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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-01-10 Park Board PacketDraft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Park Board Braemar Golf Course December 13, 2016 I. Call To Order Chair McCormick called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Chair McCormick, Members Good, Dahlien, Gieseke, McAwley, Mohs, Nelson and Student Members Gustafson and Hulbert. Staff present: Park Board Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus, Administrative Support Specialist Janet Canton, Water Resource Coordinator Jessica Wilson and Engineering Services Manager Ross Binter Members absent were Miller and Strother III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Gieseke to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Nelson. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Nelson to approve the Nov. 7, 2016 minutes. Motion seconded by McAwley. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. 2016 Year In Review Liaison Kattreh thanked the Park Board members for all of their hard work this past year. She then gave a power point presentation of the projects that were done in 2016. VI. Community Comment None VII. Reports/Recommendations A. 2017 Park Board Work Plan Assignments The Park Board discussed the 2017 Park Board Work Plan. The following members were assigned to the following initiatives: Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. Initiative 1, Arden Park Natural Resources Plan – Members McAwley and Strother Initiative 2, Braemar Park Master Plan – Members Good, McCormick, Miller and Gustafson Initiative 3, Fred Richards Master Plan – Members McAwley, Dahlien, Gieseke, Good and Hulbert Initiative 4, Park Signage Replacement Project – Members Miller, Mohs, Nelson and Gieseke Initiative 5, Comprehensive Guide Plan – Park Board Initiative 6, Weber Woods Master Plan – Chair Dahlien, McCormick and Nelson B. Edina Garden Council Memory Garden Renovation Staff Liaison Kattreh indicated this item has been postponed to the February Park Board meeting. C. Arden Park Natural Resources Plan Water Resource Coordinator Jessica Wilson gave a power point presentation of the Arden Park Natural Resources Concept Plan. Renae Clark and Roland Aberg from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District also gave a power point presentation to the Park Board. Park Board members asked questions, gave feedback and had discussions. D. Fred Richards Master Plan Kick Off Brad Aldrich and Terry Minarik from Confluence gave a power point presentation of their approach to the Fred Richards Master Plan kick off. Mr. Aldrich went over the four phases of the approach: discover phase, dream phase, design phase and do phase. He also asked the Park Board for their input on what it is they would like to see at Fred Richards Park. Park Board members asked questions and discussed different items of what it is they still like and do not like from the 2014 Vision Master Plan. Mr. Aldrich gave an overview of their public engagement strategy and approach and asked the Park Board for thoughts and input so that they can start to move forward. Park Board members had a discussion and gave their input. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. E. Park Signage Replacement Project Mike Lawrence from Sign Crafters gave a power point presentation on the work that has been done on the project. He also showed different types of existing signs and asked the Park Board for their feedback on the design and what signage they feel are needed at the parks. In addition, he asked the Park Board what they would like to see on the main park entrance signs to the parks. Park Board members had a discussion and gave their feedback on the signage proposals. Mr. Lawrence reviewed the timeline and noted they hope to come up with an approved design of the signs the early part of 2017 with installation starting in May or June. F. Start Doing, Stop Doing, Keep Doing The Park Board discussed their list of Start Doing, Stop Doing and Keep Doing. It was decided Park Board members will be assigned to different parks to report on through the year. Assignment of parks will take place at the January Park Board meeting. G. Advisory Communication - School Board Representative Motion made by McAwley to accept