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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Edina Parks & Recreation Commission
Edina City Hall, Council Chambers
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 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 McAwley, Strother, Good, McCormick, Willette, Gieseke,
Nelson, Dahlien and Student Commissioner Kiely.
Absent were: Commissioners Burke, Miller and Student Commissioner Schieffert.
Staff present: Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus,
Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton, Recreation Supervisor Tiffany Bushland, Recreation
Supervisor Amanda Clarke, Recreation Supervisor Nicole Gorman, Braemar Arena General Manager
Chad Eischens, Braemar Golf Course General Manager Joe Abood, Centennial Lakes Park General
Manager Tom Shirley and Edinborough Park/Aquatic Center General Manager Patty McGrath.
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Strother to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Willette.
Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Good to approve the Oct. 10, 2017 minutes. Motion seconded by Gieseke.
Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
None
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Proposed 2018 Parks & Recreation Fees
The following staff went through the proposed 2018 fees:
Patty McGrath, Edinborough Park/Aquatic Center
Joe Abood, Braemar Golf Course
Tom Shirley, Centennial Lakes Park
Chad Eischens, Braemar Arena/Field
Nicole Gorman, Edina Senior Center
Tiffany Bushland, youth/adult programs and rentals
Amanda Clarke, youth programs and adaptive recreation programs
Commissioners asked questions, made comments and gave suggestions on the proposed 2018
fees.
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B. Arden Park Design Process
Staff Liaison Kattreh went through the Arden Park Design Process summary that the City Council asked
staff and the Watershed District to prepare. The Design Process Summary will be used to engage
residents throughout the design process of the Arden Park plan.
Commissioners made comments and gave suggestions that Staff Liaison Kattreh will forward to the City
Council.
Motion made by McCormick to approve the Arden Park Design Process with possibly changing
one date to an open date the end of August. Motion seconded by Willette.
Motion carried.
C. Comprehensive Plan
Commissioner Good indicated that Commissioners McCormick, McAwley, Nelson and himself
will represent the Parks & Recreation Commission at the Comprehensive Plan meeting on
Thursday, Nov. 16. They have been asked to assess the 2008 Comprehensive Plan with the
following questions:
• Is what they see in their sections and the recommendations in 2008 still relevant?
• Should they be included in 2018?
• Are they relevant but they should be updated and given a recommendation on how to
update; or should it be eliminated altogether from the plan?
• Are there new goals that may not have been considered ten years ago?
Commissioner Good asked Staff Liaison Kattreh what might be expected of them at Thursday’s
meeting. Staff Liaison Kattreh indicated if everyone has read the 2008 Comprehensive Plan and
has started to compile changes and are ready to discuss concepts then they can begin to make
some conceptual changes. She also suggested if there are any areas that are new and they feel
they need to be highlighted or referenced from the Strategic Plan, it might be a good idea to
review them prior to the meeting.
Commissioner Good asked the commissioners who were assigned a section from another
commissions plan to see where there may be some connections.
The commissioners who were assigned sections gave their feedback on the 2008 Comprehensive
Plan.
VII. City Council Updates, Correspondence and Petitions
A. City Council Updates Oct. 17 and Nov. 8, 2017
Chair McCormick acknowledged the commission’s receipt of the City Council updates.
B. Correspondence Received through Nov. 13, 2017
Chair McCormick acknowledged the commission’s receipt of correspondence through Nov. 13,
2017
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VIII. Chair and Member Comments
Commissioner Dahlien asked since the dome is now up are they going to go in and vacuum since it
seems like there are a lot of leaves. He added that it’s nice to see it back up and running.
Commissioner Nelson informed the commission they need to be careful when they show renderings
on their website because several people have approached her about the lid and are concerned about
buildings being gone. She has had to explain to them that is not the case; they are in the beginning
stages and they are just images of what it could look like. Commissioner Good agreed that’s a good
point.
Commissioner Good ask Staff Liaison Kattreh with regard to the correspondence they received from
someone interested in a skate park at Fred Richards Park; how do you respond to these types of
correspondence. Staff Liaison Kattreh replied she did respond to the individual informing him the
Fred Richards Master Plan project is done. She also suggested he reach out to the Parks &
Recreation Commission and City Council to express his interest. In addition, she also informed the
individual, as they are working on other master plans, it’s good to bring these ideas forward so we
can make sure to vet them out and consider them for another park area that might be developed in
the future.
IX. Staff Comments
Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates:
• Park Maintenance is working on the change of seasons in parks and on equipment.
• Park Maintenance will start building ice depending on the weather; the earliest they have ever
started to build ice is the Monday after Thanksgiving.
• The Braemar Field Dome installation went very smoothly; rentals started the week of Nov.
4.
• They have hired 53 seasonal staff for the warming houses.
• The park signage project has been delayed due to the shortage of lumber because of the
recent natural disasters; they hope to have the first set of signs installed before the end of
the year.
Chair McCormick added that the field at Wooddale Park looks great with the irrigation that was
recently put in.
X. Adjournment
Motion made by Good to adjourn the Nov. 14, 2017 meeting at 9:12 p.m. Motion seconded by Dahlien.
Motion carried.