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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999 06-15 PRMMINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF • HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION JUNE 15, 1999 CITY HALL The Parks and Recreation Commission met at 5:00 p.m. at the Brooklyn Center City Hall to begin a tour of selected parks. The tour included stops at Bellvue, Lions, Happy Hollow and Kylawn Parks. No minutes were recorded during the tour. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Sorenson called the meeting to order at 6:36 p.m. ROLL CALL Chair Sorenson, Commissioners Ebert, Mead, Peterson, Russell and Shinnick were present. Commissioner Theis was absent and excused. Also present was Director of Community Activities, Recreation and Services Jim Glasoe APPROVAL OF Minutes - MAY 18, 1999 • There was a motion by Commissioner Shinnick, seconded by Commissioner Russell to approve the May 18, 1999 meeting minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission as presented. The motion passed unanimously. CIVIC CENTER BUILDING IMPROVEMENT ISSUES CARS Director Glasoe informed the Commission that the City Council has asked that the Parks and Recreation Commission forward a formal recommendation to them regarding the Civic Center building options. After some discussion, the Commission unanimously passed the following resolution, WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission has individually reviewed the need to address major system and building repairs, as well as accessability issues at the Civic Center in both the Community Center and City Hall buildings; and WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission recognizes the need to make substantial investment in the Civic Center building complex; and WHEREAS, several options have been reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission individually and in joint meeting with the City Council and Financial Commission; and • WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission would, ideally, prefer a plan that would remove all the existing structures and create completely new building space for the Civic Center complex; and WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission recognizes that such an . ambitious building plan would exceed the City's current resources and abilities to deal with building issues; and WHEREAS, among the financially feasible options, the Parks and Recreation Commission feels that building a new Community Center addition would be the most cost effective and beneficial way to address the many structural and accessability issues facing the Civic Center complex of buildings. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Parks and Recreation Commission that it hereby recommends to the City Council that it proceed with a plan to address the structural and accessability issues at the Civic Center through pursuit of option three: construction of a new building adjacent to the Community Center building to provide additional new community space, accessability for the Community Center building, and provide office space on the second floor of the Community Center addition. ADOPT-A-PARK Commissioner Mead will notify Commissioners of the July clean up date as needed. AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT GRANT PROGRAM CARS Director Glasoe informed the Commission that the department was once again submitting a grant application for after school enrichment programming. Glasoe added that, • if the application was funded, the City would remain as fiscal agent. Mr. Glasoe continued that (if the grant is funded) the department was looking for an impartial group to review the individual grant requests and prioritize cuts should the grant not be fully funded. In addition, the group would act as a grievance committee should the need arise. After a brief discussion, Commissioner Peterson made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Russell that the Parks and Recreation Commission advises the City Council that it would be available to serve in an advisory capacity for the after school enrichment grant, should it become necessary and should the City Council desire the Commission to act in such a capacity. The motion was unanimously approved. SET MEETING DATE(S) Commissioner Peterson made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Russell that the Parks and Recreation Commission not meet in July or August, and that their next meeting be scheduled for Tuesday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room A of City Hall. The motion passed unanimously. MEETING ADJOURNED Commissioner Peterson made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Russell to adjourn the meeting at 7:09 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.