10-27-08 OPEN SPACE & REC Minutes
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OPEN SPACE & RECREATION COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
Brookview Community Center
Monday, October 27, 2008
7:00 PM
I. Call to Order
Sandler called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Present: Roger Bergman, Ken Graves, Kelly Kuebelbeck, Bob Mattison, Anne Saffert, Jerry Sandler, Jim
Vaughan, Rick Jacobson, Director of Parks and Recreation; and Brian Erickson, Recreation
Supervisor.
Absent: Jim Johnson.
III. Agenda changes or Additions
Sandler added the Golden Valley Human Services Foundation Taste of Golden Valley.
IV. Approval of Minutes - September 22, 2008
Bergman recommended a grammatical change to the minutes.
MOTION:
Moved by Bergman and seconded by Graves to approve the September 22nd meeting minutes
as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.
V. Comprehensive Plan/Park System Plan Update
Jacobson said the majority of the chapters ofthe Comprehensive Plan have been completed and are in
draft form and soon will be available on the city website. He added that the Council will review the
plan at a work session on Thursday, October 30th.
VI. Brookview Community Center Study
Jacobson said the Council has put discussions on the project on hold until after the first of the year.
Minutes of the Golden Valley Open Space and Recreation Commission
October 27,2008
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VII. Recreation Report - Brian Erickson
Erickson updated the Commission on summer, fall and upcoming winter programs.
Erickson gave details on fall soccer. He said he had 17 youth teams and 18 adult teams. He added it was a
good season with cooperative weather.
An attendance summary of summer youth programs was presented. Erickson also gave details on new
programs that were offered.
Erickson said he is also accepting applications for Warming House Attendants and will be conducting
interviews in the next few weeks.
VIII. Recreation Department Fees
Jacobson presented the 2009 proposed fee schedule, which includes an additional $3.00 fee for non-resident
registrations for youth, adult and senior activities. After some discussion, the following motion was
introduced:
MOTION:
Moved by Vaughan and seconded by Kuebelbeck to accept the proposed 2009 fees. Motion
carried unanimously.
IX. Old Business
Regional Trail
Jacobson gave an update on the Luce Line status. He also stated that Three Rivers has hired a consultant to
begin studying the north/south Canadian Pacific corridor and explore the feasibility of building the trail along
that corridor from New Hope to Bloomington.
Golden Valley Human Services Taste of Golden Valley
Sandler invited the Commission to attend the Taste of Golden Valley which will be held on Thursday,
November 20th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Golden Valley Country Club.
X. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION:
Moved by Kuebelbeck and seconded by Mattison to adjourn at 8:15 p.m. Motion carried
unanimously.