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Home My WebLink AboutApril 11, 1939Columbia Heights Park Board Recording Secretary's Notes January 1939 to January 1953 'been nnder ~e direction of an unofficial Park ~oar~ ~-~endtn~ the amen4!n~ of the statute authori!ing the establishment of a .~rk oomrd~ and, t~ediately eetabliBhed in order t~at legal authority an~ responsibility m~ be vested' in those charged with the duty ~ directing th~ operation of maid recreational center, an~ other hark activities of this city~ and, ~ ~R~A$~ A further delay of more than thirty d~ya will greatly harasser the Park Board in carrying out its ~rogram of improvement and recreational activities in the1 city~ THIS COb~C~t ~Z~Y, and under this nre~mble declarel ~h~ a~ emergency e~etm for the ~mmediate ~reeervation of Du~lic ~eace a~d ashsty, and t~at in ~rder to Dropfly meet ~uch emergency, it is necema~ry to ~ass Ordlna~ce ~o. 168 aa an Emergency Ordinance. Passed~ Anrll 11, O£fered~jl $evermon ~econ4ed~y~ Pritchar~ Roll Call- Ayeaa Bentzen, Pritchard, ~everBon, ~ohlford, ~as~ett ~ay~: ~one Secretary to the Oouncil protecting the same, and in such other ware as may be necessary to make such lands suitable for the u~e of a public park or golf course. It shall have power to buy all materials and suoolles necessary to carry out the orevisions of this ordinance, and to m~e such reasonable r~Lle~ and regulations £or the government and adminis- tration of the oarks ~d golf courses under its supervision and control as .~? be deemed neces~ry and oreperi provided however t.hat no single expenditure of an amount over Five Hundred. ($500.00) Dollars shall be made unless authorized by a four-z'ifths (4/5) vote of the members of said board. The said oark board shall have exclusive newer to employ much help in and about ~uch oarks and g~if courses as may be deemed necessary and proper, and to fix the. c~o~mpenzation of any and all persona employed by it; to audit and allow all Just claims for labor, services, material~ or sueplies furnished by order of said board, ~ud endorse its approval of s~ch claims when allowed, provided however that said any fiscal year obligate the city for claims for labor, services, materials or zupolies ft~rnished by order of said board in an ~r~unt greater than the current income from Tecreational activities plus the a~ropri~ation~made for said fiscal year by the City Co-onctl for park purposes unless authorized by a re~oiutto~ of the City Council pa~sed by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of said Council ~o to do. Section 5. ~ReceiRta to be Turned Over to City Treas~Lrero All money~ received by the Park Board or its employees in its administration of -any of the properties under its jurisdiction ~hall be turned over to the City Treasurer at intervals of not greater than once each week, and shall be placed by said City Treasurer in the Park Fund, and no menera placed in th~ Park Fund shall be transferred to any other fund by the City Council. Section 6. ~Annual~ Audit an~d Bu.d~e$. The Park Board shall keep m~r_J~ books and records of account as are necessary for a oreper recording of its financial activitlez. At the end of each fiscal year it shall cause an audit of accounts and records to be made, which audit shall be submitted to the City Council not later than its first regular meeting in F~brua~V following the fiscal O R D I N AN C E NO. 158 AN O~RDINANOE CREATING A PA~K B0~ OF TH~ CITY OF COLr~BIA HEIGHTS ~ PROVIDING ~R Tt~ TION OF PA~KS i~ T~ CI~ 0F COL~R.