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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
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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.