Loading...
4-24-06twolley OPEN SPACE & RECREATION COMMISSION Meeting Minutes Brookview Community Center Monday, April 24, 2006 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER Sandler called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 11. ROLL CALL Present: Chuck Cahill, Jim Johnson, Kelly Kuebelbeck, Roger McConico, Jerry Sandler, Jim Vaughan, Rick Jacobson, Director of Parks and Recreation; Jeanne Fackler, Senior Coordinator; Brian Erickson, Recreation Supervisor; Sue Cook, Recreation Supervisor; Sheila Van Sloun, Administrative Secretary; Cheryl Dando, Golden Valley resident and Cliff Levy, Golden Valley resident. Absent: Bob Mattison and Tom Zins. 111. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Jacobson welcomed everyone and introductions were made. IV. AGENDA CHANGES OR ADDITIONS None. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — April 3, 2006 MOTION: Moved by Cahill and seconded by Kuebelbeck to approve the minutes of the April 3`d meeting. Motion carried unanimously. VI. PARK AND RECREATION FACILITY STUDY A. Description of History, Process and Goals Jacobson explained that one of the goals of the City Council is to complete an inventory of Golden Valley Parks to help formulate a long term vision for the future of our park system. He explained options for the planning process and gave a brief history and background of the Golden Valley Park System and Brookview Community Center. Sandler then gave direction before breaking into small groups. He also thanked Jacobson and staff for their continued support and efforts. Minutes of the Golden Valley Open Space and Recreation Commission April 24, 2006 Page 2 B. Break Into Small Groups Commissioners, staff and guests broke into small groups for discussion. They established tasks, goals and future meeting schedules. C. Return to Large Group for Wrap-up Commissioners, staff and guests returned to the large group meeting to share sub committee discussions. Sandler said time will be allowed at the next Commission meeting to allow sub committees time to continue their discussions. Cahill, from the Survey Sports Associations committee, said they brainstormed questions and discussed who within the Associations the surveys should go to. Kuebelbeck, from the Citizens Survey committee, said they also brainstormed questions and discussed options for getting the surveys out to citizens. Some ideas mentioned were; mail, internet and phone. Vaughan, from the Presentations in the Parks committee, said they plan on having four open houses for citizens to attend. He explained there would not be formal presentations, but rather a casual open house with maps of parks, aerial photos of the city and information boards. City staff and Commissioners would be present to answer questions and get citizen input and feedback. Tentative dates and locations for the open houses, which will be held early in the evening, are as follows: Wesley Park on August 8th, Hampshire Park on August 10th, Scheid Park on September 21" and Brookview Park on September 26th. Vaughan also said they discussed sending out postcards, advertising in the SunPost, internet, local cable television advertising and inserts in water bills as possible ways of getting the word out about the open houses. Sandler said they have a good start on the process and thanked everyone for their participation. VII. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Johnson and seconded by McConico to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.