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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 7:00 P.M. I JUNE 27 ,2024 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, Palm, Mills, Wake Wiesner Staff: Peterson I Thomas I Szurek *to be absent 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Mills. Motion Passed 5-0 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 23, 2024: Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner, 2nd by Lundberg. 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. STAFF REPORTS A. Parks and Recreation -Andy: See attached report: Interviewing for an additional event host. Plan to improve carpet and paint Hodges Park building when not being used. Working on partnership with Arden Hills for programming. Fall Youth League registrations are open until end of July. NEW: Walk in the Park 8:30am on July 20th at Tony Schmidt Park in Arden Hills, and August 3rd at Silver View Park. Lillemo present at 6:36 PM B. Public Works— Pete: See attached report: Lambert and Hillview Parks now have bag and waste receptacles as well as doors with latches at the off-leash dog areas in the hockey rink spaces. Lots of money going into the SplashPad for parts that are wearing out. Staff is trying to stay on top of it with next-day delivery whenever possible. Public Works has some regular parts on hand, but are learning about other parts that are wearing out more often so they can handle the maintenance more expeditiously. Staff is having to replace poop bags often. Suggestion to put up a mailbox on a post for people to donate their plethora of plastic bags. Also, promote the off-leash areas on Social Media. Need to work on drainage at home plate at Greenfield Park. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Community Garden— Resident Input: Timothy David Wood @ Sherwood Road is a Master Gardener. Planned space that is more about a community than a garden. What is a community? Shared space, common interest, social cohesion and cultural practices. Types: Allotment, Cooperative, Edible Garden (Fridley). Willing to provide classes and workshops. How can we move this forward to a Farmers' Market? How many Master Gardeners are in MV? Tim knows of a few. Jennifer Hagen @ Groveland Road. Experience with natural plantings and pollinator plants. Suggests a possible location north of the ballfields. She and her children enjoy picking and snacking while checking out some gardens as an edible garden. Sovady Huston @ Woodlawn Drive. Experience in program management. Willing to look at the different types of Community Gardens and the pros and cons for each type as well as hybrid options. How do we set up the space to be flexible to changing needs of the community. Looking to the Commission for the "buy-in," the space, and to spread the word. Consider the WSB Master Plan Committee's desire to promote wellness in the community thought this option. Commission likes the idea of this being a grassroots effort and community members kickstarting the idea. Also need input from WSB Master Plan Committee. Build a foundation and then grow the program. Eagle Scout projects can include building raised garden beds.