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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/21/1981 i • CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PARK CONIMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 21, 1981 PRESENT: Vice-Chairman Bob Naegeli, Douglas Dahlen, Rita Gutenkauf, Joanne Hollenbeck, Dave Miller, Terry Langager and Staff Members Mike Bassett and Richard Asleson. ABSENT: Virginia Sterling Vice-Chairman Naegeli called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Minutes of the April 7, 1981, meeting were approved as ma.iled. Review LAWCON/LCMR Application for Lac Lavon Vice-Chairman Naegeli called upon Dave Miller to briefly review the proceedings of the Special Council meeting of April 16 tha.t was conducted for the purpose of determining whether, or not, to prepare a LAWCON/LCMR Grant Application to acquire a portion of Lac Lavon. Mr. Miller briefly reviewed the meeting. Mike Bassett was asked to review with the Committee the preliminary application for LAWCON and LCMR Funds for Lac Lavon. The contents of the application were reviewed and discussed by Mr. Bassett. A considerable amount of discussion on the application ensued. The result of that discussion was the following series of motions. MOTION: of Langager, seconded by Naegeli, to recommend to the City Council that the preliminary application, as prepared by the Park Director, for acquisition of property at Lac Lavon be approved and submitted to the appropriate receiving authorities, subject to the restric- tian tha.t any matching funds required from Apple Valley not be appropriated by the City Council from the Park Dedication fund. Following discussion of the motion, the vote was: Ayes - 1 (Langager) - Nays - 5 (Dahlen, Gutenkauf, Hollenbeck, Miller and Naegeli). Motion Failed. MOTION: of Hollenbeck, seconded by Langager. to recommend to the City Council that the preliminary application, as prepared by the Park Director, for acquisition of property at Lac Lavon be approved and submitted to the appropriate receiving authorities. Following discussion on the motion, the vote was: Ayes - 2 (Hollenbeck and Langager) - Nays - 4 (Dahlen, Gutenkauf, Miller and Naegeli). Discussion then ensued by Mr. Naegeli, who stated that it was his objective that the Park Committee attempt to make some type of recommendation to the City Council. Mr. Naegeli, again, expressed concern over using the park dedication money for any matching funds. Further, Mr. Naegeli commented on the value of the buildings on the site to the Park Department and all committee members generally agreed that the buildings were a value to the City. However, the discussion from some members of the Committee centered on the issue . Park Committee Minutes April 21, 1981 Page - 2 that development of the facility into a useable water-based resource facility would require significant expenditure of dollars (amount unknown). Other members of the committee stated that even if development were not to occur for ten to 2O years, acquisition of the property at this time is desirable. MOTION: of Dahlen, seconded by Hollenbeck, to reconsider the vote on the Hollenbeck motion as above stated. Ayes - 5, Nays - l (Langager) . MOTION: of Naegeli, seconded by Langager, to amend the Hollenbeck motion that is now being reconsidered, which is to ''recommend to the City Council that the preliminary application, as prepared by the Park Director, for acquisition of property at Lac Lavon, be approved and submitted to the appropria.te receiving authorities": by striking the period after the word "authorities" and substituting a comma and adding the following additional words: The primary Park Committee reason for making this xecommendation being the usefulness of the buildings on the site. Following discussion on the motion, the vote was: Ayes - l (Naegeli) Nays - 5 (Dahlen, Gutenka.uf, Hollenbeck, Miller and Langager). Following additional discussion on the original Hollenbeck motion as being reconsidered, the vote was: Ayes - 2 (Hollenbeck and Langager) Nays - 4 (Dahlen, Gutenka:uf, Mi11er and Naegeli) . Discuss Priority System for Installation of Pla Equi ment Bassett requested that this item be tabled and deferred to the next Park Committee meeting in tha.t he had not had an opport�nity to prepare the priority list due to the Lac Lavon application taking precedent on his time. Review Park Development Program Mr. Bassett indicated that this item will also be discussed in more depth at the next Park Committee meeting and that he hopes to have a detailed accounting of the park development program financial status prepared and available for review at that meeting. Each park is being analyzed as to what improvements remain to be completed to keep within the scope of the park development program and what items would be desireable in each park location but are not specifically within the original scope of the program. Mr. Asleson, City Administrator, stated that he was present at the meeting for this item and that he was to review the general financial status of the park development program with the Committee, Mr. Asleson indicated tha.t the park development program is presently �in very good shape due in part to substantial increases in interest earnings and to the fact that work was accomplished for less money than what was originally antici- pated. A more detailed financial accounting will be prepared that will specify the exact amount of money remaining in" the park development program. � Park Committee Minutes April 21, 1981 Page - 3 Special Council Meeting to Discuss Park Naming The Park Committee briefly discussed attendance at the Special Council Meeting on April 30 for the purpose of discussing park names. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.