Parks and Recreation Commission Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior Hennepin County, Minnesota Minutes Park and Recreation Commission Tuesday, June 11, 2019 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL at 6:20 p.m. Commissioners present: Chair Wolfe, Sobiech, Mullenbach, Gallow, Rogney, Wahlstedt and Berghorst. Commissioners Absent: None Also present: Public works Superintendent Tim Amundsen. 2. AGENDA APPROVAL Commissioner Mullenbach moved, Commissioner Sobiech seconded, to approve the agenda as presented, Carries 7/0. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) None presented 4. CITIZEN REPORTS OR COMMENTS None 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) GATEWAY MASTER PLAN Commissioners feel to start simple with the opportunity to add features later on. Concept #1 Nice simple design. Add more seating and dual banners for advertising. Concept #2 was liked best by Board. Minimal sails, convex shape and the block lettering of Excelsior with the possibility of illumination. Concept #3 Like the smaller Ownawa sail design, hybrid of 2-3 would be best. b) Review HPC and Community for the Commons Policies The PVN report was reviewed and discussed. Historic boundaries reviewed. Board unable to find any Historic features located in the Commons. The PVN report was a third party to consult and the Board feels the Council should adopt said policy. Tim, Tom and Dave to meet outside the commission to form a Liaison with the HPC. 6. NEW BUSINESS a) Air dock boat lift request Bruce Kelly presented the board with an air dock lift request. Motion by Wahlstedt to allow lift station mounted over the water not to impeded walkways installed and removed seasonally with watercraft with power provided by Leases, 2nd by Mullenbach motion carries 7/0 Minutes Park and Recreation Commission June 11, 2019 Page 2 of 2 7) VERBAL REPORTS FOR DISCUSSION a) Electrical boxes b) Eagle scout projects, possible clean up in the spring. 8. a) Ice castle, discussed no action taken. b) Community garden plots. Discussed no action taken c) Concerts in the park, discussed no action taken. d) Maintenance log Motion by Sobiech to recommend stump removal per Tim Amundsen’s list using available funds 2nd by Mullenbach Motion carries 7/0 e) Port bell, discussed, no action taken. f) Studer park, discussed, no action taken. g) Gazebo/Mitten pond Discussed; no action taken. 9. MONTHLY FINANCIALS: a) None presented 10. MISCELLANEOUS/ COMMISSIONER COMMENTS a) Recent Council Action 11. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Mullenbach to adjourn, second by Wahlstedt, carries 7/0 Respectfully submitted, Paul V. Mullenbach