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December 7, 1988 Park Board Minutes <br />Eichers asked what kind of year the beach had. <br />Anderson said we didn't quite meet the attendance <br />expectations but expenses were also under budget. Overall <br />was satisfied with the. year. <br />Ocel asked why we charge for the beach use, <br />Anderson said that decision was made a long time ago. One <br />reason was to control the numbers and also to offset the <br />cost. Many of the beaches are starting to charge now, <br />Ocel asked if there is a charge to launch a boat. <br />Anderson said no, we can't. The DNR won't allow it. You. <br />have to have free access to all boating. <br />Carlson said he also recalls another reason for the. beach <br />fee and that is that you get a different group of people. <br />The fee might hinder the beer drinking, trouble making <br />crowd. <br />2 <br />Anderson said we do have a family rate and season pass. <br />If there is a family that can't pay, the Senior Kitchen Band <br />has set up a scholarship fund for people with financial <br />difficulty. <br />V, New Business <br />A. Community Planning Meetings.. <br />Anderson said at the NRPA meeting he attended in the fall <br />the presentation was on trends - the aging and different <br />kinds of activities with considerable discussion on trends. <br />We are in a period of time where changes are happening. <br />With our park development we have attempted to involve. <br />people through park meetings, etc. When we do a project we <br />talk to people and get them involved. Typically we don't do <br />that with programming. We get information on an informal <br />level but have nat specifically asked for it. Would like to <br />suggest having .three meetings to bring in a staff person and <br />others that are interested. One of the areas would be the <br />senior citizens.. Ask them where they think we should be <br />going, get ideas of where we should be going in 3-5 years. <br />It would be helpful for those planning. Another group to <br />get input from would be the athletic service groups such as <br />basketball, wrestling, track. Would like to get some broad <br />ideas from them. The third area would be our regular <br />programs; swimming, tennis, etc. Would also like to look at <br />the handicapped groups. Would like to have these meetings <br />carefully constructed so they would be productive. <br />