Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 06/13/1990

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Merland Otto told the Commission that he met with the residents of The North Forty Addition and reviewed with them the option providing a bike and pedestrian trail in the road right-of-way and a horse trail in the drainage easement. The residents informed him that they did not like that solution. The consensus of the Commission was to recommend that the Council take no action at this time. Case #3 1991 Capital Improvement Proqram Budqet & Update. Merland Otto reviewed the proposed budget with the Commission and reminded them that the City has an obligation to Federal Hoffman to spend approximately $43,000.00 per year on improvements at Central Park over the next two years. He also reminded them that for the last few years the capital improvements budget has been roughly $100,000.00. Bev Swanson, President of RYAA, told the Commission that she received a letter from Anoka County concerning the concession stand at Central Park. The letter states that the concession stand has to upgraded by 1991 in order to receive a license, and that it has to be fully up to code by 1993. Mrs. Swanson suggested that it may be simpler to enclose an area in the Park Center Building to take the place of the concession stand. Chairman Hetland suggested that the Commission receive some estimates on the cost of bringing the concession stand up to code and the cost of enclosing one in the Park Center Building or the warming house. Bev Swanson told the Commission that there are not enough ballfields in the City of Ramsey to accommodate the number of ballteams that are using them this year. She stated that RYAA would like to see two more fields established at Central Park. Merland Otto told the Commission that new ballfields will take two years to mature enough to be playable. Bev Swanson suggested getting some parents together to attend one of the Council meetings and let the Councilmembers know what is needed. In the mean time, she feels that it would be a good idea to install lights on the existing fields to give an additional three hours of playing time this year. Mrs. Swanson also told the Commission that they are having some problems with the existing lights at Central Park. RYAA has already had to cancel four games because the lights did not turn on. Mark Boos explained that at least two of those four times the lights had been struck by lightning and blew out all of the breakers. He also told them that he had the installer come out and inspect the lights and that he did not find anything wrong with them. Chairman Hetland suggested that the City install a security light in Central Park by the bleachers. The consensus of the Commission was to recommend to the City Council a 1991 Parks Capital Improvements Program and to submit a budget in the amount of $576,800.00 Case #5 Namino of municipal park in Sortebero's 6th Addition The consensus of the Commission was to table this issue. PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION / JUNE 13, 1990 PAGE 3 OF 4