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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. I NOVEMBER 16 2023 I MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES MOUNDS VIEW 1. CALL TO ORDER@ 6:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Anderson, Arel, Lillemo, Lundberg, Palm, Mills, Wake Wiesner Staff: Peterson I Thomas 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner, second by Arel. Motion passes 4-0 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve by Wake Wisner, second by Anderson. Motion passes 4-0 October 26, 2023 5. PUBLIC INPUT David Wood @ 2501 Sherwood Road spoke on urban agriculture. Wood started a Mounds View garden club, predominant communication is on social media- garden club is interested in exchanging garden information and interested in a community garden. Seems to be 50/50 interest on vegetables vs flowers. 6. STAFF REPORTS A. Parks and Recreation — Lundberg present at 6:38, Lillemo present at 6:38. 1. Introduction of Maddie Margo — Recreation Coordinator. Maddie started end of August-Welcome Maddie! Reported a successful fall with youth sports programs, fall youth soccer league specifically had over 80 participants. Also offered youth soccer, flag football, basketball and t-ball league, youth dance and family music, adult leagues and partnerships including volleyball, corn hole, and boot hockey. Huge turn out at fall festival- over 1100 participants- it was very well advertised on social media. Looking ahead to winter: Santa is coming on Dec. 2nd to the community center. Job posting for warming house attendants- hoping to hire about 10 or as many as needed. Skating lessons are coming back- with adult classes too! Plans to add a youth dungeons and dragons program and day out of school programs and field trips. Hoping for a Valentine's day bingo event and St Patrick's day community celebrations. Next summer: North metro adult sports league- kickball tournament and ultimate frisbee tournaments. Hoping to add more (pickleball and volleyball). Considering expanding explore more daycamp program- increasing capacity to have more kids and restructuring staffing model to adhere more to child development levels in curriculum. Hoping to offer a leader in training program (12-14 year old group- learning leadership skills). Considering pausing the explore park programs to use staff resources to better support the youth at the community center in explore more program. Also thinking about a mobile recreation program (rec-on-the-go)- bringing recreation programs out to the community (apartments or parks). Hoping to move into a staffing model where younger staff can learn from more experienced staff. Festival in the park committee is donating $750 for scholarships for summer explore more program. B. Public Works — Don This time of the year the focus in the parks is a lot of leaf management. The arborist is continuing to work with residents and the contractor on diseased trees. The city continues to send out the letters to residents notifying of diseased trees- the first part of the letters were the diseased ash trees and now the diseased oak tree residents are getting letters. There are no grants to help homeowners pay, but the city finance department can help set up a payment plan or the homeowner can elect to have it put on their taxes if they need help paying.