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City <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROt4: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Michele McPherso~or of Planning <br /> <br />November 17, 2003 <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission Update <br /> <br />Item 4.4. <br /> <br />~loint Meetin_~ with the Planning Commission <br /> <br />The Park and Recreation Commission on November 12, 2003, met jointly with the Planning <br />Commission prior to their regular meeting. The Commissions discussed the Comprehensive <br />Plan update, the research that the Park and Recreation Commission is completing regarding <br />the implementation of Greenways, and common goals and objectives that can be supported <br />by both Commissions. As a result of the joint meeting, staff anticipates more frequent joint <br />meetings between the Commissions based on future topics of discussion relating to the <br />implementation of the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Reeular Meetin~ <br /> <br />The regular meeting agenda was relatively short. The Commission received updates <br />regarding the Adopt-A-Park Program and the Greenway subcommittee. The Commission <br />also considered the 2004 park dedication fees; their recommendation is included in the <br />memo relating to adoption of the 2004 fee schedule that will occur later in the agenda. <br /> <br />The Commission discussed at length the placement of hockey boards at the Handke Pit and <br />at Lion's Park. Terry Bye, Park Foreman, had requested that the hockey boards not be <br />installed due to lack of available staff to promptly clean the boards after each snowfall. On a <br />related note, the Commission also discussed the removal of monies for the warming house <br />attendants. These positions were removed during the 2003 budgeting-cutting discussions. It <br />was the Commission's opinion that warming house attendants are an important community <br />service, and that the warming houses should be provided and should be staffed, especially <br />given the amount of community support that has been displaye for the Handke warming <br />house restoration project. The ~s/on mom4to ~that the City Counc//~t~ <br />~ house attendant positions for both the Handke Pit ar~l Lion's Park. The motion passed <br />unanimously. The Commission also directed staff to install hockey boards at Handke and <br />Lion's Park to provide skating facilities for pick up hockey games. <br /> <br />(S)shared doc/planning/P&RUpdate <br /> <br /> <br />