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ii <br /> PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION <br /> 7:00 P.M. I MAY 23 ,2024 I MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL <br /> MEETING MINUTES MOUND$ VIEW <br /> S. CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 PM <br /> 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Anderson, Arel, Lillemo, Lundberg, Palm, Mi-11s, Wake Wesner <br /> Staff: Peterson I Thomas I Szurek *to be absent <br /> 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm. 2nd by Lundberg. Motion Passed 5-0 <br /> 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 25, 2024: Motion to approve by Lillemo, 2nd by Arel. Motion Passed 5-0 <br /> 5. PUBLIC INPUT <br /> Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight's agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and <br /> address. Please limit your comments to three minutes. No residents present. <br /> 6. STAFF REPORTS <br /> A. Parks and Recreation -Andy: See attached report: Fully staffed for summer programs. Searching for a <br /> fitness instructor. Summer hours change on Tuesday May 28. Hired two Activity and Inclusion <br /> Specialists to help with programming for children with special needs. What can we do to have better <br /> drainage for Oakwood fields and playground?A group is using the field on Saturdays without renting it <br /> and they are painting their own lines, which is confusing city staff. They are also leaving a bunch of <br /> garbage around the park. City Staff is trying to connect with them to provide direction. July is Parks <br /> and Rec Month so there will be some advertising of parks and programming. We are overdue for a <br /> new park video! <br /> B. Public Works— Pete: See attached report. Splashdown will open tomorrow! There is a group that is <br /> moving a volleyball court and posting a VB net in the grass, wearing down the fields, and then moving <br /> to a different field. Adding latching doors for Lambert and Hillview ice rinks to close off entrances; and <br /> • provide doggie poop bags with a garbage can. <br /> 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> A. Ball Field Improvements— IBL 18x18 Shed Request: Additional cost would be about $1000-1500 <br /> more. Motion by Lillemo to approve an 18' x 18' concrete slab at Silverview Park, for the shed to fit on <br /> including a drip line from the roof, resulting in a smaller than 18' x18' building. There needs to be a <br /> working agreement between the City and IBL, for regular maintenance of the building cost to IBL, and <br /> a rental fee for land use to be negotiated. 2nd by Palm. Motion Passed 5-0 <br /> B. Joint City Council / Park, Recreation/Forestry Commission Meeting, June 3, 2024, City Council Work <br /> Session —Topics: Future Funding Options, Community Center review over the last 3-years, future <br /> Community Center plans and inclusive playground location. Meeting at 6:00 PM. <br /> C. Park Tour—Select Park (s) for May Commission Meeting, to include tour of Public Works Facility, <br /> Lambert Park, and Hodges Park. Parks look pretty awesome! Lambert will need some wood chips and <br /> weed removal on the ball field. Some maintenance at Hodges Park around the building to level the <br /> concrete, and landscape around the sidewalk. Move the basketball hoop to the south side. Could use <br /> some paint on the outside and inside, and update the lighting, kitchen and bathrooms. Benches will be <br /> added to Hodges Park soon! <br /> 8. NEW BUSINESS <br /> A. Community Garden: Staff shared what other cities are doing including staff and budget. Possible <br /> • partnership with Edgewood Middle School to expand their gardens. Are there grant opportunities <br /> available? We would need a water source. Consider a rental fee schedule and a deposit to keep if the <br /> "renter" does not clean it up in the fall. Can residents who participate in a community garden establish <br /> some sort of association to police themselves? Some residents showed interest in a MVCC survey for <br />