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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Edina Parks & Recreation Commission
Edinborough Park
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019
7 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Chair Good called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners Burke, Dahlien, Good, Ites, McCormick, Miller,
Nelson, Strother, Willette and Student Commissioners Anderson and Osborne
Late arrivals: McAwley at 7:06 p.m.
Staff present: Staff Liaison Ann Kattreh, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Susan Faus
and Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Chair Good asked to amend the agenda to include the Edinborough Park tour and add an
update on Arden Park.
Motion made by Willette to approve the meeting agenda as amended. Motion
seconded by Nelson. Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Willette to approve the Dec. 11, 2018 minutes. Motion seconded by
Nelson. Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
None
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. John Philip Sousa Band
Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus introduced Susan Chandler, Vice Chair of the
Arts & Culture Commission and Susan Tarnowski, General Manager of the Art Center.
Ms. Chandler provided the commission with a summary of the discussion that the Arts &
Culture Commission had with regards to the John Philip Sousa Band as well as what they
viewed the relationship should be between the band and the city.
The commission asked questions and had discussions.
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Motion made by Dahlien to recommend to the City Council that we refer this to
the City Attorney and the city’s risk manager as a service provider and to draw up
a framework that the John Philip Sousa Band and others would then apply to be in
a similar position/situation. Motion seconded by McAwley.
Ayes: Dahlien, Ites, McCormick, Miller, Nelson, Strother, Willette
Nayes: Good, McAwley
Motion carried.
Motion made by Miller to recommend that they try to maintain this relationship.
Motion seconded by Dahlien. Motion carried.
B. 2019 Parks & Recreation Commission Work Plan
Chair Good informed the commission a few changes were made to the 2019 Work Plan:
• Chair Good has been added to Initiative Three: To Develop a Draft Plan on Edina
Grand Rounds, Including Wayfinding.
• Initiative Five: To Investigate Possible Alternative Funding Options to Support Future
Growth and Development of Edina’s Parks, Program and Green Spaces had more than
a quorum on the committee so Commissioner Nelson agreed to not be on the
committee so they are within committee guidelines.
• Chair Good asked the commissioners if anyone wants to be on an initiative to let
him know.
Chair Good asked that the first time committees get together to work on their initiatives
to first appoint a chair who is willing to take the lead and give an update each month to
the commission. Chair Good also asked that each committee determine a reasonable
completion date for their initiative so they can see if they are making progress as they
had expected.
C. Arden Park Update
Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus gave an update on what has been done to
date on the Arden Park project. She also informed the commission of what will be
happening in the next few weeks. She added that the bid opening for the shelter building
will take place on Jan. 22.
The commission asked questions and had a discussion on the project.
D. Tour of Edinborough Park
Patty McGrath, General Manager of Edinborough Park, gave the Parks & Recreation
Commission a tour of the park.
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VII. Chair and Member Comments
• Chair Good and commissioners thanked Staff Liaison Kattreh for her 26 years of
service with the City of Edina Parks & Recreation Department.
VIII. Staff Comments
• Staff Liaison Kattreh stated that it has been an absolute pleasure and honor to serve
the City of Edina for the past 26 years.
Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus gave the following updates:
• The Winter Ice festival will be held at Centennial Lakes on Sunday, Jan. 13 from 1-5
p.m.
• We are currently hiring for all of our summer seasonal positions. If you know
anyone who may be interested please have them check out the city’s website and
apply online.
• To date there have been 9,089 skaters at the outdoor rinks and they have been
open 19 days. The highest usage day was Wednesday, Dec. 26 with over 1,300
skaters.
• There is an opening reception for some of the gallery openings; one is the Power of
Water and the other is Landscapes; both openings are on Jan. 10, 2019 at the Art
Center.
• There is an Author’s Studio being held at the Art Center on Saturday, Jan. 12 from
10-11 a.m. Before I Leave: Wisdom from the Stories of Six Women Over Eighty.
IX. Adjournment
Motion made by Miller to adjourn the Jan. 8, 2019 meeting at 8:51 p.m. Motion seconded
by Strother. Motion carried.