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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-09-12 Parks & Rec Comm MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/10/2017 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Parks & Recreation Commission Edina City Hall, Council Chambers September 12, 2017, 7 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair McCormick called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners Miller, Nelson, Good, McCormick, Strother, Gieseke, Burke, Dahlien and student members Kiely and Schieffert. Absent were: Commissioners McAwley and Willette Commissioner Miller arrived at 7:06 p.m. Staff present: Park Board Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus, Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Chair McCormick indicated that the Tupa Park Renaming Proposal has been removed from the agenda. Motion made by Good to approve the amended meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Strother. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Gieseke to approve the Aug. 8, 2017 Parks & Recreation Commission minutes. Motion seconded by Dahlien. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Introduction Of The New Parks & Recreation Student Commissioners The two new student commissioners, Brendan Kiely and Ava Schieffert, each gave brief introductions of themselves to the Parks & Recreation Commission. B. Grandview Green Presentation Katie Clark Sieben, Economic Development Project Consultant, gave a presentation on the Grandview Green project. She noted it is in the concept stage and that she will be visiting all of the commissions with the concept and would like to receive feedback, thoughts, ideas, etc., to explore more as they move forward. Commissioners asked questions as well as gave their thoughts and suggestions. VI. Community Comment None Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/10/2017 VII. Reports/Recommendations A. Braemar Park Master Plan Update – 8:08 p.m. started Ken Grieshaber from SRF presented some preliminary findings and concepts to the Parks & Recreation Commission as well as went through the project schedule for the Braemar Park Master Plan. Commissioners asked questions and made suggestions. Commissioner Burke left the meeting at 9:01 p.m. B. Comprehensive Plan Committee Staff Liaison Kattreh informed the commission that the comprehensive plan is on the 2018 Parks & Recreation Commission Work Plan. She feels a good approach would be to get a few Parks & Recreation Commissioners to work on the Comprehensive Plan and report back to the Parks & Recreation Commission as a whole. She went through the different items that are going to need to be looked at as part of the Comprehensive Plan. Commissioners Good, McCormick, McAwley and Nelson volunteered to be on the Comprehensive Plan Committee for the Parks & Recreation Commission. C. 2018 Parks & Recreation Commission Work Plan Chair McCormick indicated that Commissioner Good and herself will be presenting the 2018 Parks & Recreation Commission Work Plan to the City Council on Oct. 3. Chair McCormick asked for an update on each of the initiatives. Commissioners Miller and Gieseke went over the Funding Options Initiative. Commissioners Strother, Dahlien and Nelson went over the Marketing and Communications Initiative. Commissioner Good went over the Field Capacity and Utilization Initiative. He commented they feel Val Burke would be a good addition to their team as the School Board liaison as well as Matt Dahlien because of his ties to the associations. Commissioner Dahlien indicated he would gladly join. Chair McCormick informed the commissioners if they would like to part of any of the initiatives to let her know because there is still time. VIII. City Council Updates and Correspondence A. City Council Updates Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, 2017 Chair McCormick acknowledged the receipt of the City Council updates. B. Correspondence Received through Sept. 6, 2017 Chair McCormick acknowledged the receipt of correspondence received through Sept. 6, 2017. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/10/2017 IX. Chair And Member Comments • Commissioner McCormick thanked Administrative Coordinator Canton for all of her work in putting the letters together from the commissioners for their park assignments with regards to the Adopt-a-Park Program; she asked that the letters be signed and given back to Administrative Coordinator Canton to get mailed tomorrow. • Commissioner Nelson asked Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus on the signage timeline; Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus replied the installation is scheduled for the end of October. • Commissioner Dahlien recognized Chelsea Korsh who was a wonderful volunteer to Parks & Recreation who recently passed away she will be missed. X. Staff Comments Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates: • The golf course construction continues to move along and construction is anticipated to finish in mid-October. • The dome installation will start in mid-October; they hope to have it up and running by the end of October. • The tennis courts at Todd Park and Normandale Park as well as the basketball court at Strachauer Park are currently under construction; they hope to redo the tennis courts at Pamela Park later this fall. • The shelter buildings from the 1997 Park Bond Referendum have been receiving some updates; re-roofing, new carpeting, exterior siding maintenance and painting. XI. Adjournment Motion made by Gieseke to adjourn the September 12, 2017 meeting at 9:49 p.m. Motion seconded by Good. Motion carried.