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Park and Recreation Minutes November 1, 1989 Page 2 . 3. Limit the fishing locations. 4. The placement of directional signs which indicate the movement for boats. Ms. McClain further indicated that she has been in contact with the Sherburne County Water Safety Patrol Director, Mr. Dave Anderson, and that he has indicated that the Big Lake Ordinance is working rather well and achieving its objectives in Big Lake of controlling boating activity. Ms. McClain requested that the Commission formally recommend adoption to the City Council of similar rules and regulations regarding boating activity on Orono Lake. 5. Discussion with Bill Morris and Diane Traxler of Decision Resources Ltd. Re~ardin~ the Community Survey . Mr. Bill Sanders, prior to a discussion on the Community Survey, distributed the preliminary draft, dated October 31, 1989, of the Master Park and Recreation Plan for the City of Elk River. Mr. Sanders indicated that this plan is approximately 1/2 complete and that the information distributed is subject to change depending on input received from the Commission. Mr. Sanders indicated that he felt it was important to provide the Commission with some preliminary information so that they can assess the progress that has been made. It was indicated that additional information will be included within this document once such information is made available as a result of a Community Survey. The Community Survey information will have a significant effect on the development of the goals and the development of the action plan in order for the City to satisfy the park and recreation needs of its citizens. . Mr. Morris and Ms. Traxler reviewed with the Commission the October, 1989 draft survey questions that were previously distributed to the Commission. In general, Mr. Morris indicated that they would be conducting a telephone interview with 400 households in Elk River. The interviews would be conducted with an adult of the household. An interview of 60 unit questions would take approximately 20 minutes. The cost for 60 unit questions would be approximately $5400 with each additional unit question costing about $90 each. Mr. Morris indicated that they have a very low refusal rate and that any advanced publicity in the newspaper about the survey would be helpful. General discussion took place regarding the time frame when the interviews are conducted, how the answers are interpreted and analyzed, and the fact that Elk River desired the responses to be based on the activity within the household, not only the activity of the individual responding to the survey.