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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Edina Parks & Recreation Commission
City Hall, Council Chambers
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
7 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Chair Good called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners McAwley, Strother, Nelson, Miller, Good, Dahlien, Burke,
Ites and Willette
Commissioner McCormick arrived at 7:30 p.m.
Absent were Student Commissioners Kiely and Schieffert
Staff present: Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton, General Manager
Braemar Golf Course Joe Abood, Assistant Director-Parks & Natural Resources Tom Swenson and
General Manager Edina Art Center Susan Tarnowski.
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Nelson to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Strother.
Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Nelson to approve the May 8, 2018 minutes. Motion seconded by McAwley
Chair Good asked that two edits be made to the May 8, 2018 minutes. The first edit is under
Section B: Parks & Recreation Department Vision Statement. Replace “gleaming more
towards” with “leaning more towards”. The second edit is under Section F: Edina Goose
Management Plan. Replace “rubberstamp it for the Police Department” with “approve it for
the Police Department”.
Motion carried to approve the amended minutes.
V. Special Recognitions and Presentations
Staff Liaison Kattreh introduced Susan Tarnowski, the new General Manager Edina Art Center.
General Manager Tarnowski took a few minutes to introduce herself to the commission.
VI. Community Comment
None
VII. Reports/Recommendations
A. Golf Enterprise Update
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General Manager Abood gave an update on the construction at Braemar Golf Course.
Commissioners asked questions.
B. Bredesen Park Trails
Staff Liaison Kattreh and Assistant Director-Parks & Natural Resources Swenson gave a presentation
on the Bredesen Park trails.
Staff Liaison Kattreh gave an update on some changes that have occurred in the park as well as went
over questions and concerns she has heard from residents.
The commission had a discussion, asked questions, made comments and gave suggestions.
Motion made by Good to remove the turnstiles and phase in the removal of the fence and
buckthorn; also, add signage indicating pedestrians and dogs with leashes are permitted on the
trail but bikes are not. Motion seconded by Dahlien. Motion carried.
C. Comprehensive Plan Update
Chair Good went over the seventh iteration of the Comprehensive Plan. He put together a draft from
suggestions he received at the last two meetings as well as input he recently received from
Commissioners Dahlien, Miller and McAwley. Chair Good read the draft from Section E (g) Finance
and Management he was suggesting to amend.
“It is in the interest of City Council, city staff and the residents of Edina that all enterprise facilities shall have a
long term (5+ years) Business Plan to inform the community and to guide staff in establishing direction and
resources necessary to manage the health of these assets for Edina. It is recommended that these plans should
be renewed every three years. The structure, content and oversight of these plans will be at the sole direction of
City Council in coordination with the Edina City Manager.”
Chair Good indicated he will make that change and went over where they are at in the overall
Comprehensive Plan calendar.
D. Parks & Recreation Commission Bylaws
Chair Good indicated everyone should have received the Parks & Recreation Commission
bylaws as part of their orientation. He noted he thinks its good practice to review it as a commission.
Two specific points were brought up; Section 8 (Communications) and Section 10 (Ethical and
Respectful Conduct).
E. Work Plan Update
• Initiative I – Arden Park Natural Resource Plan – Commissioner Ites indicated that City
Council approved to proceed with the 90% phase of design development for Arden Park;
the first neighborhood meeting is July 11.
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• Initiative 2 – Complete a Study and Report for Fields, Courts and Rinks Capacity and
Utilization – Chair Good indicated that a lot of data has been gathered and there have
been good insights from both the city and school perspective. The group hopes to meet
in July to review the data.
• Initiative 4 – More Clearly Define Formal Relationship between the City and John Philip
Sousa Band – Commissioner Miller replied that Commissioner Kiely and he met with the
leader of the Sousa Band and were trying to set up a meeting with the city.
Commissioner Miller indicated the city told him they are pulling information together for
the Arts & Culture Commission. Commissioner Miller asked if this a Parks & Recreation
Commission Work Plan initiative or is it an Arts & Culture Commission Work Plan
initiative? Staff Liaison Kattreh replied she thinks the situation may be that the city
administration is now requesting that the Arts & Culture Commission will make a
recommendation for the Parks & Recreation Commission to review and comment on.
Staff Liaison Kattreh stated that she will look into it.
• Initiative 5 – Investigate Possible Alternative Funding Options to Support Future Growth
and Development of Edina’s Parks, Programs and Green Spaces – Chair Good noted City
Council accepted this new initiative for the Work Plan at their June 5 meeting.
Commissioners Miller, Ites, Willette and McAwley volunteered to work on this initiative;
Commissioner Miller will chair the initiative.
VIII. Chair and Member Comments
• Commissioner Nelson pointed out that she has noticed approximately 12 new signs warping
around the base and wanted to make sure they are able to get them fixed while they still may
be under warranty.
• Commissioner Miller stated this is year three for the flower garden across from Braemar
Golf Course and nothing has really happened. Staff Liaison Kattreh replied she agrees and
noted the city does have a maintenance contract with a company through the Engineering
Department; she was told they are working on it, monitoring it and maintaining it
appropriately.
• Chair Good informed the commission that Commissioner Ites and he attended the Nine Mile
Creek Regional Bike Trail opening on Sunday, June 3 at Fred Richards Park. It was well
attended and a nice way to formally kick off the start of the bike trail.
• Chair Good informed the commission that on June 20 Planning Commissioner Lou Miranda
and he attended a public forum hosted by the Sierra Club of Minnesota and Minnesota Land
Trust. It was entitled “The Conversation about the Intersection of Land View
Transportation and Conservation”. Key items were around connectivity and density. He
added it is something they can think about as they initiate a Comprehensive Plan and execute
some of their strategies.
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• Chair Good indicated the Edina Open Streets event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 23 from 1-5
p.m. and asked if there is any interest as a commission in having a table at the event; the
registration deadline is Aug. 17. This is one way the Parks & Recreation Commission can
make sure they are getting out more in the community.
• Chair Good indicated next month’s Parks & Recreation Commission meeting will be held on
Monday, Aug. 20 due to the Primary Election. He is looking at having an off-site meeting at
Braemar Golf Course and get a first-hand view of what is happening out there. He is
currently thinking 5:30 p.m. would be dinner/social time and at 7 p.m. start the meeting at the
clubhouse.
• On Thursday, July 12 at the Public Works facility the Greater Southdale Working Group will
be having an open house to present progress and receive feedback on what is happening in
the Southdale District.
IX. Staff Comments
Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates:
• At the Aug. 20 Parks & Recreation Commission meeting she is hoping to take the
commission around a few holes to check out, play a little bit on the lawn games area and
have dinner at Red River Kitchen.
• City Council is considering formalizing an agreement with the developer Frauenshuh for the
old Public Works site. She has been asked to provide information and a study on a new
community facility for Grandview and make a presentation to the City Council on July 26.
• The next open house to show the results of the 90% phase of design development for Arden
Park will be on Aug. 23 from 5-7 p.m. at Arden Park.
• Landscape Structures has been selected as the playground vendor for Arden Park; they are
currently in the public input phase of the design of the structure.
• The Edina Aquatic Center is currently having their 60th anniversary week; there are different
activities going on every day.
• The DaBeauty League starts at Braemar on Wednesday, July 11. The games are held
Wednesday evenings from 5:30-9 p.m. Tickets are $10 and children under 10 are free.
X. Adjournment
Motion made by Dahlien to adjourn the July 10, 2018 meeting at 8:59 p.m. Motion seconded by Miller.
Motion carried.