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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-09 Parks & Rec Comm MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/13/2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Edina Parks & Recreation Commission City Hall, Council Chambers Tuesday, Oct. 9, 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 Ites, McAwley, Good, Strother, Willette, Miller, Dahlien and Student Commissioners Osborne and Anderson Absent were Commissioners Nelson and Burke Commissioner McCormick arrived at 7:36 p.m. 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 Dahlien to approve the Sept. 4, 2018 minutes. Motion seconded by Willette. Motion carried. V. Community Comment None VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Arden Park Update – Staff Liaison Kattreh went over what was presented to the City Council at their Oct. 2 meeting with regards to the Arden Park project. She noted the council authorized the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District to finalize the plans and put the project out for bid. Staff Liaison Kattreh thanked the commissioners for reviewing the different options for the shelter building and responding to her. All of the commissioners’ comments were put in the City Council packet for their review. Staff Liaison Kattreh went over the park shelter designs. She indicated five commissioners selected option 4C and three commissioners selected option 7C. The City Council voted unanimously for design option 4C. Commissioners asked questions as well as gave their input, thoughts and suggestions. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/13/2018 B. 2019 Work Plan Update Chair Good informed the commission there was a meeting on Oct. 2 with all board and commission chairs to share their 2019 draft Work Plans with the City Council. He noted he presented a slightly modified version of what the Parks & Recreation Commission came up with at last month’s meeting. The Work Plan still needs to be finalized by the City Council. Chair Good reviewed the items he presented to the council and went over the initial thinking on prioritizations and timelines. He added they can still make any final changes if needed. Assuming the Work Plan is approved, the commissioners indicated which initiatives they would be interested in working on. Initiative #1 Name a public facility in the Grandview area, if not City Hall, after BC and Ellen Yancey. Commissioners Willette and Dahlien Initiative #2 Establish a working group comprised of commissioners from the HRRC and Parks & Recreation in partnership with communities of color to identify barriers for participation in programming. Commissioner Strother and Student Commissioner Osborne Initiative #3 Partner with the Transportation Commission on connectivity throughout Edina with the intent of developing a 20/20 draft plan of Edina Grand Rounds including wayfinding. Commissioners Strother, Miller, Nelson and Student Commissioner Anderson Initiative #4 Prioritize the Fred Richards Park Mater Plan project for implementation. Commissioners: Ites, McAwley, Dahlien and Nelson Initiative #5 Complete a study and report for fields, courts, and rink capacity and utilization from the data provided by staff. Commissioners Good, Dahlien and Burke Initiative #6 Investigate possible alternative funding options to support future growth and development of Edina’s parks, programs and green space. Commissioner Miller Commissioner Dahlien left the meeting at 7:30 p.m. C. Open Streets Report Chair Good informed the commission that Commissioners Strother, McCormick and himself participated in the Edina Open Streets event on Sunday, Sept. 23. Both Chair Good and Commissioner Strother felt it was good use of their time. There was a steady stream of people who came through and a lot of good questions and feedback were given. Both of them also stated there were a lot of people who were interested in what is happening with Fred Richards Park. Both agreed the commission should continue doing this type of thing when future opportunities become available. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/13/2018 D. Cross-Commission Communication Chair Good informed the commission that also brought up at the City Council and Commissioners’ Work Plan meeting was the importance to improve interactions across and between Edina’s commissions in 2019. The City Council is stressing that commissions look at ways that they can proactively better engage with other commissions. Chair Good asked the commissioners if they have any suggestions on how they might proactively be more engaged in cross-commission communication interaction knowledge. Commissioners had a discussion. VII. Chair and Member Comments • Commissioner Ites informed the commission that his wife and he recently had the opportunity to tour Braemar Golf Course and it’s going to be a very spectacular place. He noted Richard Mandell, the architect of the golf course, will be there on Oct. 16 and encouraged anyone who has an interest in seeing the new course to check it out. • Chair Good informed the commission he will have an update for the Start, Stop and Continue Doing for 2019 at next month’s meeting to discuss and finalize. • Chair Good informed the commission that the Comprehensive Plan is now in the hands of the consultants and expects later this month they may have a chance to review it again. VIII. Staff Comments Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates: • Red River Kitchen at Braemar Golf Course has now changed to their winter hours: 4-9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. There will also be happy hour specials every day from 4-6 p.m. that will involve drink and appetizer specials. • The Centennial Lakes bridge construction project is going well and they are both on schedule to hopefully be completed in early November. • All of the enterprise facilities are in need of part-time staff; if you know anyone who may be interested check out the city’s website for part-time job opportunities. • Weather permitting, the Sports Dome is scheduled to go up on Oct. 19; the goal is to be open by Nov. 3. • A low E Ceiling and LED lights will be getting installed in the South Rink at Braemar Arena which will help with energy efficiency as well as create great quality light for the hockey experience. • The Parks & Recreation Department will be working with the Communications Department on a campaign for people who allow their dogs to run without a leash and don’t pick up after them; there has been a significant increase in complaints regarding both issues. IX. Adjournment Motion made by Ites to adjourn the Oct. 9, 2018 meeting at 7:44 p.m. Motion seconded by Miller. Motion carried.