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Minutes of the Proceedings of the
Conservation Commission of the City
of Brooklyn Center in the County of
Hennepin and State of Minnesota
July 22, 1971
The Conservation Commission meeting was called to order at 9:15
P.M. by Chairman Pro-tem Sylvia Winkelman.
Roll Call: Chairman Pro-tem Sylvia Winkelman, commissioners
price, Gross and Dorff.
Motion by Commissioner Gross and seconded by Commissioner Price
to approve the minutes of the May 26, 1971 meeting. The motion
carried unanimously.
Motion by Commissioner Dorff and seconded by Commissioner
Price to approve the minutes of the June 23, 1971 meeting. The
motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Pro-tem h7inkelman read the minutes of the June 91 1971
Park and Recreation Commission meeting which included a resolution
recommending prohibition of certain watercraft on Twin Lakes. The
resolution stated that the Park and Recreation commission recommended
to the City Council that it take appropriate action to prohibit the
use of motorized watercraft above 7'h horsepower on Twin Lakes.
A discussion ensued concerning the question of whether the
Brooklyn Center Conservation commission should make a recommendation
to the City Council concerning the matter. It was moved by
Commissioner Price and seconded by Chairman Pro-tem Winkelman to
table this issue until further data concerning the ecological
aspects of the problem are known. The motion carried unanimously.
The next item discussed was the summer program being conducted
at the Environmental Preserve west of Kylawn Park. it was noted
that the Commission should investigate the use of the area by local
schools as an environmental science teaching aid. Commissioner
Price suggested that a joint meeting between the Conservation
Commission, school officials, teachers and other interested parties
might be held to determine if such a program were desirable or
necessary.
Chairman Pro-tem Winkelman informed the Commission that a
Brooklyn Center Boy Scout, Dave Younger of 5510 France Avenue North,
had indicated an interest in conducting a Scout project which would
include cleaning up certain areas of Shingle Creek.
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Commissioner Gross noted that after an investigative field trip
is conducted by himself earlier this year, it appeared that the area
of Shingle Creek south of the Brookdale Shopping Center and around
Lyons Park needed cleaning up. Chairman Pro-tem Winkelman noted
that she had referred Dave Younger to the Director of Parks and
Recreation for assistance in developing his project.
The next item discussed was the effect of the no-burning
ordinance. It was the consensus of the Conservation Commission
that refuse collection was adequate and there appeared to be few
instances of persons improperly disposing of refuse. It was noted
that there have been occurrences of persons dumping rubbish in a
few unattended open spaces around the City, but that the volume
of such dumping did not appear to be increasing as the result of the
no-burning ordinance.
Motion by Commissioner Gross and seconded by commissioner
Dorff to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
The Conservation Commission meeting adjourned at 10:05 P.M.
. Chairman