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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022 01-18 PRMMINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION JANUARY 18, 2022 WEB -EX MEETING CALL TO ORDER Chair Sorenson called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. ROLL CALL Chair Sorenson and Commissioners Bonovsky, Branch, Ebert, Carey, and Lungelow were present. Commissioner Sanchez -Lopez was unable to attend. Also present were Recreation Deputy Director Joe Ericksen, Program Supervisor Carissa Goebel, Interim Public Works Director Mike Marsh, and Councilmember Graves. APPROVAL OF AGENDA There were no additions and the agenda was approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved for the November meeting. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT The city held two meetings about proposed tenant protection ordinance. A revised draft will come of this ordinance and will come to City Council in the future. The owners of the Sears site held a virtual meeting to present on their plans for the site. There are manyjob openings in the city currently. The police department just hired a new officer starting in February. The Covid-19 numbers are high now. The state is currently redistricting. COMMISSION MEMORIALS or SERVICE RECOGNITION The application was rejected for a plaque on a bench. Looking to reach out to the Commissioners to see what they might want other than a bench. Interim Public Works Director Mike Marsh is going to talk to the City Manager about getting this done. Councilmember Bonovsky read a rejection letter on why a current bench could not be used as a memorial. This will be pushed forward to the City Manager. BROOKLYN CENTER MEMORIAL POLICY REVIEW Chair Sorenson brought up memorials in the city that were put up that were not approved. Commissioner Branch brought up that residents may not be aware that a policy exists. Interim Public Works Director Mike Marsh spoke to the fact that this is a new policy as of July. Also that the memorial was denied because it did not seem right to put a memorial on something the tax payers paid for. COMMISSION APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE Councilmember Graves is still pushing for this at each meeting and is hopeful that this will happen soon. BC PARKS OUR BEST KEPT SECRET UPDATE (WEBSITE)/RECREATION MARKETING DISCUSSION Chair Sorenson brought up that our parks are all on the website but the pictures are out of date. Councilmember Bonovsky will take some pictures in summer. There is still some cleaning up to do on the website. It was brought up to advertise on social media more often and set up events. Also to actively engage in person. Another thought would be to sign up for a text alert from the city. Program Supervisor Carissa Goebel shared all of the ways the Recreation department currently markets their programs. Another idea was to have calendar invites from the website. 2022 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATION Program Supervisor Carissa Goebel presented on playground color options. The first playground that was shown was Centennial West. Option 2 was voted on 4-1. For Kylawn option 1 was selected. Option 1 was selected for Marlin Park. Riverdale Park had option 2 selected. A motion was made by Commissioner Ebert and seconded to recommend the 2022 playground be brought to the council. LIONS PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT Chair Sorenson that the Lions made the park in 1961. It was all marsh land when they created this park. Program Supervisor Carissa Goebel reported that it does not appear that the playground will be moved in the near future. The driving range is still unknown. FUTURE MEETING The next meeting will be in February 15th and will meet over zoom. MEETING ADJOURNED A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.