3. 11-03-08 Minutes Scandia Park and Recreation Committee
Minutes
Monday, November 3, 2008
Members Present: Karen Schik, Joan Benner, Mike Goeken, Dan Skupien, Tom
Vogen, Tom Triplett, Matt Rasmussen, Alex Bildeaux
Members Absent: Edward Ruf
Guests: Anne Hurlburt
1. Approval of Minutes- Minutes from October 6, 2008 were unanimously
approved.
2. Friends of Scandia Parks- Tom T. reported:
• Approximately 140 members had committed thus far;
• The first meeting was held on Oct. 30th;
• The group has collected $1000 in dues/donations to date;
• The first member meeting will be held in January.
• Finances will be handled by the MN Parks and Trails Council.
3. Vinterfest- Joan reported that she attempted to contact Ann Bancroft without
success. Anne Hurlburt reported that the horse-drawn sleigh ride provider(from
previous years)has gone out of business. A general planning discussion ensued,
which resulted in the following action items being assigned:
• Joan to ask around for other horse sleigh options;
• Dan to look into a snow sculpting demo;
• Snow"sculpting" submittee formed (Dan, Matt, Mike,Alex);
• Karen to follow-up on cross country skiing demo;
• Matt to follow-up with Meisters regarding an"after event" activity;
• Matt to contact Elim about sled hill use;
• Anne to ask Edward to create the event flier.
4. Open Gym- Mike reported that dates are now reserved, and that we presently
only have staff for four weekends. A discussion followed regarding expanding
the number of days,but consensus to leave it at four days was reached.
5. Tubing Event- A general planning discussion was had regarding the Dec. 2�cn
event.
6. Greenway Planning- Karen reported that she and Anne are investigating the
possibility of DNR grants. She added that County funding from last year's
referendum will be coming in 2009, but we must wait for more information to
become available before further plans can be made.
7. WIP- Karen announced Council approval of funding(up to $2000) for road
signage to be ordered from the DNR. A robust discussion followed regarding the
style of trail markers to be employed. The choice of post vs. tree mounted was
the primary subject of debate, and no consensus reached.
8. Summer Rec Programs- Marty's 2009 proposal was discussed, the primary issue
of focus being participation levels. It was suggested by some that more all-day
activities should be included. Others proposed that community teens should be
solicited to assist and to boost the sense of community in the program. Everyone
agreed that more analysis of past history and more strategic planning was
necessary to bring attendance back to previous levels.
9. Next meeting- Monday, Dec. 1, 2008
10. Meeting adjourned- Karen