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N Of NEW BRIGHTON PARKS, RECREATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION BRUM MINUTES lheMy Mal waft for ym September 3, 2014 Approved CITY HALL - WORK SESSION ROOM I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. by Chair Frischman Il. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners Brunell, Eischen, Fields, Frischman, Jones, Kunesh- Podein, Parker and Council Liaison Strub Members Absent: Commissioners Cook and Lundberg Also Present: Sandy Breuer, Director of Parks and Recreation; Chris Wolla, Parks Superintendent, Jason Hicks, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director and Mr. Jim Kvall, resident III. Minutes of August 6, 2014 MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KUNESH- PODEIN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FIELDS, TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 6, 2014 MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. IV. Correspondence None V. Old Business a. Sunny Square Ice Rink/Petition Chair Frischman stated some community members from the northern part of the City were interested in opening up Sunny Square Park again for skating and presented a petition to the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission back in July. This Commission was to review the idea and make a recommendation to Council. Mr. Kvaal was present at the July meeting and is here again this evening to give a little more detail on how volunteers would help with re- opening the Sunny Square rink. Below are some of the things stated in Mr. Kvaal's proposal: • The rink would be open 5 week days from 3:30 — 7:00 p.m. and weekends Noon — 5:00 p.m. Alternative times were mentioned. • It was suggested the volunteers be parents and that someone would oversee the volunteers. Mr. Kvaal mentioned that in his letter he stated Adam Schmidt could find players that needed volunteer hours. The woman at the Irondale School office stated it would not just be hockey players that needed volunteer hours, but there would be others as well. • The City would plow and sweep the rinks when there is snow. • Mr. Kvaal stated he could replace the one hockey board that is bad. The boards are in pretty good shape except that one. Director Breuer stated: Because it is the first year, it is recommended that volunteers open the facility and turn lights on from the inside. We want to see if this works before we invest in moving the light controls to the outside.