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2008-02 CSCRICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Richfield Community Center PRESENT CSC Members Gerry Charnitz, Joe Springer, Michael Christian, Sarah Till, Gary Ness, Greg Mangold, Joe Hoover Staff Jim Topitzhofer, John Evans Planning Commission Rick Jabs Others ABSENT CSC Members Gordon Vizecky, Rodney Schmidt Council Liaison Fred Wroge Call to Order Vice Chair Christian called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm. Approval of Minutes Springer moved, seconded by Till, to approve the minutes of the regular January meetings. Approved, ayes all. Other Items Ness asked if the Recreation Department has ever considered a gun safety program. Topitzhofer said that he’d run it past staff. Action Items Appointment of FOWL Board Members Ness moved, seconded by Springer, to appoint David Delzer, Ellen Kosmoski, and Barb Kritzman to the Friends of Wood Lake Board of Directors. Approved, ayes all. Facility and Amenity Dedication Policy Topitzhofer said that the Council considered the policy at a recent study session. He said that this policy does not allow for the renaming of facilities. Although the group who is interested in renaming Donaldson Park after Gordy Larson contacted the Council, the Council supported the policy. He said that they suggested a cooling-down period to avoid decisions made during the emotion following a person’s passing. He said that they also asked that the dedication display be restricted to just plaques (the old policy left open the item placed at the site). Jabs said that the cooling-down period is unnecessary because emotions run high for living honorees, too. He suggested a time frame on nominations, where all requests are taken by a certain date each year (perhaps in March) and decisions are made on the same schedule each year with a limit of two or three dedications. Hoover said that postage stamps have a similar cooling-off period (10 years after a person’s death), but the method Jabs suggested would achieve something similar. Christian said that the cooling-off period has value, but agreed that the structured schedule Jabs suggests would also work. Topitzhofer offered to bring the policy back with revisions; Christian said that the structured dates suggested by Jabs can just be added to the motion. Springer said that June or July might be too busy to be installing or approving plaques. Topitzhofer suggested an annual approval date in April instead. Ness moved, seconded by Springer, to recommend Council approval with the discussed revisions. Approved, ayes all. Appointments/Liaisons Chair and Vice Chair Christian said that Vizecky could not attend, but did express interest in being Chair again, if the CSC so wishes. He said that there might be occasional conflicts, so he’d like to nominate Ness as the Vice Chair, and nominate Vizecky as Chair. Christian moved, seconded by Springer, to elect Vizecky as Chair, Ness as Vice Chair. Approved, ayes all. The group also appointed the following liaisons by consensus: Planning Commission-Springer, Community Human Services Planning Council-Till, Transportation Committee-Ness & Charnitz, Friends of Wood Lake-Christian, Celebrations-Reeb, City Hall Task Force-Ness, Ballfield (to be addressed later), Honoring All Vets-Schmidt, Arts-Hoover. Discussion Items Richfield Lake Park Play Equipment Topitzhofer said that an RFP is drafted based on feedback from the neighborhood with specific preferences that are expressed by the neighbors. He said that a selection committee is assembled to review the proposals and select based on the criteria in the RFP and a contract is awarded. Capital Improvement Budget and Plan Topitzhofer presented the previous year’s plan and explained to the group that this is the budget for $500,000 of liquor store profits, earmarked for parks and recreation-related improvements. He said that the group will revisit the plan at least one additional time in the spring. The group talked about the need for a type one skate park, disc golf, off-leash dog park, etc. Christian said that some of the facilities are in the master park plan and have potential locations identified. Staff Reports Recreation Services Topitzhofer reported on the following: Richfield Lake Update 75th/76th Streetscape Design Committee Reports The following reports were given: Transportation Commission (Ness) City Hall Task Force (Jabs) Honoring All Veterans Memorial (Topitzhofer) Planning Commission (Springer) Celebrations Commission (Topitzhofer) Next Meeting Tuesday, March 18, 7:00 pm, Richfield Community Center Adjournment Motion and second to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:44 pm. February 19, 2008 DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.