2000-07-11 Parks and Rec Comm MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES
JULY 11, 2000
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Parks and Recreation Commission was held
on Tuesday, July 11, 2000, in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 1101 Victoria
Curve. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
The following Commissioners were present: Chair Richard Spicer, and Commissioners
Jay Liberacki, Ann Connelly, Lawrence Craighead, and Raymond Morris. Commissioner
Dave Libra arrived late. Commissioner Stan Linnell was excused from the meeting. City
Staff present were Parks Project Manager Guy Kullander, Recreation Programmer Mary
Hapka and Administrative Assistant Patrick C. Hollister. Mr. Hollister took the minutes.
MINUTES
Commissioner Morris moved approval of the June 13, 2000 minutes.
Commissioner Liberacki seconded the motion.
AYES: 5
NAYS: 0
(Commissioner Libra arrived at this point.)
PARKS ITEMS FOR 2001/MENDAKOTA PARK NETTING
Mr. Kullander enumerated the parks items that were in the draft 2001 budget which will
be presented to the Council at the budget workshop. Mr. Kullander also explained that
some Councilmembers had asked that the Parks and Recreation Commission re-examine
the question of protective netting to stop foul balls at the Mendakota ballfield complex.
The Commission discussed the Mendakota Park netting and the other parks projects for
2001 and directed Mr. Hollister to draft a letter to the Council from Parks and Recreation
Chair Spicer enumerating the following points:
1. The Parks and Recreation Commission would like to thank the Council for
recently approving the replacement of the deteriorated Marie Park playground
equipment with new equipment. The Parks Commission is concerned that several
pieces of playground equipment in Mendota Heights are in need of the same
replacement that the Council approved recently for Marie Park.
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2. The Parks Commission prefers not to make a recommendation on the Mendakota
Park Netting or any other additional parks expenditures until the Commission
knows whether and/or how much the Council will contribute to the Special Parks
Fund in 2001 and subsequent years.
3. In order to discuss the future of the Special Parks Fund, the Parks and Recreation
Commission wishes to send a representative to the Council's budget workshop in
August.
4. The Parks and Recreation Commission wishes to work together with the Council
in order to make Mendota Heights a better place to live.
Mr. Hollister said that he would fax a draft of this letter to Chair Spicer by the end of the
week.
ADJOURN
Motion made to adjourn by Libra and seconded by Spicer.
AYES: 6
NAYS: 0
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Patrick C. Hollister