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11-23-09 Regular Meeting Minutes of the GOLDEN VALLEY OPEN SPACE & RECREA liON COMMISSION Monday, November 23,2009 -7:00 PM Brookview Community Center 1. CALL TO ORDER Sandler called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL The following members were present: Roger Bergman, Kelly Kuebelbeck, Bob Mattison, Emily Piper, Anne Saffert, Jerry Sandler, Dan Steinberg and Jim Vaughan. Also present were: Rick Jacobson, Director of Parks and Recreation; and Andy Soltvedt, Recreation Supervisor. The following members were absent: Ken Graves. 3. AGENDA CHANGES OR ADDITIONS None made. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - October 26, 2009 MOVED by Bergman and seconded by Mattison to approve the October 26th meeting minutes. Motion carried unanimously. 5. RECREATION REPORT - ANDY SOL TVEDT Soltvedt introduced himself to the Commissioners. He gave a brief history on his previous work experience. He then gave a recap on summer programs. He said there were 181 tennis courses offered with 524 participants. He said most camps are held at Brookview with a few held at Scheid. He said there were 4 co-rec and 32 men's softball leagues this summer with games played at Schaper Park and fields in New Hope. He said there were 372 games played at Schaper this summer. Soltvedt said that the eleven Concerts in the Park were well attended with an average of 250 people at each. He said there were no rain-outs this year. He said his staff has been evaluating the number of attendees at the Davis Community Center gym programs. He plans to use those numbers to make changes as needed to maximize usage of the space. He said there are 68 youth registered for ballet and 40 in tap. He said there are three sessions offered through April with a recital in the spring. Minutes of the Golden Valley Open Space and Recreation Commission November 23, 2009 Page 2 He said adult boot hockey will be offered this winter on Thursday evenings. The program will be offered with New Hope, Crystal, Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center. Cost will be $225 for a resident team and $285 for a non-resident team. It covers six officiated games. Youth basketball starts in January. He said he's always looking for volunteer coaches. He plans to work with staff to update marketing materials for programs and facility rental. Soltvedt said all parks are currently adopted through our Adopt-A-Park program. He said the program is going well. He added that the Music for Everyone program has been running through Golden Valley for 20 years. The program offers piano and guitar lessons. He said registrations are down from previous years. He plans to take a look at the program offerings and may make changes or additions accordingly. 6. ATHLETIC FIELD GRANT PROGRAM Jacobson thanked the sub-committee for their efforts in putting the application together. He said a decision should be made by the first of the year. 7 . CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Jacobson said the Capital Improvement Program for 2010-2014 moved ahead to the Council. In an effort to cut back on spending, $1 OOK was taken out of the Playground Equipment Replacement program for 2010. Jacobson explained that adjustments in other departments were made as well. 8. ADJOURNMENT MOVED by Bergman and seconded by Kuebelbeck to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.