HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMISSION_MINUTES_2004-03-18Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes
March 18, 2004
Meeting Called to order:
1. Roll Call:
Present: Kroeger, Kunz, Long, Silvis, Kunza, Edmond, Steeves, McIntyre,
Dazenski, Lee
Absent:
2. Approval of December 18, 2003 Meeting Minutes:
Acknowledge there are no minutes from the February 26, 2004 meeting.
The video tape for this meeting was not available for review / minute taking
3. Unfinished Business:
a) Facility Guide Update- Staff is working with the YMCA for making
revision to the draft. Additional pictures are still needed. The draft should
be ready to present back to the Commissioners at the April meeting.
• Little discussion, waiting for the guide to review.
b) Park Usage Survey / Data Collection — A request for volunteers to assist
the city in collecting information and filling out the Park Usage
Observation Sheet was placed in the March / April addition of the Mounds
View Matters. The observation sheet along with a guidance information
printed on the back are available at City Hall and on the City's WEB site.
At of this date no requests for the sheets have been made.
• Nothing new to report
c) Community Survey —Shari Kunza has developed a draft questioner to be
included in the May/June addition of the Mounds View Matters.
• Kunza will make a couple minor revisions and send it to Lee. Lee will
have it published in the May / June edition of the Mounds View
Matters.
d) Garbage Hauler Donation Fund —All residential haulers in Mounds View
were contacted. The City has received a total of four responses at this time
— three in favor of the program, one opposed. Attached is summary of the
responses.
• Letter was sent out to four residential haulers
• 3 were in favor of donation program, one was not
• Include program in "New Resident Package" only
• No further action needed
• Check with the Finance Department later this year to review this
program
e) YMCA Committee Update — The YMCA Advisory Committee met on
March 1, 2004.
Agenda was in the packet
Report will be out at the end of March
f) Groveland Park Building Replacement. — The Cormnissioners made a
motion to recommend developing constructions plans. This issue has been
placed on the May 3, 2004 City Council Work Session Agenda.
• The usage of the building was explained by Dazenski
• Dazenski also described the condition of the building
• No Build scenario was discussed
• These were former over flow class rooms
• Start design process
• Present case to the City Council on April 5`h (later moved to the May
3rd)
Motion to direct staff to remove Ramdom Building replacement beyond the City's
5 -year Capital Improvement Program: I ioeger
2"d: Long
Passed 5 to 1
g) Lakeside Lions Park Parking Lot — Update is attached
• City Council recommended a new design option (Option No. 4 —
modified by adding 4 more feet). Stripe as option no. 3. The
Commission concurred
h) Greenfield Ballfield Reservations
An email was attached
Thee was a issue of a coach not satisfied with the City policy for
reserving fields
The Commission indicated a desire to keep the reservation policy as is
and that this particular coach needs to apply sooner.
4. New Business:
Commission inquired as to the status of the Lakeside Lions
Park Fishing Pier. Staff will contact Spring Lake Park. SLP
was administrating the financing.
Commissioner/Staff Reports
Announce Vacant Seat — Deadline to apply is 4:30pm April 19, 2004.
6. Request for future agenda items/other business
Possible Items for April 22nd Agenda
• Commissioners indicated that they would like to meet with the City
Forester.
Next regular scheduled meeting will be April 22, 2004.
Motion to adjourn: Long
2 d: Silvis
Motion passed unanimously
Respectfully submitted by:
Greg Lee