HomeMy Public PortalAbout12.19.2018_Park Commission Meeting MinutesMedina Park Commission Meeting Minutes
December 19, 2018
Medina City Hall
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The Park Commission of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on December 19, 2018 at
7:00 p.m. at Medina City Hall. Park Commission Chair Steve Lee presided.
1) Call to Order
Commissioners Present: Steve Lee, Jeff Rumsey, Ann Thies, Elizabeth Weir, John
Jacob, and youth members Ella Kingsley and Lauren
Lubenow
Commissioners Absent: Mary Morrison and Lori Meehan
Also Present: Public Works Director Steve Scherer and Assistant City
Administrator Jodi Gallup
2) Additions to the Agenda: None.
3) Approval of the Minutes from:
November 28, 2018 Regular Meeting
A motion was made by Jacob and seconded by Rumsey to approve the minutes from
November 28, 2018, with one correction on page 2: interested. Motion passed
unanimously.
4) Public Comments (on items not on the agenda): None.
5) City Council Update
Scherer updated the Park Commission on recent City Council actions. He stated the City
Council adopted the 2019 fee schedule but would like the Park Commission to revisit the
park fees including baseball field and tennis court rentals. Gallup explained the tennis
court rental fee went up from $2 per court per hour to $20 per court per hour for
scheduled group lessons. Weir stated that fee creep is a better approach than fee leap.
6) Trail Plan Review
Thies reported that the Trail Subcommittee consisting of Jacob, Rumsey, and herself, had
met once on December 12th to update the 2013 Trail Plan descriptions to align with the
updated 2020-2040 Comprehensive Plan. It was noted that the subcommittee made it half
way through the plan and will hold one more meeting to finish the draft update before
bringing back before the full Park Commission for review. It was noted that the trail plan
guiding principles still need to be updated.
Lee stated that this will be a living document that is not frozen in time, but continually
updated.
Medina Park Commission Meeting Minutes
December 19, 2018
Medina City Hall
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It was recommended that the first section of the plan shows exactly the trails planned in
the 2020-2040 Comprehensive Plan, and the second section of the plan should show the
Park Commission’s recommended revisions.
Thies noted that the northwest corner of the city seemed to be missing trails and asked if
we should add a trail connecting Baker to Tomann? There was a consensus to add this
missing trail connection.
The Park Commission questioned if our trails were linking our community together from
east to west and north to south. It was noted that we should be trying our best to connect
our trail system with adjacent communities.
7) Staff Report
Commission Goals – The Park Commission reviewed the 2018 goals and plans to
update the 2019 goals at their first meeting in January.
General Items – Gallup reported that Mayor Martin has started a preliminary
discussion on the possibility of creating a foundation to help with future park
replacements and improvements. Lee and Weir stated they would be interested in
being included on future discussions regarding this topic.
8) Adjourn
A motion was made by Weir, seconded by Jacob and passed unanimously, to adjourn the
meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Jodi Gallup