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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes.09.12.05Minutes ______________________________ City of Falcon Heights, Park and Recreation Commission Meeting September 12, 2005 6:00 PM _____________________________ Meeting Chair: Chuck Long Minutes By: Lisa Anderson Present: Laura Kuettel , James Evans, Chuck Long, Greg Hoag, Annie Green, Lisa Anderson, Pat Dolan Absent: Gene Ozasky, Kimberly Kuhens Meeting called to order 6:50 PM Hoag requested to add Field and Facility Use in the agenda under Staff Reports. Approval of agenda as amended made by Evans seconded by Dolan. Approval of minutes August 8, 2005 made by Green and seconded by Dolan. Evans asked about the consensus of not putting rink boards up at Grove Park this winter as discussed. Kuettel also reiterated that the trail going around Grove Park would also not be finished. As of right now there is not a need for it so this in turn saves money in the Capital budget. Staff Report: Anderson reported that the Fall/Winter Activity Brochures have hit the schools and the households. Starting this fall, an activity brochure will be included in the City’s Falcon Heights Newsletter that is sent to every resident. By doing this we hope to reach those not in school and also adults with the addition of adult art classes. Active Living Ramsey County Anderson announced an invite to an upcoming Active Living Ramsey County Community Kick-off event that will be happening Thursday, September 29th from 4:30-8:00pm at the Family Service Center in New Brighton. Here Anderson hopes to learn more about the project and how we as a City are to become involved. Also included in the invitation was a rough draft of the projects brochure outlining some of their main goals. More information on this is still to come. Fall Program Updates Anderson reported that Fall Soccer had started last Saturday, September 10th up at Community Park. We hired 3 coaches, all who play soccer or have experience in teaching soccer. Both Mini Soccer and Super Soccer classes have well over 10 participants. Extreme Soccer did not go as there was no one registered for the class. This program will continue for 5 more weeks till October 15th. Anderson also noted the next programs coming up are both youth and adult art classes. Field Use Anderson noted that due to the city council wanting a comparison of the city’s fee schedule, field use and fees were the first item done in regards to the interest local athletic associations are having in our fields. Members were given a “draft” of guidelines for establishing priority for the use of the fields. Hoag stated that at this time park and recreation departments cannot provide a sports service at the level the public wants so instead of competing with them, we work with them by facilitating fields they may need to service our residents. Anderson referred to the hand out as a clear and simple way of stating how our fields are assigned. By this list residents will be able to see where they fall on the priority list and also see that no one gets “anything free” or special treatment. Long questioned the prices set for the field use and if those would be set or if they could change. Hoag responded that it is intended to be presented to the city council to treat both field and facility rentals as pure guidelines rather than policy so we have flexibility to change rates from year to year. Kuettel recommended that we possibly look at our prices annually to keep up to date on rates and raise as needed. Hoag then asked the commission if we had an agreement on the field guideline. The commission recommended that staff work on the final draft and present it to the City Council without further review from the commission. There was no opposition to the proposed draft from the Commission. Park Tour: The commission decided not to tour the park due to the delay in start of the meeting. Hoag pointed out amenities at Community Park that are due for replacement or fixing. Hoag stated that the park signs are due for replacement in 2006. Long asked if that was a necessity at this time or if it could be prolonged for another year when there is more money saved. It was also discussed to not make any major Capital purchases until the park lease agreement is finalized. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Dolan and seconded by Evans. Meeting ended at 8:00 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.