HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-05-08 Park Board MinutesAloy 8, 1.967
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Rasland, Zojetiu, RYde, And runs
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j,y1or and Kra. FAImer
rk 1 Nr,, Adams moved that the millutes of April 3, 1967, be approved 99 writ-
tp-1m t-,Uebink sacaa&d Ond the mo-1.1on carried.
1g, SUBOM ARL?54A REPORY
A fiva nc1p]. report for three months ending March 31, 1967, was Presented
-0 tile Br was $47,535,,96 as comp.4red to
zr,d,, The revenue ttius far in 1,967
43,251.42 in 1.966, an Increast" of $4,284.54. Total expenses for this same
peviod ;aa riounted to $33VOM�00 in 1967 as compared to $34,921.60 in 1966, a
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decrease 'Of $1,839 60� -tiet income after three months of operation ill 1967
:as 1514,453.96, a 06,117k,.14 increAse over 1966.
The summer. Unprovements
shut down :r is have now bte"
June 19.
CHAIR14ACI VACANCY
iselheduled to be completed during the APTLI-June
step teal � The arena will reopen to the public
'Hr® annou"ced that as of .idle 1p he will officially be off
the Park 1�,,Wsrd ao bis regiderAce will no lc,�nger be in Edina. 140mil-nations were
opened for Chairmall Of the
xft,, Adams moved thAr Mr. Djerckg, 111jo ja presently the Vice -Chairman,
be namivated for Chzirmn. Mr., _Rnroth seconded the nominationMr- Con.lwer
moved that neminations be closed.mr,, Giebink seconded the motion,, A Un-
AnimGU3 vote was tast for Mr. PLarckv for Chairman.
It vas sugsest,W that the 5o and waitl, until their next meet inS to clect
aj of tine 'rPoard not -present at this meeting could
_jr,
,no%,j members
firot be cvrtacted
w. sal--ra, mM
,at g1l the ��haj4es of the capital iMPtG!F#M1W1n1:3
Resland pointed cut ,
r,
I fo- ja I_vjjt t 'tale parjt is presently beim,
the tenziis-court3 at Gal -den
placed. The engineering And sp�e*if far
4 b�,,dz �jA.11 be CQ)Xen soon vith a construction ovia-
Park hmwa bcen ceffil4late'd an
plevion date oZ A,,;agust L..
Xr,8.0.�Jtner fwcovinglot Mile Jt&;t been zacie'ved, lft�orwl the architect for Cretek
S�tacj Park. The SP-ft4filg date IS set JE(..r approximately se.ipt-
E_ tjj!e
no G;jessan property are still
',Rtegeot 'At I 'mis "Foor tb�a, purrZ_ ,
�,,Jmxqever,
O- o attQe�,n�!y "TO .A 1gorls.
Ito I Ian'vne �Oreqent time.
proteed ingo O-Ok ve
voila Ork inYTA minutes 1. 21 - in 011i7
Eenneple ceenty ban abovs Wcrese In Qe Aud Lake project and has ov
ceptee cur application for a JOS8011 50-50 matching Knon that wvmld be
available 00M the County fox this pyoject.
Tree plantago on the varions parko sill be atarted upon complesou of
the We planting being dane et the golf courve,
V � RECREATION W=11
A copy Q the 1967 aemmer anivities program, %tch was m to all
the bcuss in 9dina, mass shown to the War& Xro Kojetin explained various
parts of the bractuire. As also reponed briefly on the eummer employement
statipg that 31 people are neWed to conduct the various pizyground and base-
ball programs and approvimately 46 pagple arQ on the pool staff, Q eddition
to these 97 peoples about 25-30 part time people are hiked for various main-
tenance and golf positionz in the Park Department,
Mr. Rosland conmtnted to the Park Board on the sumnaer maintenance pro-
gram stating that the park crews maintain some 230 varions turn-arcun4s, bou-
levar4 stvips, W other smaller Village properties as well as 230 acrea of
maintakned park *rez, He tommvuW briefly ou the fertilization aud weed
control program,
V9XX,, BOULTEVARD A Jklii' PJ �U, iiii PR!! 411L�I�lil'
Nx. Rusland stated that the Park Repartmano to responsible for boule-
vard trees in the Village as veil as the park trees, The crews do not work
on private property; Kwevar, in the case of as potentiAl diseased tree that
could be dangerous to other Village treqs, they do take samples an4 send them
to the Oviversity Ar teoW The trees in the Village are sprayed kor scale
at leaet every two years and in some Instances every year depending on weather
conditions. the Village Council bas nov muthorized a trimming program for
boulevard trees an a basis for the residents.,
The State Department of Qviculture inspected the Village trees about
a year ago and gave them pa excHlent health rating.
W10 V I IT&H AWNG
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The Village has stocked Nine We Creek with 625 Rainbow Trout weighing
from 112 to 113 pvuAis and sbcut 8 to 9 inches in len,K The State Conser-
vztjon Deportment will be abecting Wine Mile Creek throughout the summer and
==Kg K &Y the ;1rP*qe OR tie skaW stocking the Wee% next year- viny
youngners veve Cn hand opening day aQ the project was very successful.
Edina Park Board Minutes -3- may 8, 1967
IX. WILD FL(WER GARDENS
Mr. Rosland reported to the Fork Board that the garden clubs of
Edina presented the Village with a $250 check to help pay for fencing
of the wild flower garden, members of the garden clubs have been working
and are presently staking out the pathways in the wild flower garden
area. The pathways are scheduled to be ready for the July 27 bus trip
that the garden clubs will be taking. Mr. Diercks thanked Mrs. Palmer,
representing the garden clubs in Edina for their contribution to the
wild flower garden.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p,m-
Respectfully submitted,
Ken Rosland, Secretary
Edina Park Board
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