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Ci~' Council NLinutes March 15, 2004 RECREATION DIRECTOR POSITION DESCRIPTION WITH CHANGES AND AUTHORIZE ADVERTISEMENT FOR HIRING. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Page 5 Councihnembers Dietz and Tveite volunteered to be on the selection committee. Approve Expenditures Relating to Lions Park Center Remodding Ms. McPherson discussed the proposed changes that need to be made to Lions Park Center in order to house the new parks and recreation director and some of the park maintenance staff in one location. Mayor I~dinzing stated that the director should be housed at City, Hall. She stated that there would be better communication with the adrninistradve staff and the posidon should remain more independent and separated. Councilmember Motin concurred. Mr. IHaers stated that he believed the director, and other park/recreation staff, should be at Lions Park Center in order to better learn about the ci~' park and recreation operations, to supervise employees, and to be available to the public. He stated that the director should be near his/her staff and could coordinate activities with the administrative staff at Ci~' Hall. Councihnember Tveite stated that the ciw should hire a director and then let that person determine ~vhere they would like to be housed. He is concerned about spending funds for the remodel project only to not have it xvork out or have to have it redone at a later date. Councilmember Modn stated that the director posidon should be housed at Citv Hall and not at Lions Park Center. He stated that he would like the posidon to maintain more of a separation from the recreation department. Mayor I<linzing stated that funding should not come from the park dedication budget. Duane Peterson, Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission-Stated that the Commission at fLrst was in some disagreement as to where the director should be housed. In the end, the Commission unanimously voted to house the director at LPC and to pay for the building improvements with park dedication funds. He stated that most communities have the director housed with staff. No action was taken on this item. Ms. McPherson stated that the Parks and Recreation Commission selected Dawn Polston- Hork to serve on the Ice Arena Commission as a representative for the Parks and Recreation Commission. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KUESTER TO APPOINT DAWN POLSTON-HORK TO THE ICE ARENA COMMISSION WITH A TERM TO EXPIRE FEBRUARY 28, 2006. MOTION CARRIED 5-0.