Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/16/1977

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City of Ramsey Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes of Meeting February 16, 1977 The meeting was called to order at 7~35p.mo Present were John Zobav~, Kathy Schneider, Michele Olson, and A1 Cooper° The minutes of January 17, 1977 were read. Kathy Schneider said she ~.~as not aware that ia the motion to the council, the possibility of mo~e keys, was included in the motion for additional needs for the skating rink° Also, the weekend hours of ~ho rink are 6:30to 9~30 pome Kathy Schneider mdc a motion to app. rove ~ho minutes, ~ith tho changes indicated. John Zobava seconded. Approved 4-0° 3.%~kf~ ~iichele Olson made a motion that we recommend to the council to accept Richard Ho]lands' application to the Park and Recreation Commission~ his term to expire in October of 1979o He ~11 fill the vacancy lof~ by the resignation of Rober~ Schwartz° A1 Cooper seconded. Approved )~Oo T~3~ Paquette attended the meeting° He mentioned that he had spoken ~,rtth. ?k~l ~.~ereson and that Phil h~d asked ho~.~ the Park and Recreation" ~o~m~ission had funded for paying Tim Paquette. Tim stated that he could, be ~id one of t~o ways~ 1st- where the city pays the bills, (such as typing,paper and print- ing) and pay Tim for the 230 hours. 2nd- ~ero the city pay Tim a consultant fee, aud Tim pays the bills. Some discussion follow, ed. A1 Cooper made a motion that ~;e recommend to tho council that Tim Paquettes status be changed to that of a consol'ben%. Also, that we recommend to the council, that a consultants fee of ~1~150~ excluding incidentals, such as typing, paper, and printing, ~,zhioh ~-~l be paid by the city of Hamsey, and including the $250°00 already paid in December 1976o This fee would be paid upon the ao~eptance, by tho city cooncil, of the proposed Comprehensive Park Plane Kat~ly Schneider seconded. App roved 4-0. Kathy Schneider made a motion that we recommend to the city council a change in the number of member~ on the Park and Recreation Commission from nine to seven. John Zobava seconded~ Approved 4-0. Mr. Darrell Jensen attended ~he meeting. He stated his interest in becoming a Park Board me~ber. Kathy Schneider made a motion that we recommend to the couucil that they accept Darrell Jensens' applicatiom for membership to the Park and Recreation Commission° A1 Cooper seconded. Ap~roved 4-0° His term to expire October 1978o Kag~ySchneider read Bob Cushmans' letter of resignation. She stated the co,moil had accepted his resignation at the previous council meeting° Kathy personally called Bob asking him to reconsider; he felt it ~ould be in the best interest of the park commission that he resign. James A. Kappelhoff, who is a Park and Recreation consultant, sent a leLter, ~ich Kathy Schn~eider read. He wanted to inquire into the p6ssibility of ou c(~mmunity would be in need of a consultant. We didn't feel the need of one at the present time° Kathy Schneider stat~;d that the Park and l~ecreation would like to ~mve a cody of our oresent budget.