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Rights Commission to the Council, to the State and now she is back here, which is a good place to be. She is interested in Parks because they are very close to Hansen Park. Would like to be able to look at some park issues and get them resolved. Ron Meyer is 34 year resident. He and his wife have been married 48 years. He grew up in Albert Lea, was in the Navy, spent 10 years in retail management, 20 years as a traveling salesman, 10 years with Coach USA, have been on a couple different commissions, President of Jaycees, Umpire for 20 years and on the board of directors there, he and his wife are very active in dancing. They dance on television; channel 6, dance in nursing homes and hospitals. His special interest is seniors and he wants to see if he can make seniors lives better. B. 2007 Chair -elections Chair Heinrich asked for nominations for Chair. Trevorrow nominated Jeanne Frischman as chair. There was a unanimous affirmative vote. Jeanne Frischman will start her Chair duties in March, 2007. C. Staff Report -Pat Tuma Pat Tuma, Recreation Program Manager, gave a power paint presentation on why recreation programs are important; youth obesity is a big concern. Tuma also provided information on programs for which she is responsible, employees she supervises, program management and programming goals. The commissioners commented on: • The possibility of adding another skate park in New Brighton, perhaps in the Northwest Quadrant • Concern of skate park at Freedom; more supervision needed. Bad language, not good for young kids. • Accentuate the trails, places to gather (for art and musical performances) and to picnic, and add public art. • Discussion re: LaCrosse is growing and if we have enough fields. Would it be possible to add lights at Hidden Oaks. Our relationship with High School coaches. Pat mentioned our relationship is good -some caaches run summer camps and clinics with us, i.e. basketball and soccer. • Felt a list of expectations for all parks be posted. • Request more supervision from Public Safety at park areas of concern such as disc golf area at Hansen and skate park area at Freedom. • Want to let seniors know they are not forgotten -new programs are being planned. Want more senior fun, excitement and. happiness. D. City Ordinance -~ alcohol in parks Bob Jaskowiak commented that he had asked this item be on the agenda. In the ordinance comparison with other communities, our ordinance is similar to some and different than some. He would like to hear from others. Is there a problem we need to address? If most people feel the ordinance is sufficient, we can move on. - 2 -