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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-18 - Parks and Trails Minutes City of Corcoran Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission Minutes February 18, 2014 - 7:00 PM The Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission met on February 18, 2014, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were, Commissioners - Anderson, Robran, Tessmer, Nybo, Regan, Meister, Krueger, and Student Commissioner Monzo, Arriving late – Commissioner Dale Also present were City Administrator Martens, Administrative Support/Payroll and Benefits Coordinator Smith-Arens, and Council Liaison Mayor Guenthner Commissioner Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm 1. Call to Order / Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Agenda Approval a. Agenda - ADDED 8d. Bat Rack Fund Raiser (Kevin Dale representing Athletic Association) Motion: made by Robran, seconded by Krueger to approve the agenda as presented Voting Aye: Anderson, Robran, Tessmer, Nybo, Regan, Meister, Krueger (Motion carried 7:0) b. Minutes 01/21/2014 Motion: made by Meister, seconded by Tessmer to approve the minutes as presented Voting Aye: Anderson, Tessmer, Nybo, Meister, (Motion carried 4:0) Abstained: Krueger, Robran, Regan 4. Open Forum Move to 7a. Unfinished business 5. Presentations - none 6. Reports/Information a. Active Corcoran Planning Applications –Informational no action required. Correction on #3 should be 103.3 acres 7. Old/Unfinished Business a. January 21, 2014 Open Forum Request – Concerns about Hunter Road Trail access. What was the intent behind the motion that was made at previous meeting. Present were residents Kathy Swanson, Bill and Anne Burges, Paul Kieser, Allen Schultz, Greg Ranfranz. A copy of the petition was presented to commissioners of which some resident felt the nd language used could have been misrepresented. Robran stated it was important to have 2 access to easement trail. Motion: made by Robran and seconded by Dale to retain connectivity from the proposed Lennar development to the Hunter neighborhood through trails and easements as proposed within the Lennar. Voting Aye: Anderson, Robran, Tessmer, Nybo, Dale, Regan, Krueger, (Motion carried 7:0) Meister Abstained b. Added – Recap of the discussion from 1/21/2014 agenda, for the Sketch Plan Review of the Corcoran Mini storage trail (PID 25-119-23-44-0002 and 25-119-23-44-0003). 8. New Business a. Meeting Conduct – Discussion took place that the commission would like to continuing running at relaxed group participation with all commissioners being able to speak in turn. Clarification of motions. The chair would take control of meeting and open forum concerns or disputes. A horseshoe table set up would be tried to keep order for outside participants joining for open forum meetings. b. 2014 Tree Giveaway – Informational sheet was handed out to commissioners to select available saplings they felt would be the best trees for the tree giveaway in the spring. City of Corcoran Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission Minutes February 18, 2014 - 7:00 PM c. 2014 Agenda Planning – Mayor Guenthner stated future workshops will be held throughout the year. d. ADDED Bat Rack Fund Raiser - TABLED to next agenda 9. Subcommittee & Miscellaneous Reports a. City Council Liaison – Mayor Guenthner gave update on projects going on in the City. b. Athletic Association –Kevin Dale gave an update on Corcoran Athletic Association team registration, a successful pancake breakfast was held. Dale also briefed commissioner about funding’s for Snyder field for a board, installed price of $9,000 He will bring back more details later. c. Park Dedication Fund – The commission reviewed the funds 10. Other Business - none 11. Announcements - none Adjournment - Motion: made by Krueger and seconded by Tessmer to adjourn meeting. Voting Aye: Anderson, Robran, Tessmer, Nybo, Dale, Regan, Meister, Krueger, (Motion carried 8:0) Meeting adjourned at 9:45 pm.