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PARK BOARD MINUTES May 1, ? 9'7~- The meeting was called to order at 8'2_l p.m. by Acting Chairman Weissman. Board members present° Cook, Smith, Sullivan. and Weissman. Dahl appeared at 8:30 p.m. Others present• James Strauss, 20th Avenue S.W.; Lenore Parham, Planning Commission; Karen Malver, League of ~flomen Voters and Robert tit~icklund, Director of Parks and Recreation. The minutes of the regular meeting of April 3, 197 were approved as submitted.- Agenda additions° None. Donation from Designed Fiberglass Cook commented that he was convinced that the fiberglass bull-offered as a donation to the park system would be a safety hazard and would serve no real function. Smith moved to decline the motion with appreciation for the company's interest. Seconded by Sullivan. Weissman stated that he did not like to decline the offer but could not thing of an appropriate use for the item. Motion carried ~--0. Department Report 1. The Board received a copy of the Fail and Winter Program Summary. It was noted that the number of programs and participation level ~a~as rapidly increasing as a result of the new relationship w.'.;h uc~~ool District 621. Board member Dahl appeared. 2. The meeting between all advisory boards and commissions held the previous night was reviewed by Smith. 3. It was reported to the Board that the Park and Recreation System Survey is being conducted and that early indications are that everyone is enthusiastically participating in the survey. Community Facilities Component - Comprehensive Plan Lenore Parham, Chairman of the New Brighton Planning Commission, appeared before the Board to explain their efforts in developing the public facilities component of the Comprehensive Plan. This section deals with all of the service and support facilities required for those services such as sewer, water, police, fire and-parks and recreation. She stated that it was critical that the Park Board provide input on the Parks and