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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-02-20 PRC MinutesMINUTES MAPLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 7:OOp.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Council Chambers, City Hall 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and called to order by Chair Roman at 7:03p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Commissioners Commissioner Roy Adams Present Commissioner Craig Brannon Present Commissioner Don Christianson Absent Commissioner Ron Cockriel Present Commissioner RJ Erhardt Present Commissioner Terri Mallet Present Chair Bruce Roman Present Commissioner Kim Schmidt Present Commissioner Therese Sonnek Present Commissioner Mike Wilde Present Staff Parks Manager, Jim Taylor Present Assistant City Engineer, Steve Love Present 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chair Roman requested Agenda Item 9B be added as Commissioner Service Areas. Commissioner Schmidt moved to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Sonnek Ayes — All The motion passed. 4. SWEARING IN OF NEW COMMISSIONERS Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, read Mr. Ron Cockriel and Mrs. Terri Mallet the formal Oath of Office to make them official members of the Parks and Recreation Commission. S. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes a. December 19, 2012 Commissioner Adams moved to approve the December 19, 2012 minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Erhardt Ayes - All Abstain - Commissioner Brannon, Cockriel, Mallet and Wilde The motion passed. b. January 16, 2013 Commissioner Sonnek requested that Agenda Item 4A January 16, 2013 "Staff recommended that the minutes be tabled due to the lack of quorum." Be changed to "Staff recommended the minutes be tabled." Chair Roman moved to approve the January 16, 2013 minutes as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Erhardt Ayes — AII Abstain — Commissioner Adams, Cockriel, Mallet and Schmidt The motion passed. 6. Visitor Presentations a. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Election of Chair and Vice Chair 2013 Commissioner Wilde moved to discuss the elections of chair and vice chair and the duties each position entails. Seconded by Commissioner Adams Ayes - All The motion passed. Commissioner Sonnek moved by proclamation to approve Commissioner Cockriel as the 2013 Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Seconded by Commissioner Brannon Ayes - All Commissioner Roman moved to nominate Commissioner Schmidt as the 2013 Vice Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commissioner. Seconded by Chair Cockriel Commissioner Schmidt accepted the position of 2013 Vice Chair. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes Ayes - All b. Appointment of Parks and Recreation Commissioners to Parks System Plan Jim Taylor, Parks Manager, discussed the expectations of the Commissioners appointed to the Parks System Task Force. Commissioner Roman moved to approve Chair Cockriel and Commissioner Adams as the representatives from the Parks and Recreation Commission to represent our goals and objectives to the Parks System Plan Task Force and Commissioner Erhardt as the alternate representative Seconded by Commissioner Sonnek Ayes - All 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Arkwright-Sun rise Area Street Improvements, City Project 12 -09, Project Updates and Preliminary Design Concept Steve Love, Assistant City Engineer, presented the Arkwright- Sunrise Area Street Improvements and discussed the project and answered questions of the commission. 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Parks System Plan Update Jim Taylor, Parks Manager, updated the commission on the Parks System Plan and briefly discussed the plan with the commission. b. Commissioner Service Areas Jim Taylor, Parks Manager, will be plotting the neighborhood parks on a map and also plotting the Parks and Recreation Commissioners addresses on there as well. This will help determine which commissioners are assigned to which neighborhood parks for their service a rea. ip7«@ ]JiIJi16Xy1510]L IaYd0]JiIJiIaL 16" Commissioner Roman moved to thank Commissioner Therese Sonnek for her 5+ years of attendance and 5+ vears of above and bevond service to the Citv of Maplewood and its narks system. Also, he wanted to thank her for 5+ years of working to keeping our parks system by far one of the best in the state and for her commitment to Geocaching and an off -leash Dog Park. Seconded by Commissioner Schmidt Ayes - All 11. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Brannon moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Sonnek Ayes — All The meeting was adjourned at 8:40PM. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes Next meeting is March 20, 2013. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes