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NEW BRIGHTON PARK BOARD MINUTES I. Meeting was called to order. by. vice-chairperson Dahl at 7.:40 p.m. II. Members present: Carlson, Dahl, Grirnshaw, Hogan, Johnson, Olson .Solberg, Van Hatten, Council Rep. Schmidt -~ Gunderman.arrived at .,7:45 p.m. III. Minutes of January 6, 1982 meeting were approved as submitted. IV. Correspondence A. Council. Report Schmidt informed the Park Board of .the major action .items. at the last Council meeting. Items included: appointments for commissions and .boards, approval. of addendum to joint forester position, approval of recreation criteria, approval of extended Oasis program, Benke will serve on Oasis .Advisory Council, Council meeting changed to February 25, 7:30 because of caucus. B. Long Lake Park Study .Committee-Report Dahl stated the committee met on January 12th to discuss the draft. Most of the concern related to maintenance, revisions, etc. V. New Business A. Long Lake. Lease Proposal (.Bill Jacobs) Bi11 Jacobs presented a summary of the analysis he prepared on alternatives to the Long Lake Park being developed with. Ramsey County. - Dahl explained that Bill Jacobs was at the Study Committee meeting. Ken Simons said the city may get. more money back for the land than was spent, possibly up to one million dollars. Jacobs said if the city-Lets the money sit in reserve it will earn money. The. city should start making their assets work for them.. Donut just. get-money back from the County. The City can do better than that. Would suggest the Park Board and the Council hire someone to study this further.. Dahl asked Jacobs if he had approached anyone at the County. Jacobs responded no, but added he would be happy to make a strong argument at a luncheon .meeting. Van Hatten asked where the one million dollars being talked about came from. Jacobs responded from the Metropolitan Council!