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2023-07-CSCCommunity Services Commission Meeting Tuesday, June 18, 2023, 7:00 pm Richfield Community Center (7000 Nicollet Avenue) Meeting will be held on the back patio, just south of the building. If rain, Ruth Johnson Room. Commission Members Meredith Bruzek, David Vrieze Daniels, Michael Devane, Jenna Hanson (Vice Chair), Tessa Johanson (Chair), Adam Kerekes, Jessica Johnson-Kreps, Brooke Nelson, BJ Skoog, Hayley Tompkins Staff/Liaisons Ben Whalen (City Council Liaison), Crystal Brakke (School Board Liaison) Amy Markle (Recreation Services Director), John Evans (Recording Secretary) CALL TO ORDER 1. Approval of Minutes/Agenda • Regular Meeting Minutes: June 20, 2023 2. Public Comment • Comments and items not printed on agenda 3. Staff Reports • Recreation Programming Update (Markle) 4. Discussion Items • Inclusive Playground (Markle) • Skate Park Expansion Project (Markle) • Community Center (Markle) 5. Action Item N/A 6. Committee Reports • Transportation Commission (Devane) • FOWL Board (Bruzek) • Planning Commission (Kerekes) • Arts Commission (Skoog) • Sustainability Commission (Vrieze Daniels) 7. Next Meeting NOTE: The August meeting will be cancelled by consensus at the July meeting Tuesday, September 19, 7:00 pm Richfield Municipal Center (Heredia Room) ADJOURNMENT June 20, 2023 REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Wood Lake Nature Center PRESENT CSC: Brooke Nelson, Jenna Hanson, Adam Kerekes, BJ Skoog, Hayley Tompkins, Tessa Johanson, Jessica Johnson-Kreps STAFF: Amy Markle (Recreation Director), John Evans (Secretary), Kris Weiby (Pool/Arena Mgr), Paul Smithson (Wood Lake Manager) COUNCIL: Ben Whalen ABSENT CSC:, David Vrieze Daniels, Mike Devane Meredith Bruzek OTHERS: Crystal Brakke (school board) Call to Order/Approval of Minutes Chair Johanson called to order at 7:05. The regular minutes of the May meeting were approved, 7-0. Staff Reports Juneteenth Celebration Skoog provided the report. Recreation Services Director Markle reported on the following legislative and recreation updates: • The full bonding request for the Wood Lake Nature Center project was approved by the MN Legislature, as was the referendum for a local sales tax, which will be on the ballot for the 2024 election. • Staff finished revising our mission, vision, and values statements. • Summer programs have begun and are seeing great attendance. Discussion Items Splash Pad Project: Public Engagement and Design Options Weiby showed the two options being considered by staff for the new splash pad to be constructed adjacent to the Outdoor Pool. He invited the CSC members to cast their vote for the design they prefer. He said that staff hosted an engagement event before the meeting from 3:30- 5:30 pm, where people voted on their favorite. Wood Lake Nature Center Building Project Markle reported that full bonding request for the Wood Lake Nature Center project was approved by the MN Legislature, as was the referendum for a local sales tax, which will be on the ballot for the 2024 election. Committee Reports FOWL: Markle / PLANNING: Kerekes / SUSTAINABILITY: Whalen Next Meeting/Adjournment Regular July Meeting: Tuesday, July 18, 7:00 pm, Community Center Adjournment: Meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:19 pm. DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.