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Parks
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Parks and Recreation
Commission Minutes
October 5, 2010
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PRESENT: Azer,
Doneen, Etten, D. Holt, M. Holt, Jacobson, Pederson, Ristow, Stark
ABSENT: Willmus
(notified staff prior to meeting)
STAFF: Brokke,
Anfang
1. INTRODUCTIONS/ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment
2. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES – AUGUST 3, 2010 MEETING
Commission Recommendation:
Minutes for the August 3, 2010
meeting were approved unanimously.
3. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES – SEPTEMBER 18, 2010 MEETING
Commission Recommendation:
Minutes for the September 18, 2010
meeting were approved unanimously.
4. NOVEMBER
MEETING DATE CHANGE DUE to ELECTION
Commissioners agreed on Tuesday,
November 9, 2010 as the alternative November meeting date. Because of the need
to change from the regular meeting date, the November Commission Meeting will
need to take place away from the Council Chambers as this location is committed
to another meeting.
5. MASTER PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION DISCUSSION
Brokke and Anfang discussed ideas
for the next stage of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the
Implementation. Much of the discussion was a follow-up to the initial
implementation dialogue at the September Commission Retreat.
- Commissioners discussed the timing of a statistically valid
survey, is it best early in the implementation process or better later in
the process.
- Commissioners recommended a smaller steering team (smaller
than the CAT membership), possibly 8-10 citizens.
- Commissioners suggested the implementation process involve
looking into ways to raise funding outside of a referendum.
- Commissioners outlined the need to understand, from the
community, how to fund the master plan projects, at what level are the
projects funded and what projects are funded when.
- Commission agreed that the Implementation Steering Team’s
first task would be to develop a work plan and then begin talking to the
community about the plan.
- Commissioners recommended staff follow-up with Michael Schroeder to get his thoughts on the implementation process.
6. EMERALD ASH
BORER
Brokke presented
the City of Roseville Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan. Brokke talked about
how the plan will be reviewed and updated regularly.
The Management
Plan includes 9 components:
1. Inventory to
determine what is out in the community
2. Identify
Management Options
3. Ordinance Update
4. Wood Hauling
Requirements
5. Planting
Strategies
6. Outreach and
Education
7. Training
8. Monitoring
9. Budgeting
Commissioners
discussed the need to proactively replant the community.
Commission Recommendation:
Motion by Pederson to recommend adoption
of the Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan as presented. Second by Ristow.
Motion passed unanimously.
7. COMMISSION
RETREAT FOLLOW-UP
- Commissioners commented that the Saturday format was good.
- Commissioners recognized that the Master Plan presentation
and discussion occupied most of the meeting.
- Commissioners recommended creating a visual tour of the
parks to illustrate what is good about the parks and the areas that need
upkeep and attention.
- Commissioners noted the parks are depreciable assets that
require volunteer attention and financial support.
8. DIRECTORS
REPORT
- The planning committee for the Kellogg High School all class reunion has approached the Skating Center about holding its event there.
They are interested in having alcohol throughout the facility. To do
this, the ordinance needs to be adjusted. The plan is to take the
adjusted ordinance to the Council in the next few weeks.
- Wildlife Management has become a topic of interest lately
due to the number of deer and geese in the community. Parks and
Recreation staff fields the calls and listen to the citizen concerns.
Currently Roseville participates with Ramsey County in a deer count.
- Roseville Foundations and Friends hold a number of
fundraising events each fall, recently the Central Park Foundation hosted
their Octoberfest, FORHANC held the annual Wild Rice Festival and the
Friends of Roseville Parks hosted a fall luncheon. In the coming months
the Friends of the OVAL Foundation will host the annual Chill Event.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Jill Anfang, Assistant Director