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(1 PARK BOARD MEETING January 6, 1571 The meeting was called to order at 8:02 B€~ard members present:~' S~rnhill, Dahl, Gunderman`, Hagemeyer, Sherlock :' Weissman and Council Representative Moen Smith appeared at 8:15 Also Present: Mayor Bromander, Councilman Fisher, Arthur-Dickey, Architect; Robert Wicklund, Director of Parks and Recreation; Mrs. E. E. Fisher, Mr. Richard Neumann and others. The minutes of the meeting of December 2, 1970 were approved as submitted. Hansen Park Shelter Mr. Arthur Dickey of Dickey and Associates began his presentation with an explanation of the soil borings taken by Soil Engineering. The tests were taken in the area north of the free skating pond to the. tennis courts and west to the knoll. The results improved as the borings moved away from the pond and towards the knoll. The conclusion was that a warming shelter building could be placed off the northeast corner of the knoll without removing any trees or using any pilings. The company performing the tests does not guarantee the stability of the soil except at the exact point the tests were taken. Gunderman suggested another company cross-check the borings at the site selected for the shelter. Dickey stated that he expected to have borings taken at the corners of the building before bids were let. In terms of location, Dickey recommended placement at the northeast corner of the knoll because it offered the best soil conditions, was the best area aesthetically and would be convenient to the free-skating rink. The Board agreed and emphasized the need to consider the free skaters as there are more of them, they are generally younger and they use the building more than hockey players. Dickey presented three alternative building plans. The first was to build a shelter similar to the ones present-on existing park sites. The second was a shelter built in a wedge-shape around which other wedges could be added to form a circular-shaped community center. The third was a free-standing shelter using a similar motif as the present shelters but with no removable walls, more area and a change in shape to provide more efficient use of space. The latter proposal could be incorporated into a community center complex through a walk-way. arrangement. Dickey estimated the cost of the first alternative to be about $40,000.00 with the other two in the $45,0OO.Ob range. Similar materials would be used in all the buildings and decreasing the size would not greatly decrease costs.