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Home My WebLink About07-26-2012 Agenda and Packet PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. | JULY 26, 2012 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Kunz, Palm, Kroeger, Aukee, Peterson, Arel, Long Staff: Dazenski, DeBar | YMCA: Danielson 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. June 28, 2012 Meeting Minutes 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. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Public Information Meeting for Proposed County Road H Sidewalk Improvements 7. STAFF REPORTS A. YMCA B. Public Works 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Review Park Improvement Plan B. Review BBC Donations and Expenditure Status C. Recommend Irrigation and Baseball Field Improvements at Lambert Park D. Recommend Playground Improvements at Lambert Park 9. NEW BUSINESS None 10. COMMISSIONER REPORTS 11. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS A. Next Regular Commission Meeting: August 23, 2012 1. Recommend Ice Hockey and Skating Rink Improvements at Hillview Park 2. Discuss Trailway and Sidewalk System Plan 3. Review Municipal Code Chapter 909 (Parks & Recreation) 4. Discuss Seasonal Park Attendant 5. 6. 12. ADJOURNMENT PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. | JUNE 28, 2012 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:33 PM 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Kunz, Aukee, Peterson, Arel Staff: Dazenski, Debar | YMCA: Danielson 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Added Hillview Rink to Unfinished business and moved Playground Improvement discussion to after 8C. Motion by Arel to approve amended agenda, 2nd by Kunz. Motion Passed 4-0 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. June 28, 2012 Meeting Minutes. Motion by Arel to approve, 2nd by Peterson. Motion Passed 4-0 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. YMCA REPORT Numbers for park programs are good. Attendance is up 62% over last year. Programs are into the second week and going well. Timberwolves Clinic had 73 youth. Senior Picnic is scheduled for July 25th 11-1:00 pm Fall registration for soccer and other activities is now open and ends July 27th. Music in the Park – Attendance was between 80-100 with a wide demographic represented. Music in the Park continues the 3rd Thursday of July and August. Safety camp is scheduled for August 15-16th B. CITY STAFF REPORT Community center roof is nearing completion Shelter and park use is up, especially on weekends Lambert shelter was vandalized with graffiti; the individuals were apprehended and graffiti was removed Water fountain has been installed at Hillview Park and the sidewalk has been modified to meet ADA requirements Frequent trimming and spraying has been required more frequently as a result of the rainfall and heat Mowing and trimming of parks and athletic fields continues 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Discuss Trailway and Sidewalk System Plan: No action taken over the past month. Commissioners are encouraged to review the current document and provide feedback. B. Hillview Ice Rink Dimensions considered for the new rink is 70x150 and the rink could fit in the area north of the current rink, which is an unused part of the park today. There would also be minimal impact to the existing power/lighting poles. City staff will provide financials for this potential project for the July meeting Commissioner Palm joined the meeting at 7:15 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Review Proposed County Road H Sidewalk Improvements: City Staff to explore a share of the expense with the county for this project. Public input will be requested for the July Park, Recreation and Forestry Commission Meeting. B. Disbursement of the Bethlehem Baptist Church Mounds View Service Project Fund was provided. The breakdown is as follows. 1. Club Mid $6,000 2. Music In the Park $1,000 3. Festival in the Park $2,500 4. Y-Partners $1,000 5. Flooring/Furniture in Hillview and Groveland Park Shelters $3,000 6. Program Equipment $1,145 C. Playground Improvements at Lambert and Silverview Parks: A design was put together by GameTime for Lambert Park. The recommendation was put together based on the space provided. Commission will review the current design and an alternative design as well as the Park Improvement Plan to see where spending is budgeted for over the next few years for large budget items. 9. REPORTS A. Reports of Commission Members: 1. Peterson requested an update on the furnishings for Lambert – Indoor and outdoor furniture is ordered, but has not been delivered yet. The building is expected to be rentable in the near future. 10. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS A. Next Regular Commission Meeting: July 26, 2012 1. Review PIP & future budget items 2. Park Patrol 11. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn at 8:30 PM by Palm, 2nd by Kunz. Motion Passed 5-0. Mounds View Community Center / YMCA Program Update 1. Programs: Summer I Summer I 2011 2012 MVCC Full-Day Program 34 53 MVCC AM Half-Day 0 10 MVCC PM Half-Day 15 11 Extended Care AM 9 19 Extended Care PM 15 21 Summer Spectacular 31 40 Summer Extravaganza 38 Play Days in the Park- Monday 8 9 Play Days in the Park- Tuesday 12 13 Play Days in the Park- Wednesday 9 9 Play Days in the Park- Thursday 5 14 Disney Dance Camp 5 Pop Star Dance Camp 0 Hip Hop Dance Camp 2 Move N Groove 3 Tony Sanneh Soccer Clinic 1 Parent Child Tumbling 4 Tumbling Ages 3-5 8 4 Tumbling Ages 5-7 4 Little Kickers 16 Pottery Ages 3-5 0 Pottery 6-11 0 Totals 146 276 % Increase 89% 1. Swimming: Monday and Wednesday lesson are running 38 youth total for the summer!!! 2. Senior Picnic – Was great!! 3. Fall Program - We have begun production on Fall Programs!!! Summer Parks and Leagues 4. Fall Soccer Registration open: Fall soccer at 68% enrollment. 5. Summer Parks: Summer parks one more week!! Then we start Spectacular and Extravaganza. Community Events 6. Music in the Park – Ken Lehm 7. 5K Fun Run / Family Walk August 18th a. We have 15 registrations b. Music in the Park Aug. 16th!!! Building Happenings: June Adults Medtronic Youth Total Gym 20 15 Gym 30 50 Fitness Center 7 Fitness 1 8 Lobby 10 Lobby 76 45 Playland 8 Playland 5 7 July Adults Youth Total Gym 21 16 Gym 58 95 Fitness Center 12 Fitness 1 13 Lobby 8 Lobby 37 46 Playland 0 Playland 9 9 Event Center June-11 June-12 Full 7 11 57% Partial 5 21 320% July-11 July-12 Full 8 9 12.5% Partial 7 9 28% Other Business A. Safety Camp – Has been canceled this year due to low enrollment, proposed a new time frame and format for next year. B. Ashley Bendel – Promotion/New Position Park Maintenance Projects – Steve Dazenski 1. Groveland playground and volleyball court border timbers removed because of the condition they were in. Safety precaution. They will eventually be replaced with reverse curbing similar to our other playgrounds. It should be considered to omit the volleyball court at this time and perhaps select another more desirable spot for it other than right in front of the entrance. 2. Vandalism removal. Lambert, Hillview and Groveland. 3. Oakwood/Greenfield trail maintenance, culvert dug out and repaired, rip rap installed. 4. Downed and leaning tree removal, this was due to high winds. 5. Landscape bushes trimmed at several buildings. 6. Irrigation repairs. 7. Litter pick- up various parks. Silver View and Greenfield have been noticeably better! 8. Weed control, pulling, cutting and spraying. 9. Wood chipping every tree in every park. 10. Athletic field maintenance consisting of dragging, cutting and painting also game preps. 11. Hillview drinking fountain drain, vent and plumbing completed. 12. Re-chipping playgrounds with 200 yds. Of special chips this equates to 2 semi truck loads. 13. Fertilizing of all irrigated turf. 14. Working with contractors at MVCC, some roof related and mostly HVAC related. Upcoming suggested projects 1. Bridge removal at Greenfield. This bridge has been vandalized by partial destruction and burning many times. It is no longer safe. 2. Trim painting at Random park shelter. 3. Replace wood sheeting on Silver View park shelter with a maintenance free product. 4. Fire pit removal from City Hall Park. This pit is in rough condition, is rarely used and when the Safety Committee did a park inspection our Fire Marshal thought it should be removed because there was not a source of water to extinguish it. *Just an F.Y.I. the playgrounds that have sand in them attract sand wasps every year. The playgrounds with chips do not have this problem. I was watching the morning news several weeks ago and it was mentioned that the City of Minneapolis closed three of their parks because of sand wasps. They choose not to spray and tried other “natural deterrents” that did not work. We still have sand at City Hall, Lambert, half of Silver View, Groveland and Random. Each of the above named parks with the exception of Groveland has had numerous wasps and has been treated with chemicals that are safe to humans and pets when dry. Groveland is well shaded and the others are not and that leads me to suspect they prefer the hot sunny areas over the shaded ones.