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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packets - 2025/11/20PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. I NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025, 1 MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL _ MEETING AGENDA MOUND$ VIEW 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Bankston, Bosneag II, Lundberg, Palm, Mills, Wake Wiesner Staff: Peterson* I Szurek I Thomas *To be absent 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM October 29th, 2025, meeting 5. PUBLIC INPUT Citizens may speak about issues not on tonight's agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address. Please limit your comments to three minutes. 6. STAFF REPORTS A. Parks and Recreation — Thomas B. Public Works — Szurek 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Parks rules sign review- Szurek B. Cricket field use review- Guest Speaker & Thomas C. Parks pamphlet review -Thomas 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Forestry Annual Update — Brad Holt City Tree Inspector B. Review 2026 Calendar Meeting Dates C. Having a December 2025 Meeting Conversation 9. COMMISSIONER REPORTS 10. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS 11. Next Regular Commission Meeting: December 18th, 2025 12. ADJOURNMENT PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. I OCTOBER 30TH, 2025, 1 MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES MOUNDS VIEW 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:30 PM 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Bankston, *Besneag11, Lundberg, Palm, Mills, Wake Wiesner Staff: Pe+T Sen I Szurek I Thomas *To be absent 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Bankston. Motion Passed 6-0 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM: September 25th, 2025, meeting. Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner, 2nd by Lundberg. Motion Passed 6-0 5. PUBLIC INPUT: Citizens may speak about 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 shared information about the Weekly Food Distribution at MVCC starting on Sunday from 2:00-4:00 PM. Over 30 people have signed up to volunteer for the next couple of weeks! City Council is hoping to keep this available through the holidays. Information about food and housing resources will be available at City Hall and MVCC, and was distributed to local schools. 6. STAFF REPORTS A. Parks and Recreation — Thomas: See attached report B. Public Works — Szurek: See attached report. Rock wall and S-balance beam will be installed back at Greenfield Park in the next couple of weeks. Since the building at Greenfield Park has been frequently vandalized, could we have a talented local high school student or resident paint a mural on it to deter future vandalism? Something to consider for Spring! 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Zipline and Hodges Park update -Szurek: Paint names on them this spring! B. Staff still working on the proof for the Park and Recreation pamphlet, will revisit at the November 20th PRF meeting. C. Parks Rules Sign — Szurek: Update the sign so we don't have so many signs at park entrances. Add a QR Code that would link to the city park website. "For your safety and enjoyment, please be mindful of the following ordinance:" Include tobacco free park wording at the top. Add "For non -emergency maintenance concerns please call Public Works at: 763-717-XXXX. Flip the smaller print and larger print ideas so that the ordinance rules are at the bottom. Capitalize "Lewd Acts" (the A). 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Ice rink usage review 2024-2025 — Thomas: Reviewed rink usage numbers for the past few years to decide if we should keep the hours as is, reduce warming house hours, or use one rink attendant to open and close both warming houses. We can't predict the weather to know how to hire for these positions. Keep staffing as is for this year and promote the good ice days (get Barney, Dino, and Hope involved to promote good ice days on social media). Can we provide a free skate swap at the start of the season and have left over skates available for use at the buildings. If they are taken, they were free, so no worries. B. Cricket usage of Silverview ballfields — Thomas: There have been games played at Silverview and we are seeing wear -and -tear on the fields. Do we want to continue to pursue providing cricket fields in MV? If so, how can we mitigate the wear -and -tear? Do teams have to use Silverview? (the leagues love the 2 field options at Silverview), but they could use Hillview. Can they move the direction of "the pitch," could they move it throughout the games to rotate the usage? Can they do it all on the aglime? YES! we should try to provide a field for this sport. If we provide the mat would that open up other sports to expect we provide field equipment for them? We provide soccer and lacrosse goals, drag and stripe fields, and pay to shutdown and reseed fields that have too much turf damage. What are other cities doing and providing? Maybe invite someone from the cricket league to come and speak. Direct Staff to learn more about the options for field size and wear -and - tear prevention. 