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2025-06-CSCCommunity Services Commission Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 7:00 pm Richfield Outdoor Pool (630 East 66th Street) Community Services Commission Kris Anderson, Husniyah Bradley, Grace McCarthy, Tessa Johanson (Chair), Jessica Johnson-Kreps, Susie Luttenegger, Jim Reilly, BJ Skoog, David Sperling, Hayley Tompkins (Vice Chair), David Vrieze Daniels Staff & Other Liaisons Rori Coleman-Woods (City Council Liaison), Karl Huemiller (Recreation Services Director), John Evans (Recreation Analyst), Kris Weiby (Facility Manager) CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Regular May CSC Meeting (5/20/25) STAFF REPORTS • Richfield Outdoor Pool Update/Tour (Weiby) • Recreation Events/Programs Update & Job Postings (Huemiller) DISCUSSION ITEMS/ACTION ITEMS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • Transportation Commission (Bradley) • FOWL Board (Johnson-Kreps) • Planning Commission (Vrieze Daniels) • Arts Commission (Skoog) • Sustainability Commission (Tompkins) NEXT MEETING Regular CSC Meeting Tuesday, July 15, 7:00 pm Richfield Municipal Center (Heredia Room) ADJOURNMENT May 20, 2025 COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave) PRESENT CSC: Susie Luttenegger, David Vrieze Daniels, Kris Anderson, Tessa Johanson, Jim Reilly, Grace McCarthy, David Sperling COUNCIL: Rori Coleman-Woods STAFF: Karl Huemiller (Recreation Director), John Evans (Analyst/Recording Secretary), Jill Murphy (Recreation Programs Manager), Bonnie Muellerleile (Recreation Programs Coordinator) ABSENT CSC: Husniyah Bradley, BJ Skoog, Hayley Tompkins, Jessica Johnson Kreps CALL TO ORDER/APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chair Johanson called the regular CSC meeting to order at 7:00. STAFF REPORTS Farmers Market Update Recreation Coordinator Muellerleile and Recreation Manager Murphy provided an update on the Richfield Farmers Market and various food access programs (Market Bucks, Power of Produce, Local Food Purchase Assistance, Food Hub, Community Garden, Fare for All, and the Share the Love Food Drive). Recreation Services RS Director Huemiller reported on the following: -Outdoor programs have begun: Glow In the Dark Mini Golf -League registration and summer program registration have been strong -Seasonal hiring for the pool, playgrounds, and Farmers Market is complete. -Dog park survey: most-wanted feature is a ramp. Other valuable feedback. -Tennis court assessment; Fairwood courts determined to be unsafe. Survey open at richfieldmn.gov/fairwoodtennissurvey. Nets at Madison courts are being repaired. -Community Garden has a waitlist. --CSC will have a booth at the State of the Community Celebration. -Wood Lake Nature Center animals have moved to the Community Center. Staff will be moving there, as well. Nature center building is closed. Fencing will be going up around it in June. Trails will still be open to the public with a diverted entrance point. -Vets Park contract with construction manager was approved. Interviews with architects. JLG were the top pick and have done similar pool renovation work. -Pool still has a leak, but opening day is on schedule (June 6) -Splash pad project is progressing. Ready to pour concrete. Scheduled to open in June. -Ice Arena busy with tournaments. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Anderson moved, seconded by Vrieze Daniels, to approve the minutes of the joint Sustainability/CSC meeting and the regular April CSC meeting. Approved by consensus. COMMITTEE REPORTS Planning: Vrieze Daniels, Arts: Huemiller OTHER/NEXT MEETING/ADJOURNMENT Regular June Meeting Tuesday, June 17, 7:00 pm, Municipal Center Adjournment: Meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:00 pm. DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.