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RESOLUTION NO <br />09-076 <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />A RESOLUTION TO KEEP THE SKATEBOARD PARK OPEN AT FREEDOM PARK. <br />REAS, The City received a petition in November 2008 requesting the removal of the <br />ioard ramps from Freedom Park. It stated: "The skateboard ramps at Freedom Park have <br />the park and playground a site for vandalism, fighting, excessive littering and other illegal <br />y, resulting in numerous police calls. It has become an unsafe place for children and a <br />Lent to our neighborhood. These New Brighton citizens request the skateboard ramps be <br />-ed from Freedom Park." and <br />:AS, In January 2009, the City received two more petitions. These petitions asked the <br />to remove the skate park at Freedom Park, and <br />A public hearing was held at the PREC meeting on May 6, 2009, and <br />WE REAS, Council reviewed the recommendation from PREC on May 26, 2009 and motioned <br />to a,, --ept the Parks and Recreation and Environmental Commission recommendation to keep the <br />skal c park open with the provision that the council receives periodic updates via the Friday <br />mer i o, and that a staff update occurs at the first regular meeting in August; this occurred on <br />Au st 11, and PREC reviewed the status of the skateboard park at their November 4, 2009 <br />me ne. and <br />W REAS, the youth have been present at skate park meetings that have taken place and <br />part ipated in a park clean-up day and cookout held on June 26th. Council received updates in <br />their Friday memo on the following dates: June 5, July 2, July 24, and August 21. PREC <br />received updates on the skateboard park at their June 3, August 5, September 9, October 14 and <br />NoMornber 4 meetings, and <br />WE EAS, On November 4 the PREC reviewed a power point presentation and heard from the <br />you h, parents and residents involved in this process. Following that discussion PREC <br />una timously passed a motion to keep the skate park open. The motion read: MOTION BY <br />HA ELD, SECONDED BY NORTON, TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL THAT WE <br />CO1NUE THE SKATE PARK AT FREEDOM PARK AS IS. MOTION CARRIED. PREC <br />also laced on their 2010 agenda a place holder for an update on the skate park at their June 2, <br />201 meetiniz. and <br />Council's request was to review the Skate Park at their first meeting in November, <br />reviewed the issue and made a recommendation to council, and <br />