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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Edina Parks & Recreation Commission
Edina City Hall, Council Chambers
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017
7 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Chair McCormick called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners Gieseke, Strother, Dahlien, McCormick, Good, Burke,
Willette, Miller and Student Commissioners Kiely and Schieffert
Absent were: Commissioner McAwley
Commissioner Nelson arrived at 7:09 p.m.
Staff present: Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus,
Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Gieseke to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Dahlien.
Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Good to approve the Nov. 14, 2017 minutes. Motion seconded by
Strother. Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
None
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Braemar Park Master Plan
Staff Liaison Kattreh gave a brief overview on the process for the Braemar Park Master Plan
recommendation.
Ken Grieshaber, from SRF Consulting Group, gave a brief overview of the following five
chapters in the Braemar Park Master Plan:
• Background
• Master Plan Recommendations
• Site Improvements
• Natural Resources
• Implementation
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Commissioners asked questions, gave suggestions and made comments on the final Braemar
Park Master Plan.
Motion made by Willette to approve the Braemar Park Master Plan. Motion seconded
by Strother. Motion carried.
B. 2018 PARC Work Plan
Staff Liaison Kattreh informed the commission that the City Council approved the Parks &
Recreation Commission Work Plan at the Dec. 5 City Council meeting.
Chair McCormick went through the Work Plan initiatives. She also informed the commission of
the new initiative. Initiative #5 is to make recommendations to City Council to more clearly define
the formal relationship between the city and the John Philip Sousa Band.
The following commissioners volunteered to be added to the following initiatives:
Koren Nelson - Arden Park Natural Resource Plan
Ava Schieffert - Arden Park Natural Resource Plan
Pat Willette - Weber Woods Master Plan
Val Burke - Study and Report for Fields, Courts and Rinks Capacity/Utilization
Matt Dahlien - Study and Report for Fields, Courts and Rinks Capacity/Utilization
Mike Miller - More Clearly Define Formal Relationship with John Philip Sousa Band
Brendan Kiely - More Clearly Define Formal Relationship with John Philip Sousa Band
C. Comprehensive Plan
Commissioner Good informed the commission of the framework and where they are in the 2018
Comprehensive Plan update.
He explained Commissioners Nelson, McCormick, McAwley and himself have been leading the effort
and will continue to do so. He encouraged the commissioners to read through the current draft
and bring any input they may have to the working group. He noted they will be adding it as well as
get the consultants insight and will bring it back to the commission for review. There will probably
be two more iterations over the next 60 days before they have a 2018 Comprehensive Plan they are
ready to bring back to the commission for a full review and recommendation before presenting it to
the Planning Commission in March.
VII. City Council Updates
A. City Council Updates Nov. 8, 21 and Dec. 5, 2017
Chair McCormick acknowledged the commission’s receipt of the City Council updates.
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VIII. Chair and Member Comments
• Chair McCormick commented all of the new signs at the parks look beautiful and are
easy to read.
• Commissioner Dahlien asked why some park signs do not have addresses on them. He
also asked if they came within budget because he noticed signs at Van Valkenburg and
the pickleball courts at Rosland Park and he doesn’t remember seeing those on the
original proposal. Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus indicated the secondary
set of signs do not include the addresses; only the main entrance signs include addresses.
In addition, they did come in under budget and did add a few signs that were
recommended to be added. She pointed out they did receive a donation for the cost of
the sign at the Mooty Pickleball Court.
• Chair McCormick asked who did the installation of the signs. Assistant Parks &
Recreation Director Faus indicated Geograph Industries installed the signs and the Park
Maintenance staff removed the old signs.
• Commissioner Good asked what is happening now that Tin Fish is gone and people are
now hearing that the golf course might not open next summer. He noted he has also
been asked if there has been any consideration in upgrading the clubhouse. Staff Liaison
Kattreh replied they just finalized a request for proposal today for a new restaurant
vendor; the goal is to have a new vendor in place sometime this summer. Staff Liaison
Kattreh stated at this time they do not have any additional plans to upgrade the
clubhouse.
IX. Staff Comments
Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates:
• In 2018 the city is reviving the discussion regarding new construction on the former City of
Edina Public Work’s site in the Grandview District.
• Starting in January correspondence will no longer be included as part of the Parks &
Recreation Commission packet. All correspondence will be emailed to commissioners.
Braemar Golf Course
• Braemar’s Driving Range was selected for the second year in a row as a Golf Range
Association of America’s Top 50 driving ranges in the public category.
• There were 200 people in attendance at last weekend’s Breakfast with Santa.
• An indoor Bags League will be starting in January.
• A winter junior golf camp will be starting in December and January.
• Junior Development starts in January.
• SNAG is starting in late January.
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• Adult golf lessons will begin in late January.
• Demo days begin in February.
Park Maintenance
• Construction started last Wednesday on the outdoor rinks; their goal is to have the rinks
open on Dec. 18. There have been 55 park shelter attendants hired and trained.
• Staff has been working on snow and ice removal, tree trimming, tree preservation requests
and tree inspections. In addition, they have been building a maintenance shed at Pamela
Park.
Edinborough Park/Aquatic Center
• Edinborough Park will be hosting their annual pre New Year’s Eve Party on Friday, Dec. 29
from 5-8 p.m.
• Aquatic Center season passes are now available; it’s a very popular time to sell season
passes for holiday gifts.
Art Center
• The Art Center and the 50th and France Business Association have partnered to present
the Winter Market at the Edina 5-0 Mall on four Saturdays in late November and
December.
• The Art Center is currently programming new classes for Spring/Summer 2018.
• Barbara LaValleur, a former Arts & Culture Commissioner, will be opening a photo gallery
on Jan. 4 of her trip to Cuba.
Braemar Arena/Field
• Braemar Arena will be hosting the following three large hockey events in December:
o The Holiday Classic Tournament (high school boys) – Dec. 14-16
o The Walser Invitational Tournament (high school girls) - Dec. 26-28.
o The EHA is hosting the Edina Invitational Tournament – Dec. 27-Jan. 1
• Braemar Field will be hosting two Super Bowl related events. The first one is the Super
Kids Super Sharing Event that will be held at Braemar Field on Jan. 18. There will also be a
Middle School Football Camp at Braemar Field on Feb. 1 that is associated with the Super
Bowl.
Parks & Recreation
• Skate with Santa will be hosted by Parks & Recreation at Braemar Arena on Dec. 16.
• The Annual Glow Dodge Ball event will be held at Braemar Field on Jan. 2.
• The 4-Man Hockey League will start on Dec. 20; there are 11 teams in two different
leagues.
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• Parks & Recreation is working with a local wrestling program; there are currently 34
wrestlers registered from ages 4 to 11.
• The city applied in conjunction with the Edina Baseball Association for a grant from the
Hennepin Youth Sports Foundation. The Edina Baseball Association has offered to donate
$100,000 toward the $290,000 project. Today the Hennepin Youth Sports Foundation
approved just shy of $140,000 of the $190,000 they applied for; finalization of the grant will
be tomorrow. There were 17 applications for the approximately 1.98 million dollars in
total funding.
X. Adjournment
Motion made by Willette to adjourn the Dec. 12, 2017 meeting at 9:12 p.m. Motion seconded by
Good. Motion carried.