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OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Brookview Community Center
200 Brookview Parkway
Monday, March 24, 2014
7:00 PM
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
Roger Bergman
Bob Mattison, Chair
Jerry Sandler
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John Cornelius
Gillian Rosenquist
Dawn Speltz
Approval of Minutes - February 24, 2014
Bottineau Planning Advisory Committee Update
Brookview Community Center Task Force Appointments (2)
2013 Open Space and Recreation Council Report
Summer Field Distribution/Discussion
Sochacki, Mary Hills, Rice Lake Area Update
Lawn Bowling Update
10. Updates
1) Chair
2) Commission Members
3) Staff
11. Adjournment
Items for Future Agendas
- Actual storm damage cost to city
- Specific Park and Recreation survey results
- Dan Friedman, Three Rivers Park Board Member update
- Park Signage Policy
- Update on Hennepin County trails and MOCA
- Youth Athletic Association's annual updates
- 2014/2015 outdoor ice rinks
- Park resources for residents in area north of 394 and west of 100,
including residents of new developments in the area
Kelly Kuebelbeck
Anne Saffert
Dan Steinberg
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GOLDEN VALLEY OPEN SPACE & RECREATION COMMISSION
Regular Meeting at Brookview Community Center
Minutes
February 24, 2014
1. Call to Order
Rosenquist called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.
2. Roll Call
Present: John Cornelius, Gillian Rosenquist, Anne Saffert, Jerry Sandler, Dawn Speltz,
Dan Steinberg, Rick Birno, Director of Parks and Recreation, Carrie Anderson, Recreation
Supervisor and Sheila Van Sloun, Administrative Assistant.
Absent: Roger Bergman, Kelly Kuebelbeck and Bob Mattison.
3. Approval of Minutes -January 27, 2014
MOTION: Moved by Sandler and seconded by Steinberg to approve the January 27, 2014 meeting
minutes. Motion carried unanimously.
4. Bottineau Planning Advisory Committee Update
Steinberg said the last meeting was in December. They reviewed the focus of the commission and
station planning. The next meeting is on March 6 where they will discuss finals plans and hear a
presentation from the Minneapolis Park Board about Wirth Park.
Sandler asked the purpose and scope of the commission. Gillian said the scope is to advise about
station planning.
5. Introduce Carrie Anderson - Program Update
Birno introduced Carrie Anderson. Anderson gave the Commission a brief history on her past
experience. She then gave updates on her programs.
She said Youth Basketball for grades 2-6 has 218 Golden Valley participants. She said Golden Valley
teams make up a majority of the league. The program is run in cooperation with Crystal, Robbinsdale
and St. Louis Park. The K-1 Mites program is run in cooperation with Crystal and has 32
kindergarteners and 36 1 It graders with over half from Golden Valley.
Anderson said she is also in charge of Concerts in the Park. She has 11 concerts booked for 2014,
which is up from 7 in 2013. New this year, is summer concert sponsorships, which consists of 4
sponsors from the community, each donating $500 to help build the budget and offer more
programs.
Anderson will be offering a new Movie in the Park program on Thursday, August 14. It's free and open
to all and will feature a family -friendly movie. Birno said if it goes well, the goal is to offer it again.
Anderson added that if sponsorships increase as well, they will be able to offer more concerts and
movies in the park.
Minutes of the Open Space and Recreation Commission
February 24, 2014
Page 2
6. Invasive Species Presentation - Al Lundstrom
Lundstrom distributed a list of descriptions of the top 10 most invasive species. He discussed each
briefly and answered questions from the commission. He also discussed insects that attack invasive
species.
7. Teen Committee Proposal
Birno said the Mayor is supporting starting a Teen Committee for Golden Valley made up of students.
The Mayor has asked Birno and staff to work together to organize the concept. Birno distributed
copies of the concept to the Commission, which will be presented to City Council on March 11. Brief
discussion followed.
MOTION: Moved by Sandler and seconded by Cornelius to approve the formation of the Golden
Valley Teen Committee and accept the proposed committee concept. Motion carried
unanimously.
8. Brookview Community Center Task Force Recommendation
Birno has been instructed by the City Manager to put together RFQ's (Request for
Qualifications/Quote) to select an architect to begin a needs assessment for Brookview Community
Center. He said part of the process will require a task force made up of individuals from the
community as well as city staff. The task force will meet monthly from May through October with the
ideas being presented to City Council in November by the architect.
Birno distributed copies of the proposed committee outline. Brief discussion followed.
MOTION: Moved by Sandler and seconded by Steinberg to accept the proposed Community
Center Task Force outline. Motion carried unanimously.
9. Updates
Birno said the USDA Wildlife Services Division has been hired as the contractor for deer removal in
Golden Valley. He said 25 permits from removal have been issued to the city.
Steinberg added that he would like to have Three River Park District come to our April meeting to
discuss trails. Birno said he would make the arrangements.
