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Special Council Meeting - September 2, 1958
A special meeting of the City Council was held in the Visual Aid Room
of the Ethel Baston School.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Herbert P. Lefler at 7:09 p.m.
The following Councilmen were present at roll call:
H. J.-Bolmgren
H. C. Davis
' Robert Ehrenberg
Torval Jorvig
D. C. Messer
Kenneth Wolfe
Herbert P. Lefler
Also present were City Manager, City Attorney, Secretary, Recreation
o Director, Planning Consultant, Robert Corwine, Members of the Park and Recrea-
tion Commission and the Planning Commission.
Mayor Lefler explained that the meeting was called to discuss the proposed
bond issue for acquisition and developement of Parks.
C. R. Middleton read the Park and Recreation Commission report, dated
August 18, 1958.
A group of citizens from the Cedar Knoll Area were present. The Pond
at 16th Street and Highway No. 18 was discussed at length, also the matter of
acquisition of property near Ford Road.
Mayor Lefler said that the main issues to be decided this evening were,
the amount of bond issue to be submitted to the voters and date same should
be submitted for a vote.
A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg,
that Kilmer Area be designated as a Play Ground Area. Motion passed by unanimous
vote of all members of the Council present.
Councilman Bolmgren stated that the City did not need to enlarge Browndale
Park as recommended in report. This matter was then discussed at length, along
with other areas.
Councilman Davis made a motion, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg,• that the
areas shown on map, marked Exhibit A, with the exception of the Ford Road Area,
the Orange Area adjacent to Pennsylvania Park and the Orange Area adjacent to
Hampshire Park, be designated by the City Council as the Master Plan of Park and
Recreation Areas of the City. Motion passed by unanimous vote of all members of
the Council present.
A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg,
that the program recommended by the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission
for acquisition and developement of Park • and Playground areas within the City
as set forth in map submitted by the Commission, dated August 18, 1958, marked
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Exhibit B, be approved by the City Council as a tentative program for park and
playground areas to be acquired and developed with funds derived from proposed
bond issue, provided however, that the particular sites on said map may be ad-
justed or modified by subsequent council action and the following sites be
eliminated from the proposed program; Ford Road, the red areas at. Pennsylvania
and Hampshire playgrounds in excess of those areas designated in the Master
Plan for Parks and Playgrounds previously adopted.
Before vote was taken on Councilman Davis motion - Councilman Bolmgren
LD made a -mdtion, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, to amend Councilman Davis' motion
C.® to exclude from Browndale Playground, the lots lying east of Dart Avenue. The
motion to amend was passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
Before vote was taken on the amended motion, the following persons from
the Kilmer Area spoke:
David S. Lilja, 1835 Melrose, Avenue - in favor of keeping lake,
Paul J. Nebsha, 1841 Melrose Avenue - in favor of keeping lake,
Irv. Hansen, 1615 Melrose Avenue - in favor of keeping lake, '
Nathan Shapiro 1401 Lancaster Avenue - pleaded for playground for children.
Councilman Wolfe made a motion, seconded by Councilman Davis, that "Ford
Road" be reinstated in Councilman Davis' motion of bond issue and Master Plan.
Motion lost by the following roll call vote: Councilman Bolmgren, nay; Councilman
Davis, yea; Councilman Ehrenberg, nay; Councilman Jorvig, nay; Councilman Messer,
nay; Councilman Wolfe, yea; Mayor Lefler yea.
Mayor Lefler called for vote on Councilman Davis' motion as amended. Motion
7 was passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
Amount of Bend Issue
A motion was made by Councilman Ehrenbezg seconded by Councilman Messer,
that the amount of the bond issue, to be submitted to the voters, be $985,000.00
Walter Jacobson and Vivian Morris asked some questions on the allocation
of the $985,000 to different areas.
Councilman Davis moved for previous question, seconded by Councilman Messer,
passed by a vote of seven yeas.
Vote taken on Councilman Ehrenbergs motion, passed by unanimous vote of
all members of the Council present.
A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Jorvig,
directing the Law Department to prepare resolution setting date for bond election,
November 4, 1958. Motion passed by a unanimous vote of seven members of the
Council present.
Howard George asked the Council if they could grant the Park and Recreation
Commission"some money to help-"publicize the bond issue.
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Mayor Lefler stated that there was some question whether that could
be done, but the matter would be taken up with the Legal Department. He also III
stated that George Carlson had offered the use of a public relations man to
help with the publicity on the bond issue.
C. R. Middleton presented to Mayor Lefler the written resignation of
Otis Dypwick from the Park•& Recreation Commission.
Meeting adjourned ,
On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Messer, the
meeting was adjourned at 10:10 p.m., by unanimous vote of seven members of the
Council present.
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