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February 5, 1992 Park Board Minutes B. Senior Center Task Force Olson inquired if the resolution for the Senior Center was approved. Anderson said yes. There is a workshop scheduled for Tuesday, 5:30- 7:OOpm. 2 Helgeson commented that it doesn't make sense to have two buildings; a senior center and a community center. Anderson said the senior center will be combined with 3 other communities; this will keep costs down. Olson said the Senior Center Task Force meetings usually rotate from community to community. They meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. The results of a recent survey showed there is a very high percentage of interest for a senior center. Olson said 5 sites are being considered; one at Brightwood Hills with a new attached clubhouse. Parking shared with Salem Baptist and they would also use the building for Sunday School classes. Another site is at the south end of the Rice Creek shopping center, another is by Moore Lake beyond the beach, another Silver Lake Road & County Road I, another site is south of Medtronic in the vicinity of the Anoka County trailhead. There are homes on the Moore Lake site so that is probably out. Rice Creek and Brightwood Hills are within the 3 mile radius for most of the people in all the communities. Knuth asked if the legislation will pass this year. Benke responded yes, hopefully summer or fall. Trevorrow asked how the sites were chosen. Anderson said each community tried to come up with a site that was available and of adequate size and had other amenities such as a park, golf course, trails or shopping. Originally had about 10 sites and narrowed it down to 5. The committee has the option of adding more sites but they have not added any as of this time. Kalina asked if parking would be a problem if done at the Brightwood Hills site. Anderson said we would shorten the 1st tee and expand the parking lot to the north. Then a driveway would be run from Brightwood Hills to Salem Baptist next door. Brightwood would be able to use church parking and the church use Brightwood's. Salem could also use some of the space in the Brightwood building on Sundays. There would also be a walkway between the two buildings.