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Minutes
• City of Falcon Heights, Park and Recreation Commission Meeting
December 18, 2006
6:30PM
Meeting Chair. Chuck Long
Minutes By: Lisa Abernathy
Presenfi Chuck Long, Lisa Abernathy, Jim Evans, Pat Dolan, Paula Mielke, Eric
Maronde, Annie Green, Pam Harris, Gene Ozasky, Tim Pittman
Absent:
1. Meeting called to order 6:30 PM
Introductions were done to welcome the new Parks and Public Works Director
Tim Pittman.
• 2. Approval of agenda
Motion made by Mielke and seconded by Evans
3. Approval of minutes October 9, 2006 Meeting
Motion made by Ozasky and seconded by Green
4. Staff Report
Recreation Update- Abernathy reported that the Little Artist Workshop will be
held next. There are five participants signed up so far. The Create with Clay
class is set to begin in early January however there are only two participants
signed up so the class may not go due to low enrollment. Abernathy was
happy to report that there are some new programs in the works for spring.
Falcon Heights has contacted with two Martial Arts instructors who teach
around the metro area and are willing to start some classes with us. They will
be teaching a Kids Smart: Self-Defense and Safety class, Tae Kwon Do -
Little Tigers for three to five year olds, Tae Kwon Do for ages five to Adult and
a Women's Self-Defense class. All these classes will be held at the
Community Park Shelter and will begin in late February. Falcon Heights Parks
and Recreation has also contracted with the University of Minnesota Golf
Course to offer some golf programs this spring through the summer. These
classes will be for preschoolers up to adults. Abernathy reported that the
• Comprehensive Plan Parks Survey will be inserted into the City newsletter that
will be going to print later this week. Once it has gone out, Abernathy will be
putting the survey online so anyone who wishes to take it online can do so.
Long added in that we should have it available at the Dead of Winter event for
an additional chance for people to take it. Mielke suggested we have some
sort of incentive to take the survey or draw a random completed survey fora
small prize.
Abernathy presented the Parks Commission with a sample of the butterfly
signs that would be posted in Community Park. Greg Hoag, the former Public
Works Director had been working with Karen Oberhauser from the University
of Minnesota on ways to educate the public on what types of habitats are in
our Community Park as well as highlight the Monarch Butterfly observation
site in the park. Mielke gave a brief background on her son who has
participated in similar projects of raising the butterflies from its larva state.
Abernathy reported that these signs are completed and will be installed this
spring. Ozasky asked how Open Gym numbers have been. Abernathy
reported that they are still pretty consistent with the beginning of the program.
We are seeing more participants on the new night (Thursdays) but still have
good numbers on its original day (Saturdays). We have not had Open Gym for
the past week due to school conflicts, but will continue after the holidays.
Ozasky also asked about the weather and how it will affect the opening of the
skating rink. Abernathy reported that after speaking with Dave Tretsven, our
Senior Public Works Supervisor, based on the weather we are not looking at
opening the shelters/rinks until December 29th -weather permitting, possibly
later. We are waiting specifically on the weather to move forth with flooding
the rinks. Abernathy conducted training for rink attendants prior to the meeting
so they are all set to begin when we have the ice to open. Abernathy then •
highlighted some programs that may be implemented this summer: Critter
Camp, Introductory Basketball class, Parent/Child Yoga, continue Tae Kwon
Do, and Golf programs with the U of MN.
5. Update on Comprehensive Plan Survey
As Abernathy reported above, the survey will be inserted in the next City
newsletter, put on the city's website, and handed out at the Dead of Winter
event held in January. The Commission decided they would like to have these
surveys back by March 2"d to start formulating the results for later discussion.
6. 2007 Goals and Objectives
In planning for the next year, the Commission began discussion on possible
goals they would like to achieve in 2007. Evans asked that the Trolley Path
Project be revisited, as he has enjoyed walking in that area and would like to
see something come of it. Long noted that all the planning has been done, it is
just a matter of talking to the University again and begin the process again and
get approvals from the residents in the Grove that are near where the path is
present. Ozasky asked that another goal be that the City renegotiates its
leases for all its parks. With the City only owning one of its parks, he feels we
should make efforts in maintaining those leases so we don't lose any parks.
Mielke also added we have a goal of continuing to look at the possibility of
having a shelter built on the Falcon Heights Elementary School grounds, as it •
is a goal from the past that has not yet been achieved. Mielke also
recommended incorporating the installation fo new Curtiss Field playground
equipment into the possible Curtiss Field event- the Spring Clean Up Day. All
goals that were discussed are attached to the minutes along with the 2007
• meeting schedule and agendas. The Commission will review these at the
January meeting and make any corrections or make approval.
6. Elect New Chair- New Members
Park Commissioners thanked Jim Evans and Chuck Long for their duty as
Park Commissioners for the past 6 years and wished them luck in their next
Commission. Abernathy reported that Eric Maronde will be approved as the
Youth Commissioner in January and Michael Thomas has been approved and
will be a new Commission member as of January 2007. There was no
Commission member who volunteered for the Chair position so this item will
be deferred to January's Agenda. There was discussion of Maronde taking the
Chair position, however after Abernathy spoke to the City's Administrator after
the meeting, it is strongly advised that a member with more experience or a
longer term be elected to the chair position.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made by Evans and seconded by all other Commission
members.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Lisa Abernathy. If there are any corrections or
additions, please contact Lisa Abernathy by phone at 651-792-7616 or by email at
• lisa.abernathy@falconheights.org.
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2007 Park and Recreation Agendas
Proposed
January gr"
- Finalize 2007 Goals.
- Finalize 2007 Monthly Meeting Topics
- Set deadlines or goals on writing the Comprehensive Plan
- Elect a new Chair Commissioner
- Begin thoughts on Neighborhood Spring Clean Up Day
February lt" (March 12 if needed)
- Park Comprehensive Plan work
- Plan for Neighborhood Spring Clean Up Day
- Review Summer Recreation Fee
Anril 9t" (May 14 if needed
- City Hall Front Yard
- Parks Survey Results Discussion
- Park Comprehensive Plan work
• - Marketing and Public Relations
June 11th (July 9 if needed)
- Park Comprehensive Plan work
- Ice Cream Social
- Falcon Heights School (New Building)
August 13th (September 10 if needed)
- Park Comprehensive Plan work
- Trolley Path Project
- Volunteer/Donation Recognition Program
October 8th (November 19 if needed)
- Park Comprehensive Plan Work- Final stages
- Fall Programming
December lOt"
- Review of 2007
- Dead of Winter
- 2008 Goals and Objectives
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2007 Goals
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^ Continue to market and monitor the Friends of the Park Fund.
^ Continue to monitor the Scholarship Program.
^ Write the Parks Comprehensive Plan.
^ Revisit the Trolley Path project
^ Keep up to date on Recognition of groups -Lions, Twin Cities Co-op,
local businesses, Adopt-A-Park participants, etc.
^ Review Comprehensive Plan Park Survey results and incorporate into
the writing of the Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan.
* Review Program fees
^ Implement a Neighborhood Clean Up Day around Earth Day in April. •
^ Renegotiate Lease on all leased parks
^ Falcon Heights School Shelter
^ PR and Marketing
^ Research and implement new recreation programs
Implement Renaming the Dead of Winter Event
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