HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01-24-05APPROVED
Members Present: Leslie Defries, Mike Eliason, Mark Jacobs, Phillip Sterner
Members Absent: Eric Johnson
Staff Present: Dan Schultz, Director of Parks and Recreation and Sonja Honl, Recording Secretary
Student Volunteer: Philip Harris
Others Present: Dorene Ulrich, CAC Director and Pennie Hight, CAC Neighborhood Services Coordinator
CALL TO ORDER: Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None.
3. APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 27, 2004 MINUTES: MOTION by Defries to approve the minutes of December 27, 2004. SECOND by Sterner. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Motion passed.
4. AUDIENCE INPUT: None.
5. DISCUSSION (Response to Audience Input): None.
6. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Park Signs – Schultz provided examples of five versions of park signs provided by The Plastic Lumber Co. that incorporate the new City logo and “Welcome To” along with the park name.
The Commission preferred sign #5, (rounded top and bottom) and wanted to include the new City logo on the signs. They would also like to include “Welcome To” on the park signs, as
permitted by the size of the sign. MOTION by Defries to recommend that sign #5 be the prototype for Rosemount park signs. SECOND by Sterner. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Motion passed.
Schultz will bring back color prototypes of the different sizes of signs that would be used for a community park, a large neighborhood park, and a small neighborhood park.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Family Resource Center Annual Report – In 1999, the Parks and Recreation Commission was identified as the citizen advisory board that receives the annual report from the CAC to
ensure that the Family Resource Center is meeting the use requirements outlined in the building grant and that CAC is fulfilling their lease agreement. Dorene Ulrich, CAC Director,
provided the Parks and Recreation Commission with an annual report for the facility and reviewed the overall highlights of the year for the CAC. Ulrich then introduced Pennie Hight,
CAC Neighborhood Services Coordinator, who gave a detailed summary of the volunteer hours worked, activities and services provided during the past year at the Rosemount Family Resource
Center. It is Staff’s opinion that the Family Resource Center is meeting the requirements of the grant and that CAC is fulfilling the obligations outlined in their lease.
b. Naming of City Parks – The City is preparing to build two new parks, one in the Meadows of Bloomfield development, and one in the Harmony (Brockway) development. Schultz asked for
input from the Commission on naming these parks. City parks are usually named for one of the following: the nearest road, the development they are located in, a past landowner, historical
reasons, or sponsorship (Lion’s or Jaycee Parks). Schultz’s suggestions were that the park in the Meadows of Bloomfield development be called Meadows Park, that the park in the Harmony
development be called Harmony Park, and the disk golf course in the Harmony development be called Brockway Disk Golf Course. The Commission thought having one name, Brockway Park and
Disk Golf Course, would be preferable to two park names. They suggested including a historical marker near the park sign that would explain the name. Sponsorship/naming rights of
the disk golf course and parks were discussed. It was felt that this might work better for a larger community park, where possibly individual fields could be named for sponsors.
Schultz will research past landowners, city founders, past police and fire chiefs, mayors, etc., and also look into the guidelines that would be used for sponsorship/naming rights as
far as a certain dollar amount or equipment donation. He will bring this back to the next meeting.
c. Director’s Report – The Parks Improvement Fund Balance as of December 31, 2004 was $1,281,009.11. No parks dedication fees were received this month. Interest was $1,294.18. There
were expenditures of $490.50 for a survey of the Wiklund property.
Jeff May, the City’s Finance Director, will be attending the February meeting to explain the investment policy and process, and answer questions the Commission may have regarding interest
collection. Schultz will include information on this in the February packet so the Commissioners may review it prior to the meeting. Schultz will also be including upcoming projects
and project timelines in the February packet.
8. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by Eliason to adjourn the meeting. SECOND by Sterner. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Sonja Honl,
Recording Secretary