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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes.01.9.06Minutes ______________________________ City of Falcon Heights, Park and Recreation Commission Meeting January 9, 2006 6:30PM _____________________________ Meeting Chair: Chuck Long Minutes By: Lisa Anderson Present: Pamela Harris, James Evans, Chuck Long, Annie Green, Lisa Anderson, Pat Dolan, Gene Ozasky, Kimberly Kuhens, Paula Mielke Absent: Greg Hoag Meeting called to order 6:34 PM Approval of agenda Motion made by Ozasky, seconded by Dolan. Anderson asked that the process for the Comprehensive Plan update be added to the agenda after the discussion of the 2006 goals and meeting agendas. Selection of 2006 Chair Long reported that with the beginning of a new year, a new chair for the Parks and Recreation Commission needs to be nominated and appointed. Long then gave an overview of the responsibilities of the Chair, including running monthly meetings, reviews what has been done and what may need to be done in the future, attend appropriate meetings and workshops with City Council, and finally take a turn in the Dunk Tank during the summer Ice Cream Social. Ozasky made the first nomination for Long to continue as chair and Dolan seconded the nomination. Green added her appreciation for how meetings have been done and for new members it has been a learning experience. At this time Green agrees that Long would help them continue grasping how it all works. Addition of a Recording Secretary Anderson reported for Hoag the option of appointing a Commission member to act as the Recording Secretary during meetings. Commission members felt that having a member take notes would distract them from the general discussion so at this time would like Anderson to continue taking notes and creating the minutes. Approval of minutes December 12, 2005 Meeting Motion made by Dolan and seconded by Evans. Evans inquired about the Open Gym numbers. Kuhens reported that in the past couple of weeks there has been few to none participants. Staff Report: Winter Program Update: Anderson reported that another session of Create with Clay has started. Both classes will be going this session. Yoga classes will begin soon. Three of the four classes will be taking place. They will be held here at City Hall in the Council Chambers. Anderson also gave an update on the Dead of Winter Event. Letters to local businesses were sent out in regards to sponsoring our city events such as the Dead of Winter. So far $600 has been donated. Local sponsors at this time include, Warners Stellians, Source Comics, Dinos, John A Knutson & Co. PPLP, James Kerkik D.D. S, and Edward Jones. Activities at the Dead of Winter will be similar to previous years, games, crafts, hay rides, a bonfire, hockey shoot and a treasure hunt. Anderson also noted the need for volunteers. An email was sent out to recruit volunteers from city staff, council members, and commission members. If anyone is interested they are to contact Anderson. Coming up, Anderson reported she will continue working on the Summer Activity Brochure set to go out to homes by the end of February. Rinks: Anderson reported that due to the warm weather we have had to close some of them. This is decided day to day based on temperatures and ice conditions. The Park and Recreation Weather line is being updated daily for rink closures. Green asked if there had been any concerns regarding the lack of boards at Grove Park. Anderson reported she was not aware of any. Ozasky reported he hasn’t heard any discretion about the lack of boards there. Commission Roles Anderson distributed a rough draft of the Park Commission Roles and Duties and gave a brief overview of its contents and what changes were made from the original. Anderson recommended members read through and discuss any additions or changes needing to be made. On the first page changes were as follows: Under “Purpose” specify the facility being stated. The word “park” would be added to specify that they are talking about park facilities as apposed to any city facility. Under the “Terms, Vacancies, and Oaths, the second paragraph regarding appointing successors be taken out. Under the “Meetings, Records, and Reports. Delete the phrase “shall adopt rules for the transaction of business”. And add at the end of the paragraph “As requested by the Council”. Harris then asked that a Header or Footer be added to the pages to date when this document was updated. The following are changes made to the second page: Under Commission’s Duties- add “working with or charging a city Staff to work with neighboring cities. Add an additional duty: Item E: Solicit community input as appropriate. Anderson then state the changes would be made and a new rough draft would be available to finalize at next months meeting. 2006 Goals and Meeting Agendas Long asked the Commission Members if there were any additional goals to be added to the list drafted at the previous meeting. No new goals were added to the list, Commissioners agreed present goals were good. Anderson then handed out a draft of meeting dates and their agendas. The agendas were created based on the 2006 goals. Commissioners agreed on the agendas. 8.5 Process of Comprehensive Plan Update Anderson and Hoag put together the current Comprehensive Plan chapters and asked the Commission for their thoughts on what type of format we would like to see the updated version in. Long started the discussion on how the original plan was laid out. Long recommended having a chapter per park stating its existing amenities, needs, goals and improvement for them. Along with other Commission members they felt incorporating past and present recreational programs and events should be an addition in the plan. Harris suggested conducting another survey as the company did for the 1989 plan to find out current trends or wants from residents. Ozasky recommended looking at what other cities are doing and see how their comprehensive plan is formatted. Evans then asked about the Trolley Path and if that would be important to include in the plan. Long agreed and updated new members on the Trolley Path project. All Commissioners felt it would be important to include in the updated plan. Dolan recommended starting with our parks and then move into our recreation programs. Dolan also recommended incorporating our new engineers from Roseville to produce aerial maps and GPS views of the city and parks. Long then suggested everyone tackle chapter 2 and come back with changes or ideas. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Ozasky and seconded by Green. Meeting ended at 8:15 pm Minutes respectfully submitted by Lisa Anderson. If there are any corrections or additions, please contact Lisa Anderson by phone at 651-792-7616 or by email at lisa.anderson@ci.falcon-heights.mn.us.