Laserfiche WebLink
Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes Page 2 <br />September 11, 2019 <br />----------------------------- <br /> <br />10. Parks and Recreation Director Update <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker shared his staff report. <br /> <br />11. Recreation Manager’s Update <br /> <br />Mr. Benoit presented his staff report and presented the SALT Golf Tournament. <br /> <br />12. Announcements <br /> <br />13. Adjourn to Work session <br /> <br />There being no further business, Chair Anderson adjourned the meeting of the Elk River <br />Parks and Recreation Commission at 6:48 p.m. <br /> <br />14. Work session <br /> <br />The work session meeting of the Elk River Parks and Recreation Commission was called to <br />order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Anderson. <br /> <br />14.1 Alcohol at Rivers Edge Commons Park <br /> <br />Mr. Benoit shared the Rivers Edge Commons Park Policy in regards to alcohol consumption <br />within the park. Currently the city ordinance does not restrict alcohol consumption in parks <br />and sharing other city alcohol consumption ordinances. <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek shared that it is not appropriate to consume alcohol in Woodland <br />Trails Regional Park and Lion John Weicht Park with the new high school fields going in. <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker stated that when the fields are used at Lion John Weicht Park the school district <br />will not allow alcohol consumption. <br /> <br />Commissioner Loidolt believes that there will be more revenue in downtown with events. <br /> <br />Commission agreed to remove the administrative policy for no alcohol consumption in Rivers <br />Edge Commons Park. <br /> <br />14.2 Deer Feeding Ordinance <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker shared his staff report. Sharing that the public safety staff are stretched and would <br />prefer not being involved with an ordinance of no deer feeding. <br />