend to Council that they put $10,000 for
land acquisition in Freeman Park to complete the trail system into the Park
Capital Improvement Program. Motion carried. 6 ayes - 1 nay - Commissioner
Schmid voted nay because he feels the City has enough Parkland.
PARK COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1985
page two
Carl moved, Jakel seconded, to recommend to Council that they accept the second
draft of the Park Capital Improvement Program. Motion carried unanimously.
FTRF RTN(,
Staff presented Commission with estimates for a fire ring received from Lan -De -Con
($ 1,088) and The Landscaper, Inc. ($ 900). Commission did not feel that they
could spend that much money at this time. The material will go into a file for
future reference.
Lindstrom moved, Kooi seconded, to recommend to Council that they approve the
amount of $ 200, not to be exceeded, for a fire ring with a concrete ring, sand
base, and flagstone border (flagstone to be donated by Commissioner Kooi).
Motion carried. 6 ayes - 1 nay - Commissioner Jakel.
MAA TOUCH FOOTBALL
John Mattox of Minnetonka Athletic Association (MAA) requested permission to play
touch foo +ball at Badger field from the end of June until the end of July - two
nights a week, Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Carl moved, Schmid seconded, to recommend to Council that they accept the proposal
from Mr. Mattox for limited use of the field. Motion carried unanimously.
PARK VISITS SCHEDULED
Freeman ......... May 6
Cathcart ........ May 6
Manor ........... May 20
etc .............May 20
CENTURY CLUB
Commissioner Schmid explained Century Club to new Commissioner Hemping.
Commission decided to table Century Club until May 20th.
LIFE RAFT - CRESCENT BEACH
Carl moved, Kooi seconded, to recommend to Council that they reject Tonka Bay's
request to pay one -half of the price of a new raft totalling approximately $3600.
Motion carried unanimously.
Carl moved, Kooi seconded, to recommend to Council that Jeff Eggen of Eggen's Flotation
Foam be requested to come out and look at both rafts currently in the City's possession,
and that he give a written estimate on cost of repair and which raft should be fixed,
and that they allow a sum of not more than $500 for repair. Motion carried unanimously.
(see attached estimate given by phone).
REPORTS
Commissioner Jakel gave a report on the Council meeting.
AT) T(1TTUNTMPIOT
Schmid moved, Jakel seconded, to adjourn at 9:38 PM.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Sue Niccum, Deputy Clerk
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