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2025-02-CSCCommunity Services Commission Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 pm Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave) Commission Members Kris Anderson, Husniyah Bradley, Grace Bronken McCarthy, David Vrieze Daniels, Tessa Johanson (Chair), Jessica Johnson-Kreps, Susie Luttenegger, Jim Reilly, BJ Skoog, David Sperling, Hayley Tompkins (Vice Chair) Staff & Other Liaisons Rori Coleman-Woods (City Council Liaison), Karl Huemiller (Recreation Services Director), John Evans (Recreation Analyst/CSC Recording Secretary) CALL TO ORDER WELCOME NEW MEMBERS & INTRODUCTIONS • Husniyah Bradley • Susie Luttenegger • David Sperling PUBLIC COMMENT • Comments and items not printed on agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Regular January CSC Meeting (1/21/25) STAFF REPORTS • Recreation Services (Huemiller) • Upcoming Recreation Events & Programs DISCUSSION ITEMS None ACTION ITEM • Election of Chair and Vice Chair/Appointment of Liaisons (Johanson)  Nomination and Election of Chair  Nomination and Election of Vice Chair  Appoint liaisons (listed in executive summary) COMMITTEE REPORTS • Transportation Commission (Vacant, formerly Devane) • FOWL Board (Johnson-Kreps) • Planning Commission (Vacant, formerly Kerekes) • Arts Commission (Skoog) • Sustainability Commission (Anderson) NEXT MEETING Tuesday, March 18, 7:00 pm Richfield Municipal Center (Heredia Room) ADJOURNMENT January 21, 2025 REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave) PRESENT CSC: Grace McCarthy, David Vrieze Daniels, Kris Anderson, BJ Skoog, Jim Reilly, Tessa Johanson, Hayley Tompkins, Mike Devane, Jessica Johnson Kreps STAFF: Karl Huemiller (Recreation Director), John Evans (Analyst/Recording Secretary) OTHERS: Susie Luttenegger, David Sperling, Tom Godfrey ABSENT CSC: BJ Skoog, Adam Kerekes, Jeff Klein, CALL TO ORDER/COMMENTS Chair Johanson called the meeting to order at 7:04. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Anderson moved, seconded by McCarthy, to approve the minutes of the regular November meeting. Approved. STAFF REPORTS Recreation Services Director Huemiller reported on the following: • Wood Lake design plans are nearing completion. Construction bids will be opened tomorrow; presentation will be given to Council about the exhibits at Wood Lake. • Nature play area design is being finalized for the Wood Lake Building Project. Two options were shown to the group for feedback. • Urban Wildland course is being redesigned because of construction activity at Wood Lake. New course will be re-certified by USATF. • Donaldson Park redevelopment design will be presented to Council on February 11. He presented the design for feedback. • Recreation brochure is being revamped and expanded for the Spring/Summer issue. • Veterans Park: working on RFP for pool and park updates, with arena updates as a second phase. • Wood Lake and other Local Sales Tax-related projects will be updated on the Our Legacy, Our Future website. • The City’s legislative priority items were reviewed. Huemiller asked the group what topics they may like to discuss and facilities they’d like to visit in 2025. ACTION ITEMS Friends of Wood Lake Member Appointments Johanson moved, seconded by Johnson-Kreps, to appoint Santwana Dasgupta to a three-year term on the Friends of Wood Lake Board. Approved by consensus. COMMITTEE REPORTS FOWL: Johnson-Kreps, Planning: Huemiller, Sustainability: Anderson OTHER/NEXT MEETING/ADJOURNMENT Departing Members: Mike Devane and Adam Kerekes Regular February Meeting: Tuesday, February 18, 7:00 pm, Municipal Center Adjournment: Meeting adjourned by consensus at 7:56 pm. DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC. RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meeting Date: February 18, 2025 Agenda Item: Election of Chair and Vice Chair and Appointment of Liaisons Agenda Section: Action Items Attachments: None Contact: Tessa Johanson Recommended Action: Elect Chair and Vice Chair/Appoint Liaisons Every February, the CSC conducts an election of the Commission Chair and Vice Chair for the upcoming year, as well as appointments of liaisons to other City groups. DUTIES & TERMS OF THE OFFICERS These positions become active immediately at the February meeting for a one-year term. ELECTIONS Chair/Vice-Chair The chair leads all regular and special meetings and is responsible for delivering the annual report to the City Council. The vice-chair shall preside over all meetings of the Commission in the absence of the chairperson. Liaisons Liaisons are appointed to act as representatives of the CSC on various other commissions, boards, and task forces, and report back to the CSC on items discussed by these other groups. Position/Current Assignment Duties/Frequency/Location Chair Current: Tessa Johanson Conducts monthly CSC meeting & delivers annual report to Council Every 3rd Tue, 7 pm, WebEx or Municipal Center Vice Chair Current: Hayley Tompkins May conduct one or two CSC meetings a year, if chair is absent APPOINTMENTS Position/Current Assignment Duties/Frequency/Location Planning Commission Liaison Vacant (formerly Kerekes) Reports on monthly meetings Every 4th Mon, 7 pm, Municipal Center (and streamed live on YouTube Arts Commission Liaison Current: Skoog Reports on monthly meetings Every 1st Thu, 7 pm, Community Center (no meeting: Jan, Jul, Dec) Transportation Commission Liaison Vacant (formerly Devane) Reports on monthly meetings Every 1st Wed, 7 pm, Municipal Center Friends of Wood Lake Board Current: Johnson-Kreps Reports on monthly meetings Every 3rd Tue, 4:30 pm, WebEx Sustainability Commission Current: Anderson Reports on monthly meetings Every 4th Thu, 7:00 pm, Municipal Center