Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/14/1987

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Soccer at Titterud and Soccer and Football at Central Park. In the pa.~<t the City has provided this service. Merle Mevissen indicated that they are short of help and do not have the tinae to do the rnarMng. Jill indicated they could have someone set it up the first tnr, e. Chain~an Lichter reque'-cted Anne Norris to write a letter to David Hartley to request the City hire sonaeone part-time to do the marking. The field~ would need to be painted once per week unless it rains. If the City does not '~.~ish to hire someone then RYAA may have to do the markin~ therriselves. l',.~s. Prall requested so~r~eone to be in charge of turnin~ the lights on and off at the park. I'derle I',~evissen said there is a tirner on the~¥~ and is ~et for them to be turned off at 10:00 p.m. Commissioner Shumwav asked if they could have one of the neighbors be aware of the on/off switch in the event the li~.hts come back on. George ~+;ilt. ermuth, RYAA, asked the Con~n~ission for an alt-purpose building. Although the Lions are buiidinp~ a shelter now, RYAA needs storage space. If Ramsay has it~ own Fire Depart~r, ent there will be no roon~ at City Hall for the RYAA equipnaent and there i¢ no roo~ for storage at the City Maintainance ¢ara~:e. The shelter the Lions are providin¢ may be expanded to include the well and al~:o storage space. b~otion by Cornnaissioner Shumway to request the City hire a full tinae person for suna-~r~er help for city rnaintainance and naarkin~: the ..... ~i~ld~, under %~erie I%Ie ........ ~'p.~.,~,-"~.~.Oh,-,' .......... ~nO~d by Cornnli3~oner Hetland. Further discussion , Chairnlan Lichter noted the City Council ~ay reject thi~j Co~n~i~ioner 8hun~way indicated the city n~aintainance departnaent does not have the time to do th~ CASE ~: Di.-_'..cus.-c-ion re~ardin~ trails. Corn~isi-~oner Shun-.,way had no additional inforn-~ation fo,; the Cor£:rnission. Commissioner Hetland asked about DNR fundins:. Cotr, naissioner :-3hunlway said D!',.IR fundins; is available for n-~ultipie use trail¢, and he would contact Joe Alexander to obtain more information, including rr, u!tiple use for snowmobile, Cro..~ Country Ski, hor¢~e and $ wheeler. Easernent¢ will also be checked on. CA8E S: Update on ~Jark/recreation/,m:,n-.,rnunit? education survey. Anne Norris handed out the results of the survey taken. There were 57 responses out of 5,000 homes in Rarnsey and she asked if the Conaniission ',,,:anted her to do a random sanlplin~. Publishin.s result{.- of the survey was discussed. Commissioner Shunaway said to use the survey as a &{uide and not to spend rnoney on rnail~i~:.