Parks and Recreation - 02/12/1968 1998
_ February 12
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CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
Eden Prairie Park and Recreation Commission Meeting
February 12, 1968 8:00 p.m. Village Hall
Present: Les Wise, Chairman, Chuck Brace, Vice Chairman,
Dave Osterholt, Frances Blacklock
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The meeting was called to order by the chairman.
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M/Brace, S/Blacklock that the minutes of the January 22
meeting be approved as published. Carried.
Lake Improvement M/Brace, S/Osterholt that the attached resolution regarding
Fund Application an application to Hennepin County for Lake Improvement funds
be sent to the Council for approval and action. Carried.
Natural Resources M/Osterholt, S/Brace that the Park and Recreation Commission
Fund and LAWCON request that the Council authorize Brauer and Associates
Fund Applications to prepare applications for matching funds to the Minnesota
Natural Resources Fund and to the Federal Land and Water
ti Conservation Fund; and that the Council authorize an expenditure
of up to $1,000 for the preparation of these applications.
Carried.. (The deadline for these applications is March 1.)
Park Bond Issue M/Brace, S/Blacklock that the Park and Recreation Commission
request the Council at its February 27 meeting to authorize
Brauer & Associates to prepare and publicize a Park Bond Issue,
and to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,500 as budgeted,
for these services. Carried.
Planning Committee Mr. Wise reported that the Planning Committee (Mr. Wise, Mr.
Report Brace and Mrs. Blacklock) had met both Monday evenings since
the last general meeting, (the latter one with Don Brauer) ,
to discuss and lay plans for the application of matching
funds, and the Park Bond issue. The committee will continue
to meet weekly to work out details on the applications, the
park plans, the bond issue and the recreation program.
Interim Park Plan Mr. Wise reported that he had represented the Park and Recrea-
tion Commission at the Februaty 6 Planning and Zoning Commission
meeting to discuss the Interim Park Plan, adopted January 22
by the Park and Recreation Commission. There was general appro-
val of the Plan but no action was taken on it; the P & Z Commission
considered that they were merely being inBrmed, and that the Council
would take the necessary action. j
Youth Center Mr. Osterholt reported that a citizens committee will meet
Thursday, February 15 to discuss the possibilities of utilizing
and managing the Gun Club building as a Youth Center. He will
ask them to make a report to the Park and Recreation Commission.
Summer Recreation Mr. Wise reported on his discussion with Sch. Supt. Vier Wood
regarding bussing children to the Summer Recreation program:
regular school bus drivers will not be available; perhpps we should
investigate private bus company service. Summer recreation plans
will be discussed more in detail at the March meeting with Bill Holte.
M/Brace, S/Blacklock that the meet ng be adjourned. Carried.
Respectfully submitted, "// �, /Cx res Blacklock, Secretary
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February 13, 1968
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To: The Eden Prairie Village Council
At the February 12, 1968 meeting of the Eden Prairie Park and Recreation
Commission, it was moved by Charles Brace and seconded by David Osterholt
to submit the following resolution to the Eden Prairie Council. The motion
carried.
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RESOLUTION
We, the Eden Prairie Park and Recreation Commission recommend to the
Eden Prairie Council:
whereas Hennepin County is seeking to aid municipalities in their 1
efforts to preserve and improve lakes, by sharing the cost of acquisition
and improvements, as stated in its "Policy on Lake Improvements;"
and whereas Eden Prairie, in its development of a park system, will
�. need to acquire and develop certain lake areas;
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and whereas funds from Hennepin County are available to communities
of less than $5 million valuation on a ratio of 25% by the municipality
to 75% by the County (when the valuation exceeds the $5 million mark, the
ratio will be 37-!,% by the municipality to 62-,!% by the County);
and whereas March 1, 1968 is the deadline for making application for
such funds this year;
that the village of Eden Prairie apply for Lake Improvement Funds frca
Hennepin County on a continuing five-year basis, subject to reviewal at the
end of each year, said funds to be used for the purchase of land (and lake)
property in an acquisition program established on the following priorities:
Name of Lake Goals
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1. Staring Lake Approximately 100 acres, circling entire lake
2. Round Lake Approximately 50 acres of land (plus 30 acres
in the lake) resulting in public ownership
of the entire lake and lakeshore
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Lake Improvement Fund Resolutio:a contd. Page 2
3. Anderson Lakes Approximately 300 acres to be a Community
�. Park if the Anderson Lakes County Park
does not materialize
4. Bryant Lake Approximately 70 acres for lake access and park
5. Mitchell Lake Approximately 70 acres for lake access and park r
6. Birch Island Lake Approximately 10 acres to add to the 17-acre
park already under a purchase contract by the
village
The Park and Recreation Commission recommends that the village of
Eden Prairie apply for $100,000 for 1968. The village's share would be
$25,000, to come fran monies received from the passage of a Park Bond Issue
which is planned for this spring and budgeted for.
Respectfully sutmitted,
The Eden Prairie Park and Recreation Commission
Leslie Wise, Chairman
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