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October 1, 1980 Park Board Minutes Page.S <br />Dahl .stated that you must be_careful in;distinguishing between who <br />uses the ..park and who doesn't. Someone who uses the park once a <br />month may consider themselves frequent users whereas another person <br />using it the same amount of time may. consider themselves infrequent <br />users. Somehow that should be determined beforehand. <br />Motion by Van Hatten, seconded by Johnson, not to publish the <br />survey but to use it for background information only. .Motion passed. <br />Benke stated he would like to follow up on Carlson's statement of <br />talking directly with the people using-the parks. He feels this is <br />the only way to really find. out what the people want and think. He <br />feels it would be very good for the Park Board to do that. Find out <br />what portion of the population we are spending the thousands of <br />dollars on. <br />Gunderman stated he tries to make a tour. of all the parks once a <br />week. <br />Grimshaw stated if something is going to be done, Let's do it right. <br />Benke stated that this was not a.controlled survey. If it had been, <br />32% may be a good response. <br />Dahl feels sampling would be a good idea if we knew what data we <br />were looking for. <br />Gunderman. stated he would. like to see the. Park Board putting input <br />into the Comprehensive Plan and doing the best we can rather than <br />spend it on getting information that professional people give us. <br />Dahl stated alot of information can be gathered from sources such <br />as registration to get a feel for who is actively using the facilities. <br />Gunderman was concerned about how the Comprehensive Plan was being <br />accopmplished. He does not feel the progress so far was going very <br />well... At the next meeting: he would like to review the material put <br />together so far and discuss how it should be done. <br />Dahl. stated she had. not finished her assigned part of the Comprehensive <br />Plan but would have it ready at the next meeting. <br />Dahl stated she would like all the documentation done so far and <br />would -like to rehash. what. has been done. <br />Gunderman stated he would like to start at .point 0. Look it all <br />over. again .and di cuss it. <br />Anderson said he would like to do it wel, If that means doing it <br />over that°'s fine, but clot of the information that has been done is <br />.valid and useful.. The facilities inventory done by Van Hatten is <br />going to the City Manager and eventually to the Counc.i _. <br />