07-26-10GOLDEN VALLEY OPEN SPACE & RECREATION COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
Minutes
July 26, 2010
1. Call to Order
Sandler called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Present: Roger Bergman, Kelly Kuebelbeck, Bob Mattison, Emily Piper, Jerry Sandler,
Dan Steinberg, Rick Jacobson, Director of Parks and Recreation; Ben Disch,
Brookview Golf Course Manager; Brian Erickson, Recreation Supervisor; and
Sheila Van Sloun, Administrative Assistant.
Absent: Brad Kadue and Anne Saffert.
3. Agenda Changes or Additions
None made.
4. Approval of Minutes -June 28, 2010
MOTION: MOVED by Bergman and seconded by Piper to approve the June 28 meeting
minutes. Motion carried unanimously.
5. Brookview Golf Update -Ben Disch
Disch, who has been with Brookview Golf Corse eleven seasons, and has been the Golf Course
Manager for the past 2'/ years, gave the Commission a detailed history of the golf course dating
back to 1920 when the course was built and run as a private Country Club. He said the course
operated as a private country club until it was purchased by the City of Golden Valley in November
of 1968. In the spring of 1969, the course opened for its first season as a city owned and operated
public golf course.
Disch said Brookview Golf Course is built on a designated flood plain. He discussed the many
flooding issues the course has endured throughout the years and how it has impacted the course.
He said in 1990, the course had to close for redesign and reconstruction of the greens.
Disch then gave highlights for 2010. Brookview was selected to host the 2010 and 2011 Minnesota
Women's Public Golf Association Match Play Championship and was also selected as the host site
for two Junior PGA tournaments. 2010 is the first year Brookview has offered individual and groups
lessons through a restructured Brookview Golf Academy. Disch said golf lesson and junior golf
league registrations are the highest they have been in years.
Disch reviewed course rounds from 2009 and is optimistic that 2010 will be comparable.
6. Athletic Field Grant Program
Jacobson said last Tuesday, the Council approved a professional services agreement with
Anderson Johnson Associates for the Honeywell Ball field project.
Golden Valley Little League will be giving the City a letter of commitment for the $67,500 they
will be raising for the project.
Minutes of the Golden Valley Open Space and Recreation Commission
July 26, 2010
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7. Fees and Charges
Jacobson reviewed with the Commission the new fees and charges for 2011. He shared
changes in the fees, including a new Youth Athletic Association Maintenance Fee and an
Invitational Golf Tournament Fee. The proposed fees are intended to help cover field
maintenance costs.
MOTION: MOVED by Piper and seconded by Steinberg to approve the 2011 fees and
charges as proposed. Motion carried unanimously.
8. Adjournment
MOVED by Bergman and seconded by Mattison to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. Motion carried
unanimously.