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CITY (3F APPLE VAI�LEY
PARK. Ct1�MZT'�E'E i�INU�'��
��ptember 21} 1g$2
PRE�ENTt �h��.rman. Rc�bert �1a�e�eli� Rita �ute�auf'(q:t�6 arr3.va3)� El].er� Milos�,
V�,��in�a ��er�.in�, Council l�ember Barbara �avan:�ck�, �omrnu��.t�r Af�airs
�irect�ar Jc►�x� Gretz„
.�:B�EN'�: Dav3.d Ai3.:L3.�r.
The meetin� was cal.led �o c�rc�.er at 8:tJ5 p.m. b� �hairman Nae�e1�..
��.�.utes €�� th�e �epte�n'�er 7, 19F�2 meetin� wers corree��d as �c�llows:
Fage 2, li�.e '12� d�l�te the word T'Recreatinr�� from �'�or �the Fark and
Re�reation C€�mmittee.r'
�a�e 2� 1i�.e 9g shc�uld be rewflrded tc� re�d. .�he i�sue a� a road at Fnrrest
Park from �ardenvie�t �r�.ve wi11 be di�cussed.
The ma.nute�; were apprc��red: as c4rrected.
Chairma.n Na.egeli comp�.im�nted. Mr. Gretz on the fin� �crb he ha� dor►� wit�i
campl�ti,ng tk�e development of the Parks. Ero�eryone can �he Cc�mm�.ttee fee,�s that
�'taff is doin� an �''excel.lent �ab.rr
CQN�S��R VEH�CtTLAR �ACC�S� TD A:LIMAGNET PARK.
M�'• 81�,�. I}El�.c'�Yt� I`Rl"• c�"f>@ �1"�'A'��6� �1"a T*�,.1� �CC;�.�1"I"Z�2I�--FO�ES� PF��'�C I)EV��.Ciptll�'xl�+
Mr. Jc�hn C�ret� int�€�ducted the ma�t�r vf consic�eration of vehicc�lar access tc�
�.1.imagnet Park--whether there should be a cc�nnectian �ri�h the e��.��3.�.� park�.aa�
1t�� �t Alima�n.e� or whether t�Ze street �hc�ul,d end as a cu1. d� sac as Mr. I�c�la�
�rauld pr��"er. �ti re�ad o�er to the Farlc ct�uld b� a nu�.s�.�ce. An almos� �eg1�.�i'b1e
amc�u�.t r�f traf�ac would be �e�erated. �dr. �c�lan eQmmented that he felt it wr�ulc
be n�.�er fnr the �eo�ale wht� Nc�uld l,i�re in th� �"are��£ Park 3rd Additian �.f the
road d.oes x�et ga thrc�u�Y� tcr th� Par�y but he was qu�.te �r�,12�in� tc� �a with the
wa.sh�sjplan�s af the Park Cc�mmi�tee. �0unc�.I Mernber �iava.na�ck e€�mment�d that
the new pla� ind�.ca�tes �hat a pat'�way woul.d be paved but it dc,�s r�at c��ne�� tc�
the one ira the �'ark and 3.t c�e,ulci not be cc�nnee�ed up« I�side a p�,atted a�r�a�
the develaper �Say� far paeed pathwa�r; '�auts�.d��� the City� �rc+uld. pa.� if there
were a paved eas�rnent alos�� h�auses i�. the �ul deysac« Mr. Cretz ca�mented tha�
there are maint�n.anc� problems w�.th the �4 mi1e� cif pathwa�� the C�,ty now has,�
Chairman Nae�e3.�. eamme��ed that he wauld like tn see' a ro�d tl��au�h--�c� reaffirm
the decis�.c�n ma�e by tMe Park Cornmit�ee at �ts �teetang cr�' Janu�.r� 6, 197�a that
the looped s�.reet be incladed. ia� the plat tc� prr�va.d+� an acld3tional a:ceess tb
�l.ima�ne� Park. He stat�d that th.e 3ssue �a� certaanl� fresY�er in the mind;� c��'
Comm��tee rn�c�bers at the �ime. �].sc�, Alima�net is prc�bab3y on,e c�f' �th� �+�st
nbur�.ed" parks becau�e a 3.�at �f peo�,l.e dc� n.at kn.aw it eve�. e�cists or is lacated
there. H� ha�tes to s��: a park I3.ke A3.ima��,et� which �.s o�e c�f the 'better ane�!
not �.ttra�tin� p�npl�--right naw it fs bur3.ed; i�crre access i� z�eeded �o A1,ima�net�
i��. �Iilc�� c€�mment�t� th�.t �he did not �ee]. t�a.t a �oad will prc�viel� an� mc�re
access that is alread�r prese�t--it is �ta1�. tuck�d a�ray. �h�re is nr� majc�r
street �.eadatn� into i�; �.f a road dead end�y �here vr3,1.1 be � prr�b�.€m w�.th
parked ca�rs�et�. A�s., �terl.ing fel� that �.f it �.s �o�n� to be a de�.d end s�reet
w�th parki�� f�ar 5-1 fl cars� i� wc�ulc3 z�ot be warth �.rzstall�.n�� 3�f" 144th ��reet
�,� com3.�� through as a C�,ty street thr�augh th� Park �sin� s�ut at Rid�e^�iew
and be�.ng as wide a� wide �zs a Caty �treet, that wou3.d be �aod �ar th� �ark.
