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Home My WebLink About1993 03-16 PRMi 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 MARCH 16, 1993 • CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Sorenson called the meeting of the parks and recreation commission to order at 7:33 p.m. ROLL CALL Present for the meeting were Chairperson Sorenson, Commissioners Russell, Shinnick, Rickart and Peterson. Commissioners Mead and Pollock were excused from this meeting. Also in attendance were Councilperson Mann and Director of Recreation Mavis. motion passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES, FEBRUARY 16, 1993 Chairperson Sorenson asked for a motion to approve the minutes of February 16, 1993. A motion was made by Commissioner Shinnick and seconded by Commissioner Rickart to approve the minutes. The PRIORITIZATION PLAN about the Park and Recreation n with all commissioners having . Commissioner Rickart asked who vices under this plan to try out the n Mavis thought maybe we could get y so the park and recreation commission could go through the procedure. PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION There was a brief discussion Commission Prioritization Pla received a copy of the document might apply for contractual ser system. Director of Recreatio the community band to appl EVERGREEN PARK PROJECT The Director of Recreation reported nothing new on the Evergreen Park Project. - STORM WATER PONDING Director of Recreation Mavis gav ponding meetings that had taken the park and recreation commiss meetings as was Councilperson Ma: a couple of people in attendance ride part of the plan. He also really excited about this plan. got that feeling from what had was sure MTC thought it was a g mentioned this particular piece of 694 and Brooklyn Blvd. had n long as he could remember. e a brief report on the storm water place. He mentioned several of Loners were in attendance at these in. Chairperson Sorenson mentioned were not happy with the park-and - mentioned, it sounded like MTC was Councilperson Mann said she also Deen said at the meetings, and she Dod idea. Commissioner Rickart of land on the southwest corner Dt been used for anything for as i e The Director of Recreation mentioned the next meeting about storm water ponding in Orchard Lane Park would be held March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. Councilperson Mann felt the people at meetings she had attended were more in favor of ponds instead of pipes because of the lower cost. TOWN MEETING There was a general discussion about the town meetings that the Police Department had conducted. Councilperson Mann said the main fears were with youth groups just hanging around and not enough lighting on the streets in Brooklyn Center. Commissioner Shinnick mentioned Minneapolis was lighting up their streets. At one meeting Chairperson Sorenson said the question asked was, "What do you like about Brooklyn Center?" Several people mentioned the parks. Commissioner Shinnick said he felt Brooklyn Center was not as bad as some people think it is. Chairperson Sorenson said he moved to Brooklyn Center because there was a good school system; it was affordable, and, there were nice parks and nearby shopping centers. He also said he continued to live in Brooklyn Center because he liked the community. Councilperson Mann asked why non-residents don't pay more for parks and recreation activities. Director of Recreation Mavis said the issue has been discussed by the Parks and Recreation Commission in the past, and they believed the system was just fine. The Director of Recreation went on to say that the participants in adults sports pay a non-resident fee, and this was easy to control. He went on to say it could be a real problem trying to collect a non-resident fee when signing up for classes or collecting money for pool admission. He mentioned that 700 of people using the Community Center were non-residents. Joint Meeting of the Council and Commissions. Chairperson Sorenson said he thought the joint meeting of council and the commissions was a good idea, and there was a good turnout. He felt there were several improvements that could be made with the main one being that speakers observed the time limit. He also felt there should have been more time for informal discussions. Several commissioners said they agreed with the chairperson. A motion was made by Commissioner Peterson to recommend to the city council that this meeting be held next year. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Russell. The motion passed. Twin Lake Task Force Director of Recreation Mavis reported the Twin Lake Task Force had met at the Crystal Community Center to hear the latest on the Twin Lake Trail System. He then handed out the report Westwood Engineering had prepared for the meeting. -2- 0 r t A Chairperson Sorenson said that it was agreed upon at the meeting to present this plan to the three city councils, and then work on preparing to go for a grant in December. Councilperson Mann said she thought most people living around the lakes in Brooklyn Center were in favor of this project. Commissioner Rickert asked when the Highway 100 project would be worked on. Chairperson Sorenson replied, not until the year 2000. There was a general agreement among the commissioners that they would like to see this project happen. Fishing Pier The Director of Recreation reported on the meeting with the DNR (Department of Natural Resources) and that, that organization will be putting a fishing pier in on the Mississippi River in River Ridge Park. He said this would happen sometime this summer. The Director of Recreation went on to say the DNR might be willing to put a fishing pier in at Twin Beach if the city provided a few things. The main item that would be needed would be an expanded parking lot. Commissioner Peterson asked about the quality of the water and the fish in that area. Councilperson Mann said she didn't think there was a problem, as people fish there now. Commissioner Peterson made a motion that was seconded by Commissioner Russell to recommend to city council that the city look into placing a fishing pier at Twin Beach. Recess Commissioner Russell made a motion that was seconded by Commissioner Peterson to recess. The motion passed and Park and Recreation Commission recessed at 8:55 p.m. The Park and Recreation Commission reconvened at 9:01 p.m. Joslyn Property Director of Recreation said not much had happened as far as the Joslyn property was concerned, but if he heard anything, he would be sure to let the commission know. A brief discussion followed with the commission saying they were still very much interested in this property for a park. Chairperson Sorenson asked how much property in Brooklyn Center is not on the tax roll. The Director of Recreation said he would check and get back with an answer. American Little League. The Director of Recreation reported that the American Little League was back negotiating with the city for the land in Garden City park for a little league field. He also said he would have all the details at the next meeting. • -3- . 1 Set Next Meeting Date and Agenda It was moved by Commissioner Russell and seconded by Commissioner Shinnick to hold the next park and recreation commission meeting on Tuesday April 20, 1993 starting a 7:30 p.m. The following items would be included for that meeting: Evergreen Project, Mississippi River Project, Set Park for Adopt A Park, and Twin Lake Trail System. Adjournment Chairperson Sorenson asked if there was any other business to discuss. After no comments were made, the chairperson asked for a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Russell made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by Commissioner Shinnick. The motion passed and the parks and recreation commission meeting adjourned at 9:37 p.m. • -4- _ 0