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2004-10 CSCOctober 19, 2004 RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION JOINT MEETING w/CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, October 19, 2004, 7:00 pm Richfield Community Center PRESENT Commissioners Barb Kritzman, Gordon Vizecky, Gary Ness, Rodney Schmidt, Anna Berend, Gloma Hamernick, Dean Johnson, Bob Dietl, Michael Christian Staff Jim Topitzhofer, John Evans Council Liaison John Enger Planning Commission Liaison Kyle Hartnett Others Betty Gustafson (Council candidate), Larry Wozniczka ABSENT Commissioners Linda Slocum, Kevin McVay Approval of Minutes Kritzman moved, seconded by Ness, to approve the minutes of the regular June meeting. Approved, ayes all. Dietl moved, seconded by Hamernick, to approve the minutes of the July 13 joint CSC/Council meeting. Approved, ayes all. Staff Reports Recreation Services Topitzhofer reported on the following: -Middle School Teen Activity Night drew over 375 students. -Adaptive Bowling League has 111 participants this year. -Wood Lake Nature Center’s upcoming Halloween event and Best Buy Foundation Grant application. -Adventure Gardens Mini-Golf season ended on September 26. -Community Center Boutique-Saturday, October 23 -Upcoming flu shot clinic on Tuesday, October 26, at the Community Center. Discussion Items Youth and Family Survey Topitzhofer said that Richfield Community Education will allow Richfield Recreation Services to include questions on their annual survey, which is conducted at various events and the data recorded on portable keypads. Christian said that he took one of the other school surveys and it was very fast. Topitzhofer said that the survey will help assess recreation and human services needs in the community. Madison Park Mitigation Agreement Topitzhofer said that the City Council had authorized staff to proceed with negotiations with MNDot to determine the mitigation for the lost 10,000 square feet of the park. An additional 6,000 feet on either side of the park would be left, he said, and the neighborhood clearly objected to using that land for access points to the park on the north side. He said that, as Dietl suggested at the last meeting, the most valuable mitigation would be to request land compensation rather than money. He said that one idea would be to request funding for the redevelopment of Richfield Lake Park, which may be affected anyway when redevelopment begins on the east side of the lake. Vizecky asked if the access points on the north end of the park should be discussed in a larger, city-wide context relating to bike trails since that is a likely through-point for an east-west bike trail. Topitzhofer said that a resident expressed concern about the Transportation Committee’s suggestion that the park would be part of a bike trail. Ness and Christian suggested that the Transportation Committee should be involved in the decision. Topitzhofer said that an actual mitigation agreement may be a year away or more; appraisals and more feedback about the land usage would take place first. Action Items FOWL Member Re-Appointment Dietl moved, seconded by Schmidt, to reappoint Gayle Ticen, Vern Luettinger, and Tom Hoyne to three-year terms on the FOWL Board of Directors. Approved, ayes all. Family Friendly City Task Force Liaison Appointment Topitzhofer said that the City Council set a goal this year to begin an initiative to make Richfield a more family-friendly city; a task force is being formed to begin the task and two CSC liaisons have been requested; the group will hold their first meeting DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC. October 19, 2004 on Thursday, October 28, 5:00 pm, Richfield Water Plant. Rodney Schmidt and Gloma Hamernick volunteered. Gordon Vizecky said that he’d be attending the meetings as a liaison from Best Buy. Committee Reports Ballfield Improvement Task Force Topitzhofer said that the task force has not resumed meetings, but a survey was done that included the land currently leased to the adjacent trailer park and there would be further study of the feasibility of a four-field complex. Golf Practice Facility Task Force Topitzhofer reported Effective Golf Systems completed a second assessment of possible facilities and locations. He said that 930 feet were identified on the west side of Vets Park and the task force is favoring the idea of building a golf dome there. City Hall Task Force Schmidt reported that the group has toured Edina and Bloomington City Halls. Transportation Committee Ness and Kritzman reported that the committee was recently evaluating the City’s stop-sign policy. FOWL Dietl reported that 76 golfers participated in the FOWL Ball Golf Klassic on September 11. Planning Commission No report was given. RCHSPC Hamernick said that the group hasn’t met over the summer, but will be meeting to begin reviewing grant applications. Other Community Council Community Summit Vizecky reported that several CSC’ers attended the summit immediately before the CSC meeting, where issues related to families, immigrants and youth were discussed. Next Meeting Tuesday, November 16, 7:00 pm, Community Center Adjournment Dietl moved, seconded by Ness, to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m.