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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. | MARCH 26, 2015 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER AT 6:31 PM 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Aukee, Katovich, Kroeger, Kunz, Long, Palm, Rundle, Roste Staff: Peterson | YMCA: Danielson 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Arel, 2nd by Rundle. Motion Passed 8-0 4. SPECIAL BUSINESS A. Reappointment Oath for David Long by Don Peterson B. Presentation - City Volunteer program PSA by Assistant City Administrator Desaree Crane: City has received a grant for volunteering throughout the city and wants to develop a PSA to promote volunteering in the community. Staff will contact Commissioners as filming time gets scheduled to include whoever is available for various time slots. Also include area businesses that have made volunteer services toward the city. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. February 26, 2015: Motion to approve by Rundle, 2nd by Kroeger. Motion Passed 8-0. 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: See attached report. Summer park program enrollment has strong increase from last year. Dance program has been growing for ages 3-12. Teen Leaders Club hosted a dance for Edgewood Middle School with about 150 in attendance. AOA new offerings include Tai Chi, personal 1-1 training. Events are increasing including non-residents, park rentals are on track with previous years, field rentals have increased. Greenfield may have multiple rentals per day. There is enough interest to possibly add another full-sized baseball field within the city. Is Silverview softball field an option? If multiple time slots are booked for the same day, and they want the field prepped between time slots, there would be a charge for the city to come out. April 25: Community Fair with free waffle breakfast (with donations accepted), and Lions Club as well as area community businesses available. 8:30-11 am 10-noon for Community Fair at MVCC. Ice Rink usage: 910 at Lambert, 902 at Hillview. Total count reflected a head count each hour so this number includes multiple people over the course of several hours. B. Public Works: See attached report: Trees around Water Department buildings were removed, trees in the area of Greenfield Park will be removed with Met Council project this spring. Some tree and brush removal around Silver View Trail to continue. City Council approved improvement of Silver View trail costing about $371,020 to come from Special Project Fund.