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.y PARK BOARD MEETING November 7, 1..973 Meeting was called to order at 8x00 p.m. Board members present: Cook, Dahl, Gunderman, Sherlock, Smith, ~Teissman and Council Representative Eagon. Board members absent: Hagemeyer. Others presente Barry Bauer, Community Education Coordinator9 Fritz U7erdouschegg, Linda Werdouschegg, Jack Eagon, Village Residents9 Charles Corlett, Department Intern and Robert Wicklund, Director of Parks and Recreation. Minutes of the regular meeting of October 3, 1.973, were approved as submitted. District 621 Community Education Program Mr. Barry Bauer, Community Education Coordinator for Mounds View School District, appeared before the Board to discuss the program for which he is reponsible. Mr. Bauer explained that one of his primary respon- sibilities would be scheduling of school facilities in order to facilitate community use of existing facilities. His Department was going to centralize and coordinate scheduling for all district school buildings. He is also going to serve as a liason between the School District and municipalities within the school district, including the development of joint-powers agreements to increase a leisure service available to area residents. One significant ramification of the new program is that the School District is eliminating its involvement in. "recreation" programming. The villages will be responsible for assuming this type of programming in the future and will have ready access to all school facilities, including pools, in order to discharge this responsibility. Mr. Bauer also noted that his office would be working with the Ramsey County Open Space System on environmental education sites and programs, applying for federal funds for Senior Citizen programs and also would be working with the various villages to coordinate recreation programs within the school district. Freedom Park Tennis Courts In response to a petition from residents of the Freedom Park area, the Department studied the possibility of installing a tennis court at Freedom Park. It was determined upon interviewing several people that clay tennis courts were uneconomical, both in installation and main- .. tenance. Therefore, consideration was given only to bituminous tennis courts. School District 621 was approached concerning the possibility of:installing the courts on the Pike Lake School site. The district staff indicated that the School Board was amiable to coordinating projects but that a more formal request was necessary before a firm. answer could be given. The Department included additional tennis courts in its Capital Improvements request and. they were scheduled for future development as the budget presently stated. However,