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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-10-10 Parks & Rec Comm MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/14/2017 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Edina Parks & Recreation Commission Edina City Hall, Council Chambers Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 7 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair McCormick called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners McAwley, Willette, Nelson, Good, McCormick, Miller, Strother, Dahlien and Student Commissioners Kiely and Schieffert. Absent were: Commissioner Gieseke Commissioner Burke arrived at 7:04 p.m. Staff present: Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus and Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Good to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by McAwley. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Miller to approve the Sept. 12, 2017 minutes. Motion seconded by Strother. Motion carried. V. Community Comment None VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Comprehensive Plan Kick-Off Todd Thorsen from the Planning Commission gave the Parks & Recreation Commission an overview of what the Comprehensive Plan is. He also talked about the Parks & Recreation Commission’s roll in the update of the Comprehensive Plan. Commissioners asked questions. Chair McCormick indicated Commissioners Good, McAwley and herself (Commissioner Nelson was unable to attend) met to discuss this Work Plan item and figure out how they should proceed. They would like all of the commissioners to read through the Parks & Recreation section of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan and bring back their comments to the November meeting. She informed the commission that the working group will meet again on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 a.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room to take the first stab at going through and highlighting what they think needs to be changed. She added all Parks & Recreation Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/14/2017 Commissioners are invited to attend and asked that they RSVP to Administrative Coordinator Canton by Nov. 1. Chair McCormick informed the commission they need all of the commissioners to review other sections of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan to make sure they haven’t missed something where they might want to have input. Commissioners picked the following chapters to read: Commissioner Good - Community Services & Facilities Commissioner McCormick - Water Resources Management Commissioner McAwley - Transportation Commissioner Nelson - Energy & Environment Commissioner Miller - Land Use Commissioner Strother - Housing Commissioner Burke - Heritage Preservation B. Guiding Principles Commissioner Good discussed establishing guiding principles to help guide the Parks & Recreation Commission as they work on projects and park master plans. He discussed the five thoughts he had while thinking about some guiding principles. Chair McCormick thought it was a good start and a great idea to have three to four principles that will help guide them through future projects and master plans. Commissioners asked questions, had discussions and gave suggestions. Chair McCormick asked the commissioners to think about these guiding principles and bring back ideas to the November meeting. C. 2017 Work Plan Update Chair McCormick briefly went over the 2017 Work Plan and the results of where they are to date. VII. City Council Updates and Correspondence A. City Council Updates Sept. 19 and Oct. 3, 2017 Chair McCormick acknowledged the commission’s receipt of the City Council updates. B. Correspondence Received through Oct. 4, 2017 Chair McCormick acknowledged the commission’s receipt of correspondence through Oct. 4, 2017. VIII. Chair and Member Comments • Chair McCormick indicated Commissioner Good and herself attended the City Council Work Session on Oct. 3 to discuss the Commissions’ Annual Work Plans. They had a really good discussion on the Parks & Recreation 2018 Work Plan. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/14/2017 • Commissioner Good informed the commission that a couple of the commissions talked about utilizing events in Edina such as Open Streets, Fall into the Arts, etc., to have a table set up with information regarding the parks. This will allow people to approach them with questions and complaints and it would be a good way to be available and involved. • Chair McCormick indicated the City Council felt the Field Capacity and Utilization Work Plan Initiative would be very helpful. • Chair McCormick indicated there will be a meeting regarding Arden Park on Oct. 26 at 6:45 p.m. and asked the commissioners to please make an effort to attend. • Commissioner Good informed the commission that last Friday he attended Edinborough Park’s 30th year celebration and was very impressed with the level of activity inside the park. He noted he was also impressed by the fact that they host 1,300 birthday parties each year. IX. Staff Comments Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates: • The Tin Fish Restaurant at Braemar closed on Thursday, Oct. 5. • Staff is working on a RFP for a new restaurant vendor; the goal is to have a new vendor in place sometime during the second quarter of 2018. • The dome installation process will start today, Oct. 10. • The Futsal court will be removed on Oct. 17 and the process to install the Backyard Rink will begin. • The evaporative condenser on the south arena is going to be replaced the week of Oct. 16. • Adult volleyball started; there are 16 teams separated into women and co-rec leagues. • Registrations are being taken for the adult basketball league until the end of October; the league starts in November. • The Edina Boys Flag Football season is wrapping up at the end of October; this year there were 231 participants and over 20 volunteer coaches. • Staff is working with the Edina Baseball Association to submit an application for the Hennepin Council Youth Sports Grant to improve the lighting at Field #1 at Courtney Fields. • September was National Senior Center month; the Edina Senior Center celebrated by having programs above and beyond what is typically done on a daily basis and all programs were very well attended. • The Edina Art Center celebrated their 33rd Annual Members Juried Art Exhibition on Thursday, Oct. 5; there were 72 works and 208 pieces were entered. The exhibit is on display through Nov. 8 • There are over 178 classes being offered at the Edina Art Center in the 2017-2018 Winter Directory. • On Oct. 6 Edinborough Park celebrated their 30th anniversary; there were activities and programs throughout the day as well as discounted memberships. They sold 94 memberships for Adventure Peak and 10 memberships for the pool/track. They also offered a reduced daily admission and sold 386 general admissions. • On Oct. 6 Braemar Golf Dome hosted the Edina Education Fund, a very large non-golf event and it went very well. • On Oct. 7 Braemar Golf Course hosted the Edina Home Energy Fair. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/14/2017 • On Oct. 13 Braemar Golf Course will be hosting the City’s Urban Vision Symposium. • On Oct. 18 and Nov. 15 Braemar Golf Course will be hosting a Wine and Canvas Event. • On Oct. 25 the Northwood’s Boutique will start moving into the Braemar Clubhouse; they will be open to the public from Oct. 27 through Nov. 12. • Nov. 1 will be the opening day for the golf dome. • There is now a Facebook link for construction updates of the new golf course; in addition to the updates there will also be pictures of the construction. • Centennial Lakes is in fall clean-up mode and is starting to shut things down for the season. X. Adjournment Motion made by Willette to adjourn the Oct. 10, 2017 meeting at 7:51 p.m. Motion seconded by Good. Motion carried.