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Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission Meeting Minutes <br />December 20, 2007 <br />6:30 P.M. <br /> <br />NOTE: The Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commissioners will be meeting at the Mounds View Community Center to tape a portion of the parks promotional video following this meeting. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1. Call to Order at 6:31 P.M. <br /> Roll Call: Kunz, Kroeger, Palm, Arel, Long, Peterson. Aukee present 6:35 <br /> Staff Present: Dazenski, Weldon, Prindle, Van Alstine <br /> <br />2. Approval of minutes from the November 15, 2007 meeting. Motion by Kroeger, 2nd by Long to approve the minutes. Motion Passed 6-0 <br /> <br />3. Public Input - Citizens are encouraged to speak to the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commissioners on issues of concern. No residents present <br /> <br />4. YMCA Update - Weldon <br /> Ice rinks opened last weekend. Closed during the week, open again Friday 12/21 into February. Limited hours Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Check <br /> out city website for hour posting, or call MVCC. Hours vary during Winter Break, compared to when school is in session. <br /> <br />5. Unfinished Business: <br />Parks Promotional Video – Any further discussion / coordination for the Parks Promotional Video. Taping at the Mounds View Community Center will commence following this meeting. Aukee <br /> will schedule a time to meet with VanAlstine to shoot hockey footage at Lambert and Hillview Parks. <br /> <br />Greenfield Park Pubic Meeting Notice – A public meeting notice to discuss the long term plan for the current parkland and trailway was not published in the January edition of the Mounds <br /> View Matters. The meeting was set for January 24, 2008 at 6:30pm (just before the regularly scheduled Parks and Recreation Meeting). Issues to consider: <br /> 1). How does the Commission want conduct the meeting? <br /> a) Define parkland not as open space, nor undeveloped, but clarify to residents that we are looking for potential long-term use of existing amenities and not make changes to the <br /> existing ball field and playground. <br /> b) 3-minute time limit for those who wish to speak <br /> 2). What information does the Commission want to make available? <br /> a) Public notice as drafted with suggestions and area map with area labeled as parkland and trailway. <br /> b) Direct staff to place a notice in the area newspapers, Bulletin and Sun Focus, and post in the city hall and MVCC bulletin boards, include in TV scroll, and city website. <br /> 3). What displays does the Commission want? <br /> a) map of the park and trailway <br /> b) map of proposed disc golf options <br /> c) any visuals and information regarding 2002 proposals if they exist <br /> 4) The notice should be directly mailed to the nearby property owners that received the previous letter for public meeting