~tA ~IG~S SUCH P~ BO~ THE CItY OF COI~-~IA ~IGHTS ~ES Section 1. P~k ~oqJd C~eated. ~rs~t to the provi~ion~ of Minnesota S~atutes, 1927, Section i7S1 et seq. s~s ~ended, there Is hereby establlahed for the City of 0ol~bia Net~ts a P~k Bo~d to be ~o~ 'Col~mbia Heights P~k ~o~d." Section 2. Ao,,~int~ent ~d Pe!~Mo.~uel. ~e ~i~ Col~bia Height~ P~k Bo~d sh~l coneist of five me~ers, to be c~hosen b2~ the 0ity Co~cil for ter~ of one, two, t~ee, fo~ ~d five ye~s respectively, all of whom s~l be freeholders ~d residents of the City of Col~bia Hei~ts ~d shall seNe ~th- out comoenaation. Vacanciem created by termination of office, retrieval from the c~, resistion or o~herwiss $~l! also be filled by %he Cit~- Co~cl~. Section ~. P~k Bo~d E~y Acc,~re ~d Hold ~ooerty. ~td P~k Bo~d shall be authorized ~d eracowered, for ~d on beef of ~d in the n~me of the C~y of Col'~nbia Helots, to ac~re by ~ft, ~o~chase, devise, conde~ation or ~ease, as provided in the ~ectlons of the statute herei~oefore referred to, the l~d to be held ~d used for ~k ~rooses or for o~r~oses of a golf co~se. Section 4. Powers jQ~d ~ic~. ~e o~r~- Bo~d shall ~ve exclusive control ~d zupervision of all lands acquired by the City for Dark ~po~es, or for p~oses of a golf c~se, and ~he exclusive control ~n4 E~e~eut of all recreational facilities now olaced on lands dedicated to p~k o~o~e~, ~d of ~l ~ ~or.~ational f-~ilibies which it ~ here~ter pTace dud establish on l~ds uuder its J~isdlction. Said F~ Bo~d sb~.I1 also ~rovlde for the i~rov~ent of all l~d~ held for p~k ~oses, or for p~po~e~ of a golf co~ze, when in its ~scretion suck iuprovemcnts ~e necess~y ~d desirable, by the ~d ~eaervation of tree~, ~h~ba ~d flowers, by ~closinE, 0rn~enting ~d year for which such audit ia ma~e. During the month of July of each year said Pa[k Bo~d ~ail a~mit 'to t~ City Oo~cit at a rs~ meet[~ thereof a ~ro~aed ~ ~ho~ng tt~ e~i~ed fln~clal recuire~enta for the fiacal ~e~. ~ect!on 7. F t 9~.~$~. ~1 claim~ ~d ~11 ~ill~ inc~d by the eaid '~ ~o~d ehen ~dtted, aliowe~ ~d en~reed am ~ein~efore ~rovided · ~11 be ~resen~ed to the Cit~ C~cil for ~nt ~d paid in ~he ~e ~ner ~ec~lon 8. ~..qf .~.~~g~. ~im Or~ce ~ei~ necemm~ for the i~ediata pre=~ation off the ~b!in ~e~ heath ~4 a~e~y, im hereby ~ci~ed to Be ~ ~rgen~y ore--ca ~d l~!l t~e effect ~mtely u~n ire ~econded ~ ~ohlford ~olI Call - Aveel ~ent~en, ~Titchar~, ~evereon, Uohlford, Bas,eft. 5ecreatar~ to the Cou~cll FIELD HOUSE RENTALS Organization business meetings - on porch - ~' "& kitchen for lunch Porch & kitchen for showers, ~eceptions, card'parties, luncheons, etc. - - - Private parties on porch.~ with beer add - ~ c.harge ~.00 , 5.00 5.00 3.00 Hall only for large meetings, programs, w~dding receptions,etc, !0.00. Hall and porch for Dan0-e~ Hall, porch, kitchen and ch~ck-room - for banquets - 20.00q.~7o~ tlall R_2ntals, 7. Frida. y th~,0~.uC~- Hall, porch, kisGheu & che~k-room for dances, weddings, etc. Hall, check-room & kitchen (no porch) For private parties or weddings, wi~h beer - add to charge Extra largs banquet - l~ ~ All weddings - - ~ - . , . day 25.00 ~0,00 5.00 40.00 40.00