9-24-12 (Joint meeting with Environmental Commission)Joint Meeting of the
Golden Valley Environmental Commission, and Open Space and Recreation
Commission
September 24, 2012
A joint meeting of the Environmental Commission and Open Space and Recreation
Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Conference Room, 7800
Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday, February 27, 2012. Chairs
Rich Baker and Jerry Sandler called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Those present were, Environmental Commissioners Anderson, Baker, Hill, Stremel and
Struyk; Open Space and Recreation Commissioners Bergman, Cornelius, Kadue,
Kuebelbeck, Mattison, Piper, Sandler and Steinberg; City Council Member Clausen. Also
present was Director of Parks & Recreation Rick Jacobson, Recreation Supervisor Brian
Erickson, Director of Public Works Jeannine Clancy, Graduate Engineer Eric Seaburg,
Public Works Specialist Eric Eckman and Administrative Assistant Lisa Nesbitt
1. U of M Student Project — Natural Resource Management
Students from the University of Minnesota, working on a natural resource management
project, met with both commissions to explain the scope of their project. The areas of
focus will include:
• Vegetation management in parks, open spaces, rights-of-way, and the golf
course
• Stormwater management in neighborhood ponds, regional ponds, and wetlands
• Policy
• Public outreach and education
The students' final project will be presented to both commissions at a joint meeting on
December 10th. Specifics about the project is on -file
2. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 pm.