Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Packet 4-26-2007

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c.) Meeting with City Council — On April 2, 2007 the annual meeting between the Commission and the City Council was conducted. Commissioner Kunz, Kroeger, Aukee attended this meeting. The list of topics that were discussed include: *Oakwood Park plan *Improving ball fields *Attendance on YMCA Advisory Committee with regard to time *How does the Commission fit in with operation of the MVCC? *Does the City Council think we should attend more city council meetings? In mass? *Representative on BBC Committee? d.) Hillview Playground Equipment - The 2007 budget has $3 8,000 allocated for the replacement of the playground equipment at Hillview Park. The Commissioners were encouraged to visit the park to determine replacement needs. The Commission has requested to review the original proposed Oakwood playground at this meeting. Staff will present the plans that were originally put together for Oakwood Park as requested by the Commission. Some of the Commission members thought this design might be a good fit for Hillview Park. e.) Parks Promotional Video — A suggestion has been made to re -execute the parks video in the summer when there is activity (softball, baseball, etc) going on. 6. New Business: a.) Park Improvement Plan - Draft Budgets for 2008 are due at the end of June. The Park Improvement Plan should be reviewed and updated. The Commission may want to consider conducting a "Park Tour Meeting". A list of City Parks to visit and a date to conduct the tour should be determined. 7. Commissioner/Staff Reports: a) County Road 10 Trailway Project: Segments 9&10 Project Update — Contracts for this project have been executed. The City has issued a notice to the contractor to proceed. Work on the trailway should begin shortly. b) Groveland Building Replacement Project — Staff met with TKDA and various inspectors on Friday, April 20th. There were some issues with the lights and some power problems along with a lock that would not function properly. TKDA is putting together a punch list for Staff to review later this week. The contractor is scheduled to finish the touch up grading and complete the seed / sod by mid May. The landscaping will be done by an Eagle Scout candidate shortly after. c) Tree Preservation & Landscaping Ordinance — The City has placed an article in the May/June Edition of the Mounds View Matters seeking public input on this topic (included in packet). This will be placed on a future City Council Work Session Agenda for further discussion. d) The YMCA Advisory Committee Meeting Update — The committee met on April 2, 2007. The Agenda has been included in the information packet e) Greenfield Baseball Field - The Commission wanted to know the cost of an artificial turf pitchers mound for Greenfield Park. That cost has been determined to be $4,000.00 (includes shipping).