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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-19 PRC Minutes MINUTES MAPLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 7:00p.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2014 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 Cockrielat 7:01p.m. 2.ROLL CALL Commissioners Commissioner Craig BrannonPresent Chair RonCockrielPresent Commissioner RJ ErhardtPresent Commissioner Terri MalletPresent Commissioner Kim SchmidtPresent Commissioner Mike Wilde Absent Commissioner Matt PromPresent Commissioner Nikki VillavicencioPresent Commissioner Rick BrandonPresent Staff Parks Manager, Jim TaylorPresent 3.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chair Cockriel added the election of commission chair and commission vice chair as Agenda Item 4. Commissioner Mallet moved toapprove the agendaas amended. Seconded by Commissioner ErhardtAyes–All The motion passed. 4.ELECTION OF 2014 CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR Chair Cockriel discussed thejob dutiesof the chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Commissioner Malletmoved to haveCommissioner Cockrielcontinue onas the 2014 Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Seconded by Commissioner ErhardtAyes -All Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes Commissioner Brannon moved to haveCommissioner Schmidt continue on as the 2014 Vice Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Seconded by Commissioner Mallet The motion passed. 5.APPROVAL OF MINUTES a.January 15, 2014 Commissioner Schmidt movedto approve the January 15, 2014minutes. Seconded by CommissionerPromAyes –All Abstain –Commissioner Erhardt The motion passed. 6.Visitor Presentations a. 7.UNFINISHEDBUSINESS a.2013 Parks and Recreation Commission Annual Report Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, discussed the 2013 Parks and Recreation CommissionAnnual Report and answered questions of the commission. Commissioner Brannon moved to approve the 2013 Parks and Recreation Commission Annual Report. Seconded by Commissioner VillavicencioAyes –All The motion passed. 8.NEW BUSINESS a.Maplewood Community Center Maplewood Community Center Operations Manager,Ron Horwath,presented a brief overview of the community center and the improvementsthat have been made to the community center over the past year. 9.STAFF PRESENTATIONS a.Spotlight on Parks –Joy Park Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, presented Joy Park to the commission. The Joy Park Master Plan was briefly discussed as well as how Maplewood acquired the land. b.Parks and Recreation Commission Packets Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, discussed the idea of going green and emailing the packets to the Parks and Recreation Commission. c.RFP Maplewood Parks System Master Plan Update Parks Manager, Jim Taylor updated the commission on the RFP Maplewood Parks SystemMaster Plan and the selection process that will occur. d.City-Wide Parks Need Assessment Survey Update Parks Manager, Jim Taylor updated the City-Wide Parks Need Assessment Survey with the commission and discussed the anticipated timeline. 10.COMMISSIONER COMMENTS a. 11.ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Brannon movedto adjourn the meeting. Seconded by CommissionerMalletAyes –All The motion passed. Next meeting is March 19,2014. Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes