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PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey Park and Recreation Commission conducted a workshop on Thursday, February 1, <br />1996 at the Ramsey Park Center Building, 7925 - 161st Avenue N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Vice-Chairman Todd Cook <br />Commissionmember Jill Johns <br />Commissionmember Steve Ostmm <br />Commissionmember Michael Skinner <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Mark Boos <br />RYAA President Dave Baack <br />RYAA Vice President Reid Droegemueller <br /> <br />Members Absent: Commissionmember Beth Asfahl <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Vice-Chairman Cook called the workshop to order at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />COMMISSION BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #1 <br /> <br />1996 CENTRAL PARK IMPROVEMENT MEETING SUMMARY <br />AND DRAFT BUDGET <br /> <br />Representatives from the Ramsey Youth Athletic Association and Ramsey's Park and Recreation <br />Commission met at Central's Park Center Building. The purpose was to discuss potential <br />improvements to Central Park for 1996 relating to the $105,000 Capital Improvement Budget and <br />also to discuss athletic field needs for the near future. Meeting notices were published in the <br />Anoka Union and on Cable TV. To date, there has been no comment with the exception of the <br />Youth Association and the City. <br /> <br />The most encouraging finding resulted from examination of the Youth Association's detailed <br />games slot schematic [included] which included 1994 and 1995 actuals and an estimate for 1996 <br />through 1998. The Youth Association has identified 48 existing game slots available for 1995. <br />Their estimate of game slots required for 1996 is 46. In 1997, however, the game slot projection <br />is 60, or 12 less than are currently available. The Youth Association estimates that lighting fields 3 <br />and 4 at Central Park should carry them through the 1997 season. Projections for the 1998 <br />softball/baseball season increase to 71. Rarnsey Youth Athletic Association President Dave Baack <br />pointed out that projections a couple of years out are difficult to make because of trend changes and <br />also the fact that, by this time, the new elementary school will be in service and a lot of children are <br />expected to play for Ramsey's Youth Association versus Anoka's because more peers are attending <br />school in Ramsey and there will be a stronger community identity. <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission Workshop/February 1, 1996 <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />