1984-02-14 Parks and Rec Comm MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
MINUTES, FEBRUARY 14, 1984
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Park and Recreation Commission was called
to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairperson Stein. Members present were: Doffing, Stein,
Knittig, McMonigal, Singer and Williams. Member absent: Schneeman. Also present
was Terry Blum.
APPROVAL OF The minutes of the January 10, 1984 meeting were approved with the
MINUTES addition of Singer to the list of members present.
ELECTION OF The Commission re-elected the current slate of officers: Jim Stein
OFFICERS as Chairperson; Dorothy McMonigal as Vice -Chairperson; and Marsha
Knittig as Secretary.
COUNCIL/ Stein reported on the joint meeting of the City Council and Park
COMMISSION Commission held January 24, regarding the bike trails proposal. The
MEETING Council voted:
1. To support the application for a Mn/DOT grant for the first
stage of the bike trail plan through Valley Park.
2. To approve the overall proposed "backbone" system.
3. To appropriate $3,000 to study the Lexington corridor of the
plan.
WACHTLER With the possibility of the Wachtler property being available for
PROPERTY acquisition by the City, the Commission has had to look at its present
needs and goals. McMonigal said that a City of this size should have
regulation ball fields, and that acquisition of additional property
is necessary to meet this need.
Knittig moved that acquiring additional park land, specifically the
Wachtler property and the School District property, with plans to
develop regulation ball fields, be a priority of the Park Commission.
Passed.
Stein will ask Planner Dahlgren to attend the March 13th meeting of
the Park and Recreation Commission to talk about land acquisition
and overall planning.
TENNIS Williams stated that an unsanctioned tennis tournament, similar to
TOURNAMENT last. year's tournament, could be held this summer. He suggested that
the tournament be publicized early through the schools. Stein will
talk to Dewey Selander about the possibility of Dewey's planning the
tournament with the help of Dan Dwyer.
HOCKEY RINKS The addition of a second set of hockey nets to the Marie Park hockey
rink did not solve any problems, as the extra nets were just moved to
the pleasure rink.
NEW BUSINESS The Smith Avenue
Task
Force has been meeting
to discuss and plan
for
improvements on
0mith
Avenue, according to a
letter forwarded to
the
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Park and Recreation Commission from former City Administrator Orvil
Johnson. Doffing will call Alan Torstenson, City Planner for St.
Paul, who is coordinating efforts, to review our proposed bike trails,
their plans, and how they might correlate. Stein will acknowledge
the letter from R. James Gesell, President of the Smith Avenue Task
Force.
MISCELLANEOUS Stein will ask Dewey Selander to prepare a description of his duties
and time input that will be reviewed along with the recreation
program at the March 13 meeting.
COUNCIL Doffing will attend the February 21st meeting of the City Council.
REPRESENTATIVE The next Park and Recreation Commission meeting will be on March 13,
at 7:30 P.M.
ADJOURN There being
no
further business to come before
the Commission, the
meeting was
adjourned.
Respectfully submittted,
Marsha Knittig
Secretary