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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Park Board
Edina City Hall, Council Chambers
January 10, 2017
I. Call To Order
Vice Chair Good called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Members Good, Dahlien, Gieseke, McAwley, Miller, Strother and
Student Members Gustafson and Hulbert.
Members absent were McCormick, Mohs and Nelson
Staff present were: Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan
Faus and Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Gieseke to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Strother.
Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Dahlien to approve the Dec. 13, 2016 minutes. Motion seconded by
Gieseke.
Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
None
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. 2017 Park Board Meeting Calendar
Staff Liaison Kattreh went over the 2017 Park Board meeting calendar. She pointed out
the work session with the City Council will be held on Tuesday, April 4 and they will be
discussing Fred Richards Park. The April Park Board meeting will follow the work session
at 7 p.m. in the Community Room (please note: this meeting takes place one week earlier
than normal).
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It was noted all Park Board meetings will be televised until July of 2017. At that time City
Council will determine if the Park Board meetings will continue to be televised.
B. Park Signage Examples
Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus gave a Power Point presentation on the park
signage improvement project. She presented numerous slides of different types of main
entrance park signs and asked for Park Board’s feedback and suggestions. Park Board
members gave their feedback and made suggestions of what they liked and did not like.
Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus went through the timeline of the project: advertise
in May with a bid opening in June and start the project in August or September.
Park Board members were asked to send any other ideas or suggestions to Assistant Parks &
Recreation Director Faus in the next few weeks.
Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus thanked the Park Board for their input and feedback.
C. Park Assignments
The Park Board discussed what parks would be assigned to which members to monitor,
take some ownership of and report back to the Park Board. The following was decided:
Member McAwley – Arden, Bredesen, Fred Richards, Highlands, Todd, Weber Woods
Member Miller – Braemar, Bredesen, Creek Valley, Lewis, McGuire
Member Gieseke – Arneson Acres, Centennial Lakes, Cornelia School, Edinborough, Rosland
Member Strother – Chowen, Kojetin, Pamela, Utley, York, Yorktown
Member Dahlien – Birchcrest, Highlands, Rosland, Van Valkenburg, Weber Woods, Tingdale,
Utley
Student Member Gustafson – Countryside, Heights, Normandale
Student Member Hulbert – Arneson Acres, Cornelia School, Garden, Strachauer
Member Good – Fred Richards, Fox Meadow, Strachauer, Van Valkneburg, Walnut Ridge,
Williams, Wooddale
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Member McCormick – Browndale, Fox Meadow, Garden, Pamela
Parks that still need to be assigned: Alden, Grandview Square, Melody Lake, Tupa,
Sherwood, St. John’s, Weber
Vice Chair Good thanked everyone for volunteering for so many parks; it will be exciting to see
what they learn as they get involved in it.
D. Work Plan Assignment Review
Vice Chair Good went over the assignment review for the Park Board Work Plan.
Member Strother indicated she would also like to be assigned to the Weber Woods master
planning.
E. Park Board Name Change
Staff Liaison Kattreh informed the Park Board that the City Council has discussed
board/commission name changes in respect to the Park Board. Changing to a
commission would be more consistent with other commissions in Edina. Staff
recommends changing the name of the Park Board to the Parks & Recreation
Commission, or something similar. Staff Liaison Kattreh asked the Park board for their
feedback and a recommendation for a possible name change.
The Park Board asked questions and had a discussion about a possible name change.
Motion by Strother to recommend a name change to Edina Parks & Recreation
Commission. Motion seconded by Dahlien.
Motion carried.
VII. Correspondence and Petitions
A. City Council Updates Dec. 20, 2016 and Jan. 4, 2017
Vice Chair Good acknowledged the Park Boards receipt of the City Council updates.
VIII. Chair And Member Comments
Vice Chair Good informed the Park Board he recently took the Fred Richards survey on the
city website and encouraged the other members to take the survey. He also suggested
putting information regarding Fred Richards Park on the Next Door website. He noted a lot
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of people have made comments on that site in the past regarding the upcoming project at
Arden Park as well as the winter recreation idea at Braemar.
Vice Chair Good commented all of the Fred Richards Park awareness meetings seem to be on
the southeast quadrant of Edina; however, because this is more a community park he
suggested possibly having a meeting in the northeast quadrant.
IX. Staff Comments
Bill Neuendorf, City Economic Development Manager, gave a presentation to the Park Board
on some of the preliminary planning for the Southdale Library; Hennepin County may be
selling part of the property in the near future.
Park Board members asked questions.
Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates:
• City Council appointed Parks & Recreation Director Kattreh as the Assistant Weed
Inspector for 2017.
• City Council discussed the School Board representative to the Park Board at the Jan.
4 council meeting; they will be discussing this item further.
• There are two snowshoe nights scheduled with Hoigaards at Braemar Golf Course for
Jan. 13 and Feb. 17; Tin Fish will be having a fish fry along with Urban Growler
Brewery at this Friday’s event.
• Braemar Golf Course will be partnering with the Art Center and Tin Fish on Jan. 18
for the Wine and Canvas event and on Feb. 15 for the Pints and Paint.
• Braemar Arena hosted the Minnesota Wild outdoor practice on Jan. 2; approximately
2,000 people attended.
• Braemar Arena hosted the Hall of Fame Women’s Hockey game last week between
Minnesota State Mankato and the University of Minnesota.
• The track at the Sports Dome is open almost daily; check schedules online or on
Facebook. In addition, you may check the schedule for open time at the Sports
Dome.
• A Glow Dodgeball event was held at the sports dome on Jan. 4 for kids ages 8-13; 80
kids participated.
• Centennial Lakes Park hosted their annual Winter Ice Festival on Jan. 8.
• Centennial Lakes Park will be hosting the Quinn’s Cup on the south pond on
Saturday, Jan. 28. Last year this event hosted 46 teams, 540 skaters and raised
$28,000 for the Myocarditis Foundation.
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• Edinborough Park hosted their annual New Year’s Eve Party; approximately 1,500
children and adults attended.
• The Art Center will be hosting a gallery display by Jack O’Leary, an abstract painter,
which will run from Jan. 6 through Jan. 26.
• The city is starting to hire for summer positions throughout the entire park system.
• The 2017 Spring/Summer Activities Directory will be sent to residents’ homes the
week of Feb. 6; registration for residents begins on Monday, Feb. 13 at 8 a.m.
• Staff and Confluence presented their Fred Richards community engagement plan to
the City Council at their Jan. 4 work session.
• There will be meetings regarding Fred Richards on the following dates:
o Jan. 17 – Stakeholder meetings will be held with Three Rivers Park District,
Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, the Link, Bill Neuendorf and
representatives from the Edina Football Association, Edina Soccer Club,
Lacrosse Association and the Edina Girls Athletic Association.
o Jan. 26 – Community meeting at Cedars of Edina
o Feb. 6 – Community meeting at Cornelia Elementary School
o March 2 – Community meeting at Edina Public Works Facility
It was noted it would be very helpful if some Park Board members could attend
any of the meetings.
X. Adjournment
Motion made by Gieseke to adjourn the Jan. 10, 2017 meeting at 8:28 p.m. Motion seconded by
McAwley.
Motion carried.