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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-20-18 Workshop Minutes - Indoor Recreation FacilityHastings, Minnesota CityCouncilWorkshop August20, 2018 TheCityCounciloftheCityofHastings, MinnesotametinaworkshoponMonday, August th20, 2018at6:00p.m. intheVolunteerRoomattheHastingsCityHall, 101East4 Street, Hastings, Minnesota. MembersPresent: MayorHicks, CouncilmembersBraucks, Folch, Leifeld, Lund, and Vaughan Absent: CouncilmembersBalsanek StaffPresent: CityAdministratorMelanieMeskoLee AdministrativeServicesDirectorJulieFlaten Parks & RecreationDirectorChrisJenkins HastingsSchoolBoardMemberKelseyWaits MayorHickscalledtheworkshoptoorderat6:00p.m. MayorHicksintroducedthetopicofanIndoorRecreationCenter. Thefloorwasturnedoverto CouncilmemberLundwhorequestedtheworkshopandtopicbebroughtforward. CouncilmemberFolcharrivedat6:06p.m. CouncilmemberLundpresentedinformationon: definitionofanindoorrecreationcenter, Good TimesParkinEaganasmodel, valueParksaddtoCommunity, benefitsofindoorparkson elderly, disabled, andyear-roundbenefits. Anexamplebusinessmodelwaspresentedalongwith otheroptionsincludingindoortennis, shuffleboard, pickleballandbattingcages. CouncilmemberLunddiscussedwhat’sneededtomakethisconceptareality, potential communitypartnerships, andvariouslocationoptions. KelseyWaitssharedhersupportasa citizenfortheproject. TimewasnotavailableforCouncildiscussion. Afollowupworkshopwillbescheduled. ADJOURNMENT MotiontoadjournbyCouncilmemberVaughan, secondedbyCouncilmemberLeifeldat 6:57p.m. PaulHicks, Mayor JulieFlaten, CityClerk