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Parks
and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes
February 6, 2007
Present:
Brodt Lenz, Jacobson, Johnson, Kamrath, Kruzel, Pederson, Ristow, Stark,
Willmus
Absent:
None
Staff:
Brokke
- Introductions/Roll Call/Public Comment
- Approval of Minutes – December 5, 2006 Meeting
- Commission Recommendation: Minutes of the December 5,
2006 meeting were unanimously approved.
- Department Review
- Staff shared a variety of upcoming programs and
encouraged the community to get involved. Picnic shelter reservations
and spring summer program registrations are now being taken. Roseville Parks and Recreation is providing a wide range of services to a broad scope of
the community. Staff highlighted the Leader in Training program, tree
and shrub sale, Rosefest Parade, Arts at the OVAL, skating school
daytime program, non-school day trips, home and garden show and summer
job opportunities.
- January 6th, 2007 Retreat Discussion
- The general notes of the commission annual retreat were
highlighted by Chair Johnson and staff. Discussion followed and it was
decided that individual topics would be added to future commission
agendas as appropriate.
- Commission
Recommendation: To add individual topics to future meetings as
appropriate.
- HANC Planning Committee
- Staff explained the process and makeup of the HANC
planning committee and that the City Council, at their January 29th,
2007 meeting authorization staff to work with the Parks and Recreation
Commission to form a committee with Commissioner Jacobson as the lead.
The City Council also appointed Council Member Ihlan as a
representative to the committee. It was further explained that the
committee makeup includes two Parks and Recreation Commissioners and
Commissioner Jacobson asked for volunteers. After discussion
Commissioner Willmus and Brodt-Lenz volunteered. Commissioner Stark
suggested that the Grass Lake Watershed District be represented.
Commissioners asked if Stark was a member of the Grass Lake Watershed
District, and if he would be willing to fill that need, he indicated
that he would be interested and would discuss it with the Grass Lake
Watershed District at their next meeting.
- Commission
Recommendation: Appointed Commissioner Willmus, Brodt Lenz and
Stark as representatives on the HANC planning committee.
- 2007 Park Improvement Projects (PIP)
- Staff reviewed the detailed list of the 2007 park
improvement projects that were included in the packet. Staff clarified
that the total proposed projects included $210,000, $35,000 more than
what is in the 2007 budget. Two project estimates that total $35,000
each are the bleacher/satellite pads and the Skating Center basement addition. Staff sought input from the commission on which project should be a
higher priority. After discussion it was suggested that the basement
addition should not be overlooked because this is the only time that it
can be reasonably done. If the funding needs to come from PIP it was
suggested that the bleacher/satellite project is delayed before the
skating center basement.
- Commissioner Ristow questioned the need to fence the
fields at the Central Park Dale Street Athletic fields. It was
explained that this is a project that was proposed by the Roseville
Area Youth Football Association several years ago and has been in the
planning and fundraising stages. The process to get to the point of
fencing the field involved the neighbors, affiliated groups, and
approval of the concept plan by the City Council. Staff explained that
the purpose and intent of fencing the fields is to have the ability to
take them out of service when needed, i.e., such as wet gounds,
additional maintence at certain times for such tasks as
seeding/fertilizing/aeriating in order to allow time for recovery. Much
discusion took place on this item and it was suggested that when the
fields are fenced, they should be open the majority of the time for
people to use and that a positive public education process be in place
when the fields are taken out of service.
- Commission
Recommendation: Motion by Pederson, second by Kamrath to approve
the Park Improvement Plans (PIP) as presented. Motion passed
unanimously.
- Director’s Report
- A Porsche Club Car Show is being planned for Rosefest
on Sunday June 24, 2007 in Central Park at the Dale Street Field site.
The cars would be on the grass fields, weather permitting.
- City Manager Bill Malinen began his duties on January
8th and has been getting around to the Commissions to introduce
himself. He has a conflict tonight meeting with the City Council
discussion norms. Bill was at the volunteer appreciation dinner and was
introduced to the volunteers and spoke briefly to them.
- Staff is moving forward with developing an RFP to
conduct a feasibility study on geothermal technology as it relates to
the Roseville Skating Center.
- Staff is in the process of planning Rosefest 2007, any
suggestions from Commissioners and the general public are welcome.
- Bids are due March 1st, 2007 for the Skating Center project (front entry and restroom addition). It is anticipated that the results
will be brought to the City Council on March 12th, 2007.
- Other
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Indicated that he will be out of town and will not make the
March 6, 2007 meeting
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Thanked Commissioner Jacobson for all the efforts he has given
to the Commission and specifically the Roseville Skating Center in a time of extreme need.
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Commented on the large turnout at the volunteer appreciation
night on such a cold night. She thanked the Olive Garden and their staff for
their generosity to prepare, serve and donate the food for the event. She also
thanked the Parks and Recreation staff for coordinating the event and being
there to serve.
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Encouraged all to attend the Arts at the OVAL event on March 24
& 25 and sign up to be greeters at the door for one hour. She will have a
sign up sheet at the March meeting.
- Meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lonnie Brokke
Parks and Recreation Director
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