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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION <br />6:30 P.M. I SEPTEMBER 26, 2024, 1 MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL <br />MEETING MINUTES MOUNDS VIEW <br />1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:30 PM <br />2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Anderson, Arel, Vie, *LuRdbeFg, Palm, *Mft, Wake Wiesner <br />Staff: Peterson I Thomas I Szurek *to be absent <br />3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Wake Wiesner. Motion Passed 4-0 <br />4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 22, 2024: Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner, 2nd by Arel. Motion <br />Passed 4-0 <br />5. PUBLIC INPUT <br />Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight's agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address. <br />Please limit your comments to three minutes. No residents present <br />6. STAFF REPORTS <br />A. Parks and Recreation - Andy: See attached report. Job openings for Front desk, Youth Development Staff and <br />Group Fitness Instructor. MVCC will be hosting day care opportunities for school release days in conjunction <br />with the MV school district. Community Resource Fair had over 900 attendees, 32 partner organizations, <br />served a meal to nearly 600 people. There was past discussion of not having the October PRF Commission <br />meeting so Commissioners could attend the Fall Festival at the MVCC. Motion by Wake Wiesner to cancel <br />October PRF Commission meeting, 2nd by Anderson. Motion Passed 4-0. <br />B. Public Works — Pete: See attached report. Anderson asked how often trees are marked in the city. The City <br />marks in August before the leaves turn color so it isn't questionable. Ash trees are marked in the spring and <br />summer. Oak wilt does affect red oak trees. White oak is resistant. The City arborist answers a lot of <br />questions that residents have while he's out in the field. Residents can take downed trees and brush to the <br />Ramsey County compost sites in Arden Hills or White Bear Lake locations with a driver's license to prove <br />residency. <br />7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br />A. Update Park System Master Plan — WSB Candace: See attached report. Need to consider area around <br />Woodcrest with higher income and lower density, but what impact would removing the playground have on the <br />neighborhood? WSB will have discussion and possible recommendations for us in the future. Some trail gaps <br />with bike lanes only on one side of the road. Silverview Park building has some cracking on the cinder blocks <br />and numerous items are not ADA compliant. We cannot do anything to improve these areas without going <br />over the 20% threshold for meeting current codes. So the City will have to consider when and how to replace <br />this building. What parameters are "rating" the parks' qualities? <br />8. NEW BUSINESS <br />A. Review 2025 Fee Schedule: Increase MVCC space rentals by about 3% per year into 2027. Field rentals <br />would move to the same rate system concerning three groups: Schools/Public Sector, Resident/Non-Profit, <br />Non -Resident. Oakwood rental is "per field." Tournament would be $100 per day in addition to the hourly field <br />rental. Do we need to have a field damage deposit? We could impose the $200 fee for Large Group Rental <br />(200+ people). Motion by Palm to recommend the proposed MVCC room rental fee changes and field <br />rental fee schedule changes to the City Council to include an additional $100 per day for tournaments <br />and $200 refundable damage deposit for field damage to the year 2027. 2nd by Wake Wiesner. Motion <br />Passed 4-0 <br />9. COMMISSIONER REPORTS: Music of the Knight this Saturday, September 28. Town Hall Oct. 21st from 6-8 PM <br />at MVCC <br />