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2001-02 CSC RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 13, 2001 Wood Lake Nature Center Present: Commissioners Chad Sharkey, Rick Jabs, Tim Erlander, Allen Yun, Maureen Scaglia, John Easterwood, Jake Sedlacek, Kari Johnson, Gary Ness Staff Jim Topitzhofer, John Evans, Mike Eastling Council Liaison Susan Rosenberg Secondary Council Liaison John Enger School Liaison Jim Sloss Absent: Commissioners Linda Slocum, Bob Dietl Call to Order The meeting was called to order by CSC Chair Jabs at 7:00 p.m. Approval of Minutes Sharkey moved, seconded by Easterwood, to approve the minutes of the January 9 regular meeting and the January 23 special meeting. Approved, ayes all. Elections/Appointments Election of Chair Sharkey moved, seconded by Easterwood, to nominate Rick Jabs. Approved, ayes all. Election of Vice Chair Erlander and Scaglia were nominated. Erlander was voted in, 4-1. Appointments Johnson was appointed Planning Commission liaison; Dietl was appointed FOWL liaison; Jabs was appointed Richfield Community Human Services Planning Council liaison. Discussion Items Fairwood/Monroe Shelters Recreation Services Director Topitzhofer said that based on neighborhood and staff meetings and CSC discussions, a number of shelter preferences had been determined: an open-sided shelter in each park, six-table capacity, hexagonal. Topitzhofer said that after investigating, this size of shelter would be too expensive and recommended the four-table capacity. Also, he said that a Councilmember had recommended only one shelter for both parks because the parks were regarded as one. Jabs and Sedlacek said that their neighborhood definitely regarded them as separate parks and expected two shelters. Topitzhofer said that the survey result indicated a lack of interest in proceeding with investigating a rink at Fairwood, but the Fairwood shelter could always serve as some kind of skating shelter in the future. Easterwood moved, seconded by Erlander, to direct staff to proceed with an RFP for two four-table open-sided shelters with some kind of decorative accents. Approved, ayes all. Action Items Little Bob’s Park Playfeature Replacement Topitzhofer introduced the RFP for the Little Bob’s project, saying that the preferences were determined by the neighborhood and through meetings with staff from Public Works, Recreation Services and Public Safety. Sharkey moved, seconded by Sedlacek, to approve the RFP for the Little Bob’s Park playfeature replacement. Approved, ayes all. Pool Pass Fee Updates Topitzhofer said that Pool Manager Al Payne was introducing this pool pass fee revision because people were adding neighbors and other people to their family passes and this would introduce a per-person fee for family passes. It also introduces a resident and non-resident fee disparity. Jabs urged Topitzhofer to work for a greater disparity between resident and non-resident fees. Easterwood moved, seconded by Scaglia, to approve the revised pool pass fee schedule. Jabs requested that Payne revisit the policy for next year and consider a greater resident/non-resident fee disparity. Stormwater Advisory Board Public Works Director Eastling gave the CSC background on Richfield’s stormwater management plan and explained that a series of ordinances would be introduced in the near future that would update Richfield’s plan. Bus Shelter Ordinance Amendment Public Works Director Eastling explained that a company called US Bench is licensed to supply bus stop benches in Richfield, but with an ordinance change, a new company would provide bus shelters that would be built and maintained by them. He said that the ordinance amendment would be brought to the CSC at their March meeting and a representative from the shelter company could be in attendance. Discussion Items (continued) CIP/CIB Prioritization Topitzhofer explained the three-step process: evaluate and discuss current-year items, rank items within each project area, then rank the project areas by priority. Topitzhofer said that two items would need to be introduced to the current-year plan: resurfacing the water slide at the Outdoor Pool and renovating the concessions stand at Roosevelt Park; these items would be funded by reallocating amounts within the current year’s items. By consensus, the CSC agreed with including these items in the current-year capital improvement budget. Committee Reports No FOWL or Planning Commission reports. Jabs had nothing to report for the RCHSPC. Skate Park Task Force Topitzhofer said that the group was proceeding with Plan B, an outdoor facility, which would cost each municipality $80,000. He said that this amount would be included in the 2002 capital improvement plan. Outdoor Pool Task Force Topitzhofer said that an update was sent to the OPTF to inform them of the progress that had been made and that staff would proceed with introducing the $2,215,000 option to the capital improvement plan process. Staff Reports Recreation Services Topitzhofer provided the Recreation Services Department report. Adjournment Motion and second to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m. by consensus. February 13, 2001 Minutes