Speltz expressed concern about Golden Valley skating rinks closing while surrounding communities
are still open. Lundstrom explained that time, resources and weather all played a factor. Cornelius
added he appreciates the extra week the rinks were open this year.
Birno said the partnership with the SEA School and City of Golden Valley has arrived at $95K for the
installation of a new play structure at Wildwood Park. Installation will take place in May. Gearty and
Glenview Park Play Structure Design Meetings will take place on March 6 at Fire Station #3. Gearty
installation is in July and Glenview in August.
Birno said they started new sponsorship programs for concerts in the park and flowers at each hole on
the golf course. He said they have had great response.
Minutes of the Open Space and Recreation Commission
February 24, 2014
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9. Adjournment
MOTION: MOVED by Steinberg and seconded by Sandler to adjourn at 8:40 PM. Motion carried
unanimously.
Bob Mattison, Chair
ATTEST:
Sheila Van Sloun, Administrative Assistant
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Zimmerman, Jason" <JZimmerman@goldenvalleymn.gov>
Date: Mar 20, 2014 9:00 AM
Subject: April Bottineau planning meeting
To: "Alison Pence (Alison.Pence@allina.com)" <Alison.Pence@allina.com>, "Andrea Wiley"
<Andrea.Wiley@state.mn.us>, "Carmen Heim" <carmendheim@aol.com>, "Cathy Waldhauser"
<cwald@bitstream.net>, "Dan Steinberg" <Dsteinbe7@gmail.com>, "Debra Yahle"
<Debra.yahle@wellsfargo.com>, "Ery Heim" <mnlheim@aol.com>, "Gillian Rosenquist"
<gurosenguist@comcast.net>, "Jim Stremel" <jstremel@wsbeng.com>, "Rich Baker"
<anderbake@comcast.net>, "Sean Fahey" <sean@seanfahey.org>
Cc: "Grimes, Mark" <MGrimes@goldenvalleymn.gov>, "Eckman, Eric" <EEckman@goldenvalleymn.gov>,
"Andrew G Gillett" <Andrew.Gillett@hennePin.us>, "Wittman, Lisa" <LWittman@goldenvalleymn.gov>
All,
As our chair will be out of town the first week in April, we have decided to shift our regular Bottineau meeting
one week later to Thursday, April 10, at 6:00 pm in the Council Conference Room at City Hall.
There are a few items to note in advance of our meeting:
1. We will be joined by a representative from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to talk about the
future of Theodore Wirth Park and to respond to some of the questions we generated the last time we met
(many months ago).
2. The County has finalized the contract with the consultant team led by SRF. There will be an initial meeting
with the consultants, the County, and Staff from Golden Valley and Minneapolis at the end of March. It is my
hope that someone from the consultant team will be at our April meeting but, at a minimum, I should be able
to report to you on how they hope to proceed with the station area planning and how our committee will be
involved.
3. The DEIS is expected to be released in April. The County is in the process of planning a series of public
meetings to provide information about the DEIS and to receive testimony. A meeting has tentatively been
scheduled to be held in Golden Valley on Wednesday, May 7, at City Hall. The City Council has discussed with
Staff the likelihood of holding our own meeting shortly afterwards and involving the Planning Commission, the
Environmental Commission, and the Open Space and Recreation Commission to help advise the Council on
their official comments on the DEIS. More information will be forthcoming.
4. Alison Pence, representing the Courage Center, was appointed to our committee at the most recent City
Council meeting. We have continued to reach out to Honeywell but, at this point, they have not committed
anyone to serve on the committee.
Please let me know if you have any questions. An agenda for our April 10 meeting will be sent out in early
April.
Jason
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Tasks/Projects/Topics:
1. Reviewed and approved five playground replacements at: Brookview, Lions,
Wildwood, Gearty and Glenview.
i. Reviewed and approved golf course and lawn bowling improvements.
3. Partnered with the Environmental Commission on the Natural Resource
Management Plan.
4. Worked with city staff in creating questions for the park section of the City Survey.
5. Met with Golden Valley Little League and received a season update.
6. Met with Golden Valley Phoenix Soccer and received a season update.
7. Park and Open Space bus tour- annual tour to observe and evaluate condition of
parks and open space areas.
8. Hennepin County Youth Sports Grant— Wildwood Park playground equipment
request.
g. Reviewed Park Section of Comprehensive Plan - yearly review to evaluate progress.
3.o. Brookview Golf Course review- overview of golf course operation.
ii. Yearly review of Recreation Programs with Recreation Supervisors.
22. Bottineau Transitway- informational meeting, discussion, ongoing developments.
The Golden Valley Open Space and Recreation Commission continues to be active in all areas
dealing with issues related to parks, open spaces and recreational activities. The commission
attempts to re-evaluate pertinent issues on a yearly basis and tries to be responsive to citizen
input. The current membership of the commission is strong and looking forward to the future.
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