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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. I APRIL 27, 2023 I MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES MOUNDS VIEW 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:30 PM 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: *Anderson, Arel, *Lillemo, Lundberg, Mills, Palm, Wake Wiesner Staff: Peterson I Thomas City Council: Acting Mayor Meehlhause, Council Members, Gunn, Lindstrom, *Cermack Staff: City administrator Zikmund, *absent 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Mills. Motion passed 5-0 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-March 24, 2022: Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner, 2nd by Arel. Motion Passed 5-0 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. NEW BUSINESS A. Parks Master Plan-See attached documents. Lillemo present at 6:34 PM "wsb company" would do a comprehensive park evaluation with long term goals for a comprehensive plan and budget. How is this different from what the Commission does in park tours? How can we get resident input with our diverse population? Perhaps include some park questions in upcoming city surveys in multiple languages. We need more details about what would be provided for the money by this company. Three possible things this company could look at: assessment, needs, opportunities. We need better outreach and better advertisement of our park amenities. Maybe do a new parks video? Have Discover Your Park evening programs to invite residents to different parks in the city each week. Have Commissioners and City Council members at the park events to connect with residents. The company would also look at recreation programing through MVCC. Peterson and Thomas would appreciate this help with looking at needs and opportunities to free up their time to do required duties rather than exploration. Direct Staff to invite wsb to come to the Commission meeting and explain what they could do. B. Community Center Expansion-See attached map. Several Commissioners attended one of the informational meetings. What needs might we want to address IF the project moves forward? Ex: Consider size and age groups of indoor playgrounds. Staff wants the Commission to ask residents and neighbors about MVCC use and possible playground size and use options. C. Sustainability —Adding duties to the Commission: See attached packet. Motion by Mills for the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission to take on the sustainability responsibilities. 2nd by Lundberg. Motion Passed 5-1 D. Sidewalk and Trial Master Plan- Commissioners should look at the packet to discuss in May or June. Members of City Council would like sidewalks on every street. They said there has been sidewalk opposition in neighborhoods that now love their sidewalks. E. Park Tours — May 25, at 5:30 at Groveland, then Hillview, then City Hall Park 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS-NONE 8. COMMISSIONER REPORTS - Lundberg asked residents for feedback and will bring to next meeting 9. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS- Holiday light ceremony at City Hall pine trees with hot cocoa, bonfire, end fire truck parade route in winter.