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> , <br />PARK BOARD A2IIVUTES <br />AUGUST 1, 1979 <br />I. The_,meeting: was ;galled ,to .order ;at ?.a 30. p.m. by Chair- <br />;_~. ~ . <br />..person;Gunderman:- :. ., .. - . <br />IT. rembers pre'senta Dah-1, Grimshaw,` Gunderman, Hogan, <br />. dohr~son~,, .Keen, Ohson,., taestJ.ing.. .. - ,_. <br />P~tembers..-absent a Carlson ` ' . <br />ICI .. _ ~~Iinutes of the .June 27,, .197.9.. meet;incl, mere corrected as <br />fo,lloirs.., .1'980-85- SIP Add, '$'60;0:00; fora lighting athletic <br />facilities ~ in 198.2 ; <br />,. <br />IV. Correspondence =None - <br />V. New Business ' <br />`Ae Goal Setting - The Board developed a pr~liirinary <br />set of goals (see attached? <br />B. Land Donation/Hansen Park. - Staff discussed the <br />five lots being offered to the City and informed <br />the Board that there were approxi;~ately $12,OOG.00 <br />in assessments and back taxes outstanding on the <br />property. The Board decided that the property was <br />not worth $12,000.00 and suggested that the Gity <br />attempt to pick it up if it went-tax forfeit. <br />h3otion by Dahl, seconded by G~lestling that the <br />Board does not recommend acceptance of the land at <br />this time. Motion carried. <br />VI. Unfinished.Busness <br />A. CIP - The Board adopted the attached 1980-85 CIP. <br />B. Hansen Park Entrance Relocation - Staff brought <br />the Board and the audience up to date on the history <br />of the proposed entrance relocation, stating that <br />pedestrial safety is the primary reason for suggesting <br />the relocation. Staff had met with the City Engineer <br />and both recommended a split entrance with one way <br />traffic into the park at mid-block between 5th Street <br />and Sioux and the present entrance being converted <br />to an exit. <br />Residents Concerns <br />-Additional cost was unju:tifi.ed. <br />-Current : afety problems ~ti7ere not evident. <br />-New design would lower parking lot capacity <br />-Property taxes would be raised by improvezre~ts <br />to the park. <br />-Stop signs should be tried before entrance changes <br />are made <br />