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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
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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.
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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.
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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.