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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. | FEBRUARY 28, 2013 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:34 PM 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Kunz, Palm, Kroeger, Aukee, Peterson, Arel, Long, Katovich Staff: Dazenski, DeBar | YMCA: Danielson 3. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Oath of Office for Commission Members (Peterson) 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Palm to approve, 2nd by Arel. Motion Passed 7-0 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. January 24, 2013 Meeting Minutes. Motion to approve by Kunz, 2nd by Kroeger. Motion Passed 7-0. 6. PUBLIC INPUT Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address. Please limit your comments to three minutes. No residents present. 7. STAFF REPORTS A. YMCA: Report of winter programs 415 this year, compared to 355 last year. Teen center is open, Rally Day kick off to summer programs: rolling out new program: Teen Leadership Academy field trip based, service learning projects, Summer Park Program will have different pricing and can sign up for a week at a time. Discounts also available. Spring Fling program fair April 13th from 10 am-noon. Building is being used! Fitness center usage is up, gym usage has revenue of $1962. Music-in-the-Park booked Triosemusic, Teddy Bear Band, and Dirty Shorts for summer. Consider inviting food vendors to be available at the park rather than bring your own. Consider moving to a location that allows for more parking. Skating at parks 493 total. Groveland total of 13 for season, Hillview 267, Lambert 213. B. Public Works Update of maintenance to park buildings, rinks, equipment. Plans to put in a port-a-potty at Lambert. Consideration of hiring a seasonal worker as a park attendant to leave bathrooms at buildings open and have the seasonal worker check and lock up, also could clean between rentals so we don’t have to pay time and a half to city staff. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Review Park Improvement Plan for 2013. Considering Silverview Park playground, roof replacement at Hillview, Parking lot reconstruction at Greenfield, Hockey rink at Hillview, irrigation at City Hall, trail development throughout the city. Consider the option of spending $50K for new rink at Hillview when the usage numbers are dropping at the park. We need to find out why our rink numbers fell by 1400 visitors from 2009-10 and 2008-09. Understanding that the last two years had warm weather so few visitors. Why are the numbers so low at Hillview and Lambert this year? May consider putting as a question on a possible city survey. B. Recommend Proposed Parking Lot Layout at Greenfield Park: Concrete curb and gutter, one way driving. Take out existing concrete islands to increase parking spaces to 44 cars. Discussion of paved path between parking lot to Hillview Road along tennis courts. Make that a 6-foot concrete path or keep at 8-foot wide? Concrete or bituminous? Concern that