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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. | SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:35 PM 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Aukee, Katovich, Kroeger, Kunz, Long, Palm, Rundle, Roste Staff: Erickson, Peterson | YMCA: Danielson *to be absent 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Palm to approve. 2nd by Kroeger. Motion Passed 8-0 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 27, 2015: Motion by Rundle to approve, 2nd by Long. Motion Passed 8-0 5. 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. 6. STAFF REPORTS A. YMCA: See report: Teen Leaders Club with Edgewood Middle School starting back up with about 20 students Monday thru Thursday. Tai Chi Cha balance exercises for seniors is popular. More exposure to MVCC opportunities through YMCA Twin Cities. Revenue is up YTD. Rentals for Event Center, gym rentals and park buildings continue to increase. Ice rink update: Irondale has 17 rinks for 32 teams. They would use our outdoor rinks to supplement indoor practices. New Brighton charges $8 per hour and monthly payment. Proposal is to allow ice rink rentals to hockey associations. They could only reserve one rink on an evening (not both). This would reserve the hockey rink, not pleasure rink, and includes warming house accessibility. If weather prohibits play, there is no charge. A schedule would be provided to notify Public Works ahead of time for ice conditions. What about coaches who reserve the rink “just in case,” but then don’t use it because there is no charge if they don’t use it. May need a cancellation policy to require payment for the rink if they cancel at the last minute on a regular basis; same as field rental cancellations. Soccer field rentals currently paid for M-Th 2-8 pm; Fri 12-4 pm; Sat 8-1 pm. Nothing else is reserved and should be addressed if organized games are being played outside of these times. Discussion about MVCC and Public Works staff meeting with large groups to examine procedures if there is a park rental involving large groups to clarify expectations of park space usage. MVCC will require this meeting if the anticipated number of attendees is double capacity of the recommended park building. This would also clarify and coordinate use of additional tents, bounce-houses, driving on grass, etc. October 31st Fall Festival with Lions’ Waffle Breakfast and door trick-or-treating along the MVCC trailway. 10-12pm (waffles earlier). B. Public Works: See report. General maintenance at Groveland Park with baseball field prep for sod and playground equipment installation as well as prep for concrete around the building. Improvements at MVCC is in the works.