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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-12 PARC MinutesDraft Minutes❑ Approved Minutes® Approved Date: 09/09/2025 7.2 Initiative 1.5.2: Review and compare park shelter building amenities and functions Staff Liaison Vetter informed the Commission that this is a continuation of the work you saw in the presentation given at their May meeting and that's to review and compare the park shelter building amenities and functions. They want to make sure that at the end of the presentation there is a consensus that this works as a foundation document going forward for the commission to continue to work with. Park Planner Finberg gave a presentation and highlighted the things that have changed and been revised. She noted that this is meant to be a working document that will be changed and that each project will fit within the goal for the city buildings. Commissioners asked questions and gave their acceptance that this document is going to work as they move forward. 7.3 Initiative 1.5.5 — Review Climate Action Plan priorities and conduct research on external park agencies that are implementing projects that would be beneficial to the Edina Park system started at 7:19 p.m. Commissioner Wick informed the Commission she started a google doc for the initiative group to collaborate on and added some questions to it for the group to think about. She also has done a little bit of research and is still working on it. 7.4 2025 Parks & Recreation Commission Work Plan Updates Initiative 1.5.1 — Review and comment on Braemar Arena Implementation. Staff Liaison Vetter informed the Commission there is no update. Initiative 1.5.2 — Review and compare park shelter building amenities and function. This initiative has already been discussed. Initiative 1.5.3 — Review 2016 Parks & Recreation Strategic Plan content, identify key study areas to include in upcoming 2026 update for topics, research and potential data collection. Commissioner Kane informed the commission that he recently sent out a document to this initiative's group and they will be meeting in September. Initiative 1.5.4 — Research and if feasible, develop action plan or further research of no more than two Alternative Funding Strategies (2023 Work Plan Item) to progress that initiative. Chair Pfuhl informed the commission that she has no update, but they will be presenting to the Commission at the Oct. 14 Parks & Recreation Commission meeting. Initiative 1.5.5 — Review Climate Action Plan priorities and conduct research on external park agencies that are implementing projects that would be beneficial to the Edina Park system. Staff Liaison Vetter indicated that this initiative will be presented at the Nov. 12 Parks & Recreation Commission meeting. Draft Minutes❑ Approved Minutes® Approved Date: 09/09/2025 Initiative 1.5.6 — City Code Update — Article Ill. Boards, Committees and Commissions, Division 7. Parks & Recreation Commission. Staff Liaison Vetter informed the Commission that there is no update. 8 Chair and Member Comments • Commissioner Kane indicated that he was recently at Centennial Lakes and there was a group playing croquet. He had a discussion with them, and they mentioned they have been trying to secure more times for the croquet area. He noted the group sent him some requests, information and their history. He informed the group he will forward it to staff to manage it from there because it has to do with scheduling. Staff Liaison Vetter replied staff will reach out to them again as well as having some additional dialog with Tiffany Bushland, General Manager at Centennial Lakes, she will also be presenting at the October Parks & Recreation Commission meeting and maybe they can close the loop on that and also provide a grander update to those requests. Chair Pfuhl added they have had conversations about ways to improve the process for requests and asked if they would be able to bring it back to discuss again. Park Planner Finberg replied they are currently working on it with Community Engagement Coordinator, MJ Lamon, to try and come up with a linear concept for it and how that might work and present it to the public. 9 Staff Comments 9.1. Upcoming 2025 Meetings and Events Staff Liaison Vetter gave the following updates: • The Fall Activities Directory has been sent out and registration for Edina residents will start at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 20. • This is a tough part of the year where seasonal staff start leaving to go back to school, vacations, etc. He is very proud of the summer staff and programs. • The City Council did approve the pump and filter room project for the Aquatic Center. The goal is to have it ready and switched over to the Aquatic Center next year. • The Mooty Family Foundation has committed a substantial donation to convert the tennis courts at Rosland Park to pickleball courts. Once that is done the current pickleball courts will be redone. He noted that this is an extraordinary gift to have in the community. • The new playgrounds at Highlands Park and Yancey Park are now completed. The last one to be completed this fall is Birchcrest Park. They just did first round of surveys for the new playground at Kojetin Park and will have a second round of surveys in the fall. The upcoming playgrounds that will start engagements next year are Normandale Park, Sherwood Park and Tingdale Park. • The upcoming meetings are in the packet and noted the November meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 12. 10 Adjournment Motion made by Hulbert to adjourn Aug. 12, 2025, meeting at 7:58 p.m. Motion seconded by Wick. Draft Minutes❑ Approved Minutes® Approved Date: 09/09/2025 Roll call vote. Meeting adjourned.