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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. I MARCH 25, 2021 1 MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL AIN MEETING MINUTES Moues VIEW 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:32 PM 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Off, Kroeger, Lillemo, Palm, Sullivan, Wake Wiesner, Staff: Peterson I Thomas 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2"d by Kroeger. Motion Passed 6-0 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 27, 2020: Motion to approve by Kroeger, 2Id by Arel. Motion passed 4-0. February 25, 2021: Motion to approve by Sullivan, 2nd by Wake Wiesner. Motion passed 6-0. 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. Parks and Recreation — Andy: See attached report. 35 children registered for the Summer Parks Program and Explore More Program so far. League registration for summer sports open with good registration to start! Getting more calls for Event Center rentals. Hiring seasonal maintenance positions. Field rentals up to what it was in 2019, park building rentals still low. More seniors coming in since vaccinations have become available. B. Public Works — Don: See attached report. All diseased trees on city land have been removed -including ash trees in parks. Working on a couple of grants for replacement with non -ash trees. Will do a 2 for 1 replacement. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Silver View Park Ball Fields — install netting along out filed fence. 10' netting would cost $11,675; and 20' netting would cost $25,935. Discussion about cost vs. safety in relation to people that would still try to hit a ball over the net. With removal of trees by the City, does the City need to provide additional safety? Motion by Kroeger, 2"d by Wake Wiesner to move forward with the recommendation to install a 20' net above the existing 10' high chain link fence for a length of 165' at a cost of up to $25,915. Motion passed 5-1-Palm descent. B. Lambert Hockey Rink — Reconfigure boards and reduce overall size of rink. Total cost of $29,935. Previous vote in August (5-1) was to move forward with this plan. C. Review Random Park Playground — Replacement cost $94,109 to include tot lot, and larger playground for ages 5-12, along with some elements from former City Hall Park. Will need to provide concrete ADA path from building to playground for accessibility. Motion by Palm, 2"d by Sullivan to recommend to City Council to move forward with the playground replacement at the cost of $94,109. Motion passed 6-0. Encourage Staff to look into possible grants to match. D. Review 5 year Capital Park Improvement Plan (2022-2026) Looking at identifying projects to improve the parks, regardless of funding. Go out as an individual and/or in small groups then bring feedback to our next meeting. Suggest Woodcrest, Greenfield, Hillview and