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2013-02 CSCREGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Richfield Community Center (7000 Nicollet Ave) PRESENT CSC: Gerry Charnitz, Greg Mangold, LuAnn Werner, Terry Heinze, Reed Bornholdt, Michele Thompson, Arlan Nelson, Dan Edgerton, Bob Shotwell, Andrew Seffrood STAFF: Jim Topitzhofer, John Evans COUNCIL: Edwina Garcia PLANNING COM: Tom Rublein OTHERS: Maureen Scaglia (League of Women Voters) ABSENT CSC: Tracy Hollenback Call to Order/Approval of Minutes Charnitz called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Bornholdt moved, seconded by Nelson, to approve the minutes of the regular January meeting. Approved, ayes all. Staff Reports Topitzhofer provided the Recreation Services report Taft Ice Fishing Event: Successful event; about 150 people. Open Streets at PennFest: Blue Cross Blue Shield offering another grant for 2013. Community Center Tax Assistance: AARP prepares senior taxes; over 1,000 returns per year. Junior Hockey Team at Arena: MN Magicians, minor-league team from New Mexico. Moving to Richfield. Will provide revenue for City as ice rental and concessions. Architect is assessing how quickly we may recoup improvements to the Arena with this lease. Council may consider ordinance revision to allow beer sales during those games. Discussion Items Organized Garbage Collection Mangold introduced Scaglia, League of Women Voters. Scaglia said that the League had asked Mangold to meet with them regarding organized garbage collection, the goal being for the League to adopt a position on garbage hauling models. She said that the group will put together round table discussions and informational meetings with the goal of adopting a position. Scaglia said that Representative Slocum had encouraged the group to tour the garbage burning plant, which influenced her to support some kind of organized hauling. Garcia said that she was willing to introduce legislation that would help simplify the process of organizing hauling for municipalities. Charnitz said that legislation was being considered that would require haulers to bring more of their garbage to the burners, which are not operating near capacity. Bandshell Committee Report Topitzhofer recapped the activity of the last couple of months. He said that Council approved a resolution supporting the project and the amount dedicated to it in the capital improvement plan. He said that the group expressing interest in sponsorship has decreased the amount that they’re willing to commit (currently at $75,000). He said that the summer concert series will be held at several different locations this summer and surveys will be taken at each location to gather feedback about the pros and cons of the different locations. Capital Improvement Plan Topitzhofer introduced the five-year plan, which is reviewed each year and often changes year-to-year for projects further out in the schedule, items are added as needs grow more urgent or new ideas are introduced. He pointed out that the Outdoor Pool internal loan will be paid off this year; the Lincoln Field project internal loan will be paid off in 2015. He reviewed the items currently listed in the plan, and outlined a few items that have been recently proposed and prioritized (Community Center air conditioning, Wood Lake parking lot and bathrooms, Ice Arena equipment, etc). He said that he’s looking for some kind of ranking system from the group to help determine the items that are more urgent than others; he said that existing items that need upgrade for safety reasons or because it puts the facility in jeopardy would have a high priority. He asked if the group had any other criteria they wanted to use. Mangold said that items that would provide fairly quick payback through energy savings. Edgerton said that, for new items, how well do they fit with the Parks Master Plan and, as a sidebar, does the plan need updadting. Charnitz said that items that will get the most use should have a higher priority. Rublein asked about painting the waterslide; Topitzhofer said that he’d check and see when it’s due again. Werner asked if any outside businesses or organizations could help co-fund a renovation; Charnitz also asked about public/private partnership opportunities. Shotwell suggested that an item like the playground might be able to be maintained for another several years, but a 60 year-old boiler could fail at any time; he asked about the possibility of solar panels for heating the pool. Charnitz said that Xcel Energy may have incentive programs. Mangold said that the $450,000 used for parks from the liquor stores has remained unchanged for many years and asked if we receive a lower percentage than we used to receive and, if so, can we ask for more revenue. Topitzhofer said that more liquor store revenue has been used for reinvestment into the stores themselves, including renovation of the Lyndale Store and, possibly in the near future, the Penn Store. Werner asked if FOWL can fund any of these items. Topitzhofer said that much of the funds brought in by FOWL are used for programming items and much of it used for capital improvement items. Topitzhofer recapped the criteria suggested by the group. Action Items Chair/Vice-Chair Election, Liaison Appointments Charnitz opened nominations for Chair. Mangold moved, Nelson seconded, to nominate Charnitz as Chair. Edgerton moved, seconded by Werner, to nominate Mangold as Vice Chair. Approved, ayes all. Liaison appointments: Transportation Commission: Edgerton/Shotwell, FOWL Board: Werner, Arts Commission: Thompson, Planning Commission: Edgerton, Waste Hauling: Mangold/Edgerton/Werner, Bandshell: Bornholdt. Committee Reports Transportation Commission: Shotwell and Edgerton provided the report. FOWL: Werner provided the report. Green Team/Waste Hauling Group: Mangold provided the report. Planning Commission: Thompson and Rublein provided the report. Rublein invited the group to offer their concerns for him to relay to the group for consideration. Arts Commission: Thompson provided the report. Next Meeting/Adjournment Regular March Meeting Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 pm, Richfield Community Center (7000 Nicollet Ave). Thompson moved, seconded by Heinze, to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 8:36 pm. February 19, 2013 DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.