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Page 5 Elk River Recreation Board Minutes June 7. 1988 . ---Phil Hals. Street/Park Superintendent. updated the Recreaton Board on the preferred location for a public phone at Orono Park. The location near the southern entrance to the park was agreed upon as being acceptable by the Recreation Board. Regarding the phone at the Salk athletic complex area. Charlie Blesener updated the Recreation Board on discussions he has had with Mike Hadlin. the school athletic director. At this time. it was being discussed that such a phone not be a public pay phone but that keys be distributed to supervisors so that in the event of an emergency any supervisor can dial 911 and get an emergency response to the site. Charlie indicated that additional information should be available on the progress of such a phone by the time of the next Recreation Board meeting. ---Charlie Blesener asked the Board if they perceived a continuing need to have a Recreation Board member on the Community Education Advisory Board. Currently. Rolfe Anderson fulfills this roll. It was the consensus of the Recreation Board that with Mr. B1esener. Community Education Director attending most of the City Recreation Board meetings. that a Recreation Board position on the Community Education Advisory Board was not needed as Charlie will be able to fulfill the needed communication function between both groups. . ---Phil Hals provided a general update on the development of Lion's Park. Items briefly discussed include the Lion's shelter under construction; future installation of hockey boards for a hockey rink; maintenance of the ice for hockey and open skating; and employees for supervising the skating shelter. The Recreation board discussed youth hockey activities at Lion's Park and the philosophy of the Lion's Club toward league activities taking place within the park. It was the consensus of the Recreation Board that Recreation Board member. Dave Anderson. would discuss this issue with representatives of the Lion's Club and provide the Recreation Board with an update at their July meeting. ---It was the consensus of the Recreation Board that the July meeting would be held on 7/19/88 instead of the regular. second Tuesday of the month. meeting date. Softball Complex Lighting 6. . City Economic Development Coordinator. Richard Fursman. was introduced to the Recreation Board. Dick informed the Board that he had just returned from a LAWCON Pre Grant Application Seminar in Mankato. Dick indicated that the criteria for awarding grants would not favor the Elk River proposal to install lights at the softball complex. The grant formula would favor something more on the order of the development of the new Wilderness Park than putting a final improvement into an already existing facility.