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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.01.21 PRAAGENDA Brooklyn Center Park and Recreation Commission Tuesday, January 21, 2025 6:30 - 8pm 1. Call to Order 6:30 pm 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes- November 2024 5. City Council Liaison Report 6. Election of Officers 7. 2025 Meeting Schedule 8. Unfinished Business • Recycling in Parks Presentation – Hennepin Recycling Group 9. New Business • 2025 Commission Goals • New Member Recruitment 10. Set Next Meeting Date and Agenda February 18th 11. Adjournment MINUTES 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 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 CALL TO ORDER Chair Jeffrey called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm. ROLL CALL Chair Jeffrey, Vice Chair Bonovsky, Commissioners Sorenson, Younglove and Ebert were present. Also present were Councilmember Marquita Butler, Public Works Planner Kory Andersen Wagner, Parks & Recreation Director Cordell Wiseman and Community Center Supervisor Rachel Kenyon. A member of the public also attended the meeting. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Jeffrey was asked to add recycling to the agenda. Commissioner Sorenson moved to approve the agenda with the addition. Commissioner Younglove seconded the motion. The agenda was approved unanimously. APPROVAL OF OCTOBER MINUTES Commissioner Sorenson moved to approve the minutes. Commissioner Ebert seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT Councilmember Butler provided an update on the previous Council Meeting. The budget for utilities and enterprise funds were discussed, but not passed. Council asked for some other solutions. The preliminary levy was set at 8.9% previously. The next budget meeting is December 2 and December is the main budget meeting. Councilmember Butler’s term is up in January. PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PRESENTATION Planner Andersen Wagner discussed the current state of the Park Capital Plan. The concepts will be released to the public in December. There will be a website to collect feedback on the concepts. From that feedback, the City and consultants will make any necessary changes and set the list of priorities. Staff is looking to get the plan to Council for approval next year and hopefully some construction in 2026. COMMUNITY CENTER REFERENDUM RESULTS Director Wiseman discussed the results from the referendum and what the City’s plan could look like moving forward. The Department is doing its best with the building’s current state. Other funding sources are being looked into by staff. PAPERLESS MEETING DISCUSSION Chair Jeffrey discussed his desire to go to a paperless meeting. Alternatives were discussed. Chair Jeffrey proposed an opt-out for receiving paper copies and the decision being up to each Commissioner. Commissioner Sorenson moved for a vote. Commissioner Younglove seconded the motion. The vote passed unanimously. RECYCLING DISCUSSION Recycling in the parks was discussed, and a concern was expressed that the containers are all being dumped into the same garbage trucks. They discussed that park user education is the first step. There would need to be a major effort in educating the public and there would need to be a reach for funding as well. Interest was expressed in the Commission increasing efforts in education. Chair Jeffrey proposed that we include recycling in the parks on the agenda as unfinished business for the next meeting. Commissioner Bonovsky moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Younglove seconded. The decision was unanimous. FUTURE MEETING The next meeting will be December 17th at 6:30pm at the Community Center.