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<br /> <br />PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION <br />6:30 P.M. | FEBRUARY 27, 2014 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL <br />MEETING MINUTES <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:34 PM <br />2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Aukee, Katovich, Kunz, Kroeger, Palm, Long* <br /> Staff: DeBar, Peterson | YMCA: Danielson *to be absent <br />3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd Katovich. Motion Passed 6-0 <br />4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />A. January 23, 2014 Meeting: Motion to approve by Kunz, 2nd by Kroeger. Motion Passed 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: Dance recital today, Rally Day for summer programs, Dodgeball. 29 participants <br />signed up for Active Older Adults programs. Pickleball picking up, and getting busy in the <br />mornings. Event Center booked all Saturdays June-August. Most Fridays are booked as <br />well. Iraq Consulate came with a program from Detroit to help people sign up for US visas, <br />etc. Oak Grove Middle School using MVCC for PE 12-3 every day. Some days are books <br />solid from 9 am-10pm!! Workout area averaging 5-7 people daily, Gym rentals up by 25% in <br />revenue and numbers. Park building rental reservations up from last year. Fields are getting <br />booked. Ice rink use is up this year despite one less rink. <br />1. Recommend Coach of the Year: Looked at several nominees. Discussed repeat <br />nominees and winners. The Commission would like to have repeat nominees and <br />winners noted in the future. We would likely nominate a new coach each year unless we <br />get all duplicate nominees. Motion to recognize Coach #1 for the Coach of the Year <br />by Kroeger, 2nd by Arel. Motion Passed 6-0. Palm will contact Jen Jenson, Pat <br />Holmes widow, to present the award at the Town Hall Meeting on March 31st. <br />B. Public Works: Hired Chris Atkinson as a maintenance worker for the parks subdivision. Will <br />be hiring seasonal maintenance workers soon. Preparing new garbage cans to place in the <br />parks. Bethlehem Baptist Church donations: Safe Afterschool Program for Youth: $2000, <br />Music-in-the-Park: $1000, Y-Partners: $2000, Senior Wellness Program: $1500, Reroof <br />Hillview shelter: $1785. <br />Upcoming projects: Public Works will be soliciting consulting services for forestry activities <br />in the coming month, including working with the MnDNR grant to remove ash trees within 1- <br />mile radius of Shoreview EAB infestation, and replanting. Will work on Silver View disc golf <br />course layout when weather improves. <br />7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br />A. Review Park and Recreation Facilities Improvement Plan: Review the plan. <br />B. Review Comprehensive Trail and Sidewalk Plan: Reviewed plan. Look at adding a segment <br />connecting Greenfield to Sherwood Rd. Maybe add an unpaved path along US Hwy 10 <br />behind Ardan Park between Long Lake Road to Edgewood Dr. <br />8. NEW BUSINESS