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<br /> <br />PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION <br />6:30 P.M. | NOVEMBER 21, 2013 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL <br />MEETING AGENDA <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:35 PM <br />2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Aukee, Katovich, Kunz, Kroeger, Palm, Long <br /> Staff: Dazenski, DeBar | YMCA: Danielson <br />3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Kunz, 2nd by Arel: Motion Passed 6-0 <br />4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />A. October 24, 2013 Meeting: Motion to approve by Kroeger, 2nd by Long. Motion Passed <br />6-0 <br />5. PUBLIC INPUT <br />Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full <br />name and address. Please limit your comments to three minutes. No residents present. <br />6. STAFF REPORTS <br />A. YMCA: See YMCA/MVCC update. Starting Dodgeball, Silly Song Land, One-time <br />parent/child craft nights, Improv theater. Pickelball Tues/Thurs mornings 9-10 am. Silver <br />Sneakers and Silver & Fit programs running. Depends upon the insurance. Gymnastics <br />event had 20% increase with 341 events. 341 events at the Event Center. Fall Family Fun <br />Festival had 260+ people attend. Cookies with Santa Saturday, Dec 8 from 11-1. Open gym <br />participants increasing along with volleyball. Field rentals are about the same, building <br />rentals are up. Hiring for ice rink staff. Swimming lessons at Edgewood Middle School will <br />be changing to Emma B Howe YMCA via voucher from MVCC, and will be offered in <br />different formats at various times. Abbey Hope lessons will still be offered at Edgewood for <br />water safety with swimming. MVCC will keep track of residents taking the voucher. <br />B. Public Works: Prepping shelters and facilities for winter. Leaves falling gradually requires <br />more hours for clean up. Eagle Scout did the east gable at Silverview Park. Staff will do the <br />west side in the spring. Younger scouts pulled wild grapes and buck thorn from around the <br />pond. Aerated fields and seeded with time-release seed. Many blow-downs in parks, so <br />cutting up wood and disposing of it. We would like to recognize the Eagle Scout and troop <br />leader at the City Council meeting. Staff will coordinate and let us know when to attend. <br />Staff will lower temps at Groveland to shut down the shelter for the winter without using <br />antifreeze. <br />1. Discussed change in Park Building and Field rentals. Leave as a set amount for a <br />4-hour time frame, but the different classes would get percentage discounts. Consider <br />aligning the park buildings with the Event Center rentals in multi-purpose rooms. Free 2- <br />hour rental for all Class I stays the same. Motion by Aukee, 2nd by Kunz to adjust the <br />park building rental fees to a set amount with percentage discounts dependent <br />upon the classification of the reserving party. Motion Passed 6-0. <br />2. Consider changing the fees. Leave as is for this year with the current percentage <br />change and re-evaluate next fall. <br />3. After 26.5 years, Steve Dazenski will be retiring on December 4, 2013.