HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-01-19 Park Board MinutesMembers presonti gssrs, Hilis crinkley, Jacus and Stevens
Ambers absent: Asrs, Wgris and, �';traxhauar
,art
The mestine u8s MUG to orderat 7.32 pmbV Chairns
moved that the minutes Of the W mncting, Deceiber 1, 1956 be approved W
written, A. Crinkley seoonds& The notion Caryied-
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A-59-1 Election of Officers,' `,'r- 1 3�S�y nova that the prey of
ealtinue WIR for or 1959, •Nr. jeaus eecanded the motiam, The notiolyl
carried. The Edina Park Board officers -for 1959 area
Chainnan -. flibbert Hill
Vice -Chairman ., Kendk�11 Stevens
Ranning commmesior, Representat$ve,,-_ '4111ien LOUIS
Waratusyl Clifion Wench
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J-56-30 Park Board Acane 'I At. Pill reported that he had, talked , t h TAS 0
Wlt I MY SO eurrent vaoancy caused by Ceorge Is
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resignation. Sevcral possibilities were disoups scdit including some not
on the list of Fark Boald suggestions. None of toose considered, for
varying reasonso wert in a position to accept an appointment.
g' ch reported that the Village Clrrk had infOrTled hin thc
lid
,i!�.yor v= ,,rorki_zX- on fillinj ttis.appointurnt and had a candn
idatc in mi
and hoped to be able to fill ths enpty Park Board spot at an carlY NO,
of Park Land b, "yondermation: 4 len&th
Resolek.lon concerniQ lose a —NY
Micusil"; WE pja& on ter prKjen, of adequate remuneration of Park land
' gnme,
when such land is taken via condemnation by a higher unit ofovernW
A ease in point is the relocrition, of Ri,,,,�,hway 169 which cuts through a
twenty acre Edina Park site in such a ranner he to make this compltte:113-1
unusable as a recreation pahK�
It vas pointed out thst under present conder=ti0n. lege the
Village should be paid rot this land at the. currceu yerhet, but that the
amount of noney so paid at car rvat narket valuo, in all probabilitys
would not We it possiblP for At Allals tv WWO the condemned pWk
site with another SAC OE eqat! creno valve, and approprAte location,
It vas recognized that WhIs is happenivC in vany places else-
where and poses a problem Lrx
,p,,,
�jitjew vhich can be rectified onll,)r
at additional 6next coA, Alsvo &hot so vpry often At hiChways thatt,
take a particular park site Q not benefit,the psople for oW the Vin; rk-
serres; thus such taxfpn��%rs eCtible, loserce. '�t !,.Tas felt t1tat the
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Wllagv ehou_114', take, as, strcn,�, a stand av pan:,lb1t, thC !vW7,RWx:�"s �hl
W ndoptcd to impnorn the 'v",
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ToPrO ""Pay"
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action CouplA with SWAP ant.out A Abov the heagwel
Of' 11IM"It'sota IWACI PMAOS vj.,jj to Audy the prolbOn and
seek$ WorCh legislation, an ivp;yvci euatyn for 'focal govexmmentaa
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finwces of Mira Park Boair�d
January 19, 1959
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National Recreation Association (5_tatiors for Outst=&, Service to
moreatI.M.- TT - o a P T 7 E W, G_ RA MUM
award PM be utilized to give ptgylj.c acknoule.dgement and comrendation
to an irdividual and/or an organization 161 -tat has renderad outstanding
service in recreation to Edina, It was f urther proposed that, this be
done amual3,y,, for the good -A.11 and, pubill-C relations so engendered
and as a means of thanking those so awarded -for their mwritorious
service,,
The attached sheet describes more fu3ly this NPM award.
Chairman Rill appoin'ted Ila-, twnrers a comattee of one to explore
the possibilities of this plan and report his findings and recoxabanda-
tions at the next roseting.
A-59-3 Codi!X and NuMbering. Syutezr. for �ark Bowd. iro 'OtS: An attached copy
rIcts
Mv—eas moved U, sirs em be adopted subject
describes the sV_st6F1,- Mr, 8�- S_ re i
to con bininF
, planning and develalament under one heading of Develop. t.
Mr. Crinkley seconded the notion, Une, root on carried without dissent,
L-59-1 Possible Dedication of FaAcc -fie 11 in Brookside Hai is 4th Additi=
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iTas rep;Md- E -1 -of as a matter of inf ornation
the planning
commission minutes of JanuarY ?.,:x.959= stated that ftFx. Stow
indicated that he had considered dedi.mL-ins, for park purposes, that
co�
portion of land beUTP.en Nine Mile and the ray lrmd tracks
consisting of appro3dnntely 20 acres.` 1%,c action ryas ,Gaken,
krommsm.;33311
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Per Lot Fee fear Park Dedication in 1_�ieu of Imid: tt the reapaest of the
We, a 9
TIFFiffne the Fa To-ardrcvle�ved co.'ca-ZIMlission Minut 1-7-5
the matter of finding a more equitable umy of assossing for park dedica-
tion in cases where the land being developed, does not lie vyi:W_x a
desigmted park site. The inequSties of six provious cases wiliere cash
assessm.nts were made tam cited. After oonsiderable discuscion.,
Mr, Stevens moved that a per dvelliz%4t fee of $50.00 be assessed
in lieu of land., against developers of plats whore the In-nd does not lie
designaltod park areae; also that where lat.nd to be, platted lies in
whole or in part in, areas desigrAsted as park, tkie dedication of 5% of
the total plat sigX1. cont:L,_,uG to ap
p:i�,% Ar. Jacus seconded the caotion.
It passe' umn:iirtoally ,
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I-Inut,35 of Edina Pati., Board
January 19., 1959
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L,-58-10 jj� Fax�-, PUns: The Board ast February 16s 1959 at 7:30 Pon. as
the ti m, to Kold their public hearing on Meaard Park plans. Natice
of sarie will be rade in the Courier.
11r, -il,-ench reported that da:f'---es had been set for several simll
group metinas in the RtghlAnd area.
D-58-15 Plan to, Finance Raye rax Park U-te: Considerable discussion; no
ac:615-n
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ftsignation of Park. Engine =-a. Fir. Donald Brauer ar&�,ounced that as of Februar7 1,
1959 he would be working fall time as associate of -1-farrison and Associates
ofAmes di A 0 Ce
,,, Iou-a thee, he i-lill contLrwe li-,nina in E na, vith I offi in
the basement of his house; tliat lie Ted.3-1. be, doing the engineering consultant
work similar to zmhat, hs, has 'been doing as Mlftna Park Engineer these past
18 raonthso
fir. Hi22 spoke for ti -,,e Park Board and corse-nded Daia for his fire
vork and said that he we be nissed. Mr. 6 msns moved that r so u -
tion recognizing Donts contribution and Um well., be prepared
and given to Iffm as a iixnento of his sorTICe. IkIr, Jacus seconded the
motion which passed muminouslya
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ri,he, neeting adjourned at 960 pon,
Eton T.F.. rreneh, Secretary