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11-27-06alley OPEN SPACE & RECREATION COMMISSION Meeting Minutes Brookview Community Center Monday, November 27, 2006 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER Sandler called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 11. ROLL CALL Present: Roger Bergman, Jim Johnson, Roger McConico, Jerry Sandler, Jim Vaughan, Tom Zins, Rick Jacobson, Director of Park and Recreation; and Sue Cook, Recreation Supervisor. Absent: Kelly Kuebelbeck and Bob Mattison. Ill. AGENDA CHANGES OR ADDITIONS Jacobson added List of Completed Priority Items from the Comprehensive Plan to Old Business. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES —October 23, 2006 Sandler made two corrections to paragraph one, sixth sentence under Comprehensive Plan; thing should be things and `to be' was added after or. MOTION: Moved by Bergman and seconded by McConico to approve the October 23`d meeting minutes as amended. Motion carried unanimously. V. RECREATION REPORT — Sue Cook Cook highlighted programs she coordinates or is involved with. Programs include: Davis Community Center open gyms, Youth Basketball, Tennis programs, Concerts -in -the -Park, Adopt -A -Park, Science Explorers, Cheer America, Music for Everyone and individual adult programs such as Yoga, Pilates, Knitting classes, Belly Dancing, and Hypnosis classes. Cook said participation at Davis Community Center has been great and continues to grow. She explained that nine concerts were run through the Concerts -in -the -Park program. Lowest number in attendance was 40 with the average over 100. Cook said the winter brochure is currently at the printer and should arrive in the homes next week. Cook explained the Music For Everyone program has been going on for over 15 years. VI. RECREATION DEPARTMENT FEES Jacobson reviewed the current and past fees and explained how fees are determined. MOTION: Moved by Johnson and seconded by Vaughan to accept the fees as proposed. Motion carried unanimously. Minutes of the Golden Valley Open Space and Recreation Commission November 27, 2006 Page 2 VII. PARK AND RECREATION FACILITY STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS McConico distributed and discussed the results from the Robbinsdale Area Youth Baseball Association survey. Discussion then focused on the results and comments from the survey. Jacobson mentioned that Kuebelbeck has tabulated all the results from the Citizen Survey. The results were then forwarded to Decision Resources for review and comment. He said 355 Citizen Surveys were received back from residents. Jacobson said the city wide phone survey conducted by Decision Resources will be made to 400 people with calls beginning the end of November. Sandler said he'd like to gather all the information collected and come up with a game plan for making a recommendation for the Park Master Plan. VIII. OLD BUSINESS A. Deer Task Force Update Vaughan said he and Margaret Macneale presented the Deer Management Plan to the Council. The Council voted 5-0 to approve the resolution to go ahead with the Deer Management Plan as recommended in the Deer Task Force Report. Jacobson said the City will be hiring a contractor to come in and begin removing deer after the first of the year. B. Regional Trail Update Jacobson said construction is well under way with asphalt being laid and telephone poles and wires being moved. Jacobson also discussed complications that have arisen. C. Brookview Performance Area Jacobson said the Performance Area Committee is working on fund raising for the proposed venue. D. Completed Priority Items from Comprehensive Plan As requested by the Commission at a previous meeting, Jacobson discussed completed priority items from the Comprehensive Plan and answered questions. IX. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by McConico and seconded by Bergman to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.