06.21.2022 Joint Council PRC Minutes
City of Scandia Parks and Recreation Committee Tuesday, June 21, 2022
A special joint meeting of City Council and the Scandia Parks & Recreation Committee was held on the above
date at the Community Center and on Zoom.
City Council Attendance: Mayor Christine Maefsky, Heather Benson, Jerry Cusick, and Patti Ray.
Scandia Parks & Recreation Attendance: Terry Gorham (Chair via Zoom), Greg Zauner (Vice Chair), Kimberly
Johnson, and Thomas Hinz.
Also in attendance: City Administrator Ken Cammilleri, Public Works Director Charles Fischer and Office Assistant
Brenda “Bee” Stignani. MSA Consultants: Chris Janson (via Zoom), Claire Mickelson, and Emily Herold.
The meeting began at 6:03 p.m.
• MSA Consultants introduced each member of their project team and reviewed the overall scope of their
approach for updating Scandia’s Parks, Recreation & Open Space Master Plan.
• MSA reported collecting data from staff, Scandia’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan, Scandia’s 2006 Parks,
Recreation & Open Space Master Plan and site visits to complete Phase II at the conclusion of this joint
meeting.
• MSA provided drafts of surveys and maps, collecting initial feedback from Council and PRC members.
o Updating progress in regard to the Gateway Trail
o Playground Equipment Replacement Project at the Community Center
o Updates in Lilleskogen, including potential DNR School Forest & first standardized park sign
o Scandia Heritage Alliance project
o Bone Lake park development
o Liten Park development requirements and timeline
o Connection with private park, Barton Johnson Memorial Park
o Considerations:
▪ Dog Park
▪ Disc Golf Course
▪ Improvements to Wayne Erickson Memorial Ball Park & T-Ball field that is used mostly
for parking
▪ Pickleball
▪ Soccer Field
▪ System to make parks accessible safely to children on bikes
• MSA collected feedback on the community survey draft and will provide a flyer for staff to assist
publicizing in the future.
The meeting closed at 6:57 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Brenda “Bee” Stignani, Office Assistant/Parks and Recreation Coordinator