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11-17-15 AgendaCCOOMMMMUUNNIITTYY SSEERRVVIICCEESS CCOOMMMMIISSSSIIOONN AAGGEENNDDAA Tuesday, November 17, 2015 7:00 pm Regular CSC Meeting Richfield Municipal Center (Heredia Room), 6700 Portland Ave Commission Members Staff/Others Liaisons Reed Bornholdt (Chair), Crystal Brakke, Joannette Cintron de Nunez, Carolyn Engeldinger, Art Felgate, Tracy Hollenback, Teresa Kruse, Seth Rima, Michele Thompson (Vice Chair) Jim Topitzhofer (Staff Liaison) John Evans (Secretary) Rick Jabs (Planning Com) Edwina Garcia (City Council) 1. Approval of Minutes/Agenda  Regular Meeting: October 20, 2015 2. Public Comment  Resident comment and items not printed on agenda 3. Staff Reports  Recreation Services (Topitzhofer) 4. Action Items  Cancel Commission Meeting on December 15, 2015 (Bornholdt) 5. Discussion Items  Update on Status of Organized Garbage Collection in Bloomington, MN (Topitzhofer)  Monroe Park Storm Water Project Open House Summary (Topitzhofer) 6. Committee Reports  Transportation Commission (Felgate)  Band Shell Taskforce (Topitzhofer/Bornholdt)  FOWL Board (Brakke)  Planning Commission (Engeldinger)  Arts Commission (Thompson) 7. Next Meeting TBD 8. Adjournment October 20, 2015 REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, October 20, 2015 St. Richard’s Catholic Church (7540 Penn Ave) PRESENT CSC: Reed Bornholdt, Art Felgate, Michele Thompson, Crystal Brakke, Teresa Kruse, Carolyn Engeldinger STAFF: Jim Topitzhofer, John Evans, Kristin Asher (Public Works) PLAN COM: Rick Jabs ABSENT CSC: Joannette Cintron de Nunez, Tracy Hollenback, Seth Rima COUNCIL: Edwina Garcia Call to Order/Approval of Minutes & Agenda Chair Bornholdt called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. Motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the regular September meeting. Approved, ayes all. The October agenda was approved by consensus. Staff Reports Recreation Services Topitzhofer reported on the following: Open Streets at Penn Fest: Over 7,000 people attended. Great weather, very successful. Wood Lake’s Night of the Living Marsh: 1,200 people attended. Great weather. Community Center Boutique: Saturday, October 24 Richfield Foundation Wine & Cheese Event: Well-attended. Kruse and Bornholdt also reported. Discussion Items Stormwater Improvements: Impact on Monroe Park: Public Works Director Asher reported that there was good attendance at the open house, although not as heavy as anticipated. She said that people were mainly there to gather information about the 66th Street project, but there was very little concern voiced about the impacts on Monroe Park. She said that people seem to understand the benefits of the project and the need for it, as well as the plans to restore the park. She asked for comments about other park improvements, like the no-mow area. Jabs said that a few people commented on the desire to not alter the sledding hill near Irving Avenue. Brakke said that there was a desire voiced to not develop the informal play area to the south. Topitzhofer said that it was asked how the final design for Monroe will be shared. He suggested using the same mailing list as tonight’s meeting to contact people and alert them to the posting of designs on the website and Facebook. Felgate asked about signs on-site so people know what’s happening; Asher said that it would be a great idea. Committee Reports Band Shell Taskforce: Topitzhofer reported that the bids came in too high. Additional funding was not raised by the Band Shell group, so the project was not rebid in September. He said the project is on hold until next year. Friends of Wood Lake: Brakke provided the report. Turkey Trailblazer 1K/5K. Planning Commission: Engeldinger provided the report. Arts Commission: Thompson provided the report. Next Meeting/Adjournment Regular November Meeting Tuesday, November 17, 7:00 pm, Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave) Adjournment Kruse moved, seconded by Thompson, to adjourn. Meeting adjourned by consensus at 7:46 pm. DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC. RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meeting Date: November 17, 2015 Agenda Item: Consideration of cancellation of December meeting. Agenda Section: Action Items Attachments: None Contact: Reed Bornholdt Recommended Action: Move to cancel the regularly-scheduled December Community Services Commission meeting (12/15/15) In the past, the Community Services Commission has considered cancelling the regularly-scheduled December meeting, as members are often busy with holiday plans. RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meeting Date: November 17, 2015 Agenda Item Organized Garbage Collection Update from the City of Bloomington Agenda Section Discussion Items Attachments None Contact Jim Topitzhofer Recommended Action None (discussion only) A joint work session between the Richfield City Council and the Community Services Commission was conducted on June 23 to discuss direction on organized garbage collection. Dan Krivit, senior project manager for Foth, presented a status update of the City of Bloomington’s organized garbage hauling efforts and specific steps undertaken. Mr. Krivit then presented a comprehensive study of the new Minnesota statutory organized garbage hauling statute and ways that municipalities could avail themselves of the statute. Included in the presentation was a brief history of other metro communities who have initiated organized garbage hauling processes. The consensus of the meeting was to wait on any action and observe the City of Bloomington in the interim as they unfold their process to organize collection. I recently interviewed Jim Gates, Deputy Public Works Director for the City of Bloomington and project manager for the initiative. He gave the following highlights:  The Bloomington City Council will consider a Services Contract on December 15, 2015 to begin doing business with a consortium of haulers to jointly provide garbage collection services beginning April, 2016. The consortium will divide the City up by current market share. The City of Bloomington will bill residents through the City’s utility billing system and pay the haulers a contracted amount.  Haulers for Choice, an opponent of organized collection is funding a group of citizens that have filed a lawsuit against the City to require a referendum to re-consider the Council’s vote on organized collection. A judge has heard testimony from both parties and is expected to rule on the matter in January, 2016. If the judge rules in favor of a referendum, the above services contract will be delayed.  Hennepin County has recently announced plans to increase tipping fees, the fees that haulers pay to drop off garbage at County solid waste facilities. The current rate is $49 per ton and the County is talking about increasing the fee to $57 per ton. This is bad timing for Bloomington because the fee increase will be passed on to customers and their cost of garbage collection to residents will appear higher than expected. The report indicates that a considerable amount of activity will take place in Bloomington regarding organized collection in the next few months. The CSC is encouraged to discuss next steps and timing on the topic for Richfield. RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meeting Date: November 17, 2015 Agenda Item Monroe Park Storm Water Project Open House Agenda Section Discussion Items Attachments Project Display Board, Open House Summary Contact Jim Topitzhofer Recommended Action Discussion Only An open house to gather input from residents regarding the 66th Street storm improvements through Monroe Park was conducted in advance of the Community Services Commission meeting on October 20, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St. Richards Church, 7480 Penn Avenue. Attendees were encouraged to complete a short questionnaire to gather input on the project. A summary of responses is attached. Staff has begun to design the project and will be presenting a design to the CSC at an upcoming meeting. Our goal is to begin construction before the start of summer, 2016. 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Project Benefits WEST RICHFIELD STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH MONROE PARK MONROE STORM OPEN HOUSE #1 SUMMARY Meeting Purpose The goal of the open house was to let the public know about the upcoming project as well as give them an opportunity for added park features for the project as well as the 66th Street buffer. 66th Street What type of tree would you prefer? Deciduous-4, Evergreen-2, Both-4 What type of shrubs would you prefer? Deciduous-1, Evergreen-1, Both-8 Would you like to have flowers in the boulevard? Yes-9, No-0, Not Sure-1 Would you like to have public art? Yes-2, No-3, Not Sure-5 Should the city consider adding minor park features? (benches, drinking fountains, etc.) Yes-7, No-1, Not Sure-1, No Opinion-1 Please provide a path from 66th Street to Monroe Park Benches-5 Drinking Fountains-2 Directional Signage-3 Sculptures Monroe Park Stomwater Buffers Good idea-5 Keep sliding hill accessible-2 Use as many native plants as possible Invasive Species Removal Good Idea-6 Add trees to hide houses on northeast end of park Prefer native plants Thick deciduous and evergreen replacement, keep some of the present bushes and all good trees. Street Lights Solar lighting-8 Motion sensing-2 More lights WEST RICHFIELD STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH MONROE PARK Reduction in lighting at a certain time Park is creepy, this would help Additional Comments Glad there are not roundabouts at 35w ramps. Please honor the wishes of the Richfield residents as much as possible.