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7.2. SR 10-11-1993 e . . PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION 3 YEAR TERM COMMISSION MEMBER PHONE # TERM DAVE ANDERSON, Chairman 14845 County Road #30 Elk River, MN 55330 12/31/93 ROLFE ANDERSON, Vice Chair 19411 Irving Circle Elk River, MN 55330 12/31/94 JOSEPH ST. DENNIS 21275 York Street Elk River, MN 55330 12/31/94 MIKE O'BRIEN 821 Gates Avenue Elk River, MN 55330 12/31/94 SUE DALEIDEN 19243 Lowell Street NW Elk River, MN 55330 12/31/93 CLAIR OLSON 1047Q 205th Avenue NW Elk River, MN 55330 12/31/93 CLETE LIPETZKY 19796 York Street NW Elk River, MN 55330 12/31/95 DANA ANDERSON 8720 Ohland Avenue Elk River, MN 55330 12/31/95 JEFF ASFAHL, 728 Area Recreation Coordinator 241-3523 W CHARLIE BLESENER, Community Education Director 241-3522 W 1230 School Street Elk River, MN 55330 PHIL HALS, Street Superintendent 441-7420 W PAT KLAERS, City Admininstrator 441-7420 W Elk River City Hall 720 Dodge Avenue NW Elk River, MN 55330 e e e October 7, 1993 HONORABLE MAYOR HANK DUITSMAN AND COUNSEL MEMBERS JOHN DIETZ, ROGER HOLMGREN, CECILIA SCHEEL & LARRY FARBER: As requested by Staff, I have solicited letters from Park and Recreation Commission Members Sue Daleiden and Clair Olson regarding their intentions as to whether or not they will be seeking re-appointment to the Commission. Their letters are attached. From a chairman's point of view, I would recommend their re-appointment. Sue and Clair have good attendance records and with only one exception that I can remember, always call if they either cannot attend a meeting or are going to be late. Sue is very oriented to the outdoors. She honestly voices her thoughts and gives a good deal of input to the issues we are discussing. Her "fresh" views are an asset to the Commission. Clair brings a high level of common sense to the Commission. He will listen to all sides of a discussion and then relays his views which quite often end up being expressed in our consensus recommendations and motions. I would also like to be considered for re-appointment to the Commission. I have been a Commission member for almost six years and Chairman for the last two years. I have a thorough knowledge of the Elk River Parks, their operation and recreation programs. During my years on the Commission, our group has evolved both in membership and function. Six years ago the Commission was reorganized after a period of low activity. Initially, we were very reliant on staff and basically rubber stamped their recommendations. Over the years, staff has assisted us in becoming less demanding of their time and more independent. In my opinion, our current group is very capable of making good decisions on Park and Rec issues for recommendation to the City Council. Like the Commission, my individual role has evolved from one of being lead through discussion and learning, to my current position as Chairman. I initially had no aspiration to become Chairman, but there was an apparent lack of leadership in the group and lack of commitment of some of it's members. If I am reappointed, I view my role on the Commission as continuing to change as some of the newer members get more deeply involved. . e e -2- Currently our Commission is in a very critical period because of rapid city development. With our area being predicted as the fastest growing in the State over the next 25 years, the guidance that we give you and the decisions that you make in the next few years are going to set the course for our Parks and Trails System for the foreseeable future. To aid in this process, I am continuing to work with Staff to prepare an amendment to the Master Park Plan that will put more detail to our plan regarding size, location and function of Parks and Trails in the rapidly developing sewer and water district. A working draft of this proposal will be ready for our November meeting. If reappointed, my goals as a Commission member are to work hard to continue the progress we are making toward establishing a Parks and Trails System that will suit the needs of the more densely populated city that we are rapidly becoming. The area of highest priority for me, for which the need was identified in our citizen survey and is the single issue I most often hear from people, is the development of a paved trail system for safe pursuit of linear recreation needs for all ages. I have put a lot of energy and time into the Park and Recreation Commission and the parks themselves and find it a challenging, but rewarding, experience. Thank you for your consideration. Dave Anderson , , ,. /{)- {,- 93 /(; 7l7ayn ~a/YL evnd ~ ~~, tfl/viJ A:Iiu; ia /7tf1 AL~ ic -<< ~ ~ i:h ~ J ~nd;; k-tcI ~ ~ ~~ COJn~~'. ~~aAJ{~~~~~ ~~;To T:k um~ tAd m~~A~<o.r:J~ ru)5:f CL ~A.... ~ . a ~ J cd?e ~ h-, thtd a# ~ ~. /YJ/"h;.,.....<>. d ~ ~ l/ ~ it; '~~dt7~ <~ Ok ~ arzd J J;;; ~ ~() ~ -to ~ ~# ~~~~a f:z ~ ~?Z<l /J~ Chif ~ ~~~, /M~ fjOJ0 I ~~ . ij.':!t<:lbl?C- 5. 1993 Dear City Council Members. This is a letter of application for re-appointment to the Elk River Park and Recreation Commission. Through the two years th~~ I have served on the Commission. I have witnessed great progress in the growth of the Parks and Trails System. This is an exciting time in the history or Elk River. I hope that you wil I consider my e re-appointment to the Commission so that I can continue to serv~ my city and have input in the continued growth and improvement of the Parks and Trails System of Elk River. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely. ~~ Clair Olson .