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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-11-14 Parks & Rec Comm MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 12/12/2017 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. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 12/12/2017 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 Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 12/12/2017 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.