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HASTINGS NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 13, 2004
Attending: Commissioners, Becker, Popp, O'Melia, Sieben, and Vaughan. Parks and
Recreation Director McNamara and Superintendent Erickson.
Contractor for grading at meeting and installer of play set.
Absent: Vieth, Brown, Christianson
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. Meeting called to order at 6:00pm at future Eagle Bluffpark site. A
neighborhood meeting with NRRC and staff at the potential for a small park to be
located on land in the Eagle Bluff Area. Some points of interest and notes from
the meeting -
When will the area be seeded?
The action item to council on April 19th for approval
Funds to come from County road 42 project.
Estimate cost for project to be $32,000 - $35,000.
How long to get the park completed?
Some neighbors are looking for basketball area for older kids also.
Fencing for future?
Placement of play structure was in question?
Potential picnic bench?
Staffhopes to have park completed by fall.
. The commission met after the neighborhood meeting at City Hall to get a report
from the city Administrator, Dave Osberg on the timeline and process of hiring
the next parks and Recreation Director.
April 30, 2004 was deadline for applications.
Fill director's position fIrst, and then hire park superintendent at a later
date.
It is a council appointed position, which staff would like approved at the
June 7, 2004 meeting.
A NRRC member may be asked to sit in on the interviews.
Interviews to be about May 17,2004.
Interview panel would be Osberg, M~sko ~~el NRRC member and council
member. (! ~ ewU\..
Kevin Smith, City Forester, will perform Lee Erickson duties until
replacement is hired.
. The commission then looked over some blueprints of potential warming shelters
for Lions Park and Wallin Park. Item of discussion were-
Schedule of project.
Windows for skylight.
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Roll up doors.
In floor heating.
Next meetings were set during Ward meetings on
Ward 1 & 2 on May 18th at City Hall.
Ward 3 & 4 on May 25th at City Hall.
Minutes submitted by:
Mark Vaughan
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