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2020-08 CSCCOMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Regular Meeting Agenda Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 7:00 pm WebEx Meeting Commission Members Staff/Others Liaisons Mejbah Ahmed, David Benson, Art Felgate, Anne Flake, Heather MacDonald, Joseph Miller, Stephanie Nwaudo, Lisa Rudolph (Chair), Dan Smieja, Kevin Wendt (Vice Chair) Amy Markle (Recreation Services Director) John Evans (Recording Secretary) Edwina Garcia (City Council) Crystal Brakke (School Board) 1. Approval of Minutes/Agenda  Regular Meeting Minutes: July 21, 2020 2. Public Comment (must be emailed or called in to staff prior to meeting)  Resident comment and items not printed on agenda 3. Staff Reports  Recreation Services (Markle) 4. Discussion Items  COVID-19 Updated Impacts on Recreation in Richfield (Markle)  Playground Projects Update (Markle)  Richfield Active Youth Grant from Hennepin County (Markle)  2020 Urban Wildland Virtual Races (Markle)  Fall/Winter Recreation Programming (Markle)  Ice Arena Renovation Project Update (Markle) 5. Action Items N/A 6. Committee Reports  Transportation Commission (Wendt)  FOWL Board (Nwaudo)  Planning Commission (Benson)  Arts Commission (Felgate)  Friendship City Commission (Markle)  Sustainability Commission (MacDonald) 7. Next Meeting Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 7:00 pm WebEx or Richfield Municipal Center (Heredia Room), 6700 Portland Ave 8. Adjournment As always, your public comments are  encouraged but due to the current COVID‐19  pandemic, we are limiting personnel at public  meetings.  Please submit your comments in  advance to jevans@richfieldmn.gov (subject  line: "Community Services Public Comment") or  call 612‐861‐9395.  July 21, 2020 REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, July 21, 2020 WebEx Meeting PRESENT CSC: Stephanie Nwaudo, Lisa Rudolph, David Benson, Mejbah Ahmed, Kevin Wendt, Joseph Miller, Heather MacDonald, Anne Flake STAFF: John Evans, Amy Markle ABSENT CSC: Dan Smieja, Art Felgate Call to OrderIntroductions Chair Rudolph called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. Approval of Minutes Benson moved, seconded by Nwaudo, to approve the minutes of the June 2020 meeting. Approved, ayes all. Staff Reports Recreation Services Recreation Services Director Markle reported on the following:  Arena Refrigeration Project is about 2/3 done. Ice booked for this fall.  Staff back at work. Virtual recreation programs (videos, online activities, etc); transitioning to self-guided programs.  Staff is still working Park Ambassador shifts.  Farmers Market has seen good attendance.  July is National Recreation Month.  Wood Lake has been selected as a spotlighted hiking destination by Explore Minnesota (thanks to the Tourism Promotion Board).  Three Rivers is setting up a temporary disc golf course on August 1 at Taft. Tee time signup is online. Discussion Items COVID-19 Impacts Markle said that federal CARES funds will be available to relieve COVID-related expenses. Some programs have resumed: youth athletics, soccer camp, Wood Lake camps, tennis lessons, and shelter rentals. Community Center and Wood Lake are still closed to the public. Playground Projects Update Markle reviewed the playground projects that will be constructed in 2020: Washington (community build), Madison (community build), Taft (funded by Three Rivers Park District), and the all-inclusive playground at Augsburg Park (Richfield was awarded the state bonding grant). These projects will be done in August-October. Dog Park Markle said that the Roosevelt Dog Park will be completed this year. Richfield Active Youth Grant-Hennepin County Markle said that the City received $100,000 in funds from Hennepin County, through Three Rivers Park District, for programs that will keep youth and families active this summer, particularly in light of the fact that COVID has affected many traditional programs; the focus is on no-cost activities. Urban Wildland Virtual Races Markle said that the Urban Wildland Virtual Races registration is open and people can start recording their times from this Saturday, July 25, through Saturday, August 1. She said the races have about 530 registrants, which will help us meet our financial needs for this year. This year, we presented the Runner Voices Project, an interview series with active people in the running community. Fall/Winter Programming Markle said that Governor Walz will be announcing new Fall guidelines on July 27, so we will know more about what programs and facilities we can reintroduce and re-open. She said that Wood Lake may be affected if school groups aren’t planning field trip. She said that our plan is to announce programs a month to six weeks at a time with our calendar. Committee Reports Transportation Commission: Wendt Friends of Wood Lake: Nwaudo Planning Commission: Benson Arts Commission: Markle Friendship City Commission: Markle Sustainability Commission: MacDonald Other/Next Meeting/Adjournment Regular August Meeting: Tuesday, August 18, 7:00 pm, WebEx or Municipal Center Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 8:02 pm DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC. 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