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CITY �F APPI,E V.�S,LEY
PARK COMMITTEF NIIT�i3TE�
Tu�sday� November �� 1g8�
'� PRESFNT: �hairpersd�. �re� Kc�paschke� Dave Gross, Rita Gt�tenkauf� I1ave R��f�
Tina Ranki� (?.24)� Fark I7�.rec�or Jpn Gu�ba�. �,
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�BSEN'.�: Wayne Ttirner.
� 1. Cha3.rperson Kopischke called the meetin� to ord.er a� '�:10 p.m. at the
Valley�4ad Gn�,f Ccr�rse and Park.
�. Approval af agenda.
M4T�b�tz of Cro��� �econded by Gutenl�auf� �o apprmve the a�end.a as presented.
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V4TE: Yes�, 4; Pdoi Ct.
3. M�.nu�es of Octc+ber 1, 198� and 4etabe� 'i�� 1985.
NfbT3�Ns ot� Grc�e�, ��cQnded by Rei�� �o apprfl�e �he m3.nutes c�f October 1 and �
UCtober 15, 19$5. I
VQ2'E: "�e s, �+; Na� 4. �
�+. QId Busine�s:
a. �utdoor Vol�.eyb�ll Caurt a� �lildwood Parl� '�p be installed pric�r ta the
summ�x�. p� 19$6.
b. New Hocke�• B€�ards pra�ect can�ic�ered anc� co�plet�d with the val�anteer
l,abar af th� H�►ckey A�soc3.ation.
c. Informal Gity Gauncil M�eting & A�s�.�nm�nts. Un I�ov�mber �'li th�
Park Ccmmittee w�.].1 meet w�.th th� C�.t� �ounc�.1 �Q present the bcand issu� '
it�ms; durin� �he r�gul.ar Park Commi.tt�e me�ts.n� on T�esd�y� Nc�vember "i9�
m�teri.als to b� presented �r311 be r�v�.ewed by Committ�e member$ so that
they are fully parepared to ;part%cipate in �he pre�entation.
d. Park Ded.ic�tic�n Funds�--�+�lic� and r�sfll.u�3.an ba�ed upor� I�eeds & fl�pc�r�uni-
t3es.
I�OT��Nz of Rankin, seconded by Gu�e�kauf� tc� ��b�� Ttet� . unt�. �
P�a�rember 1�� 1g35 Park Cor�mittee Meetxn�.
V()�`E: Ye�s� �"; Na, �.
�. �ther: M�. Rankin reported �tay+�r �Bra�,rt3.n� ha� tnld the Lsbra�y Baard caf
I3akota Caunty that Apple Va11,�;y ha.s �.and �vailab�.� for a Ii�rary
which woul.d be g;iv�n �o �he Baard if they decid�d �a locate ane
a.r� AV"; the prc�perty �.s at th� Carro3�. Farm�tead.
The Pa.rk CQmmi�tee ad�ourr�ed upst�.irs ir� ord�r �ca meet w3.th mem'bers of the �c�mmunity
tc� d�,scuasfpresent Bond T�su� Materials.
�':�SENTATT�N QF BOND I��tTE MAT�RSAL T(3 C4MMUN�`�Y f�RE�UP�s:
�tembers c�f tYze varioue t�r�an3.��tions in the com�nun�.ty (i.�. Mr« B�,3�. Ve1�.�.�
VA� Pr�sid�n�; Mr. �,arr�r �c�hade��, Softl�all Ad�ri�e+ry Cou�.c�.1; Mr, Bil3. Pe�ers,
Americar� Le��.on Bas�bal.3.; and other�); Plar�n�.n� ��mmissian Memb�rs Nis« Vi.r�inia
Ste�lin� a�.d Mr. Rc�bert E�ick�on.; R�cr�atian Ui�r�c�c�r Ra�dy �ua�.1e� and
Park Cammittee P�ember;s d3�cuss�d the variQUS Bond Is�ue Mater3.al.s aftex bein�
welcomed, by Cha3rper�an Kopischke. Mr. Kop�.schke �ave an o��rvaew of the
entire Bc�nd Tssue Fa�k�ge.
