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PARK BOARD MEETING ~, S November 4, 1970 • The meeting was called to order at 8:01 Board Members Present: Dahl, Gunderman, Hagemeyer, Sherlock, Weissman and Council Representative Moen Barnhill appeared at 8:10 Absent: Smith Others Present: Robert Wicklund, Director of Parks and Recreation; Thomas Morris, Councilman; Joan Vandervoort, League of Women Voters Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fisher and others The minutes of the Special Meeting of .October 21, 1970 were approved as submitted. Attendance Guidelines The Board discussed the possibility of setting guidelines for member attendance and dismissal resulting from lack of attendance. The ordinance creating-the Park Advisory Board was read and it provides for dismissal of Board Members only by a 4/5's vote of the Village Council. There i.s no mention of attendance standards in the ordinances. However, the possibility of setting internal standards which Board Members agree to abide by was suggested as a solution. Sherlock added that any such standard had to make provision for legitimate excuses. rn7eissman stated that the large number of special meetings in recent months made scheduling difficult. To avoid problems, it was suggested that the members themselves decide when they can no longer meet their obligations and voluntarily resign. Gunderman asked if attendance problems were not some way related to the concentrated time schedule set up for the park plan review. He b7°ought out the possibility of spreading the time schedule out or changing the meeting time. Barnhill indicated that meeting anything less than once a month was ineffective. Considering a change in time schedule, it was suggested that Mr. Arthur Dickey, architect, be asked to attend the meeting of November 18 to discuss the Hansen Park Building. Gunderman stated his feelings that discussion of the building should take place after the meeting with-Don Brauer on park and recreation trends scheduled for November 24 to give the Board some over-all direction. It was mentioned-that the building is to be constructed by winter 1971 according to Council resolution which doesn't leave a great deal of time. Adoption of building plans can occur as the Board progresses on the park plan review but some action should be begun now. The fact that the funds for the building have not yet been formally transferred is also significant.