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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packets - 2025/02/27PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. I FEBRUARY 27, 2026, 1 MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING AGENDA MOUNDS VIEW 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Bankston, Bosneag II, Lundberg, Palm, Mills, Wake Wiesner City Council: Lindstrom, Gunn, Meehlhause, Clark, Smith Staff: Zikmund, Peterson Szurek i Thomas. *to be absent 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 23, 2025 5. SPECIAL BUSINESS A. Joint Meeting with City Council — Review the Draft 2040 Park System Master Plan S. 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. 7. STAFF REPORTS A. Parks and Recreation - Andy B. Public Works — Pete 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Fence quote for lacrosse field — Pete 9. NEW BUSINESS A. None 10. COMMISSIONER REPORTS 11. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS 12. Next Regular Commission Meeting: March 27th. 2025 13. ADJOURNMENT PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. E JANUARY 23, 2025, 9 MOUNDS VIEW CITY BALL MEETING MINUTES MO VIEW 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:30 PM 2. SPECIAL BUSINESS A. Oath of Office for Re -Appointed Commissioner Mills by Don Peterson B. Oath of office for Appointed Commissioner Bankston by Don Peterson C. Oath of office for Appointed Commissioner Bosneag II by Don Peterson 3. ROLL CALL: Commissioners:Arel, Bankston, Bosneag 11, Lundberg*, Palm, Mills, Wake Wiesner Staff: Peterson I Thomas I Szurek *to be absent 4, APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Mills. Motion Passed 6-0 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 21, 2024: Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner, 2nd by Arel. Motion Passed 6-0 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. Council Member Julie Clark had residents asking if we rent out our hockey rinks. It is not on our fee schedule. Don Peterson says there has been hesitation in the past for renting the rinks because you cannot guarantee the weather and condition of the ice. Is there any City liability if there is an injury due to faulty ice. Coon Rapids rents out outdoor ice. Commission recommends coaches contact Andy at MVCC. The city does not flood the rinks much after mid -February. i. VOTE ON COMMISSION CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY: Nomination by Wake Wiesner, 2nd by Palm to nominate Commissioner Arel as Chair. Motion Passed 6-0. Motion by Palm, 2nd by Mills to nominate Commissioner Wake Wiesner as Vice Chair. Motion Passed 6-0. Motion by Wake Wiesner, 2nd by Mills to nominate Commissioner Palm as Secretary. Motion Passed 6-0. 8. STAFF REPORTS A. Parks and Recreation - Andy - See attached report. B. Public Works — Pete - See attached report C. Council Member Meehlhause - Has been the Council liaison to the Commission for 8 years. Now Council Member Julie Clark will be the new liaison. His advice: don't let the balance of the Park Dedication Fund prevent the Commission from bringing an idea forward to the City Council. 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Park System Master Plan — Review Concept Plans and Open House Date Thursday. Feb 6, 2025 at the Community Center from 6-8 PM. Which version of Silverview Park would we like presented? Concept 2. Do we have any opportunities for turfing and partner with the school district for various sports and activities. Concerns about the pollinator field at Groveland near the ball field with families and snacks nearby. In reality it is an infiltration basin, but is not necessarily planned as a pollinator field with plantings. 10. NEW BUSINESS A. Adding a lacrosse field to Silverview Park and taking down soccer goals, Memo- Thomas: MVI Lacrosse want to rent Silverview Park soccer field and have it painted as a lacrosse field from April 1 st through July 30th. Permanent goals would need to be removed, but if we need to rent the field for soccer, we have some moveable goals to put in. MVI provided their own goals last year, but we could consider purchasing goals in the future for other rentals. Need to consider missed balls hit into the drive in and the south parking lot spaces. The Commission is okay with the use, but directed Staff to inquire about the distance between the field and the parking lot, and if there were any ball/car issues last year, and get a price for a fence beyond the goal before the parking lot. Motion by Palm, 2nd by Bankston to move forward with the repurposing of the field for lacrosse depending on any concerns from the distance to the parking lot and ball/car impact. Resident at 7980 Fairchild Ave concerned about the comment on this repurposing deterring pickup tournaments. Palm clarified that in the past organizations have had games and tournaments without reserving the fields and paying for renting for upkeep. Resident has concern about the BIPOC community that may play on the field as family and friend groups being deterred from playing at the fields. Wake Wiesner clarified family and friend pickup games are not the concern, we want the parks to be used; but specific team games and tournaments that are not reserved. Motion Passed 6-0. B. Story board trail sample & verbal report -Szurek: Ramsey County Library has about 20 different stores to put up. Direct Staff to ask if there are story boards in different languages and try to get some if possible. Could have a story book walk for a couple hours on a given day, or at the pop-up park events. Maybe just around the trail at different parks throughout the summer. Also from the Community Center to the Splash Pad, from the library to Silverview Park during the Festival in the Park. Do we need to plan out a calendar of stories, dates, times, and locations? C. Review 2025 Park Commission Meeting Calendar: March date is Spring Break, Many of us usually miss the July meeting, and the October date is the Fall Festival. Motion by Arel, 2nd by Wake Wiesner to move the July meeting to July 31st (fifth Thursday), and October meeting to October 30th (fifth Thursday), leaving the rest of the meetings scheduled as is. Motion Passed 6-0. 