3.1. 05-03-10 DRAFT MINUTES REGULAR

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City Council Minutes May 3, 2010 One item added to the June 14 worksession was to tour the public works facility. 6. Other Business There was no other business. Council Updates There were no council updates. 8. Staff Updates Page 4 Ms. Johnson received a call from the Brainerd office of MnDOT notifying the city that crews would be installing median cables along Highway 169 from 197th Avenue north to the city limits and beyond for safety purposes. Work will commence in July and end in August. Ms. Johnson reminded council of the Sherburne County Development Tour to take place on Thursday and, if they were interested in attending the reception afterwards, to contact either herself or Cathy Mehelich. Mayor Klinzing recessed the meeting at 7:15 p.m. in order for the meeting to move to the Upper Town conference room for a joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission. 9. Joint Meeting with Parks and Recreation Mayor Klinzing re-opened the meeting at 7:22 p.m. Chair Anderson opened the meeting of the Parks and Recreation commission at 7:22 p.m. He thanked the Mayor and Councilmembers for the joint meeting opportunity. Bill Maertz started the discussion by going over past and current endeavors of the Parks and Recreation department. He stated the "active, healthy lifestyle" branding gets people's attention and has really helped increase participation in programming. He talked about the positive synergy in sharing of services and tools between Parks and Recreation. Together they provide a great group of programs to residents. He discussed the many volunteer service hours that were of great assistance to the department, which helped them serve over 29,000 people last year. He complimented Rodney Schreifels and the parks staff for operating the ice rinks and park amenities so well. Pinewood Golf Course opened up their season early this year and they expect over 300 kids in their children's golf lessons alone, along with more corporate and youth events. Lastly, Mr. Maertz discussed the positive cross-jurisdictional partnerships with local businesses, schools, and the YMCA, which provides even broader programming opportunities to residents. Mr. Maertz discussed the future, noting the desire to complete trail connections extensions throughout the City to link the trail system together, improvements needed at Orono Park, and continuing to take advantage of any park opportunities that become available which fit the parks master plan and overall goals.