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APPROV~ ~RK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Motion b~ Corgmissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Gookin to approve the following P~ark ~a~id Recreation Commission minutes: 1) Par~~ and~ Recreation Commission regular meeting minutes dated April 9, 1992. Motmn ca~ed.i Voting Yes: Chairperson Hetland, Commissioners Johnson, Gookin, Cook, FlorentiuS,~;l!ral~ and Swokowski. Voting No: None. SlN .SS Case #1:~ Prresentation by Steve Kerr regarding Community Education :: P~rograms, Services, Participation and Enrollment Mr. Steve ~err,[Manager of District gl 1 Community Education Program, was present to provide informatic/j!., abbut the programs offered by Community Education and also to answer any questions t~e Cd, remission/Council may have with regard to the program and/or funding of it. He stated there,Were some funding changes in the last year with probably the most significant one being the c~.. tting of adult programs. Hamet L~soni Commumty Education Coordinator for Ramsey, was present to ~nform the Commissi~r!/C~uncil about the classes being offered and how they have been received by the residents. !She stated she has really experienced a sense of community in Ramsey and is impressed~_with all the volunteers available and willing to help. She stated the Community Education Prog~ am is developing a pre-school program and the classes are filling fast. The athletic classes fill~o" uic dy and there is also a rise in the enrollment of the craft classes. There has been requests f~.~a gJ :ls basketball team. Ms. Larson added that she would like to get a student council organized ~o hel ~ determine what activities the youth want. She also mentioned the idea of offering science an~!geo~aphy classes which would explore education in a fun way. She stated they are considerinl~ late~r start times for some classes so that children with working parents can also attend. She was i~pre~sed with the students from Anoka High School helping out with some of the basketball ~lass~s and stated they have expressed a desire to help out with the basketball clinic. She stated~she ~'has a love for the success of children" and shared a photograph album full of pictures of~hil '~d~'en participating in the different classes offered by the Program. Mr. Kerr s~atedlthe following is a list of what the Community Education Program expects of it's coordinatOt:s: 1) Arrange community access to school facilities and communicate school policies and proce~ures~ 2) Provide services and programs for the audiences; 3) Be involved in communit3Wid~ issues; and 4) Be involved in what's happening in the school itself. ChairpersOn He~tland inquired how community education relates to the Park and Recreation CommissiOn an~ how the Commission could be of service to the program. Mr. Kerr s~atedlthis presentation is more for an "awareness issue" as the City is paying for these services. ~e st~ited the Commission could assist by helping to determine the needs and wants of the comm~,mty.[ He stated the program ~s always open to suggesuons and that they would would provide wliat they could with regard to the requests and suggestions. MORE C~ITI~EN INPUT Stanhope ~.erra~ residents - They again expressed concern for the safety of their children because of no par~lo platy in. They mentioned there is approximately 18 acres deemed as City park land at Roanoke ~tt'eetfN.W. and 154th Lane N.W. They offered volunteer labor to help level the park JOint !Park & Recreation Commission/City Council - June 11, 1992 " Page 2 of 5