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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION <br />6:30 P.M. | JULY 27, 2017 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL <br />MEETING MINUTES <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:32 PM <br />2. ROLL CALL: <br />Commissioners: Arel, *Aukee, Katovich, Kroeger, Kunz, Palm, *Rundle, <br /> Staff: Peterson | YMCA: Thomas *to be absent <br />3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Kroeger. Motion Passed 4-0. <br />4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 22, 2017: Motion to approve by Kroeger, 2nd by Kunz. Motion Passed 4-0. <br />5. PUBLIC INPUT <br />Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address. <br />Please limit your comments to three minutes. No residents present. <br />6. STAFF REPORTS <br />A. YMCA: See attached report. 100+ kids involved in the Summer Program. Summer sports wrapping up this week. <br />Fall sports start Aug. 21. Program revenue is up by about $40K from last year at this time-mostly due to summer <br />programs. Even Center revenue is down. Park building rentals are up slightly. Field rentals fairly steady. Music- <br />in-the-Park are more successful than Movie-in-the-Park. Music-in-the-Park Thursday, Aug 17, Movie-in-the-Park <br />Friday Aug 18, 5K Run Saturday Aug 19th. <br />B. Public Works: See attached report. <br />C. Forestry: Community members were frustrated with no City response for storm clean-up and lack of a City <br />Forester. The City Council is also concerned about this and is looking to address this in the future. <br />7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br />A. Tennis and Basketball Courts at Greenfield and Groveland: Would cost $120K per park for 1 tennis court and ½ <br />basketball court plus prep and inspection fees. Total cost for both parks $254,000 estimate. Needs to go out for <br />bid, so could be lower? Check to see if we are able to reuse some fencing. Motion by Palm to recommend to <br />City Council to request preparation and inspection services for 1 tennis court and ½ basketball court <br />and receive bids for courts at both Greenfield and Groveland Parks at a cost of $14,000 to come from <br />Park Dedication Funds. 2nd by Kroeger. Motion Passed 4-0. <br />B. Forestry – City Park s, City Building grounds and the Right of Way areas: Kroeger developed a draft outline <br />including scope and purpose for conserving wooded areas in the city. How do we address wooded areas within <br />the city? So we start with inventory of parks, then City property? Right-of-Ways? Wooded areas? <br />8. NEW BUSINESS: <br />A. Review Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Response Plan: Staff presented a plan for review that will be taken to the City <br />Council <br />9. COMMISSIONER REPORTS: Remember the residents we lost in the 35W bridge collapse coming up on the 10 year <br />anniversary at our National Night Out events next Tuesday, August 1st. City is moving forward with becoming a <br />Pollinator Friendly City. <br />10. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS <br />A. Update on Woodcrest Park with water table changes from new home construction <br />11. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn at 8:05 PM by Kroeger, 2nd by Palm. Motion Passed 4-0. <br />Next Regular Commission Meeting: August 24, 2017 6:30pm