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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 15, 2015 Page 5 Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 7:03 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 7:05 p.m. 11. Presentations a. Joint Meeting with Parks and Recreation Commission Mayor Roe welcomed Commissioners to this quarterly meeting. Present repre- senting the Commission were Chair Jerry Stoner and Commissioners Jamie Beck- er-Finn, Lee Diedrick, Randall Doneen, Philip Gelbach, David Holt, Luke Heikki- la, Terrance Newby, and Nancy O'Brien. Chair Stoner opened discussion up with introductions and welcoming the three newly-appointed commissioners. As detailed in the RCA, Chair Stoner briefly reviewed community outreach activities undertaken by the Commission since last meeting with the City Council. Commissioner Newby highlighted several project activity items, noting the Commission's ongoing comprehensive involvement in the Park & Recreation Re- newal Program; their review of fees/users of various park buildings and opera- tions; and the City Council-requested review of the deer population and their rec- ommendations to address that concern. Commissioner Doneen reviewed work plan items anticipated for the upcoming year, some of which had been lagging behind due to other Renewal Program ac- tivities and now needing to be addressed. Among those issues, Commissioner Doneen addressed limited real estate and/or partnership available in SW Roseville for additional park and green space; public safety issues at Tamarack Park need- ing to be addressed; and natural resource restoration project needs and investment in long-term management. Commissioner Doneen noted these activities would all require significant community involvement and more input by the Commission. Commissioner Becker-Finn reviewed the status of park building operations, re- porting that all buildings were now substantially completed, with the next step to track their operations and fine-tune fee schedules as applicable based on their use. Commissioner Holt reported on the Commission's review of Cedarholm Golf Course operations and recommendations as detailed in Attachment A to the RCA. Commissioner Holt noted deferred maintenance issues and the bigger picture, as well as the review and report by the Finance Commission on this Enterprise Fund and Financial Summary from 2010 —2014 as provided by Finance Director Chris Miller and staff Commissioner Holt asked the City Council to consider why this continued to op- erate as an Enterprise Fund given other valuable assets in Park & Recreation pro-