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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-05-14 Parks & Rec Comm MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/11/2019 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Edina Parks & Recreation Commission City Hall, Council Chambers Tuesday, May 14, 2019 7 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair Good called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners McCormick, McAwley, Ites, Dahlien, Good, Strother, Miller, Willette, Nelson and Student Commissioner Osborne. Late arrivals: Student Commissioner Anderson arrived at 7:02 p.m. Staff present: Staff Liaison Susan Faus, Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton, Recreation Supervisor Tiffany Bushland, Recreation Supervisor Amanda Clark and Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Willette to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Miller. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Nelson to approve the April 9, 2019 minutes. Motion seconded by Dahlien. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Canadian Pacific Rail Regional Trail Update Stephen Shurson from Three Rivers Park District gave a short presentation to the commission on the Canadian Pacific Rail Regional Trail Master Plan. He explained how the trail is being divided up into six segments and that it will ultimately end up being 21 miles long and will stretch from the Minnesota River in Bloomington up to the north end of Crystal. Commissioners asked questions and each gave their view on the trail. Chair Good asked Mr. Shurson if when they start planning and discussing Segment B of the trail if they could bring it to the Parks & Recreation Commission to give them an opportunity to give some input. Mr. Shurson responded they would be happy to do that. VI. Community Comment Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/11/2019 None. VII. Reports/Recommendations A. Arden Park Construction Update Staff Liaison Faus gave a very brief update on the construction at Arden Park as well as presented drone footage of the park. Commissioners asked questions about the park. Staff Liaison Faus added that in the next few months they will be working on the shelter building, trails, storm water swales as well as planting and landscaping. It was noted all of the feedback received so far has been positive. B. Fred Richards Playground Renovation Update Recreation Supervisors Tiffany Bushland and Amanda Clarke provided an update on the Fred Richards Park playground and the public process used to pick out the new playground. A request for proposal was sent out in February and they received seven proposals. All seven proposals were graded and Minnesota Wisconsin Playground was the selected vendor. They held an open house and two surveys were given. Overall the residents helped pick the safety surface, play elements, style and color of the playground. They were very happy with the amount of feedback they received from residents. It was noted Fred Richards does not have any parking but there will be an accessible path to the playground. The goal is to have the playground open to users late fall. Commissioners asked questions and gave feedback. C. Work Plan Update Chair Good informed the commission most of their work plan items were discussed with the City Council at their May 7 work session. He thanked everyone who was able to join and participate. The commission went through the work plan updates. Initiative 1 – Chair/co-chair a cross-commission committee to review the naming of a public facility in the Grandview area after the BC and Ellen Yancey. Commissioner Dahlien informed the commission that the City Council is going to take this initiative back and potentially figure out if this is more of a subcommittee from a couple of different committees or maybe needs to be housed in a different committee. The City Council will make that decision and will let the Parks & Recreation Commission know once it has been decided. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/11/2019 Initiative 2 – Serve on a cross-commission committee in partnership with communities of color to identify barriers for participation in programming. Chair Good indicated they are still waiting for connection from the lead committee on this project. Initiative 3 – Chair-co-chair a cross-commission committee to develop a draft plan on Edina Grand Rounds, including wayfinding. Commissioner Nelson informed the commission they are still trying to find a date that works for everyone from both committees. Initiative 4 – Complete a study and report for fields, courts and rinks capacity and utilization from the data provided by staff. Chair Good informed the commission they have been gathering some additional data from some of the enterprise presentations and now as a committee need to turn that data into some insights that will drive some learning from this. They are moving forward on this initiative. Initiative 5 – Investigate possible alternative funding options to support future growth and development of Edina’s parks, programs and green spaces. Commissioner Miller informed the commission the committee met last week to put some structure on how they are going to move forward and laid out a number of action items for all of the members. The committee plans to have a standing meeting each month. Initiative 6 – Review and comment on the Race and Equity policy statement developed by city staff. Chair Good informed the commission they are waiting for staff to work on the policy statement. Initiative 7 – Serve on a cross-commission committee to complete requirements for Edina to receive the AARP City Designation. Commissioner McCormick informed the commission the two committees have met and they are working on a study of what intersections look like they would be difficult. They are currently working on a survey with the Senior Center to decide which one to do first. She expects to hear the results from the survey the end of May. Chair Good informed the commission before they covered their work plan with the City Council at their work session they had an open discussion around how they can make sure they are in alignment and in sync on the priorities the City Council would have for them. Chair Good also noted they discussed with the City Council the playground at Fred Richards Park as well as the Canadian Pacific Rail Regional Trail. Both are very good items but both were somewhat of a surprise to the Parks & Recreation Commission. It was overall a good discussion and now he feels there is more of an alignment and awareness that the Parks & Recreation Commission want to make sure they stay in touch and in sync with the City Council. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/11/2019 VIII. Chair and Member Comments • Chair Good informed the commission that this Saturday, May 18 there is a Walk with the Mayor at Centennial Lakes Park. He asked if the bridges are in place and if everything is complete. Staff Liaison Faus replied not quite but that they are getting close. • Chair Good informed the commission that at last month’s meeting they were given a presentation on the preliminary results for the Parks & Recreation enterprise funds. He thought it was a very good presentation and each commissioner now has a copy of it to look at in more detail. • Chair Good informed the commission that the new Braemar Golf Course is opening this week along with more activities for the balance of the week. • Chair Good indicated that Red River Kitchen had its formal opening last week at Braemar Golf Course. IX. Staff Comments Staff Liaison Faus gave the following updates: • Acknowledged the Braemar Golf Course staff; General Manager Joe Abood and his team have spent a lot of time and effort in making everything perfect for the grand opening of Braemar Golf Course. • Red River Kitchen had their pre-opening party Friday, May 10 with a great turnout; there were over 200 people there. • The Aquatic Center will open Saturday, June 1; they have hired approximately 100 employees. • Commissioner Nelson added she wanted to thank the staff in taking down the dome at Braemar; it seems like it was taken down without any hitches. X. Adjournment Motion made by Dahlien to adjourn the May 14, 2019 meeting at 8:07 p.m. Motion seconded by Miller. Motion carried.