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RAMBLING RIVER CENTER ADVISORY BOARD
APRIL 8, 2019 MEETING MINUTES
1. Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by Page at 9:30 am. Quorum was present.
Members Present: Marjorie Koski, Roger Wood, Pennie Page, Joan Moes, Dennis Michaelis and
Pat Hennen
Members Absent: Blanche Reichert
Others Present: Parks and Recreation Director Randy Distad and Recreation Supervisor Missie
Kohlbeck
2. Approve Agenda
Motion made by Wood to approve April 8, 2019 meeting agenda and seconded by Moes. APIF. Motion
carried.
3. Approve Minutes
Motion made by Wood to approve March 11, 2019 meeting minutes and seconded by Koski. APIF.
Motion carried.
4. Presentation
None.
5. Business Items
A. 2019 Arts and Crafts Fundraising Event
On track for 54 vendor spaces this weekend. The Longbranch will drop off concession food items at 9:00
a.m. Kohlbeck will check with Subway about donating cookies for concession sale. Board members will
meet at the arena at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 12 to set up tables for concessions, information and
vendor booth tables. Board members by consensus decided to keep the sloppy joe, bag of chips and pop
meal priced at $5. Next year vendors will be asked to donate a door prize for drawings held periodically
during the event. There are more H-wires for signs if anyone would like to still put out a sign on the
boulevard advertising the arts and crafts sale.
B. 2019 Garage Sale
Dates for the garage sale will be Thursday, September 12 and Friday, September 13. Kohlbeck will
check the hours from the 2017 garage sale and the same schedule will occur in 2019 as it was in 2018.
This time volunteers will shop at the same time as all other shoppers.
C. Agenda Items for Meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission
There will be an introduction of members, sharing of information about initiatives both groups are
working on, they will tour the Rambling River Center building, and a discussion will occur about the
logo and branding of the Rambling River Center. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2019
at 6:00 p.m. in the Nicolai Board Room at the Rambling River Center.
D. Purchase and installation of vinyl floor in the Harry and Louise Ross Room
Staff presented information about the purchase of vinyl floor materials to be laid in the room. It was
recommended to purchase a vinyl floor because it has a 20 year commercial warranty and will not be
damaged if liquids are spilled on it. RRC Advisory Board discussed a floor color and narrowed it to two
different colors. Staff will pick one of the colors to order. Floor will be installed by staff sometime after
Dew Days. We will start to eliminate the chairs with castor wheels from this room because they will
damage the floor.
6. Discussion Items
A. Rambling River Center Emergency Action Plan
Director Distad put together an Emergency Action Plan. Motion by Wood, seconded by Hennen to
formally train front desk volunteer and program leaders on the Emergency Action Plan.
B. 2019 Work Plan Review
Advisory Board members reviewed the work plan and updated the work plan to reflect the following:
Goal #6 Assisting with the fundraising efforts for the plaza has been put on hold by the city
council.
Goal #7 A trip planning committee report will be given in May.
Goal #9 A joint RRCAB and Park and Recreation Commission meeting date of May 8, 2019 has
been identified.
C. Dew Days Bike Auction Fundraiser
Will be held on Friday evening. Train club still willing to be involved with cleaning up and repairing the
bikes that were acquired by the police over the past year and are stored in the storage building in
Rambling River Park.
D. Telling the RRC Story
Page will create a volunteer sign-in sheet. The River will contain a small article about recruiting
members to help with compiling a book of stories that have been done in the local newspapers about the
Rambling River Center.
E. Community Outreach
The sub-committee will meet with Stacey Popp to discuss visiting and providing a mini exercise class to
residents at all senior housing in the Farmington Community.
F. Hearing Aids Update
We will continue to look for a person or company in the Farmington area that can provide education
about purchasing and using hearing aids.
G. Sub-Committees Report
Page provided Board members felt it was Table to the May meeting. We will then review the
descriptions. Page has provided new descriptions for discussion.
7. Staff Report
a. Informational Updates.
Logo Update – Graphic arts consultant provided several designs. After reviewing eight different
options, Board members asked for A and D to be combined with the font style of A and no circle design
with a possible wave in front. Kohlbeck will provide this information to the graphic designer and will
bring back the revised logo design for the Board to review and approve.
Community Gardens – Volunteer from the community would like to coordinate a garden for anyone to
access food. The former outdoor pool site has been identified as the location for a community garden
because of parking and having a water source for the garden. The volunteer is anticipating having the
garden started in 2020, but will depend on recruiting enough volunteers to help plant and maintain the
garden.
8. Advisory Roundtable
Page – Asked Board members to bring at least one idea related to any of the work plan objectives to the
next meeting.
Moes – Asked if someone could take additional Arts and Craft Fair signs and place them at Pellicci
Hardware, Hy-Vee and in board members yards.
Koski – Things are going along well with the arts and crafts sale and is pleased with this.
Hennen – Didn’t have anything to share.
Michaelis – Didn’t have anything to share.
Wood – The coffee guys have discussed how the chairs in the banquet room are uncomfortable.
9. Agenda Items for May 13, 2019 Meeting
The following items were identified to be included on the May 13, 2019 meeting agenda:
2019 Arts and Crafts Fair fundraiser review and evaluation
2019 Work Plan Review
Dew Days Fundraisers
Cancellation of the June 10, 2019 meeting
Bike Pedestrian Plan update
Park and Recreation Commission Joint Meeting Review
Trip Planning Update
RRC Logo
10. 10. Adjourn
Motion by Moes and seconded by Koski by to adjourn the meeting. APIF. Motion carried. Meeting was
adjourned at 10:42 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Missie Kohlbeck, Recreation Supervisor and Recording Secretary