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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Parks & Recreation Commission
Edina City Hall, Council Chambers
Aug. 8, 2017
I. Call To Order
Chair McCormick called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners McCormick, Gieseke, Burke, Willett, McAwley, McCormick,
Good, Miller, Strother and Student Commissioners Gustafson and Hulbert.
Absent were: Commissioners Dahlien and Nelson
Staff present: Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus and Administrative Coordinator
Janet Canton
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Strother to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Good.
Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Miller to approve the July 11, 2017 minutes. Motion seconded by Good.
Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
None
VI. Special Recognitions
Chair McCormick recognized and thanked Student Members Gustafson and Hulbert for their service
this past year on the Parks & Recreation Commission.
VII. Reports/Recommendations
A. 2018 Parks & Recreation Commission Work Plan
The Parks & Recreation Commission discussed how they are going to move forward to finalize
their Work Plan items for at the September meeting. The items were narrowed down to the
following:
• Funding Options (project plan)
• Marketing and Communications
• Field Capacity and Utilization
• Environmental Stewardship will be put in the parking lot
It was decided the following commissioners will work with the following items:
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• Commissioners Miller and Gieseke – Funding Options
• Commissioners Strother plus two others – Marketing and Communications
• Commissioners Good and McAwley – Field Capacity and Utilization
• Unassigned at this time – Environmental Stewardship
B. Adopt-A-Park Thank You Letter
Chair McCormick asked the Commission to read through the edited letter to the Adopt-a-Park
participants. Commissioner Good made one minor change; the Edina To Go App should all be in
capital letters.
Chair McCormick indicated Parks & Recreation Assistant Director Faus will make sure they have
all of the right facts for the Edina Quality of Life Survey now that it has come in. At the
September meeting the letters will be signed by the Commissioner(s) who is helping with each of
the individual parks.
Commissioner McAwley asked for a list of parks that have not yet been adopted.
VIII. City Council Updates July 18 and Aug. 2, 2017
A. Chair McCormick acknowledged the receipt of the City Council updates
IX. Chair And Commissioner Comments
• Commissioner Strother indicated that she has seen folks playing cricket on a baseball/softball
field. She thinks it’s something they should keep their eye on because in the past they have
talked about different ways different types of fields could be utilized. Commissioner Miller
added every Friday night there is also a group playing cricket within the hockey boards at
Cornelia School Park.
• Commissioner Good indicated he participated in the first walk through of the new Braemar
Golf Course; there will be two more taking place one in September and one in October. He
noted it was fun to see the course starting to take shape as well as it was somewhat
surprising to see how much progress has been made.
• After reading in the City Council updates regarding the approval of work being done on a
number of tennis courts Commissioner Good suggested information such as this should be
communicated to the Adopt-a-Park contacts. He thinks the residents would appreciate
knowing it has been approved and can look forward to it happening. Assistant Parks &
Recreation Director Faus stated
Staff Liaison Kattreh and herself have recently discussed they need to be communicating well
in advance that these projects are happening. Commissioner Miller suggested with the
marketing/communication initiative with the Work Plan maybe they can put a better plan in
place.
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• Commissioner Gieseke asked Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus if she had any
background on where the City Council is at with regards to the Arden Park project.
Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus replied the City Council has decided they want
to add another public hearing to get a little more feedback from the residents. The public
hearing will take place at the Sept. 6 City Council meeting and a decision will take place at
the Sept. 19 City Council meeting.
X. Staff Comments
Assistant Parks & Direction Faus gave the following updates:
• The Aquatic Center will close for the season on Aug. 20.
• The Braemar Golf Course walking tour dates are Sept. 9 and Oct 7.
• The new website was launched on Aug. 3; they have received a lot of comments and positive
feedback.
• Staff is continuing working with Geograph Industries on the park entrance signage; there have
been discussions using the leftover funds from the low bid for some additional wayfinding
signage.
XI. Adjournment
Motion made by Gieseke to adjourn the Aug. 8, 2017 meeting at 7:26 p.m. Motion seconded by Miller.
Motion carried.