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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-10-13 Park Board MinutesDraft Minutes❑ Approved Minutes® Approved Date: 11/10/2015 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Park Board Edina City Hall, Community Room October 13, 2015, 7 p.m. Call To Order Chair Gieseke called the Oct. 13, 2015 Park Board meeting to order at 7 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Chair Gieseke, Members Cella, Greene, Nelson, Jones, Segreto, Strother, Crist and Lohani. Absent were Members Good and McCormick. Staff present were Ann Kattreh, Susan Faus, Janet Canton, Amanda Clarke, Eric Boettcher, Patty McGrath, Susie Miller, Joe Abood, Donna Tilsner, Tom Shirley, MJ Lamon III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Member Segreto to approve the agenda. Motion seconded by Member Strother. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Member Strother to approve the Sept. 8, 2015 minutes. Motion seconded by Member Cella. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations None VI. Community Comment None VII. Reports/Recommendations A. Novus Board View Presentation MJ Lamon, Project Coordinator, made a presentation to the Park Board regarding the new agenda management software program that the city is now using for City Council, boards and commissions meetings. B. 2016 Parks & Recreation Fees and Charges Susan Faus, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director, presented the fees and charges to the Park Board. Staff members were present to answer Park Board's questions and the Park Board discussed the proposed 2016 fees and charges. No changes were made to the proposed 2016 Parks & Recreation fees and charges. VIII. Chair and Member Comments Draft Minutes❑ Approved Minutes® Approved Date: 11/10/2015 Chair Gieseke thanked Member Jones for meeting with the resident who was at last month's meeting concerned about buckthorn. Member Jones stated that after meeting with the resident she thinks the resident feels better about the situation. Ms. Kattreh added that staff also met with the resident. IX. Staff Comments Director Kattreh gave the following updates: • Construction at Braemar Golf Course is going great and added a lot of buckthorn has been eliminated and the Driving Range is going to be spectacular • Richard Mandell will be in Edina in early November to give a public presentation of the final version of the master plan • Tin Fish will be open all winter at Braemar Golf Course • Braemar Field has been rented out through the end of October, and the dome will be going up the first week of November • Recently there were two grand openings; one for the Promenade Phase IV and one for Pamela Park • There were two bidders that came in for the Pickleball courts at Rosland Park and both were high; they will be re -bidding the project in January • Director Kattreh stated she feels confident that by the end of the year the City of Edina will own 2/3 of Weber Woods; they are close to reaching an agreement with the City of Minneapolis • Last week the city received a grant for $6,000 for bike racks • There will be a work session with the City Council on Oct. 20 regarding the Strategic Plan; all of the information is the same but has been reformatted X. Adjournment Chair Gieseke made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:18 p.m. Member Greene seconded. Meeting adjourned.