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09-27-10GOLDEN VALLEY OPEN SPACE & RECREATION COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes September 27, 2010 1. Call to Order Sandler called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call Present: Roger Bergman, Brad Kadue, Emily Piper, Jerry Sandler, Anne Saffert, Dan Steinberg, Rick Jacobson, Director of Parks and Recreation; Jeanne Fackler, Senior Citizen Coordinator; and Sheila Van Sloun, Administrative Assistant. Absent: Kelly Kuebelbeck and Bob Mattison. 3. Agenda Changes or Additions Jacobson removed Fees and Charges as it was discussed at the July meeting. Steinberg added discussion on the use of Wildwood Park/Olson School property for the Minneapolis Rugby Club. 4. Approval of Minutes -July 26, 2010 MOTION: MOVED by Bergman and seconded by Steinberg to approve the July 26 meeting minutes. Motion can'ied unanimously. 5. Recreation Report -Jeanne Fackler Fackler, who has been the Golden Valley Senior Citizen Coordinator for the past five years, gave the Commission an update on her program. She added that in 2011, the Golden Valley Seniors will celebrate their 50th year as an organization. Fackler gave details on over 25 programs she coordinates including: card and game groups, bridge lessons, painting group, pedal pushers bicycle group, senior golf league, and discussion groups on Medicare, Living Well and Wise and Remember When, plus many more. Fackler also coordinates over 30 one-day and 3-4 extended senior trips each year. The trips are run in cooperation with Hopkins and St. Louis Park. Fackler is also the staff liaison for the Golden Valley Human Service Foundation. She helps coordinate three events with the Commission each year; Run the Valley, the Golden Valley Golf Classic and the Taste of Golden Valley. 6. Athletic Field Grant Program Jacobson said on September 8, the Sandburg field sub-committee met with Golden Valley Phoenix Soccer and Golden Valley Girls Softball. Discussion focused on commitment to the project, including their ability to raise matching funds, their needs for the site and parking options in the area. The next steps include having conceptual plans and cost estimates prepared and meeting with representatives from Independent School District 281. Jacobson said on October 4, city staff involved with the Honeywell Little League project will meet with a representative from Little League. They plan to finalize the field layout. The plan is to bid the project over the winter months with construction starting in the spring. Minutes of the Golden Valley Open Space and Recreation Commission September 27, 2010 Page 2 7. Wildwood Park/Olson School for Minneapolis Rus~by Steinberg said Minneapolis Rugby is looking for a new location and he was inquiring if the Wildwood Park/Olson School site in Golden Valley was a possibility. Jacobson said the property in question where a field may ~t is owned by the Robbinsdale School District and they would be the ones to contact. 8. Adjournment MOVED by Piper and seconded by Bergman to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.