1987-02-11 Parks and Rec Comm MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION
MINUTES, FEBRUARY 11, 1987
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Park and
Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairman Stein on
Wednesday, February 11, 1987, at 7:00 P.M. in the Engineering
Conference Room at City Hall.
The following members were present: Stein, Damberg, Doffing,
new member Vicki Katz, Knittig, Leffert. Absent: Lachenmayer.
Also present: City Administrator Frazell, Dick Putnam of Tandem
Corporation, Barry Warner and Margaret Kearney of Barton -Ashman
Associates.
APPROVAL OF A motion was made, seconded and carried to
MINUTES approve, without change, the minutes of the
January 13, 1987 meeting as previously
submitted.
ELECTION OF Leffert moved, seconded by Knittig, that the
OFFICERS following Commissioners be elected to fill the
respective Commission offices for the following
year:
Chairman: Jim Stein
1st Vice Chairman: Robert Doffing
2nd Vice Chairman: Marsha Knittig
Secretary: Vicki Katz
Also, if for any reason the office of chairman
becomes vacant during the year, the two vice-
chairmen will move up one office respectively to
fill the remainder of the term of the vacant
office.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0 (Doffing absent at the time)
PARK BOND Chairman Stein opened the discussion of the
REFERENDUM upcoming bond referendum. He announced he was
appointing a marketing committee naming Bob
Doffing as Co -Chairman. Mr. Doffing is to then
select his co-chairmen. Each of the
Commissioners offered names of residents who
would be candidates for the marketing committee.
The Commissioners would then contact each of the
proposed persons after they receive a letter
from Jim Stein and Bob Lockwood. The first
meeting of the Marketing Committee is scheduled
for Thursday, February 26, 1987, at 7:30 P.M. in
the Council Chambers.
The Commission then considered a resolution
(copy attached) requesting the City Council to
call for a parks bond referendum. Vicki Katz
moved, seconded by Marsha Knittig, to approve
the resolution.
Ayes: 6
Nays: 0
REFERENDUM
Barry Warner, assisted by Margaret Kearney from
BROCHURE
Barton -Ashman Associates, presented to the
Commission for their review preliminary work and
designs for the park bond referendum brochure.
Details of a proposed slide show were also
discussed and reviewed. The Commission offered
suggestions and were invited to attend another
meeting on Friday, February 20, at noon, to
review the progress being made by the consulting
firm.
TANDEM/CENTEX
Dick Putnam of Tandem Corporation presented a
PROJECT
review of the Tandem/Centex project and offered
suggestions on park dedication layouts.
NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Commission will
be Tuesday, March 10, 1987
ADJOURN
There being no further business to come before
the Commission, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert H. Leffert
Secretary
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES, DECEMBER 9, 1986
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Park and
Recreation Commission was called to order on Tuesday, December 9,
1986, at 7:00 P.M. by Chairman Stein in the City Hall Council
Chambers.
The following members were present: Stein, Damberg, Doffing,
Knittig, new member Beverly Lachenmayer, Leffert, and Schneeman.
Also present were City Administrator Kevin Frazell, Dick Putnam of
Tandem Corporation and Barry Warner of Barton-Aschman Associates.
APPROVAL OF Minutes of the November 24 meeting were
MINUTES approved as previously submitted.
TANDEM CORP. Mr. Dick Putnam of Tandem Corporation,
PROPOSALS continued the discussion concerning park
dedication for the Copperfield/King property
and the Riley property. He presented a
slide presentation and participated in the
discussion and question/answer session which
followed.
Commissioner Schneeman moved, seconded by
Commissioner Doffing, that the Park and
Recreation Commission agree in principal and
concept with the proposal made by Mr. Putnam
regarding the location of the park dedication
for the development in the Southeast area of
the City.
Ayes: 7
Nays: 0
SIBLEY ATHLETIC Mr. Barry Warner of Barton-Aschman Associates,
COMPLEX/PARKS BOND presented the members an in-depth update of
ISSUE the progress of the discussions with School
District #197 regarding the proposed athletic
complex at the Henry Sibley high school site.
The discussion also included the following
items:
a. Progress of planning on Henry Sibley site.
b. Components of a bond referendum program -
1. Meeting with City Council
Meeting with School District
Facilities Committee
Joint meeting, City Council/School
Board
c. Bond referendum timing - target date:
Mid -April, 1987.
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES, DECEMBER 9, 1986
d. Identification and organization of
community support
e. Summary of plans - methods of selling bond
issue to the public
The next regular meeting of the Commission will be Tuesday,
January 13, 1987.
ADJOURN There being no further business to come before
the Commission, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Leffert
Secretary