11. COMMISSIONER REPORTS: New commissioners thanked the existing members for their past work. Tribute Park Update: The City Council moved forward with the plan at the January 13th meeting. The SBM Fire Department donated $50K to the park. Fundraising and brick sales are open. Bricks are $250 and the are brochures and ordering online. 12. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS 13. Next Regular Commission Meeting: February 27, 2025 joint meeting with City Council 14. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn by Palm at 8:15 PM Item No. 6A MOUNDitSWE-W PARKS & RECREATION MEMORANDUM To: Parks & Recreation & Forestry Commissioners From: Andy Thomas — Parks & Recreation Superintendent Date: February 27th, 2025 RE: Parks & Recreation Staff Report The following is a synopsis of recent activities and events of the Parks & Recreation Department. Building & Operations o Ice rinks are closed for the season. o Field reservations have been processed and now open to general public. Programs • Summer Brochure will be mailed out early March • Summer o Explore More Registration is open — Slightly ahead of last year YTD o Summer Youth League registration open — 40 registrations o Rec on the Go — New program in collaboration with Arden Hills. cOn COMING TO YOUR PARK... o REC ON THE GO! tv%)aia as this slower at are of 0er FREE ZEE ON THE 60 sites! 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W..& r— 04 kin thllc,attention fitai. ae..t'"i—A. fa..f re th after de .ekide Ws wiled tip site E0 TO REGISTER, SCAN THE , QR CODE OR CALL: ■ (763)717-4040 • Spring o Middle School 3 on 3 tournament — March 26 o Teen after school at the CC — good participation o Youth Basketball clinics — Saturdays 26 participants 1IPage Parks & Recreation Staff Report Upcoming Community Events • St. Patrick's Day Bash • Senior Resource Fair — March 26th 9:00am—12:00pm o Free admission — Community Center — 12 vendors Reports Revenue YTD LY YTD Park Rental $ 5,360.00 $ 4,335.00 Recreation Programs $ 15,169.00 $ 19,453.00 Event Center $ 34,093.00 $ 26,827.00 Gym & Meeting Rental $ 4,877.00 $ 7,332.00 I Open Gym $ 11,874.00 $ 12,244.00 Misc $ 2,158.50 $ 451.00 Transaction Fees $ 1,610.33 $ - Total $ 75,141.83 $ 70,642.00 2 1 P a g e Item No. 6B MEMORANDUM To: Parks & Recreation & Forestry Commissioners From: Pete Szurek— Public Works Superintendent Date: February 27th, 2025 RE: Public Works Staff Report The following is a synopsis of recent activities and events of the Public Works Department. (2 fulltime Park Workers, no Arborist and 0 seasonal workers) worked on the following items since February. 1, 2025. Parks Maintenance • Flooding, sweeping and clearing of snow from the rinks (generally once a day M-F 6-7AM) • Chipping Silverview Disc Golf trail • Snow removal / plowing • Public Works office: remodeling, painting, moving furniture, cleaning, hole filling, door painting ect, • Trash and litter pickup, Mondays and Fridays Forestry Staff worked on the following items this last month: Resident phone consults and site visits, (Responding to a few calls a week, several private resident diseased tree removals left from the 2024 marking) Contractor meets and calls • Tree sale planning, scheduling and meetings The following is the List of Parks and projects / maintenance activities ongoing or planned this year.. Current updates are in black text, and updates from the previous two -month period are in grey. Ardan Park • Pond dredging and invasives removals project (Winberg Companies) • Sweeping pile removal activities (Winberg Companies) • Grading, planting , stump treatment, stump trimming after the frost in the ground is out City Hall Campus • Trail gate installation off Edgewood Dr. on trial near splash pad (Spring 2025) 11Page Groveland Park: • Trash and litter pick up • Some snow removal Greenfield Park: • Trash and litter pick up • Some snow removal Hillview Park: • Ice rink maintenance • Trash and litter pickup • Some snow removal Lambert Park • Ice rink maintenance • Trash and litter pickup • Some snow removal Oakwood Park • Trash and litter pickup Locked soccer goals for winter storage Hodges Park • Some snow removal • Trash and litter pickup Silver View Park • Buckthorn removal • Deadfall log hauling • Woodchip spreading • Trash and litter pickup Woodcrest Park • Trash and litter checks Community Center, Public Works Shop and City Hall Greenspaces • Some snow removal • Trash and litter pickup Public Works Staff Report 21 Page Quote Century Fence Company 14839 Lake Dr NE Forest Lake, MN SS025 ONTURY FENCE COMPANY SINCE 1917 THE MARK OF PERMANENCE Quote To: Project Location: Quote #: 27354 Pete Szurek Silverview Park Quote Date:1/28/2025 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2466 BRONSON DR MOUNDS VIEW, MN 55112 Description 6' TALL OPTION Furnish and install 130 LF of 6 Foot high galvanized chain link fence. 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