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Page 2 Park and Recreation Commission Minutes July 19, 1989 . -------------------------------------- 6. Park Master Plan Interviews 6.1. Dahlgren, Sharlow and Uban Dahlgren, Sharlow and Uban firm was interviewed at 7:30 p.m. 6.2. Barton-Aschman Association, Inc. Barton-Aschman Association, Inc. firm was interviewed at 8:10 p.m. 6.3. Sanders and Associates, Inc. Sanders and Associates, Inc. was interviewed at 8:50 p.m. 6.4. Urbanalysis Urbanalysis was interviewed at 9:30 p.m. . Following the interviews, a discussion was held by the Commission on the pluses and minuses of each firm and their proposals for an Elk River Parks Master Plan. It was the general feeling of the Park and Recreation Commission that the Sanders and Associates firm could most likely provide the best document at the lowest cost, but it was also the general feeling of the Commission that the Dahlgren, Sharlow and Uban firm would be the most effective group in selling such a plan to the public in order to pass a bond referendum for the funding of park projects. It was the consensus of the Park and the Barton-Aschman Associates Inc. further consideration for completing PI an . Recreation Commission to eliminate firm and the Urbanalysis firm from the City of Elk River Parks Master Discussion took place regarding the need to check references of the Dahlgren, Sharlow and Uban firm and the Sander and Associates, Inc. firm and further that the Commission needed additional input from the City Council as to how many funds were available for the project. This information was required because it was all accepted fact that the Dahlgren, Sharlow and Uban firm would be more expensive than the Sanders and Associates, Inc. firm. The Commission felt comfortable with the Sanders and Associates, Inc. firm size and dollar amount matching the City's needs, but was not confident in that firms ability to sell the plan to the public in order pass a bond referendum. The Commission requested the City Administrator to check references and to discuss the issue with the City Council and to have this issue on its 8/2/89 agenda. 7. General Review of the 1990 Parks and Recreation Commission Budgets . The City Administrator indicated that the 1989 Parks and Recreation Commission budgets would look very similar to adopted 1988 budget. There would be modest increases for travel and conference, consulting services and hopefully additional funds for miscellaneous improvement projects that are unexpected. 8. Other Business