HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-12-02 Park Board MinutesInixt'—s of Ulf" f,", `r-:Aoi'
Members flra.,.-�ent: 14r. 3-i"rac,'hauer, Mx. M;�, Weatherbee., Mr. Hill
Others Pre2ent : lir, Pwaurx, Mr,, Franch and Mw. Harrison
The first item on the agenda was that of article s of or ani and
function, of the Edina Park Board. During the discussion, of these articles.
several minor changes were proposed.
Corrected copies idll be made and mailed to the Park Board so that the
final form can be apiproved at then meeting. Then these articles will
upon reeoinendation by the Park Board go to the Council for the CouncilOs
approval and adoption.
Mr. Harrison.. then presented to the Park. Board his latost .plan for the
development of Cornelia Park in great detail. Lack feature in the park
'Was described and the, relationships of the various feature to each other
as an integrated whole aras ably set forth by Yx. Harrison, The Park Board
received the plan with onthusiasm- and, approved it unanimously,, It is the
recommendation of the Park. Boavd that this latest plan of Cornelia Park
be presented to the Village Council, for the Councils approval so that
working drawings c -an be rzepared in accordance vrith the availability of
funds to, complete the cwrered. inthe drat-tings.
With the Council9s action to purchase the vacuum filter for the wAming
pool, and the subsequent aa,%d-ng of thirteen thous - d dollars,, the Park
Board respectfully requests that the Council aprrove the installation of
the underwater lights. It, was pointed out by Mr. Hill that the under,
water lighting system woLLId wean % substantial increase in the safety
factor of the smiing pool,
The matter of naming se discussion. It
g of Edina Parks came under con'iderdbl
was the consensus that of the several methods discussed in, drawing attention
and, interest tel the namir4g, of Edinia Parks, that this not, be done through a
contest. Mr. George Weatherbee was designated, in a previous meeting, to be
the Park Board member to work particularly on this problem and Mr. Weather -
bee reported that as yet he had done nothing specific but offer reed the
followil suggestionstlAhat parks could be named after prominent people in
Edina, 2 after historical events or places, or early settlers.' X that the
parks could carry the narre of a suitable geographical location. He pointed
out that Wooddale Park was the only Nark thus far which actually has an
official name and the Pajrqc has baen dedicated in that dame. The three park
areas. the Park Board now, id'sh". to see officially named. are those Park
areas now refevred to as Peel.a Park., 11ormandale Park., and 52nd and Arden.
Mr., 1.'eatherbee suggested that peer'nair, one way to draw attention of the
people to this problem and arouse thekx% interest was to run an article in
the Bdina�1onningside Courier with) a space or coupon on, the bottom of the
article which could be cut out and park names suggested thereon and these
could be mailed in by the reader to the Park Board. The Park Board felt
this was a ver�y good idea an,11 urged that Mr. Weatherbee go ahead and write
the article and gett, it placed in the Courier and hope that the results
fron, the readers, wcauld, be gratifying.
The meeting, adjoin ed at 9:40.
Respectfully submittedi
Clifton E. French
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