Parks and Recreation - 05/03/1965 1965
MAY 3
MINUTES
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
EDEN PRAIRIE PARK AND RECREATION MEETING
May 3, 1965, 8:00 p.m.
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Eden Prairie Village Hall
Present: Don Nygaard, Russell Marsh, Howard Merriman, Frances Blacklock
Kenneth Anderson (first meeting as council representative)
Guests: Bill Holte, Summer Recreation Director
Linda Brekke, Asst. Summer Rec. Dir.
P-T/Marsh S/Blacklock that the minutes of the last meeting stand '
approved as printed. Carried.
Summer Rec. Bill Holte and Lj. da Brekke made the following report of their
Plans proposed plans for the coming summer recreation program:
Dates: June 21 to August 13, Monday through Friday
Eight week period
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Supervised lunch hour - Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Place: Centered at the Eden Prairie Grade School (west wing),
the wooded area to the west
C the gradeschool playgound and equipment in back of the school
and the high school track and equipment
EXCEPT ON THURSDAY:
Thursday Program (No program at the school)
Golf at Cedar Hills in the morning
Playground program at Sterling Field Park, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Program:
The program will continue all of the features from last year
that proved successful, such as:
Gymnastics Games
Birthday Party Suburban Recreation crafts
Watermelon picnic Suburban Recreation Puppet Show
New features:
Track and Fiel__ __
d__Day�, with invitations to two or three communities
too paartic p3 —Build up to it for 2 or 3 weeks in advance.
Events: Running, ,jumping, throwing etc.
Overnight hike for girls with Linda
Four Field trips - providIng it is possible to insure a school bus
Arboretum, Baseball games at Met Stadium etc.
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New Features contd.
Dramatic presentation - a play or musical play
Tennis - providing the school will bring the court back
into shape.
Gymnastics event - demonstrations of the skills learned
Special Days with guest experts: (Tentative depending on scheduling)
Football tips leading up to Kick, Punt and Pass contest
by Billy Bye, and possibly the new Viking Film
Talk on Olympics by Paul Giel
Co(*-Cola sports flilm
Schooner Day Participation
Races - representing Summer Rec. Program
Horseshoe contest - starting publicity for Horseshoe Tournament
Adult Program
C_ Three Events: Horseshoe Tournament with playoffs from neigh-
borhoods
Golf Tournament
Outdoor Square Dance Night
Personnel:
Bill Holte, Director (3800 last year) $ 800.00
Linda Brekke, Asst. Dir,
Suburban Rec. Assn. pays $475.
Village of E.P., additional salary 100.00
n n it ►t , noon hour supervision 100.00
Student assistants (3) Maximum total 150.00
Other Costs:
Bus Insurance (Subject to change)- approx. 125.00
Equipment in addition to the school's 50.00
?1325.00
�. M/Marsh S/Anderson that the Secretary be instructed to send the
above proposal to the Council as a summary of the Summer Recreation
Program for approval. Carried
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Bill Holte will attend the June meeting in which publicity for j
the Recreation Program will be discussed. Special publicity June 27 at Sterling.
The Secretary will invite. Otto Christenson of the Bloomington Park
System to be our guest.
MATarsh S/Merriman that the meeting be adjourned. Carried at 10:10 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Frances Blacklock, Secretary
Next meeting - Monday, June 7
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Mw 5, 1965
Fromt The Eden Prairie Park tat(? Recreation Commission
Toe The Eden Prairie Village Council
Re: Eden Prairie Summer Recreation Program
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At the MW 3 meeti rg of the Eden Prairie Park and Recreation Cotamiesion
the following action was takent
MAlarsh S/Anderson that the Secretary send the following
proposal to the Council as a summary of the Summer
Recreation Program for approval. Carried.
Bill 11olte andLinda Th4*ke made the following report of their
proposed plane for the coming owner recreation programs
T?a__t June 21 to Augmet 13, Monday through Friday
`�. Eight week program with one week of preliminary preparatiom
Tlouret 9 a.m. to 3 pain.
Supervised lunch hour — Noon to 1t00 pain.
Places Centered at the Eden Prairie 4ade School (want wing)
the wooded area to the went
the grade school playground aryl equipment in back of the school
the high school track and equipment
EXCEPT ON THURSDAYt
Thursday Programs (b program at tin school)
lolf at Cedar Mille in the morning
Playground program at Sterling Field Parks 1100 — 3800 yams
ProgEamt The program will continue all features from last y+ecr that proved
successful, such not
Gymnastics Games
Rirthday Party Suburban Recreation Crafts
Watermelon picnic Suburban Recreation Puppet shay
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idew Features t �
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Track anr? Field n s with invitations to two or three ccmmunities
to pert• o pate. Build up to it Po r 2 or 3 weeks in advance.
Evente t Running, jinspings, throwing etc.
Village Council Summer Recreation Program Page 2
New Features contdo
Overnip!ht hike for girls with Linda
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Four Field tripg - providing it Is possible to insure a school bus
Arboretum, Baseball gasses at Met Stadium etc.
Thematic �eentation - a pLW or mwdcel play
Tannin - providing the school will bring the court back into shape
��tica�nt - demonstration of skills learned11
_Sraoial Pm vith west 2Mrtse (Tentative depending upon scheduling)
Football tips loading up to Kicks Punt aryl Pane contest in fall
Sri th Billy Dye, and possibly the new Viking Filar
Talk on Olympics by Paul C3ie1
Coco-Cola sports film
Schooner T)w Participation
C_ Race& - reprewenting Summer Recreation Programs
Roreesbo♦ c(mtest - starting publicity for Adult Horseshoe tournoomt
Adult Pro�raat
Throe event.s Horseshoe lburnament with p7goffs frcm neighbourhoods
Ool f Tournament
Outdoor Square Dance Hight
Personnels Bill Ttoltes Director 0800 last year) $ 800000
Linda Brekkes A, et. biro
Suburban Roe. Alen. pays $475
Village of E.P., additional salary 100.00
Village of S.Pos noon hour supervision 100.00
Student assistant& (3) Maxim= totem 150.00
Other Coates
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z a Insurance (Subject to change)- approxe 125.00
Squipment in addition to that of the school 50,00
$1325.00