Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/19/1984

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I I ! Quad Cities Meeting Minutes of April 9 Page Three and City Council for comment and review and commitments. The discussion then centered around what the Board feels is the number one priority in meeting the needs of the public in developing facilities. It was agreed that the number one priority is the construction and development of lit soccer fields and football fields but such construction is a major undertaking financially, as the electrical services must be brought to the site and the cost of light- ing is a major capital improvement. Undertaking such a project would best be accomplished by grants. Merle Prochniak brought up the fact that the City of Andover does not have an association and how important an association would be in developing and sup- porting the construction of recreational facilities in their City. Steve Schwarze stated he would be able to provide some names from the people who live in Andover that could possibly help in developing their association. Joe Anderla recommended that the next time they have a sign up for any one of the programs that one of the sign-ups be at the City Hall in Andover. Steve Schwarze then explained some of the problems he has encountered in trying to re-establish the effectiveness of the AYAA. He explained that it is very difficult to take back what was said two to three years earlier where people could be offended by different statements. That is the reason why he is being very careful in how to handle situations where a number of different organizations and communities are involved. It was agreed by the Quad City Committee that a youth activity organization would be helpful in determining the needs of the City of Andover, The Board then expressed the importance of making a position statement and recommendation to their com- munities. The recommendation by the Quad Cities Recreational Board will not be avail- able until the regularly scheduled Park Board Meeting on Tuesday, April 17. cc: Jerry Dulgar Mayor Hostetler City Council Park Board Mark Lenz Patricia Lindquist Daniel Hartman ~Lloyd Schnelle~ Kris Nienow Ted Rouse Fritz Anderson A1 Zahn Hilary McNallan