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1 ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />2 MEETING MINUTES FOR <br />3 APRIL 6, 2021 6:30 p.m. <br />4 <br />5 PRESENT:Arneson, Baggenstoss,Boulton,Brown,Dahlstrom,Heikkila, Hoag, <br />6Lenhart, Ybarra <br />7 ABSENT: Carlson, Kim <br />8 STAFF: Brokke, Christensen, Johnson <br />9 <br />10 1) INTRODUCTIONS <br />11 Chair Hoag introduced the virtual Zoom format for the meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <br />12 State Law allows for an exception to in-person public meetings during pandemics to ensure the <br />13safety of commissioners, staff and the public. The public was still encouraged to participate in the <br />14meeting using the Zoom platform. <br />15 <br />162) ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT <br />17 Roll Call Commissioners: Arneson,Baggenstoss, Boulton, Brown, Dahlstrom,Heikkila,Lenhart, <br />18Ybarra, Hoag. <br />19 <br />20Chair Hoag called for public comment by members of the audience. <br />21 <br />22 H. Weber, joined the meeting to thank the Commission for their service and to comment on the <br />23height of the basketball hoops at Autumn Grove Park. Mr. Weber estimates that the hoops are set at <br />2410ft and 8ft. As a resident of the Autumn Grove Park neighborhood, Mr. Weber frequents the <br />25basketball hoops often. Overwhelmingly, on the occasions that he has visited only the 10ft hoop is <br />26being utilized. As a result of COVID he is hesitant to use the 10ft hoop with other groups of people. <br />27Mr. Weber has observed groups of children using the lower hoop. However, they have been Middle <br />28 or High School aged children and anecdotally they could use the higher hoop but appeared to be <br />29 utilizing the smaller hoop to dunk. He asked that the heights of the basketball hoops be looked into <br />30 and that the lower hoop potentially be raised or have an adjustable height mechanism added. <br />31 <br />32 Staff responded that typically hoops in the parks are set at 7ft and 10ft to allow all ages and abilities <br />33 to use at least one hoop. In addition, if both hoops are at 10ft older players tend to use them for full <br />34 court games which could potentially deter younger users. <br />35 <br />36 Staff added that Maintenance staff were out today to check the hoop heights at Autumn Grove as a <br />37 result of another resident who called requesting that the 7ft hoop be increased. Maintenance staff <br />38 was planning to raise both hoops to 10ft at Autumn Grove as a result of the resident feedback. <br />39 However, staff did ask that people keep an eye on if the higher hoops leave out younger users. <br />40 <br />1 <br /> <br />