Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/09/1987

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mendation must be addressed. new winter recreation area be built at Central Park including wa, [..tng house, 2-~ hockey ri_'~k~0 and a large pleasure r!~k. Thank you for your c~operation. Sincerely, Carol Sather Wallin_ _,_'rig House Manager Sather aisc noted that one attendant could not handle over 200 people. Comroi~sioner Shumway sug~estod a pleasure rink at Central Park for now, using existing lighting, would be one way to start. They would need a warming house and a flooded r~n~,. A rinU at Central Park would require another attendant and perhaps an-additional attendant is need at Ramsey ~chool rink. Sather said the n-~ers are from the public, not the hockey association. Chairman IAchter said more ice time is needed for the hockey players, and he would like backing from the hockey association before going to the city council with a proposal. Discussion regarding the ice rinu~ to be pioci4 on next agenda and also agenda for the joint meeting. No further discussion. CASE ~6: Discussion with Bob Peterscn regarding snowmobile tr_nil~. Discussed in Case ~4. No further discussion. C~-~ ~7: Discussion regarding comprehensive park plan. Claudia Dodge suggested a small ~roup work on the park plan and bring it to the commission. Volunteers for thi~ ~roup were: Claudia Dodge, Roy Shumway, John Liohter, Ron Hetland. inne Norris advised there is $$,000.00 in the budget for consultants for the park plan. ~ASE '8: Review of g~etoh p~an for park dedlg~tign reqxgrements; c~se of Art Raudio. Anne Norris advised that a lot of the land is Iow and swampy. Motion by Commissioner Lokker to r~o_m__m_~end that the City Council require fee to satisfy the City's park dedication requirements, seconded by Commissioner Hetland. Motion carried. PIR~ COMMISSION INPUT No park commission input. Representatives of RYAA appeared requesting information about Central Park improvements for spring and fall, such as water and restrcom~. They m"e