�'he �treet �hould be comp�.eted in a reasoaable 1.e�.�th a�' ��.me, this w�uld prc�vide
anothe� way� ta �et into the Park i� an emergency s�.tuataa�.. Ther� �rc�u�ld be
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CITY 4�' ,APPLE �'ALLEY
PARK CC}I�MI�"T�E M�NtTTES
.S�pte�►b�r 2'#, 1g$2
P�.�e �
di:�f3.cul�ies �oli�in� a park with ancather acc�ss.
Twb thou�hts were ��nsidered--a street canneetin� th�QU�h wauld prc�babl� i�crease
vandalist�; an entrance inta the Park ma�h� p��v�.de more usa�e c�f Park facaZit�.e�.
M��'Tt1N: by �i�. �terlin�, �ecand�c� by Ms. �3.1os that the Park Comms,ttee r�commez�s
th�t tk�e revised p1a� �ith th� cui de �ac 'be ussd as 3.an� as there is
a path �'��am that p].at intcs the Parls and as 1.4�.� as pet�ple� have wa3.kir�g
access td the Park.
I3ISC17S�If�N: Chairman Nae�eli remind.ed �nembers that tha.s is one c�f the
1a�� t�.mes we w�.1� b� able tA �air� further access in�a
Alima�ne� Park. , .
V��: Y'es, (Sterlin�, Mi1d��; I3r,y �N��ge1.i�.
f3TH.�Ft T`�EA��:
t Pennock Park--3f�' rride �aseme�t.
New Far?� �7irector-�ca�ir�� c�n board 4ctober 7� 1�$2. �
I�QT�(J1V: by Ms. Mi1.ns� seccanded by N[s. �tErla.ng t�iat the 4�� s3.ide be �rad.ed in
for piece that can be put iz�to Ihtch�s�. '
VQ��: Yes (M�.1crs, �terl�.�a�, Nae�e3.3.) No� (�utenkauf).
Greenleaf Park--a z�sed e�cists to brush 3.� out tcs m�zke portivns of�t more
accessa.ble.
�ICN�--•�6 have been i��talled with only � compl.aint� (1�,Pen�:c�ck, 1 fFaith).�
F'�ith--si�r� wa� i�s�all.ed in concr�te 4n �ou�h s�.�e and. the persoa�
compl.ainin� fee1� it �.s r�n her pa�c�perty. (1a'� w3.de e�s�*me�t).
Penn<ack--{3tJ' ea�emer�t��-th� person comp�.ainin� indicated the s�.gn hampers
the saf�ty of the children play3n� �.�. h�r yarc� ' (ri�ht next to the
park� but tb:�y p1.ay in froat and in the street� nat the park). �he
fe�.� a.t �rould be safer 3.f p�.�cced a� the p��hway and locat�d fu�ther
back. This s3.�n has no� yet been cesner�ted. Kids who are playin�
foc�tbal.l and the 15 oz� s� l�.t�le ahi.ldren who rade ba.� wY��els �ou1d
rua� into �.t. The persen on the other sid.e a���ed to h��re the sigx�
on h�r side �ust ta ,keep peace ir� the ne3.�hborhacrd.
MaTIAN, by M�. Gu�e�kauf, seconded by Ms. Milc�s tc► cement the si�n 3.n
its pre�ent locati.en. .
VflT�:I'e��3 ((�uter�auf, A�ilcrs� Pta��e�.�.) No� 4; �.bs�a3.n� 1(�ter3�,�.g�
�The chi3.dren wc��ld be safer p1�.vixi� in th� Park �ha�. in �he �'x�z�t yard
next ta �.r�d an the str�e'�.)
G�R,� fcrr ��.L'E parked at th� Foo1 aand Racquet C1.ub--Ms. Gu�enkauf and �r, Ptaeg�l3.
called th� pc�23.ce �bout this car�t�.nv.ing problem. (�here were 2 far 2 days
and '[ the past �reek�nd}.
MOTZt�id� by Ms. C�utesg,kauf„ secc�nded by Ms. M3.los to ad�caurn.
�he meet�.n� ad�ourned. at 9:30 p.m.