and forward on the Advisory Communication to City Council requesting the elimination of a school board presentative on Park Board and open it up for another member of the community. Motion seconded by Good. Motion carried. VIII. Correspondence And Petitions A. City Council Updates Nov. 15 and Dec. 6 Chair McCormick acknowledged the Park Board’s receipt of the City Council updates. IX. Chair And Member Comments Member Good asked if there is a track at Braemar Arena because that is where it states the Walk with the Mayor event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 17. It was noted there is a track at the Braemar West Arena. X. Staff Comments • The Countryside Park ice rinks opened on Monday, Dec. 12; all other rinks will open on Friday, Dec. 16. • The Parks & Recreation Department has hired 48 rink attendants, three supervisors and 10-15 subs. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. • The Centennial Lakes Ice Rink is scheduled to open on Saturday, Dec. 17; however, it is all dependent on the weather. • Construction at Braemar Golf Course ended on Dec. 9; the plan is to start up construction again in May; depending on the weather it could be earlier. • They are going to again start grooming a multi-use trail at Braemar Golf Course like last year. • Braemar Golf Course will be partnering with Hoigaards again this year for two snowshoe dates, one in January and one in February. • Nicole Gorman started as a Recreation Supervisor on Dec. 15; she replaced Donna Tilsner • The Parks & Recreation Department will be taking over Park Maintenance on Jan. 1, 2017. XI. Adjournment Motion made by Dahlien to adjourn the Dec. 13, 2016 meeting at 9:26 p.m. Motion seconded by Gieseke. Motion carried. 2017 PARK BOARD MEETING CALENDAR MEETING DATE TIME LOCATION Tues., Jan. 10 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., Feb. 14 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., Mar. 14 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., April 4 5:30 p.m. Work Session, Community Room 7 p.m. Park Board Mtg., Community Room - ? Tues., May 9 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., June 13 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., July I I 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., Aug. 8 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., Sept. 12 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., Oct. 10 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., Nov. 14 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised Tues., Dec. 12 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall - Televised City of Edina Parks Park Board Member 1. Alden Park (6750 Belmore Lane) 2. Arden Park (5230 Minnehaha Blvd.) 3. Arneson Acres Park (4711 West 70th St.) 4. Birchcrest Park (6016 Hansen Rd.) 5. Braemar Park (Southwest corner of Edina) 6. Bredesen Park (5901 Olinger Blvd.) 7. Browndale Park (4510 Browndale Ave.) 8. Centennial Lakes Park (7499 France Ave. S.) 9. Chowen Park (5700 Chowen Ave. S.) 10. Cornelia School Park (7142 Cornelia Dr.) 11. Countryside Park (6240 Tracy Ave. S.) 12. Creek Valley School Park (6301Gleason Rd.) 13. Edinborough Park (7700 York Ave. S.) 14. Fox Meadow Park (5251 Blake Rd.) 15. Garden Park (5520 Hansen Rd.) 16. Grandview Square Park (5280 Grandview Square) 17. Heights Park (5500 West 66th St.) 18. Highlands Park (5200 Doncaster Way) 19. Kojetin Park (4201 West 44th St.) 20. Lake Edina Park (4400 Parklawn Ave.) 21. Lewis Park (7300 Cahill Rd.) 22. McGuire Park (69th St. and McGuire Rd.) 23. Melody Lake Park (5601 Melody Lake Dr.) 24. Normandale Park (6501 Warren Ave .S.) 25. Pamela Park (4303 W. 58th St.) 26. Rosland Park (4300 West 66th St.) 27. Sherwood Park (5241 Eden Circle) 28. St. John's Park (5924 St.John's Ave.) 29. Strachauer Park (6200 Beard Ave. S.) 30. Tingdale Park (5800 W. 59th St.) 31. Todd Park (4429 Vandervork Ave. S.) 32. Tupa Park (4918 Eden Ave.) 33. Utley Park (4521 W. 50th St.) 34. Van Valkenburg Park (4935 Lincoln Dr. S.) 35. Walnut Ridge Park (5801 Londonderry Rd.) 36. Weber Park (4115 Grimes Ave. S.) 37. Weber Woods (Name TBD) (40th & France) 38. Williams Park (50th St. and Browndale Ave.) 39. Wooddale Park (4500 W. 50th St.) 40. York Park (5448 York Ave. S.) 41. Yorktown Park (7335 York Ave. S.) 2017 Park Board Work Plan Assignments Matt