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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Edina Parks & Recreation Commission
Pamela Park
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
5:30 p.m.
I. Dinner
II. Park Tour
III. Call To Order
Chair McCormick called the meeting to order at 6:58 p.m.
IV. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners Burke, Dahlien, Gieseke, Good, McAwley, McCormick,
Miller, Nelson, Strother and Student Commissioners Hulbert and Gustafson.
Commissioner Willett arrived at 7:15 p.m.
Staff present: Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus and
Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton
V. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Nelson to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Gieseke.
Motion carried.
VI. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Miller to approve the May 9, 2017 minutes. Motion seconded by Dahlien.
Motion carried.
VII. Community Comment
Rick Swanson, 4500 Hibiscus Ave., is concerned about parking and the flow of traffic at Fred Richards
Park; the city needs to re-evaluate what they are doing.
Kristine Swanson, 4500 Hibiscus Ave., echoes what Rick Swanson said. Her fear is that Fred
Richards Park will start to look like what Pamela Park looks like tonight.
Greg Steel, 4401 Parklawn Ave., is concerned about the contemplating of more athletic fields as well
as the traffic. He also thinks it’s financially irresponsible to put in new athletic fields if they are
currently having problems with drainage and deteriorating of existing athletic fields and facilities. It
would be more financially responsible to fix the problems that exist rather than create new ones.
Susan, 4401 Parklawn Ave., was at the most recent open house regarding Fred Richards Park and it
concerned her that one of the slides during the presentation indicated that the lights will go off at 10
p.m. at the athletic field.
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John, 4401 Parklawn Ave., is concerned about the traffic. He also thinks the athletic fields are a bad
idea; they should be utilizing all of the existing parks. He is also concerned that kids would have to
cross a street to get to the athletic fields which is very dangerous and it would just be a matter of
time before someone gets hit.
Resident, concerned about the noise from the soccer teams and how it will affect their apartment.
Steven Curry, 7411 Kellogg Ave., informed the Parks & Recreation Commission that a petition is
going to be presented to the City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission asking that the space
be left an open space and not a soccer field or any type of athletic field. In addition, they are all
concerned about traffic. They want to include the entire community rather than just be used for
soccer. They want to see it remain an open area where kids can play without any sort of schedule.
VIII. Reports/Recommendations
A. Strategic Plan Overview and Discussion
Commissioner Good led a discussion on the Strategic Plan and discussed with the commissioners
how they can turn the Strategic Plan into action by making it part of their 2018 Work Plan.
B. Budget and CIP Process
Staff Liaison Kattreh gave a presentation and went through the process the city uses for the
budget and capital improvement plan. Commissioners asked questions and had a discussion.
C. Friends of the Parks Initiative
Chair McCormick shared information with the commission regarding the Minneapolis Park Board’s
“People for Parks” which is a non-profit organization.
D. Funding Ideas – 2018 Work Plan
The Parks & Recreation Commission discussed different fundraising ideas. The commission is going to
start to investigate different fundraisers they may be able to do as part of the 2018 Work Plan.
E. 2017 Work Plan Review
The commission reviewed the 2017 Work Plan and discussed what they may want to consider in
their 2018 Work Plan.
• Fred Richards Park (depending on where it goes)
• Continue with the Braemar Master Plan
• Arden Park (depending on where it goes)
• Weber Woods
F. 2018 Work Plan Brainstorming
The commission broke off into three groups of four commissioners to brainstorm different
possibilities for the 2018 Work Plan.
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The 2018 Work Plan will be on the July agenda to fine tune it and make it a manageable work plan for
next year. The work plan will be finalized at the August meeting.
G. Park Visits
There was a discussion with regards to sending out thank-you notes on behalf of the Parks &
Recreation Commission to those people who are part of the adopt-a-park program. A thank-
you letter will be drafted by Chair McCormick and the commission will fine tune it at their next
Parks & Recreation Commission meeting.
IX. City Council Updates and Correspondence
A. City Council Updates May 16 and June 6, 2017
Chair McCormick acknowledged the commission’s receipt of the City Council updates.
B. Correspondence
Chair McCormick acknowledged the commission’s receipt of correspondence through June 13,
2017.
X. Chair and Member Comments
Commissioner Nelson asked staff to let the commission know what it is they can help staff with such
as communicating and sharing what’s going on in the community.
Commissioner Miller stated he saw people spraying the restoration native planting area at Braemar
Park and was confused because he thought there was no spraying of chemicals in that area. Staff
Liaison Kattreh explained the city has a contract with a company called Prairie Restoration and they
were eradicating the invasive species that were there.
XI. Staff Comments
Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates:
• A new Recreation Supervisor has been hired: Tiffany Hoffmann, she will start on June 26.
• There has been a slight delay in the Arden Park project after a media uproar; the City
Council asked the Watershed District to have another meeting, which is tonight at 7 p.m., to
state concerns. The item will now be on the July 18 City Council agenda.
• There was a glitch at the Aquatic Center; the new play structure had a pipe break. However,
they hope to have it open by Friday.
• The City Council will be providing feedback at the June 20 work session regarding Fred
Richards Park.
• There was a kick-off meeting with the consulting team to set the schedule for the Braemar
Master Plan project.
• The construction at Braemar Golf Course is going very well.
• The Tom Collins family is going to be donating a Lucy and Woodstock sculpture to Braemar
Arena that will be signed by Dorothy Hamill.
• A sculpture was recently stolen from Centennial Lakes,
XII. Adjournment
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Motion made by Dahlien to adjourn the June 13, 2017 meeting at 9:35 p.m. Motion seconded by Good.
Motion carried.