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April 9, 2018 Rambling River Center Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
1. Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by Chair Briesacher at 9:30 am. Quorum was present.
Members Present: Marilyn Briesacher, Blanche Reichert, Roger Wood, Marjorie Koski, and Pennie
Page
Members Absent: None
Others Present: Fred Schmidtke, Dorothy Schmidtke and Recreation Supervisor Missie Kohlbeck
2. Approve Agenda
Motion made by Reichert to approve April 9, 2018 meeting agenda and seconded by Koski APIF.
Motion carried.
3. Approve Minutes
Motion made by Koski to approve March 12, 2018 meeting minutes and seconded by Wood. APIF.
Motion carried.
4. Presentation
Recognition of Past Advisory Board Member Fred Schmidtke
Fred Schmidtke was recognized and thanked for his many years of service on the Rambling River Center
Advisory Board. In appreciation for his years of service, a gift card was presented by Chair Briesacher
to him.
5. Business Items
A. 2018 Arts and Crats Fundraising Event
Currently 59 spaces with 13 tables have been reserved. Briesacher has purchased pop with the Thrivent
gift card and has ordered 90 sandwiches from Subway. Subway is donating cookies. Reichert has talked
with BlueNose Coffee and they will be donating 70 cups of coffee/creamer to arrive at 8:30 am.
Administrative Support Technician Shelley Beard is buying chips and making signs for concession
prices. Prices for a combination of a sandwich, cookie and bag of chips will be $5.00 and beverages
will be $1.00. Page is available to help set up on Friday and provide coolers. Wood will deliver flyers to
local businesses to display and advertise the arts and crafts sale.
B. June 11, 2018 Meeting Cancellation
Due to the Dew Days event staff recommends cancelling the June 11 meeting. Motion by Wood and
seconded by Reichert to cancel the June 11, 2018 meeting. APIF Motion carried.
C. Meeting with Parks and Recreation Commission
The RRCAB agreed to a joint meeting on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 6 pm at the Rambling River Center.
Discussion to add Volunteers/Membership/ACT on Alzheimer’s to agenda ad initiatives that RRCAB is
currently working on. Suggestion was to have nametags and provide refreshments.
D. RRC Logo Design Concepts
After some discussion, Advisory Board members by consensus showed a preference for design #2, which
was a blue/green design. The Advisory Board requested a revision to the logo, so it includes two more
small trees and a larger bench.
E. Sub-Committee Chair and Co-Chair Positions
Due to the resignation of Advisory Board member Bennett, several chair positions are now open.
Discussion occurred on the recruitment of chair positions. Board members are working on committee
and chair recruitment display across from front desk. Staff will continue to work on filling positions.
F. Volunteer Job Descriptions and Recruitment
This coincides with the sub-committee chair and co-chair position postings. As this continues to develop,
information about volunteer job descriptions will be shared with Advisory Board members.
6. Discussion Items
A. 2018 Work Plan Review
Goal #4 was completed.
B. Dew Days Fundraisers
Kiss the Pig and Bike Auction will continue as planned. Model Railroad club has agreed to clean up and
repair bikes.
C. Parks Tour
The Advisory Board will discuss with the Park and Recreation Commission a park and facilities tour date
during the joint meeting on May 9.
D. Red Slipper Room
We will continue to discuss uses and promotion at next meeting
7. Staff Report
A. Informational Updates
Updates were provided on the following items:
Bennett resigned from RRCAB needs a break may come back to assist with events in future. A gift
card will be purchased and sent to her to show appreciation for all she had done for RRC.
The roof has not had any leaks recently.
The blinds in the Banquet Room were purchased, but haven’t been installed yet. They were
purchased from the same company that the City Hall blinds were purchased from.
The Aging Mastery Program was cancelled because only 2 registrations were received.
8. Commission Roundtable
Page – Asked about the RRC emergency policies, crisis training, and advertising the Notary Public at
City Hall. She would like to start a walking club using Simple Steps. Shared Dementia Friends meeting
at the Dakota County Library went well. Reminded everyone about the volunteer recognition event.
Wood – Asked if front desk volunteers and staff can take information on hospitalized and death of
members. He will see if Shirley will send card.
Reichert – Cars and Depot Way Art Park need to be cleaned.
Koski – Enjoys helping with volunteer training and scheduling. She will take over position of going into
senior housing and talking about membership. She would like a program on fraud.
Briesacher – Great job Blanche on Coffee Café, off to a great start!
9. Agenda Items for May 14, 2018 Meeting
A. Arts & Crafts Sale
B. Review joint meeting with Park and Recreation Commission
C. 2018 Dew Days fundraisers
D. Review 2018 Work Plan
E. Review RRC logo design
10. 10. Adjourn
Motion by Koski and seconded by Wood to adjourn the meeting. APIF. Meeting was adjourned at
11:18 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted
Missie Kohlbeck
Recreation Supervisor