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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-09-04 Parks & Rec Comm MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/9/2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Edina Parks & Recreation Commission City Hall, Council Chambers Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 7 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair Good called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners Miller, Strother, Nelson, Good, Ites and Student Commissioners Anderson and Osborne Absent were Commissioners McAwley, McCormick, Dahlien, Willette and Burke Staff present: Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus, Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton, Engineering Services Manager Ross Binter and Assistant Director Parks and Natural Resources Tom Swenson. III. Special Recognitions and Presentations Chair Good introduced the two new Student Commissioners; Aiden Anderson and Bryn Osborne. Student Commissioners Anderson and Osborne each took a few minutes to introduce themselves to the commission. IV. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Nelson to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Strother. Motion carried. V. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Nelson to approve the Aug. 20, 2018 minutes. Motion seconded by Strother. Motion carried. VI. Community Comment None VII. Reports/Recommendations A. Edina Wrestling Association as City-Sponsored Athletic Association Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus gave a background on the wrestling program. Luis Nebel and Todd Doroff from the wrestling program also provided the commission with some information as well as answered questions the commissioners had. Motion made by Miller to approve the addition of the Edina Wrestling Association as the official city sponsored Wrestling Association in Edina. Motion seconded by Nelson. Motion carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/9/2018 B. Arden Park 90% Update Staff Liaison Kattreh, Renae Clark from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and Engineering Services Manager Ross Bintner provided a 90% design briefing to the commission. Commissioners asked questions and provided their feedback. C. 2019 Parks & Recreation Work Plan Chair Good informed the commission they need to put together a proposed 2019 Work Plan that he can present to the City Council at the Oct. 2 City Council work session. The commission went over the suggestions made at the last Parks & Recreation Commission meeting and had discussions. The commission came up with a proposed 2019 Work Plan for Chair Good to present to the City Council. D. Parks & Recreation Commission Effectiveness – Keep Doing, Start Doing, Stop Doing Chair Good went over the brainstorming that was done at last month’s meeting with regards to the Parks & Recreation Commission effectiveness (keep doing, start doing, stop doing) and asked if anyone had anything else to add. Commissioner Miller asked to add if the commission could find a way to interact more with residents. The commission discussed different ways this could happen. It was noted this item will be added to the list. Chair Good will bring an updated list to the next meeting as they continue to improve on their effectiveness. VIII. Chair and Member Comments – • Commissioner Ites informed the commission he made it a goal this summer with his three grandchildren to go to as many park as they could. He noted Edina has some nice parks but thinks they can have nicer parks and perhaps part of their job is to make that happen. • Commissioner Nelson informed the commission she went to Red River Kitchen for lunch today and it was great; however, she doesn’t think a lot people realize it’s open. She asked the commissioners if they could help get the word that Red River Kitchen is now open. • Chair Good indicated he knows Braemar Golf Course considers the lawn games area is in its soft opening; however, he is looking forward to next year when the golf course opens. This is another great asset on the west side of Edina to compliment what they have at Centennial Lakes in the lawn games area on the east side of Edina. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/9/2018 IX. Staff Comments Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates: • The Fall Into the Arts Festival at Centennial Lakes is this weekend, Sept 8 and 9. • The bridge construction at Centennial Lakes will start on Monday, Sept. 10. • The hockey boards at Highland Park are currently being replaced by the Park Maintenance staff. • The walking trail at Bredesen Park will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 15 for some asphalt crack repairs; the nature trail and bike trail will remain open. • Starting next week the Van Valkenburg Dog Park will be getting 260 feet of concrete at the entrance just inside the fence; it’s an area of heavy wear. • That lawns game area at Braemar Golf Course will be starting an outdoor bean bag league on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 6 pm. and will run for six weeks. • The Braemar South Arena will be closed Aug. 27 through Sept. 16 due to cleaning and descaling the refrigeration system. X. Adjournment Motion made by Miller to adjourn the Sept. 4, 2018 meeting at 8:52 p.m. Motion seconded by Nelson. Motion carried.