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CITY OF STILLWATER
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
JANUARY 28, 2013
Present: Chairman Linda Amrein, Commissioners David Brandt, Scott Christensen
Rob McGarry, Solveg Peterson, Don Stiff, Councilmember Mike Polehna
Absent: Commissioner Sandy Snellman
Staff present: Public Works Superintendent Tim Moore, Parks and Recreation Intern
Patrick Kopesky
Approval of Minutes:
Motion by Brandt, seconded by Stiff, to approve the December
17, 2012 minutes. All in favor.
OPEN FORUM
- There were no public comments.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Field Use Study Presentation
Parks and Recreation Intern Patrick Kopesky reported on the Facilities Review
Inventory which was completed over the last six months. Maintaining high quality youth
athletics was the goal of the project. Mr. Kopesky evaluated all athletic facilities in
School District 834. He presented a map and spreadsheets showing who uses and
maintains each field, schedules, fees for use, and contact information. There are 50
fields including municipal and school district fields, and 17 organizations in the district
that use the fields. Some needs that were identified during the study are: lighted 95-foot
baseball fields and more practice space for lacrosse which is a fast growing sport.
Councilmember Polehna added that part of the goal was to find any hidden gems, for
instance a field at St. Mary’s Point that is not used because it has not been maintained,
but could be a great resource. He suggested perhaps a sports commission could be
formed to oversee all the youth athletic organizations and facilities.
Mr. Kopesky noted that peak time for renting fields is 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Monday
through Thursday; perhaps a sports commission could develop a better method for
scheduling fields. His recommendations are: possibly having a central organization
overseeing youth athletics; better maintaining the Afton-Lakeland Elementary small
baseball field; working with local municipalities on creating a sports complex like
Woodbury which could be a draw for tournaments; and improving parking at some of
the existing facilities.
Councilmember Polehna noted that the study was presented to the shared services
group and will be presented to the City Council and the School Board. He said he hopes
to approach some of the other communities to consider the possibility of combining to
form a recreation association to coordinate all the recreation activities.
Park and Recreation Board Minutes
January 28, 2013
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COMMISSION ITEMS/TOPICS
There were no commission items or topics.
Motion by Amrein, seconded by Brandt, to adjourn. After discussion about protocol,
there was a motion by Amrein, seconded by Brandt, to strike the previous motion to
adjourn, and to adjourn to a closed meeting to discuss pending litigation. All in favor.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m. to Executive Session for legal advice.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Kink
Recording Secretary