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2017-07-11 Parks and Rec Comm Agenda PacketCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AGENDA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Tuesday July 11, 2017 - 6:30 P.M. City Council Chambers 1.Roll Call 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of the June 13, 2017 Minutes 4. Announcements 5.Recreation Program Updates 6. Par 3 Report 7. 2018 CIP Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available at least 120 hours in advance. If a notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights will make every attempt to provide the aids. This may not, however, be possible on short notice. Please contact City Administration at 651-452-1850. Meetings can be viewed anytime on-demand at: www.mendota-heights.com. MH Parks and Recreation Commission 6-13-2017 Page 1 CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA PARKS AND RECREATION MEETING Tuesday June 13, 2017 The March meeting of the Mendota Heights Parks and Recreation Commission was held on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Mendota Heights City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve. Chair Hinderscheid called to order the parks and recreation commission meeting at 6:30 p.m. The following commissioners were present: Chair Hinderscheid, Commissioners: Ira Kipp, Steve Goldade, Bob Klepperich, Mike Toth, David Miller and Stephanie Levine. Staff present: Recreation Programmer Sloan Wallgren. Approval of Agenda COMMISSIONER KIPP MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA; COMMISSIONER MILLER SECONDED THE MOTION. AYES 5: NAYS 0 Approval of Minutes from March 14, 2017 COMMISSIONER TOTH MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 14, 2017 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING; COMMISSIONER KLEPPERICH SECONDED THE MOTION. AYES 5: NAYS 0 Approval of Minutes from May 9, 2017 COMMISSIONER MILLER MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 9, 2017 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING; COMMISSIONER KLEPPERICH SECONDED THE MOTION. AYES 5: NAYS 0 Announcements Mr. Wallgren announced that the Cliff Timm Fishing Derby is being held on Wednesday, June 21. He also announced that the Mendota Heights Athletic Association will begin taking registration for fall volleyball, football and soccer soon. Recreation Program Update Mr. Wallgren updated the commission on the current programs that are being offered. He also provided the commission with the number of people that are registered for each of the programs. The city continues to offer free events each week, Monday’s there is the Puppet Wagon at the Village, Tuesdays the South St. Paul Traveling Theatre is at Mendakota Park and Wednesday there is free live music at the Village. MH Parks and Recreation Commission 6-13-2017 Page 2 Par 3 Report Mr. Wallgren presented the commission with the May report of the golf course. He mentioned that the month of April was very good and that May was going well until the last two weeks that had all of the rain. Participation in golf leagues and golf camps is up compared to last year. Marie Park Tennis Courts Mr. Wallgren presented the commission with several options for the tennis courts at Marie Park. The commission discussed the options and would like to hear from the public as to what types of surfaces they would like to see in their parks. The commission also discussed if there could be a potential cost savings if we were to make improvements at multiple parks. 2018 CIP Mr. Wallgren informed the commission that staff will begin working on the 2018 Budget during the month of July. He suggested that the commission discuss the projects that they would like to see completed in 2018 so that staff can include them in the budget. Rogers Lake Park The commission discussed the area near the culvert where people often fish. There has been a lot of trash in this area so staff has placed a trash barrel in the area to help eliminate trash ending up in the lake. The commission is concerned about the erosion of the bank and trail in this area. Mr. Wallgren said that he would have staff look into this. Emerald Ash Borer Chair Hinderscheid mentioned that there is now some treatment of trees that contain the Emerald Ash Borer being done in town. MHAA Request for Lighting The commission discussed the how the conversation with MHAA about lights at Mendakota was left. The commission agreed that as of now MHAA has expressed an interested in having lights at Mendakota Park, however much more information was needed before anything else can happen. Dis Golf at the Par 3 Chair Hinderschied introduced the idea of adding disc golf at the Par 3. Mr. Wallgren said he would look into the costs to add this activity. Commission Comments Commissioner Toth thought we had a good discussion tonight. Commissioner Kipp thought is was an excellent meeting and wanted to remind everyone to watch out for turtles near Roger’s Lake. Commissioner Goldade thought it was a good meeting and mentioned that the city has a great parks system. He thanked staff of their work at the Parks Celebration and is excited to see the city partner with other groups in the future. Commissioner Levine appreciated everyone’s ideas on the items that were discussed tonight. MH Parks and Recreation Commission 6-13-2017 Page 3 Commissioner Miller was glad to see that the commission is sticking to a plan for the future of our parks in the city. Commissioner Klepperich thanked staff for all of their hard work for putting on the Parks Celebration. Chair Hinderscheid thanked staff and the other commissioners for having a very productive meeting. COMMISSIONER TOTH MADE A MOTION TO ADJURN THE MEETING. COMMISSIONER GOLDADE SECONDED THE MOTION. AYES 7: NAYS 0 The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Sloan Wallgren DATE: July 11, 2017 TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Sloan Wallgren, Recreation Program Coordinator SUBJECT: Summer Recreation Programs Update Up Coming Events The Cliff Timm Fishing Derby postponed to Thursday, July 27th at Rogers Lake Park from 5:30pm- 7:00pm. Interested individuals can register online at www.mendota-heights.com or in person the day of the event. Staff is hoping that by offering this event after the baseball/softball season and the before football/soccer that we can increase participation Safety Camp is being held this week July 11th -13th at Kaposia Park in South St. Paul. We have over 100 kids registered for this event. During the week the kids get a chance to hear presentations and see demonstrations from local police and fire departments. On Thursday we are taking the entire group to the Wild Mountain Water Park in Taylors Falls. Summer Events Mondays- Puppet Wagon at the Village 11:45am-12:30pm Tuesdays- Summer Playhouse at Mendakota Park 11:00am-11:30am Wednesdays- Live Music at the Village 6:30pm-8:30pm July 11th- Echos of Elvis July 18th- Pat Donohue July 25th- Retro Swing Sister August 1st- Jack & Kitty August 8th- The Percolators August 15th- Kids Dance-Face Painting & Petting Zoo August 22nd- The Latin Billies DATE: July 11, 2017 TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Sloan Wallgren, Recreation Program Coordinator SUBJECT: Par 3 Update Update The month of June was very busy at the golf course with leagues and golf camps. We have purchased 12 new pull carts to meet the demands of our league members. Staff is also looking into purchasing pull carts designed for youth, as many of the younger kids struggle to haul their clubs around the course. The course hosted a Jr. PGA Event on July 7th. This event brought new 60 players and their families to our course. This year we offer Jr. Golf League participants the option to purchase a season pass for an additional $39.00, so far 21 youth have purchased this option. Maintenance The golf course remains in great shape, as we have received may compliments from our leagues and public players. During the month of July we will continue making improvements to the clubhouse area such as refurbishing the picnic tables and working on maintaining the garden area. DATE: July 11, 2017 TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Sloan Wallgren, Recreation Program Coordinator SUBJECT: Parks Capital Improvement Program Background During the month of July staff will begin to prepare the 2018 Budget to present to the city council. The commission has several projects that have been planned for 2018. Attached is a list of recent and future projects that the commission has been involved in planning. Required Action The commission should continue discuss the projects for 2018, The commission will be asked to make a recommendation to the city council for 2018 projects in the near future meeting.