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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-02-13 Parks & Rec Comm MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 3/13/2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Edina Parks & Recreation Commission Edina City Hall, Council Chambers Tuesday, February 13, 2018 7 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair McCormick called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners McAwley, Willette, Miller, Good, McCormick, Gieseke, Nelson, Dahlien, Strother and Student Commissioner Schieffert. Absent were: Commissioner Burke and Student Commissioner Kiely. 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 Strother to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by McAwley. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Nelson to approve the Jan. 9, 2018 minutes. Motion seconded by McAwley. Motion carried. V. Community Comment None VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Election of Officers Chair McCormick nominated Commissioner Good for Chair of the Parks & Recreation Commission seconded by Commissioner Gieseke. Motion carried. Nominations were opened for Vice Chair of the Parks & Recreation Commission. Commissioners Dahlien and McAwley were both nominated. A discussion was held. Commissioner Good nominated Commissioner Dahlien as Vice Chair of the Parks & Recreation Commission seconded by Commissioner Gieseke. Ayes: Willette, Miller, Good, McCormick and Dahlien Nays: Nelson, Strother, McAwley Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 3/13/2018 Abstain: Gieseke Motion carried in favor of Commissioner Dahlien as the new Vice-Chair of the Parks & Recreation Commission. B. Comprehensive Plan Update Commissioner Good gave an overview of the latest iteration of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan for the Parks & Recreation Commission’s chapter. He indicated he will take any input he receives tonight and add that to the next draft of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan. He will then share the latest draft with other relevant commissions so they can see where the Parks & Recreation Commission stands. There will be a fourth revision at next month’s Parks & Recreation Commission meeting to have another opportunity for commissioners to give any additional inputs and insights. A fifth draft will go to the Planning Commission the end of March. Commissioners made comments, asked questions and gave input. Everyone thanked Commissioner Good for all of his hard work and time spent working on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan. C. 2018 Work Plan Update Chair McCormick reviewed the 2018 Work Plan. • Arden Park Natural Resource Plan – This item is actively being worked on. City Council awarded Wendell as the architect for the new shelter building. Staff Liaison Kattreh will be putting a committee together consisting of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, members of the community and staff to work on the design of the shelter building. It was noted Commissioners McAwley, Strother and Nelson will work on the committee. • Weber Woods Master Plan – A Memorandum of Understanding with the City of St. Louis Park has been approved by Edina’s City Council. This project has been put on hold until the City of St. Louis Park is ready. • Complete a Study and Report Fields, Courts and Rinks Capacity and Utilization From Data Provided by Staff. Commissioner Good noted they are getting ready to formally launch this initiative. They will be reaching out to others as they structure the work and get it going. Commissioner Dahlien will be added to this initiative along with Commissioners Good and McAwley. • Make Recommendations to City Council to More Clearly Define Formal Relationship Between the City of Edina and the John Philip Sousa Band. Commissioner Miller noted that Commissioner Kiely and he will be meeting with both sides in the next couple of weeks to get their views on what their positions are. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 3/13/2018 Commissioner Good suggested they put the 2018 Work Plan Update as a standing agenda item for the Parks & Recreation Commission meetings. VII. Chair and Member Comments Chair McCormick indicated how great it has been to be the chair of the Parks & Recreation Commission for the past two years. The commissioners and staff thanked Chair McCormick for all of the wonderful and hard work she has done for the commission. Chair McCormick recognized that this is the last meeting for Commissioner Gieseke. She, along with the other commissioners and staff, thanked Commissioner Gieseke for all of his service and leadership over the last six years. Commissioner Gieseke thanked the commissioners for all of their service. Commissioner Nelson asked how the website is going to go for the first day of registration on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Staff Liaison Kattreh replied it’s going to be great. They have been suggesting to people that they make sure they have an account set up with MaxGalaxy as well as know what it is they want to register for. This will also help to make things go more smoothly on the first day of registration. VIII. Staff Comments Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates: • The prioritization of the Braemar Park Master Plan that the City Council asked the Parks & Recreation Commission to do will hopefully start by the end of the month. Commissioners Good, Miller and McCormick are listed as working on this project. Commissioner Nelson asked to be added to the list. Staff Liaison Kattreh noted she will be reaching out to these commissioners within the next week regarding the prioritization. • Bob Prestrud, Park Foreman, recently retired from the city after nearly 41 years of service. This position is now being reclassified and has been retitled to Assistant Director of Parks & Natural Resources. The application deadline for this position is Feb. 25. • All of the outdoor rinks are currently open; weather permitting they hope to remain open through the end of February. • Currently they are hiring for all of their summer seasonal jobs. There are a lot of job openings and the commissioners were asked to spread the word to anyone 16 and older looking for a summer job to apply. IX. Adjournment Motion made by Dahlien to adjourn the Feb. 13, 2018 meeting at 8:06 p.m. Motion seconded by Willette. Motion carried.