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Minutei-of the Proceedings of''
• the Conservation Commission of
the City of Brooklyn Center in
the County of Hennepin and State
of Minnesota
September 1, 1970
The Conservation Commission was called to order by Chairman
Audre Mossberg at 8:02 P.M.
Roll Call: Chairman Audre Mossberg, Commissioners Sylvia
Winkelman, Rosella Gunderson, Peter Simmons, Bonnie Snater and
Brian Murn. Also present was B. E. Peterson, Staff Assistant.
Motion by Commissioner
Murn to approve the July 21,
motion carried unanimously.
Price and seconded by Commissioner
1970, minutes as submitted. The
Commissioner Winkelman briefly mentioned that she was
invited to a meeting on indoor incinerators at the Sheridan Ritz
Hotel.
Chairman Mossberg requested that Mr. Peterson make available
to members of the Conservation Commission Mr. John Homme's report
• to the City Council on the description survey of chemical concen-
trations in Twin Lake, Ryan Lake and Crystal Lake.
Mr. Peterson next explained that due to a forthcoming evening
class every Tuesday night, that could the Conservation Commission
change nights to the second and fourth Thursday of each month.
Following individual comments from each of the Commissioners, it
was the consensus of the Conservation Commission to hold their
regularly sched fed meetings the second and fourth Thursday of
each month effective October.
Commissioner Simmons next passed out to members of the
Commission a booklet entitled "The Ecology and Politics Manual"
wirtten by Allen S. Miller and Phil Farnham.
Following this Commissioner Price talked about the vacant
parcels along the Mississippi River from 53rd to 55th Avenue and
expressed concern as to whether or not these parcels could be
obtained by the City for park purposes.
Following this discussion, Commissioner Winkelman commented
that the land owned by the Minnesota Highway Department from 57th
Avenue to F.A.T. 94 bridge would be ideal for park purposes.
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Commissioner Winkelman commented that she has spoken with an
official of the Minnesota Highway Department who commented that
there is a possibility that the Department of Conservation could
lease this land from the highway department for park purposes.
Commissioner Gunderson and Murn next discussed forthcoming
environmental programs to be held in each of the local school
districts.
The Commission next discussed the problem of litter in
general and as an aspect of it, ways to curtail non-returnable
containers. Mr. Peterson pointed out that Roseville is currently
experimenting with curtailing the use of no deposit and no return
bottles in one of its municipal liquor stores. However, he
suggested that before any Commission action is taken, that Mr.
Truman Nelson, liquor store manager, be consulted to determine
what the present use of non-returnable containers. Chairman
Mossberg then requested that Commissioner Simmons contact Mr.
Nelson to obtain the necessary information.
For the remainder of the evening, the commission discussed
the Snowmobile Ordinance and the Council's request of February
7, 1970, in which the Commission was asked to consider the matter
of snowmobile operations in City parks and pass on their
recommendations to the Park and Recreation Commission. Following
a discussion it was the concensus of the Commission that snow-
mobiles should be eliminated from all City parks with the exception
that they should be permitted in the area south of 69th Avenue
North and North of Interstate 94, including Shingle Creek Parkway.
Commissioner Mossberg agreed to prepare a draft snowmobile
resolution expressing the feelings of the Conservation Commission
for the next meeting.
Commission Winkelman briefly commented that the Metropolitan
Airports Commission has approved a lease of the land in the
Northeast corner of the Crystal Airport area amongst the City
of Crystal and the City of Brooklyn Center. it will now be the
responsibility of these two communities to plan and operate the
Kylawn Airport area in accordance with the terms of MAC's lease
of said area.
Motion by Commissioner Price and seconded by Commissioner
Simmons to adjourn. The motion carried unanimously. The
Conservation Commission adjourned at 10;27 P.M.
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Chairman