MCC Advisory Board Minutes 02-16-2016COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Board members present: Darren Paumen- Chair, Heath Bird -Vice Chair, Jennifer Bethke, Bonnie Stromberg
and Brian Stumpf
Staff member present: Kitty Baltos- Director
1. Meeting called to order at 4:29 pm by Darren Paumen.
2. Consideration of appointing a Co -Chair for 2016. MOTION by Daren Paumen to appoint Heath Bird as Co-
Chair for 2016, SECOND by Brian Stumpf. MOTION PASSES unanimously.
3. Consideration of adding items to the agenda. No items added.
4. Consideration of approving the minutes of the January 19, 2016 regular meeting. MOTION by Darren
Paumen to approve the minutes as submitted. SECONDED by Brian Stumpf. MOTION PASSES
unanimously.
5. Update Items: Items discussed by the Board noting, 7% decline in daily visits 2016 to 2015.
6. Old Business:
a. Special Permit for alcohol use at Xcel Ball Fields. Permit was approved by City Council on February
8, 2016. Next step is to seek either an organization to run the concessions or bring in vending.
b. Friendship Island transition to year round program. We officially found out that we will be unable
to bus out students to Pinewood since we are within their walking range. We can charter a bus
and add the cost to the program.
c. Southwest corner, MCC. Measurements of the space were not gotten. They will be available at
the next meeting for discussion of a possible amenity.
Discussion or repair /improvement in the pool. Staff update the Board on the problems with the water
staining the pool and attempts to fix that problem. If able to be fixed, the Board discussed moving
forward with re -doing the Diamond Brite surface and replacing the play structure. The Board requested
continued follow up on this as the process progresses.
8. Discussion on possibility of merging MCC Advisory Board and Parks Commission and settine a ioint
meeting date and time. Brian Stumpf led the discussion on the possible merge and the hope for greater
efficiencies with Council, Board members and staff. The Board were supportive of the idea. Kitty Baltos
and Tom Pawelk will look at how other communities operate and bring that information back to a future
Board meeting.
9. Board meeting ad' rued at 5:25 pm
Btos- Director Attest by: Kitty Date Approved