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City Council Minutes Page 11 <br />June 6, 2005 <br />----------------------------- <br />Council amend the 2005 parks Capital Improvement Budget to include an additional <br />$10,000 to help fund the renovation of Handke Stadium. <br /> <br /> MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ AND SECONDED BY <br />COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO AMEND THE PARKS 2005 CAPITAL <br />IMPROVEMENT BUDGET TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 TO <br />HELP FUND THE HANDKE STADIUM RENOVATION. MOTION CARRIED <br />4-0. <br /> <br /> <br />B. Parks and Recreation Staff Update <br /> <br /> Mr. Martz stated Lions Park would be a good location for providing teen programming. He <br />outlined some of the options staff has been considering. <br /> <br /> Councilmember Dietz questioned if the teen programmer staff position would be full time. <br />He also stated the city is already giving money to the Boys & Girls Club for teen <br />programming and questioned the need for more programming in the same park. He <br />questioned if the teens that are hanging out just need to be supervised. <br /> <br />Mayor Klinzing questioned if staff has done a survey of the teens that hang out at Lions <br />Park Center. <br /> <br /> Mr. Maertz stated City Recreation is looking at a different type of teen programming than <br />what the Boys & Girls Club currently offers. He stated the teens hanging out at Lions Park <br />Center have different interests then the teens at the Club. He stated this would be an <br />outreach type program whereby the teens would be attending structured programming <br />events such as rock climbing and snowboarding. <br /> <br /> Mayor Klinzing stated she is opposed to establishing a teen center where kids can hang out <br />and would not want to see the current picnic area enclosed. She stated they are already <br />hanging out in the area because that is what they like to do. She stated if City Recreation <br />does anything, the programs need to be structured and supervised. <br /> <br /> ---------------------- <br /> <br /> Mr. Maertz stated the Parks and Recreation Commission is considering making a <br />recommendation to amend the Trail Master Plan to specify that separate trails be established <br />on certain roads within the city rather than creating wider shoulders on these roads. He <br />stated the Commission is recommending these changes due to safety issues, winter usage of <br />the trails, and aesthetics along the roads. <br /> <br /> Mayor Klinzing stated the city is currently in negotiations to take back certain roads from <br />Sherburne County and is concerned about losing their cost participation. <br /> <br /> Mr. Maertz stated the city engineer is working with the county on this issue. <br /> <br />8.4. Street Department Building Project <br />A. Request to Hire Structural Engineer for Sand/Salt and Cold Storage Facilities <br />B. Authorization to Advertise for Bids for Buildings and Paving of Site <br /> <br /> <br />