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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-13 Parks & Rec Comm MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 12/11/2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Edina Parks & Recreation Commission City Hall, Council Chambers Tuesday, Nov. 13, 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, Dahlien, Good, McCormick, Miller, Strother, McAwley and Student Commissioners Anderson and Osborne. Absent were Commissioners Burke and Willette. Commissioner Nelson arrived at 7:23 p.m. Staff present: Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus, Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton, General Manager Braemar Golf Course Joe Abood and General Manager Edina Aquatic Center and Edinborough Park Patty McGrath. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Strother to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Dahlien. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Miller to approve the Oct. 9, 2018 minutes. Motion seconded by Dahlien. Motion carried. V. Community Comment Carolyn Jackson, 5716 Continental Dr., Chair of the Energy and Environment Commission brought to the Parks & Recreation Commission’s attention the issue of reducing greenhouse gases and to start thinking about sustainability on the front end of the decision making process on projects. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. 2019 Parks & Recreation Department Fees Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus asked the commission to review the proposed 2019 Parks & Recreation fees and make a recommendation to the City Council for their approval at the Dec. 4, 2018 City Council meeting. Braemar Golf Course General Manager Abood gave a recap of the 2018 season and talked about the proposed fees for 2019. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 12/11/2018 Edina Aquatic Center and Edinborough Park General Manager McGrath gave a recap of the 2018 season and talked about the proposed fees for 2019. Chair Good discussed with the commission why they are recommending fees to the City Council since it was something that had been discussed when reviewing the effectiveness of the Parks & Recreation Commission the past year. Motion made by Nelson to approve the proposed 2019 Parks & Recreation Department fees. Motion seconded by Dahlien. Motion carried. Chair Good thanked both General Managers Abood and McGrath. B. 2018 Work Plan Update Chair Good gave the commission an update on the 2018 Work Plan. C. Start, Stop, Continue Chair Good went over the items that were discussed at their offsite meeting in September regarding what the commission would like to see them start, stop and continue doing. D. 2019 Parks & Recreation Commission Theme Chair Good indicated that at their offsite meeting in September they also discussed that it might be relevant and beneficial if they spent time focusing on a theme for next year. A theme that would give them some organization and meaning to what they are trying to accomplish over the length of the year. He asked the commissioners to share their thoughts on what might be a valuable or worthwhile theme for 2019. Each of the commissioners shared their thoughts on what they thought would be a worthwhile theme for 2019. It was noted there will be more of a discussion at their meeting next month once they have their finalized Work Plan and see if there is a tie into something they already have in their work plan for a theme. E. 2018 Parks & Recreation Commission Accomplishments Chair Good indicated the Parks & Recreation Commission have either been involved in or accomplished over a dozen items during the year and thanked the commissioners for their engagement and involvement in all the items. Commissioner McCormick indicated the signage Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 12/11/2018 project should be added to the list; Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus and her staff did a great job on the project. VII. Chair and Member Comments • Commissioner Ites informed the commission he received an email from the American Society of Golf Course Architects. It stated Braemar Golf Course is one of 11 golf courses in the United States and Canada (both private and public courses) that received the Design Excellence Recognition. • Commissioner Nelson informed the commission she had a question/feedback on seating in the Braemar Sports Dome. She asked if they could look into adding movable bleachers because there is no place to sit and chairs are not allowed to be brought inside to watch games. She suggested possibly the Edina Soccer Club could help fund it. Staff Liaison Kattreh replied unfortunately because of the Edina Building Code bleachers and chairs cannot be allowed inside the sports dome. Commissioner Nelson commented thinking from an ADA compliance point it’s unfair there is no place to sit. Staff Liaison Kattreh explained the sports dome has a lot of challenges strictly because of where it’s located. She added the same argument has been made in the past. • Chair Good informed the commission the City Council has looked over the draft of the Parks & Recreation Commission 2019 Work Plan. The council kept five of the recommended initiatives; the Fred Richards initiative was moved to the parking lot and two initiatives were added. The first initiative was one Commissioner Strother brought up at their last meeting: to review and comment on the Race and Equity Policy statement that would be developed by city staff. The second initiative is to serve on a cross-commission committee with the Health Commission, Human Rights & Relations Commission and Transportation Commission to complete requirements for Edina to receive the AARP city designation. The 2019 Work Plan will be finalized at the Dec. 4 City Council meeting. VIII. Staff Comment Staff Liaison Kattreh gave the following updates: • They city is doing a campaign to make sure people are not letting their dogs run off- leash as well as make sure people are picking up after their dogs; so far it has been receiving positive feedback. • Both the Backyard Rink and Sports Dome opened on Nov. 3. • Currently a low E ceiling and LED lights are being installed in the south arena; these are projects for sustainability and energy efficiency. • All of the enterprise facilities are still 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. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 12/11/2018 • Approximately 55 seasonal employees have been hired to work at the shelter buildings during the skating season; last year there were over 22,000 skaters at the rinks. The four most visited sites were Cornelia School, Pamela, Countryside and Weber parks. • The Adaptive Bowling League just wrapped up and they will start the winter season in January. • The annual Glow Dodgeball Night at Braemar Sports Dome will be held on Tues., Nov. 20 from 6:30-8 p.m. • Skate with Santa is coming to Braemar Arena on Saturday, Dec. 15. Chair Good took a moment to thank outgoing City Council Member Stewart for his time, passion and effort that he spent on Parks & Recreation projects and activities and to welcome new City Council member Ron Anderson. IX. Adjournment Motion made by Miller to adjourn the Nov. 13, 2018 meeting at 8:27 p.m. Motion seconded by Nelson. Motion carried.