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41 PARKS COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018
6:00 PM AT CITY HALL
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Agenda
Ill. Approve Parks Commission Minutes—August 20, 2018 (1)
IV. Department/Commission Liaison Reports
A. Arborist
B. Public Works Director
C. Other/Commission Liaison Report
V. Visitor/Public Comment
VI. Public Hearings
None
VII. New Business
A. Park Programming -Holiday Event
B. Approve 2019 Parks Commission Meeting Dates (2)
VIII. Old Business
None
IX. Informational
A. Next Meeting: Monday, December 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
B. Upcoming Council Meetings: Tuesday,November 27 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
X. Adjourn
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CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
PARKS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
Monday, August 20, 2018 at City Hall
1. Call to Order: Vice Chair Chirhart called the meeting to order. Present: Commissioners Bye
and Peterson, Arborist Danielson, City Administrator Johnson, Summer Park Program
Coordinator Zeuli, and Public Works Director Kegley. Absent: Chair Weyer, Commissioner
Thoreson, and Commission-Liaison Liljegren.
Il. Approval of Agenda: Commissioner Bye, seconded by Commissioner Peterson, moved to
approve the Agenda. Carried 3-0.
III. Approve Parks Commission Minutes -July 16, 2018: Commissioner Peterson, seconded by
Commissioner Bye, moved to approve the Minutes. Carried 3-0.
IV. Department/Commission Liaison Reports:
A. Arborist: Arborist Danielson reported that the Minnesota DNR changed the oak wilt
status to low risk on July 17, 2018. She said oak trees could still become inflected
with oak wilt, but the risk was very low. She said if you damage an oak, use a
sealant on the tree within 15 minutes.
B. Public Works Director: Public Works Director Kegley reported that about 90,000
square feet of trail surface was sealed. He said staff was working on clearing
buckthorn from the Valley View Park goat area and should be finished by the end of
that week.
C. Other/ Commission Liaison Reports: Summer Park Program Coordinator Zeuli
provided an update on the summer park program. City Administrator Johnson
reported that Zeuli would be hosting a winter event late December similar to the
summer park program events. Zeuli said they were hoping to host the event at the
new Cover Park shelter.
V. Visitor/Public Comment: None
VI. Public Hearings: None
VII. New Business:
A. Park Walkthrough Discussion: Vice Chair Chirhart reported that the Parks
Commissioners, the City Administrator, the Arborist, and the Public Works Director
walked through all the parks within the City to come up with a list of needs and
wants for future planning. Public Works Director Kegley provided a list of notes
from the walkthrough to the Parks Commissioners. He said many items had already
been completed, staff would obtain quotes for some of the items, and the rest were
attainable within the year.
VIII. Old Business: None
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Parks Commission Minutes
August 20, 2018
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1X. Informational:
A. Next Meeting: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
B. Upcoming Council Meeting: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
X. Adjournment: Commissioner Bye, seconded by Commissioner Peterson, moved to adjourn.
Carried 3-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Pinski
City Clerk
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CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
PARKS COMMISSION
2019
REGULAR MEETING DATES
Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of each month. January and February
meetings have been changed to the week following the regularly
scheduled meeting date, due to legal holidays occurring on the regular
meeting date.
Meeting Date
January 28
February 25
March 18
April 15
May 20
June 1.7
July 15
August 19
September 16
October 21
November 18
December 16
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