Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/13/1994

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The project should have a low degree of liability and maintenance or that which is commonly associated with recreation and parks.. The project should not be more appropriately funded by another source. The applicant or a representative thereof will appear before the Park and Recreation Commission at a predetermined meeting to present their proposal and answer any questions that the Commissioners may have. A 50-50 match of dollars or labor at the current volunteer rate is required. The Commissioners also agreed by consensus that the City of Ramsey or any entity of the City can be considered as a proposer. Applications must be screened by City Staff and/or City Council and only one "City" proposal per year will be accepted by the Park and Recreation Commission for consideration. It was further agreed that once the proposal deadline had been reached, each Commissioner would receive copies of all proposals submitted for consideration. Each individual Commissioner would review the proposal prior to meeting. After the applicants presentation to the Commission, each Commissioner including the ex officio and City administrator will assign a ranking to the projects. The rankings ,would be added then divided by the number of voters to determine the Commission's initial ranking. At this point, the Commission would undertake a discussion to ensure that the resultant rank of the project does indeed fit the City's needs. This collective review would allow for a re-vote of all of the projects or an agreement to modify the scope of the available dollars to ensure the City received the most bang for the charitable gambling buck. Mr. Schroeder suggested that the introduction should include the amount of dollars available in a given year as well as possibly listing what the Commission would not take into consideration for that year. (ie: The Commission approved spring riders for two consecutive years, therefore, applications for spring riders will not be eligible this year). The Commission agreed by consensus to Mr. Schroeder's suggestion. COMMISSION INPUT Mr. Boos indicated that the City Council may ask the Commission for input on issuing licenses for beer in city parks for special occasions. The Commission will discuss this issue at the February meeting. Mr. Schroeder requested the Commission inform staff of their individual desires relative to playground equipment selection. The consensus of the Commission was to have staff make available a time period no sooner than 5:00 p.m. weekdays for those Commission members who desired input. 2) Next Park and Recreation Commission Meeting The next regular scheduled Park and Recreation Commission meeting will be held at 6::00 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 1994, at the Ramsey Municipal Center. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Commissioner Cook and seconded by Commissioner Gookin to adjourn the meeting. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Hetland, Commissioners Cook, Florentius, Gookin, Henn, Johns and Swokowski. Voting No: None. Absent: None. Park and Recreation Commission/January 13, 1994 Page 3 of 4