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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
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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.
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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.