Cc�mm�n�s, Question� and �iscussic►n I�sues: Mr. Eric��c►n ind�eated he had ddr�e
an infc�rmal pc��.�. of ,�V res�.den�ts at wark and recea.ved frcam them eoncern over
the �pm addita.an at Hayes. They f�lt it wauld be a d�plica�iQ� €�� faeil�.�aes
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PARK CaMMT'�TEE MINtTTES
Nc�vea�ber 5, 19$�
P��e 2
i�. the SGh4fl1,9. They indicated sa�m� da.�ante:rest in t'h�: o�h�r ar�as.
Mr. Ve1i.n affer�d his rebuttal to thase c+ammen�s indicat�.�.� that an� �ro�p
c�e��,ri�� �r� space could ca11 th� school any week ns.ght and wc�uld �'a.nd the
gym�as boc�ked f3:ve nights � week.
M�: Eri.c���a questic�ned what da.�ference ar� ac�di�it�na�, gym �rould make and
was tc��.d �khe t�c► tha� are p1.a�,ned.
Chai�person I�opisc�ik� pc,inted out �hat a f�ct she�� 3s being compiled. The
C�mmittee is ���ring nnt °�o dup3icate faca.liti�s. �h� �ity wa�zl.d have cantrol
raver sched��.i�,g ��s fa��.la.t3.es. H� cited the case a£ basketbail
teams-�-13 tear�s are in existence, but only 8 er�uld be sched�.l�d fbr p1.ay. The
in�e�.� of ths.s i�sue is meet and r�act �c� �he need� �oday c�f the �ommu.nitS,
two gyms would m�et tdday�s demands and it�r �ame �:,me �r� ec�m�. �here is na
i.ntent �a compete wath th� schools and priv�te ent��prise.
Park D�.rectcar Gurban p8�.n.ted aut regarding the per�eptaon c+f dupli.c�ti�an tha.t
th�re �.s a Iat df support doeumen�ation con.taining statistical data �'rmm �he
schc�c�1 wha.ch suppr�rts how l3.ttl� the �ommun�.ty at 1�rg� �et� �ym space.
'�he B�nd Issue wi1.1 be presented as c�ne paekag�e because the �camma.ttee sees
a definite need for a�.1 component�.
Ms. Sterli�.� c�aramented that she wandered if havang 2-3 ques�ions would be
better than one b�cause b� their e�peraence in 1977•
Mr. Ve1i�. commented he felt it shotzld be pr��ented a� o�� issue since everythin�
is needed NC3t� tc� sat�.sf�r �XISTINQ� NEED�. It wa11 be importar�� �o get people
out to va�e �.fter �ett�ng the support �.nfparma�ion in their ha�ds. Mr. Ve1,in
r��aarted that VAA ��ts th� i,ttcrea�ed membership in '$6 as in �8�� �hey will
probably have �o turn at 1�ast 2�0 k3.ds away in a year. There has �een a
�a�stant increase o� 5-90� in registratians +o�r�r the last three y�ar�.
�t was repnrted, by th� h�:ad of basketbal.l that earl$r today� he h�,d s�v�:n
�i�h�s t�f g�*m 'us� tak�r� away becau�� Cc�mmunit�r Edu�ation needs {they have
first pric�ra�yi�� th�.s m��.ns he ha� to rework his en��.re s�h�dule� send. out
new one�� rewri�e permits� etc. all. at the last minut�s because of la�k of
�pace�
l�. �ualley pt�inted aut that sf basketball. and voll�ybal�. c9uld be sch�duled
fcrr g�ms a�t Hay��, th�,� would ope� up r�eeded �pace �ar both adults and �*auth.
