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• • <br />Park Board Meeting <br />Page 2 <br />Summer Recreation Program <br />Charles Corlett, Summer Playground Supervisor-Coordinator, appeared <br />to review summer recreation program for the Park Board. He stated <br />that several changes were being made from past year's programs. The <br />playground program will be operating on an afternoon and evening <br />basis with the emphasis on younger children in the afternoon and <br />.teen-age64in the evening. An attempt wi11 be made to rnove the center <br />of the program off the park and into the community. Trips and tours <br />to unique attractions in the metropolitan area will be emphasized. <br />The entire summer recreation. program is being greatly expanded as <br />the department is attempting to step-up the intensity of its <br />recreational offerings. <br />Long Range Plan Status <br />The Board was informed that certain priorities have been agreed <br />upon with the Long Range Plan. The acquisition of two additional <br />park sites was first priority and their development to a useable <br />state was second priority. Third and fouxth priorities were the <br />development of the Long Lake site and second phase development of <br />Hansen Park. However, at this point the planning process was in a <br />holding position pending the outcome of conversations with Ramsey <br />County Board concerning the Long Lake site. The Board requested a <br />review of said conversations up to this point. They were informed <br />that there has been one meeting held in which very general alternative <br />methods of cooperation were discussed. Tt was evident from the <br />information received that the County is very interested in having <br />access to the Long Lake site, as it was a central node in the Rice <br />Creek Recreation Corridor. <br />Dahl asked if it were not possible to give the County access to the <br />northern end of the site while still maintaining complete local <br />control. <br />Sherlock expressed a concern that should the County become involved <br />that the entire site would be completely overrun. <br />Hagemeyer asked if it were not possible in some way restrict <br />attendance on the site. <br />Cook stated that the permit system used at the beach seems to be <br />effective in discouraging heavy nonresident use. <br />Tt was pointed out that the system used at the beach in no way <br />guaranteed any priority to residents that it was first come, first <br />serve as to available space, and that many people beat the system <br />by leaving their vehicles outside the beach area and walking in, <br />