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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997 10-21 PRM• MINUTES 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 OCTOBER 21, 1997 CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Sorenson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Chairperson Sorenson, Commissioners Peterson, Russell, Ebert, Shinnick and Mead were present. Commissioner Theis was absent. Also in attendance were Councilmember Bob Peppe and Acting Recreation Director Jim Glasoe. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 16, 1997 There was a motion by Commissioner Shinnick, seconded by Commissioner Peterson to approve the September 16, 1997 Parks and Recreation Commission minutes, as submitted. The motion passed. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT Councilmember Peppe reported the Council had tabled the "pull tab" issue until after the first of the year. He added, that the sale of Brookldale is moving forward with an anticipated closing in November. Councilmember Peppe also commented on the new playground equipment at Garden City School which is directly adjacent to Brooklane Park. HENNEPIN PARKS TRAIL DESIGNATION Acting Recreation Director Glasoe indicated that the City had been approached by Hennepin Parks regarding the City's receptiveness to designating segments of its trail system as part of Hennepin Park's Regional Trail System. Glasoe added that there were a number of options the City had with respect to the request. Option one, would be that the city could indicate that they are not interested in designating trail sections as part of a regional trail. The second option could be a low level cooperative agreement, whereby the City would retain full ownership, liability and maintenance responsibility for the trails but would allow Hennepin parks to post signage designating the trail sections as part of their regional system. Another option would be to turn the trail sections over to Hennepin Parks transferring ownership, liability and maintenance responsibility. However as many sections of these trail . system were built with the assistance of Federal LAWCON Grants, transfer of ownership might be made more difficult. • The fourth option, would be that the City and Hennepin Parks could develop a formalized, cooperative agreement regarding ownership, designation, maintenance and improvements to the trail system. Under such an agreement, the City could retain ownershipand control, but Hennepin Parks could share in the liability, maintenance and future improvements to the tr sections. All Commissioners were in agreement that they did not want to relinquish ownership or control of the trail sections, although all were receptive to working with cooperatively with Hennepin Parks. ail After much discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Russell, seconded by Commissioner Peterson that the Parks and Recreation Commission recommends the City Council direct the City Manager and staff to work with Hennepin Parks to develop a cooperative agreement that would allow Hennepin Parks to designate portions of the City's trail system as part of their Regional Trail. They further recommend that this in this agreement, the City should retain ownership and control of the trail sections, but work cooperatively on signage, maintenance and improvements to the trail sections. The motion was passed unanimously. ADOPT-A-PARK CLEAN UP Commissioner Mead reported that he visited both Marlin and Lakeside Parks to conduct the fall clean up. He added that he found four items in Lakeside Park and very little at Marlin Park. SET MEETING DATE The next meeting will be November 18, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room A of City Hall. MEETING ADJOURNED Commissioner Shinnick made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Russell to adjourn the meeting at 8:04 p.m. The motion passed. 0