Dahlien (2) - Fred Richards Master Plan and Weber Woods Master Plan Dan Gieseke (2) - Fred Richards Master Plan and Park Signage Replacement Greg Good (2) - Braemar Park Master Plan and Fred Richards Master Plan Ben Gustafson (1) - Braemar Park Master Plan Katherine Hulbert (1) - Fred Richards Master Plan Eileen McAwley (2) - Arden Park Natural Resource Plan and Fred Richards Master Plan Brenda McCormick (2) - Braemar Park Master Plan and Weber Woods Mike Miller (2) - Braemar Park Master Plan and Park Signage Replacement Trevor Mohs (1) - Park Signage Replacement Koren Nelson (2) - Park Signage Replacement and Weber Woods Julie Strother (1) - Arden Park Natural Resource Plan Initiative 1 – Arden Park Natural Resource Plan (2) Julie Strother Eileen McAwley Initiative 2 – Braemar Park Master Plan (4) Greg Good Brend McCormick Mike Miller Ben Gustafson Initiative 3 – Fred Richards Master Plan (5) Eileen McAwley Matt Dahlien Dan Gieseke Greg Good Katherine Hulbert Initiative 4 – Park Signage Replacement Project (4) Mike Miller Trevor Mohs Koren Nelson Dan Gieseke Initiative 5 – Comprehensive Guide Plan (11) Park Board Initiative 6 – Weber Woods Maser Plan (3) Matt Dahlien Brenda McCormick Koren Nelson January 10, 2016 Park Board Ann Kattreh, Parks & Recreation Director Park Board Name Change Recommendation Information / Background: The City Council has discussed Board/Commission name changes in respect to the Park Board. The Edina Park Board does not function similar to Park Boards like Minneapolis and St. Paul and at times the name has caused resident confusion regarding the role and authority of the Park Board. Staff recommends changing the name of the Park Board to the Parks & Recreation Commission, or something similar, to remove the confusion with the role of our Advisory Board compared to the Minneapolis Park Board. Changing to a commission would also be more consistent with the other commissions in Edina. Currently the City has the following Boards and Commissions: Arts & Culture Commission (Changed from Art Center Board) Board of Appeal & Equalization Community Health Commission Construction Board of Appeals Energy & Environment Commission Heritage Preservation Board Human Rights and Relations Commission Park Board Planning Commission Transportation Commission The following research was conducted to identify the name of similar boards/commissions in comparison cities. City Board/Commission Name Minnetonka Park Board Wayzata Parks and Trails Board Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners St. Louis Park Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Golden Valley Open Space and Recreation Commission STAFF REPORT Page 2 Eden Prairie Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission Plymouth Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission (PRAC) Eagan Advisory Parks and Recreation Commission Chanhassen Parks and Recreation Commission A change in the name of the board would not at all change the authority, role or duties of the Park Board. The City Council briefly discussed this issue at the Jan. 4, 2017 Work Session and asked for feedback and a recommendation from the Park Board. City Council Updates By Scott Neal Dec. 20, 2016 • Before the City Council meeting started there was a public reception to honor retiring City Council Member Ann Swenson for her 12 years of service on the City Council and 12 years on the Planning Commission. • Approved a request for renovations and improvements to Adventure Peak at Edinborough Park. • Received the monthly Speak Up, Edina report from Dietrich Nissen. This month’s report was about the park planning going on right now for Fred Richards Park. • Briefly discussed a recommendation from the Park Board to change a seat on the board that has been reserved for a member of the Edina School Board to become a seat that could be filled by an Edina resident. The council expressed interest in the proposal and will discuss it further in January. • Approved the resolution accepting $30,713 from the Edina Baseball Association for two scoreboards at Courtney Fields and one scoreboard at Garden Park. Jan. 4, 2017 • Appointed Ann Kattreh as Assistant Weed Inspector for calendar year 2017. • Received feedback from the City Council on the Fred Richards Master planning process and desired outcomes for the park.