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PARK BOARD MINUTES <br />February 5, 1975 <br />Board meeting was called to order by Chairman Gunderman at 8:03 p.m. <br />Board members present: Cook, Dahl, Gunderman, Jasinski, Sullivan, <br />Weissman and Council Representative Eagon. <br />Board members absent: Smith. <br />Others present: Chellney Bier and Jane Bissell, League of Women Voters; <br />29th Avenue park site. residents; Vermont park site residents; Charles <br />Corlett, Assistant Director and Maurice Anderson, Director of Parks and <br />Recreation. <br />Minutes of the January 9, 1975 Board meeting were received and .approved <br />with the following correction: Page 1 - Ice Arena. Should read: Dahl <br />asked if it were a 'possibility to go ahead wig. a feasibility study that <br />the funding standpoint might be a joint-finance operation as long as the <br />arena is not just going to serve New Brighton. <br />Agenda additions: Park Board Elections <br />Ice Arenas <br />Brightwood Hills Golf Course <br />Pool Programming - Letter was received from Barry Bauer, Community <br />Education Coordinator, on January 8, 1975 regarding the programming of <br />recreational pool activities to be handled by the Park and Recreation <br />Departments. Programming responsibilities should begin June 1, 1975. <br />Tt was explained by the Department that requests for pool use will be <br />handled in same fashion as all building use requests .and recreational <br />swimming programs will be self-supporting. <br />29th Avenue Park Site - Department staff displayed to the Board and <br />in eres ed area residents an engineering drawing of the 29th Avenue a~td. <br />16th Street N.W, park site as it now exists. It was explained that less <br />alteration of the topography is being suggested because of economic <br />'actors and in order to preserve more trees. Two options are being <br />considered: 1) Street vacation of 29th Avenue N.W., which would include <br />island for purpose~~of slowing traffic and having a pleasing visual <br />effect. 2) No street vacation with some minor design modifications. <br />Douglas Turnbull, 15$2 28th Avenue N.W., stated that he took a poll <br />regarding the street vacation. 10-15 families were polled and it was <br />found that residents who voiced negatively did so very strongly as <br />opposed to those who favored the street vacation. Much concern was <br />placed on heavier traffic on 28th and 29th Avenues. James Church, 1595 <br />29th Avenue N.W., felt the vacation of 29th would seriously impede any <br />emergency vehicle. Department informed the Board that the volume of <br />traffic, according to estimates prepared by the Engineering Department, <br />would probably decrease if the street were vacated. The reason being, <br />the street would be strictly used by park users only. Mr. and Mrs. <br />Stich, 1.573 29th Avenue N.W., were both definitely opposed to the street <br />vacation. Michael McChesney, 1570 28th Avenue N.W., claimed that he <br />