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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. I JUNE 26, 2020 1 MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES MOUNDS VIEW Virtual Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:31 PM 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Curry, Kroeger (6A), Palm, Rundle (6B), Sullivan, Zaiger Staff: Peterson I YMCA: *Thomas 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Sullivan. Motion Passed 5-0 with a roll call vote. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 23, 2020: Minutes not available, will address and approve in July. 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. 6. STAFF REPORTS A. YMCA: See attached report -Mounds View Community Center is still closed until August 3. They are serving meals. Commissioner Kroeger present. B. Public Works: See attached report. New City Arborist: Dan Wattenhofer Commissioner Rundle present 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Park brochure — review t updates: Need to add soccer fields to Oakwood. Consider adding items in green/yellow before printing (picnic sheltertgrill at Greenfield, T-ball court at City Hall, playground equipment at Woodcrest, etc). B. Park Tours- Commissioners visited select parks to discuss amenities and needs. 1. City Hall: Discussed possible locations for t-ball field and parking lot. Direct Staff to bring optional layouts to July meeting Possibly add grills to picnic areas near splash pad, extend bike path from MV Blvd, replace old shelters on south side of City Hall, Veterans' memorial. 2. Random Park: Add on playground space to the west to accommodate moving equipment from City Hall. Direct Staff to bring possible layout options. Needs some trees trimmed. 3. Greenfield Park: Consider adding a picnic shelter and grill. Dugouts are not necessary and then we don't have to move the bleachers either. This issue needs to be put to rest. As for the ball field, do we leave as is with grass and aglime, or take out all grass for a full aglime infield (including between baseline and player benches, or at least leave the grade around pitcher's mound, but not between baseline and benches). Or do you make it an all grass infield? Or make the baselines and area around home plate wider toward the backstop with aglime? Direct Staff to bring possible layout to July meeting. 4. Lambert Park: Some boards need repair or replacement. Consider removing the pleasure rink and having the hockey rink be a shared -use space. Direct Staff to gather usage data over the oast.several vears so we can make a decision before winter. Also find out how many nearby cities have futl-lencith hockey rinks outdoors, and the cost of board replacement along with cost to change size.