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<br /> <br />ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />MINUTES OF MEETING OF OCTOBER 4, 2011 <br />ROSEVILLE CITY HALL ~ 6:30PM <br /> <br />PRESENT: <br /> Azer, Diedrick, Doneen, Etten, D. Holt, M. Holt, Pederson, Ristow, Simbeck <br />ABSENT: <br /> <br />STAFF: <br /> Brokke, Anfang, Tullberg, Evenson, McDonagh, Dietman, Schultz, Boettcher <br /> <br /> INTRODUCTIONS/ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT <br />1. <br />Chloe Boehm was introduced as Roseville Area High School Sophomore interested in the youth <br />commissioner position on the Parks and Recreation Commission. <br /> <br />Chloe has a long background of involvement in parks and recreation programs and community <br />volunteerism. Chloe credited her involvement in Parks and Recreation soccer programs for sparking <br />her interest in soccer. Chloe has always had an appreciation for parks and sees an opportunity to be <br />involved with the Parks and Recreation Commission as a way of giving back to the community. <br /> <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 6, 2011 MEETING <br />2. <br />Commission Recommendation: <br /> <br />Minutes for the September 6, 2011 meeting were approved unanimously. <br /> <br /> STAFF INTRODUCTIONS <br />3. <br />Brokke provided a brief overview of the parks and recreation department structure. Parks and <br />recreation currently has 23 full time equivalency positions in four divisions – recreation, skating <br />center, golf course and maintenance. Following Brokke’s introduction, department managers <br />introduced themselves and talked about their individual job responsibilities, providing a breadth and <br />scope of Roseville’s Parks and Recreation operations and answered commissioner questions. <br /> <br />Commissioner Etten thanked the parks and recreation staff for all they do to provide quality <br />programs, events and facilities to the community. <br /> <br />Other commissioner comments included; <br /> <br />Its easy to take Parks and Recreation for granted because of the work done by the staff to <br />o <br />make sure facilities are safe and well maintained, programs and events are interesting, fun <br />and meeting community wants and needs. It takes significant resources and a strong <br />commitment to maintain a system like we have in Roseville. <br /> <br />Three staff members were unable to attend the October meeting and will attend the November <br />meeting to talk about youth recreation programs, Nature Center and Skating Center facilities. <br /> <br /> COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TASK FORCE REPORT <br />4. <br />Greg Simbeck and Randall Doneen updated the Commission on the status of the Community <br />Engagement Task Force. Recently, the Community Engagement Task Force held a Community <br />Forum to get input as to how people are currently involved in the community and how our <br />community communicates. <br /> <br />The next steps for the Task Force include a second Community Forum to review information and <br />recommendations compiled from the first forum and continue the dialogue on community <br />involvement and communications. The Task Force is also looking into a more interactive website <br />that would encourage connections between community members and exploring best practices for <br /> <br />