9. COMMISSIONER REPORTS: Bronson and the splash pad parking lot has received the finished coat of asphalt! Great turnout for the Fall Festival!! Fitness court usage? City Staff say it is being used all the time. Do we get tracking numbers on usage from BCBS? They should send some information to Don Peterson at Public Works. There is a problem with geese pooping and staining the court. We could put up a short fence that might deter geese from coming into the space. On Veterans' Day at 2:00 PM there will be a ceremony to dedicate the Veterans portion of the Tribute Park. The Park Steering Committee held its first meeting. Vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4th at MVCC for all precincts. 10. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS 11. Next Regular Commission Meeting: November 20th, 2025 (one week early). 12. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Palm to adjourn at 7:58 PM, 2nd by Bankston. Item No. 6A PARKS & RECREATION MEMORANDUM To: Parks & Recreation & Forestry Commissioners From Andy Thomas — Parks & Recreation Superintendent Date: November 20th, 2025 RE: Parks & Recreation Staff Report The following is a synopsis of recent activities and events of the Parks & Recreation Department. Building and Operations • Open positions o Ice Rink attendant and Front Desk staff • New leg press in the fitness center. Programs Winter Brochure will come out at the end of the month. North Suburban Holiday Light Map is back for 2025! Partnership with New Brighton, Mounds View, Little Canada, Arden Hills, Roseville and Columbia Heights. See Facebook or the website for the link to sign up. Youth Programs o Parent's Night Out — Enjoy a night out while your kids have a great time. • Once a month until May. o That Girl Studio — New program starting in January for girls 12-17 years old. Focus on fun crafts and creating content. o Letters to Santa — There will be a special mailbox at the Community Center. Kids can write a letter to Santa and get a letter in return. Registration required. o Thanksgiving 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament — November 24th o Birthday Party Packages starting in 2026 — Multiple different packages available. Adult and Senior Programs o Silver Ukes — December 8th o Coffee and Canvas — First Thursday of every month. o Adult Volleyball league — Winter starts January 12. Mounds View teams are full. o Pickleball has returned for the winter. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 8am-11 am. Rentals • Gym o Centennial Basketball Association M-W evenings. o Lots of interest in additional volleyball rentals. Trying to balance rentals and open gym availability. o Most Sundays rented in November and December. • Event Center o 2026 is starting to fill up. Half Saturdays are booked and only a few Summer dates remain. 11Page Parks & Recreation Staff Report Community Events • Turkey Bingo o Had 80 people attend bingo on Sunday, November 16tn Upcoming Events • Holiday Tree Lighting • Paws & Claus • Operation Joy TRCC'.ICHMG FRIDAY, DECEMBP STB MEET SA!YTA STARTS AT 4PM HOT COCOA TQEE LIGHTING BONFIRES AT SPM ARID MOREI 1. a1 14d MY 11Au PAU nr+ December 5tn 4:00-7:00pm December 7tn 1:00-3:00pm December 17tn ?AWS CLAU*S DEC 7TH @ LAMBERT PAR: t r. $10 PER PUP REGISTER ONLINE! 2 1 P a g e Item No. 6B MEMORANDUM To: Parks & Recreation & Forestry Commissioners From: Pete Szurek — Public Works Superintendent Date: November 20th, 2025 RE: Public Works Staff Report The following is a synopsis of recent activities and events of the Public Works Department. (2.5 fulltime Park Workers) worked on the following items since November 1st, 2025. Parks Maintenance • Leaf mulching and leaf removal at all parks, litter pick up before mowing • Tribute Park, finish grading and dormant seeding will occur if the weather holds out. Final flag spotlight installations, spotlight aiming and control programming occurred this week. • Dog off leash areas at Lambert Park and Hillview Park will be closed in December Forestry Staff worked on the following items last month: • Several resident phone consults and site visits • Contractor meets and calls • Planter boxes fall cleanouts (vegetation removals) • Tree sale planning and paperwork Oakwood Park drainage easement summer storm damage tree cleanup 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 • (Winberg Companies) completed forb dormant seed planting • Three new Balsom Fir trees planted City Hall Campus • Splash pad winterizing • Shade canopy removals • Santa house construction • Winter lights hanging Groveland Park: • Leaf Mulching and trash and litter checks 1IPage Public Works Staff Report Greenfield Park: • Leaf Mulching and trash and litter checks • Batting cage net removal Some rough cutting Painting ballfield storage building, graffiti on two sides of the building U.11........ 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