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<br />1 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />April 23, 1991 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />Council Business. continued <br /> <br />Alan Kuentz, Environmental Quality Commission (EQC), said Jones Lake is <br />an excellent example of an urban wetland and possible candidate for a <br />pilot program which would maintain the wetland's viability. <br /> <br />Motion by larson, seconded by Williams, to AUTHORIZE STAFF TO <br />CONDUCT AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PREPARE DOCUMENTS <br />FOR ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF THE ROBERT NIXON PROPERTY; <br />AND REQUEST THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION, PARK <br />BOARD, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE <br />DONATION AND REPORT THEIR FINDINGS AT THE MAY 28,1991, <br />COUNCIL MEETING. <br /> <br />3 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. <br /> <br />Firefighter Mark Herrick said the Fire Department. Police, Park and <br />Recreation, Health One, Citizen Study Committee and local businesses are <br />coordinating a Safety Camp for 1st through 5th grade children at Hansen <br />Park on July 31. Each organization will sponsor a safety talk followed by <br />activities which will include fire prevention, D.A.R.E., and bicycle safety. <br /> <br />Dee Lere, Citizen Study Committee (CSC). said the CSC will sponsor a <br />bike maintenance and safety check booth, and a bike rodeo course which <br />emphasizes common safety rules of the road. <br /> <br />Motion by Williams, seconded by Benke, to ENDORSE THE SAFETY CAMP <br />ON JULY 31 AT HANSEN PARK SPONSORED BY THE NEW BRIGHTON <br />FIRE, POLICE AND PARKS DEPARTMENTS, HEALTH ONE, AND THE <br />CITIZEN STUDY COMMITTEE. <br /> <br />3 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. <br /> <br />Mattila presented the site plan review for a municipal golf driving range on <br />City-owned property. The site is located at the northwest quadrant of 1- <br />35W and 1-694. <br /> <br />The site plan includes an off-street parking lot, employee shelter, fenced <br />area for motorized equipment and trailers, tee boxes, and the range area. <br /> <br />The plan complies with all 1-1 district and parking standards with the <br />exception of concrete curbing, a paved surface, and parking area striping. <br />The improvements and landscape plantings will be installed after second <br />year of operation, upon the City's decision to continue the range facility. <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Director Maurie Anderson said Shafer Construction <br />has provided fill and topsoil to the City at no cost and will complete <br />operations by September. <br /> <br />Because the site is a former demolition landfill. the Minnesota Pollution <br />Control Agency has stated one foot of black dirt with vegetative cover is <br />an appropriate action for the site. <br /> <br />Council Business <br /> <br />Robert Nixon Land <br />Donation <br />Report 91-097 <br /> <br />Safety Camp <br />Report 91-098 <br /> <br />Site Plan for Golf <br />Driving Range <br />Report 91-099 <br />