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2025-03-CSCCommunity Services Commission Meeting Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 7:00 pm Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave) Commission Members Kris Anderson, Husniyah Bradley, Grace McCarthy 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), Brianna Rodgers (WL Naturalist) CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMENT • Comments and items not printed on agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Regular February CSC Meeting (2/18/25) STAFF REPORTS • Staff Spotlight: Brianna Rodgers (Wood Lake Naturalist) • Urban Wildland Half Marathon & 5K • Recreation Services (Huemiller) • Recreation Events & Programs Update • Job Postings DISCUSSION ITEMS None ACTION ITEM • Friends of Wood Lake Board Member Reappointment (Johanson) • Gordon Hanson COMMITTEE REPORTS • Transportation Commission (Bradley) • FOWL Board (Johnson-Kreps) • Planning Commission (Vrieze Daniels) • Arts Commission (Skoog) • Sustainability Commission (Tompkins) NEXT MEETING Joint Meeting with Sustainability Commission & Regular CSC Meeting Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 pm Richfield Municipal Center (Bartholomew Room) ADJOURNMENT February 18, 2025 REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave) PRESENT CSC: David Sperling, Susie Luttenegger, David Vrieze Daniels, Kris Anderson, BJ Skoog, Tessa Johanson, Hayley Tompkins, Jessica Johnson Kreps, Husniyah Bradley STAFF: Karl Huemiller (Recreation Director), John Evans (Analyst/Recording Secretary) COUNCIL: Rori Coleman-Woods ABSENT CSC: Grace McCarthy, Jim Reilly CALL TO ORDER/COMMENTS Chair Johanson called the meeting to order at 7:04. Members introduced themselves. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Johanson moved, seconded by Skoog, to approve the minutes of the regular January meeting. Approved. STAFF REPORTS Recreation Services Director Huemiller reported on the following: • Little Spartans Hockey scrimmaged against Pearl Park at the Ice Arena. • New ice resurfacer coming to the Ice Arena. • Warming houses and rinks have been very busy. • Game night and play dates have been well-attended. • Seed swap was well-attended. • AARP Tax Aide is underway. • Hiring for summer seasonal positions in Recreation Services. • Council approved the guaranteed maximum price for Wood Lake; construction manager has begun. • Wood Lake’s new nature exhibit renderings from Science Museum of MN and Blue Rhino. ACTION ITEMS Election of Chair and Vice Chair CHAIR: Johanson was nominated to be chair. Approved by consensus. VICE CHAIR: Tompkins was nominated to be chair. Approved by consensus. Appointment of Liaisons LIAISONS: Planning-Vrieze Daniels, Arts-Skoog, Transportation-Bradley, Friends of Wood Lake-Johnson-Kreps, Sustainability-Tompkins COMMITTEE REPORTS FOWL: Johnson-Kreps, Arts: Skoog, Sustainability: Anderson, Transportation: Bradley OTHER/NEXT MEETING/ADJOURNMENT Regular March Meeting: Tuesday, March 18, 7:00 pm, Municipal Center Adjournment: Meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:02 pm. DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC. RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meeting Date: March 18, 2025 Agenda Item Friends of Wood Lake Board Appointment Agenda Section Action Items Attachments FOWL Board Application: Gordon Hanson Contact Tessa Johanson Recommended Action Reappoint Gordon Hanson to the Friends of Wood Lake Board for a three-year term. The Community Services Commission appoints members to the Friends of Wood Lake (FOWL) Board of Directors. Appointments are made throughout the year. Board members serve three-year terms and can be reappointed to multiple terms. The applicant being considered for reappointment is Gordon Hanson. Text from Gordon’s application: I currently serve on the FOWL board and would like to continue my service. I am seeking reappointment to the FOWL Board,. I enjoy contributing to the mission of the Wood Lake Nature Center by representing the nature center in the community and working on fundraising events. I believe Wood Lake plays a vital role in providing environmental education and recreation to people of all ages. I want to continue my service in advancing the work of Wood Lake Nature Center. I have been active in numerous civic organizations in the Richfield Community. I currently serve on the Richfield Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Authority and the planning committee for the annual Richfield Penn Fest event. I am also active in environmental outreaches such as a leader of volunteers with the non-profit Tree Trust at community tree planting events, a University of Minnesota Tree Care Advisor and on the board of the Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee.