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Page 2 Recreation Board Agenda Memo June 2 , 1988 winning names could be announced during the 4th of July celebration, but this may necessitate a special City Council and Recreation Board meeting to evaluate the names. The last scheduled City Council meeting to approve a Recreation Board recommendation on park names is June 27 , 1988. Therefore, it may be more appropriate to have July 4, 1988, as the last day for park names to be submitted. In this regard, the "name that park" contest may get some extra print in the Elk River Star News and not get lost in the shuffle of reporting on the 4th of July event. I am open to suggestions from the Recreation Board on their preferred time frame for this contest. It would be ironic if the winning name for the Wilderness Park turned out to be the Wilderness Park . LP i,! Item 5 .3 - GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE jY Wish to inform the Recreation Board that°ttie Planning Commission recommended approval of the Growth Management Plan to the City Council following its public hearing on this document on 5/31/88. The only amendment to this document relating to parks was the addition of a generalized statement about park areas being needed in the northern part of the community (10 acre zone) . It was also acknowledged that the open space designated on the future • parks map in the northeastern part of the community would have to be adjusted as there are currently homes within this vicinity. These two comments were included within the recommendation from the Planning Commission to the City Council . Item 5 .4 . - PARK AND RECREATION ORDINANCE EXAMPLES In my search for appropriate parks and recreation ordinances to review, and to be used, in helping the City put together an appropriate Parks and Recreation Ordinance, I have contacted the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association, the League of Minnesota Cities, and the cities of Buffalo and Chaska. The Minnesota Recreation and Park Association did not have any ordinances available but referred me to the City of Edina if I was looking for an advisory Park and Recreation ordinance versus an independent Park and Recreation Ordinance. After review of the material that I have received from the League of Minnesota Cities, it may not be necessary to receive this additional document. The ordinances from the cities of Buffalo and Chaska are anticipated within the next day or so. The individual I talked to from this Association also indicated that a joint City/School venture on providing recreation opportunities is the best set-up for cities if a good working relationship has been established. This was nice to hear, as our City has a good relationship with the School District and I believe that the recreation programs have been functioning very well .