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' Park Board Minutes 2 April 7, 1971 Gunderman requested a 10 minute recess at 9e46 The meeting was reconvened at 9:56 Mr..Di_ckey estimated the cost of the shelter with alternates at $53,999. ThP Bo rd considered other features to be considered as alternates to hold down the base bid amount. Approval of the interior paint as an aXternate was recommended. The Board suggested that Mr. Dickey look for other potential alternates.. Dahl moved to accept the plan for the shelter as presented by Mr. Dickey with a minimum of four alternates including the grading and sodding of the site area as a skating rink, the asphalt walk-way, the door to the storage area and the interior paint as well as other alternates to be designated by Mr. Dickey. Second Sherlock Motion Carried Ramsey County Park Plan Mrs. Loren Reiger of the Ramsey County Citizen's Committee on Open Space appeared to discuss the County's proposed open space system. She gave a brief review of the history of the proposal and its relationship to the 1968 proposed plan. The County Commission is submitting a bill to the State Legislature which authorizes Ramsey County to bond for the purchase of park land in the amount of 16 million dollars. At present Ramsey County is the only county in the state without such authority. The proposed system itself emphasizes the acquisition of wetlands, marshes and ponding areas to protect the natural drainage system from urbanization. If such land is not preserved, an artificial drainage system will have to be constructed at an estimated cost of 50 million. The bill also provides for the appointment of a county-wide advisory committee on open space to ensure local input. The bill itself has to be approved by the Ramsey County delegation to the State Legislature to become law. Gunderman stated that he and Dahl had attended a meeting on the park plan .and that he was concerned about the lack of priorities and policy established by the County Board to explain their role as it relates to the local units of government. Generally, however, he was impressed by the sincerity of the Board members involved in the plan In discussing the plan, the following comments were made by the Park Board: 1. Regardless of past experiences with the County Board, this proposal should not be evaluated solely on the basis. of history. 2, ~~lhile New Brighton would not get the. direct benefit from the proposed open space system that some other communities might, one has to consider the County as one community.