`�here are 11(3 vc�lleyball a�sd basketball �eams in the Cit�. Add�.tional.
facilities are n�eded tc� ' free up c�ther ar��s--neighborhoad p�.rks should remai�
for use by neighbanc��+�ds, r�ot for or�ani�ed spor�.s.
Thsre is znuch support frnm tlie VAA, Softball. Advisory Coun�a.3.� Hr�cke;y Assac.,
a�.d adu1,� basketbal�. �rlayers.
Ms. Sterli�.� wand�red �Ghe ec�st to �he avera�e hom�t�wner�
3.� �nilla.a�. dallar issuey $39 to the a�rerage t�wa�er c�f a�, $85�4QC} hAme.
As the cammunity gro�r�� the impact caf the �s s�.� can the hom�ourner waul,d de�
clin�.
Regard�.ng baseba�.l! th� repr�sentative af the American I��ic►n �.ndicated he fe7.t
�here wa� a need�f4ar �.i�hted baseb�l.1 fiele�s tc� a�cc�mmodate tho�e adults
who l.�ave tQ pla�rf ar�d for the abil.�.ty tQ host tt�urnaments.
**'"AV has be�n af�e��d the Qpportun�.ty �o hc�st �state-wide tc�urnaa�an�s, but Yza�
had to deczline bscause af th�; lack of light�d field�.
�'here are �na�y young adul�s who would love �a �r�.a.v baseball and the Git:� daesa�'t
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PARI� C(7MMITTEE MINU�'ES
Nravemb�r .�4 1q85
Pa�e �
have a facil�.ty. T�,e �chQa1 District h.as an� �layab].e field and two whi�h
are questianable.
A state tourr�amez�t cauld be pla�yed on one �ield �9 a.�. unta.�. 1(3 p.m.� fc�r
e�ample}. �a�tvi.ew t�au�.d have twa baseball �a,el.ds b�ca�.�� th� schoal is
somewh�.t cc�mmi�ted to h�va.ng a first�elasa f�.e1d o�. the�.r �roper��r.
�he camme�t wa� made that if " you ar� g0in� t�► dea a.t {basebal.l �3�elcl), do
i� �i.ght the f�.rst time I�� (3i�ht i�)
Mr, B�.1.3. �et�rs poa.nted c�ut that a lot a� rever�ue �ras 1cs� 'be�ause there
wa� interest in havin� s�a�e and r�atio�al. tou�name;nts 3.s� A.V' in the past
years,
Chureh fa�ilit�.e� s.n �kV do not hav� �ym sspaae«
This �ear, six basketba3.1 and 12 �rc��.l�ybal,l ��ams w�re turr�ed away �'ar 7,aek
4f spac+�.
Mr. Veliz� stated the V'AA� could nat became a r��mbe� of th.e Latt3.e �e�gu� A��oc.
af Arn�erica b�caus� �.V does not have fe�.c�d. fields.
The ques�i�t� c�f ansuranc� liabilities because of the �olt3i�,g po�td. at E�,�tview
taould be answered by fencin� and �.a�d���ping a�.d 3t �hc�uld �ot b� a pr4bie�s.
Th� poad clb�� nat hav� t$ be �pe�a wa�er� it can be a�. i�2undation ppnd.
�tate fur�d� �'ar this type of pro�ect have b�en slashed; fu�ds.n� ava3.1�b1,e
en�oura�es dev�lopment o�' beach fron�age �.nd z�atural areas. The�e could
some b�.ke pathwa� fundi�g.
l�r. velir� iaad,icated svme commu�ity �rou�s wc�uld be av�ilab3� for prc�viding
add�tic�nal help �.� bring the issu� befor� �h� publ.ic.
The d.iseussian e;�ded at q:;3� p.m.
CHAIRMAN APPRt��ED
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��: A11 Pa�rk C�ammittee Memb�rs
C�.ty Cauneil Head Fz1e
Park Mainte�.ane� Superva.sor