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<br />, go into an account that provides parks for the residents of the city. He advised that other projects <br />are also funded from lawful gambling, such as the skate park at Alpine Park. . <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Backous, seconded by Commissioner Barr, to approve the 2008 Parks <br />CIPW ork Plan as presented. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Commissioners Backous, Barr, <br />LaMere, Shryock, and Board Members Max, McDilda, and Freeburg. Voting No: None. <br />Absent: None. <br /> <br />COMMISSION/STAFF INPUT <br /> <br />Commissioner Backous advised that the Northern Lights Soccer Club recently held a north boys <br />soccer tournament at Elmcrest Park. He stated that participants came from as far as Duluth and <br />they had 116 teams this year at the tournament. He explained that this causes thousands of <br />people to come into the city. He advised that the Soccer Committee had to rent a huge tent and <br />portable toilets and thought that the addition of a building at that park would greatly benefit <br />tournaments held there. He stated that he received many compliments on the city and the park. <br />He advised that it is hard to find that many full size soccer fields in one place and that it is rare to <br />find a soccer park that. big. He thought that it was an asset to the City to have this park. He <br />stated that he was going to try to attract more tournaments to the city in the future and it would be <br />nice to have a building there. He advised that he would poll the soccer coaches to determine <br />what they would like to see in a building at that location. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Shryock appreciated his input and having him get the information for the <br />Commission to use as direction. She hoped that if they were to have better utilization of <br />Elmcrest Park and draw in more tournaments it might bring in some help with the intersection on <br />Highway 47. <br /> <br />Commissioner Backous was happy to see the parks staff pulling weeds and working out at the <br />park to get things ready for the tournament. He advised that there is a lot of pride and volunteers <br />in the city and stated that other cities do not get the support that is given in Ramsey. He stated <br />that Ace Solid Waste had donated the use of their garbage carts. He advised that everyone comes <br />together and the citizens, city staff and the businesses all work together and support things within <br />the city. He explained that this makes people excited to come and is a good image for people to <br />go away with from the city. . <br /> <br />Commissioner Barr advised that a building would help for other sports inthat park as well. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Shryock commented that a lot of residents seem to like lacrosse and it seemed to her <br />that other cities were not supporting this new sport and instead treating it like a secondary sport. <br />She thought that it would be helpful to encourage the lacrosse teams to come playin Ramsey. <br /> <br />Commissioner Backous agreed that the park would be an ideal spot for lacrosse. <br /> <br />Parks Supervisor Riverblood advised that Ace Solid Waste gives a donation each year based on <br />the number of new customers they have within the city. He advised that a portion of their <br />business is returned to their community. <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission/August 14,2008 <br />Page 7 of8 <br />