HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-26-2023 PRF Minutes PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION
6:30 P.M. I JANUARY 26, 2023 I MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL _
MEETING MINUTES MouNDS VIEW
1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:30 PM
2. SPECIAL BUSINESS
A. Oath of Office for Re-Appointed Commissioner Palm - by Don Peterson
B. Oath of office for Appointed Commissioner Lundberg- by Don Peterson
C. Vote on Commission Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary: Motion by Palm to appoint Gerald
Arel as Chairperson, 2nd by Mills. Motion by Palm to appoint Laura Wake Wiesner as
Vice Chairperson, 2nd by Lillemo. Motion by Lillemo to appoint Cindy Palm as
Secretary 2nd by Lundberg. Motion Passed 6-0
3. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Anderson, Arel, Lillemo, Lundberg, Mills, Palm, *Wake
Wiesner Commissioners Appointed- Need Oath of Office — Re-appointment — Palm
New Appointment— Lundberg
Staff: Peterson I Thomas *to be absent
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Arel. Motion Passed 6-0.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 17, 2022: Motion to approve by Mills, 2nd by
Lillemo. Motion Passed 5-0 Arel abstain.
6. 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
7. STAFF REPORTS
A. Parks and Recreation -Andy: See attached report. Seeking positions for Front Desk,
Facilities Maintenance, and Custodial Staff. Seasonal Summer positions also open.
Memberships and Daily Admissions are up in 2022 from 2021. Festival in the Park
Committee donated $691 worth of scholarships to be given out for the Explore More
Program. Fee change update: Very little negative feedback from customers. 50/50 split for
residents/non-residents for Event Center changes. Revenue up in 2022 from 2021-
especially in park building rentals.
B. Public Works — Don: See attached report. Snow removal, ice rink flooding, roof raking.
Winter equipment repairs and maintenance. Salt applications. Getting some equipment
delivered for Greenfield Park. Woodcrest Park will have the contractor come in and start
cleaning out the wetland to get storm water to flow better.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Update on Park Recreation Programs —Angie Gornick: See attached report. Coordinating
with neighboring communities to share resources and provide shared programming to fill
programs instead of having to cancel due to lack of enrollment. Sending out monthly youth
program newsletters. How do we get info about MVCC programs out to the local
schools? Since MVSchools uses "PeachTree" to communicate to families, anything that
MVCC has that might be similar for competing participation with Community Ed would not
be allowed. Suggestion-attend school library nights and have a table to advertise classes.
Are we getting a diverse population of participation? We are not currently collecting
demographic data. Something to consider looking at in the future, maybe even add a racial
identification question to the registration to record that data in the future.
B. Review of Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission — Role and Duties:
Commissioners should review and bring back questions next meeting if necessary.
C. Review of City Parks: Ellie Lillemo came forward to ask that the purple dinosaur from
Random Park come back to a playground. Need to change the name of Random Park to
Hodges Park. Need to also consider maintenance of wetland area near Medtronic and area
south of Arden Park. Need to fix Parks and Amenities page in the next Park and Rec
Program Guide. Winter edition is grossly inaccurate.
D. Review of Park Dedication Fund — Park Improvement Plan/Projects, Budget Balance:
REVIEW for next meeting
E. Community Center Expansion: See attached updates for proposed expansion-difference of
Weight Room/Fitness Center versus Senior Center on the first versus second floor. One up,
one down. Estimated $33M project. Looking at funding options to get bonding permission
from the MN State Legislature in order to bring a vote to residents to add a .5%-1.5% sales
tax within City Limits to build in 2025. Tax increase would be a bond, so have an ending
date like school bonds work. Consider putting amenities in the MVCC expansion that would
attract visitors from other communities because we have something that nearby
communities does not have (instead of indoor pool or indoor playground, what else can we
add that's different and would attract visitors?)
10. COMMISSIONER REPORTS: Hillview Park rink has the best ice! Need a taller coach for
RevSports.
11. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS
12. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn at 7:48PM by Palm, 2nd by Lillemo Motion Passed 6-0
Next Regular Commission Meeting: February 23, 2023