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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
7:00 pm
Richfield Community Center (Fireside Room), 7000 Nicollet Ave
Commission Members Staff Liaisons
Reed Bornholdt Tracy Hollenback Bob Shotwell Jim Topitzhofer (Staff Liaison) Tom Rublein (Planning Com)
Gerry Charnitz (C) Greg Mangold (VC) Michele Thompson John Evans (Secretary) Edw ina Garcia (City Council)
Dan Edgerton Arlan Nelson LuAnn Werner
Terry Heinze Andrew Seffrood
1. Approval of Minutes
Regular Meeting: April 16, 2013
2. Public Comment
Resident comment and items not printed on agenda
3. Staff Reports
Recreation Services (Topitzhofer)
4. Discussion Items
Report of Recommendations from Bicycle Friendly Assessment (Topitzhofer)
5. Action Items
Organized Collection Bill and Call for Council Action (Mangold)
Public Process for Band Shell Site Selection (Topitzhofer)
FOWL Board Appointment (Topitzhofer)
6. Committee Reports
Transportation Commission (Shotwell/Edgerton)
Band Shell Committee (Bornholdt, Rublein, Edgerton)
FOWL Board (Werner)
Green Team/Waste Hauling Study Group (Mangold, Werner, Edgerton)
Planning Commission (Edgerton)
Arts Commission (Thompson)
7. Next Meeting
Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 7:00 pm
Richfield Community Center
8. Adjournment
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RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 21, 2013
Agenda Item:
Report of Recommendations from Bicycle
Friendly Assessment
Agenda Section:
Discussion Items
Attachments:
None
Contact:
Jim Topitzhofer
Recommended Action:
None
An assessment was conducted regarding how accommodating Richfield is to bicyclers. The assessment
was conducted by the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota through the Statewide Health Improvement Program
(SHIP). Nick Mason, Education & Technical Assistance Program Manager for Bicycle Alliance of
Minnesota will present findings and recommendations at the meeting.
RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 21, 2013
Agenda Item:
Organized Garbage Collection
Agenda Section:
Action Items
Attachments:
None
Contact:
Greg Mangold
Recommended Action:
Motion to recommend that the City meet and negotiate with existing licensed solid waste collectors to
develop a proposal that meets the city's solid waste collection preference.
Greg Mangold will be reporting the announcement of a new law that was recently passed in the Minnesota
Legislature. The new law was introduced by Richfield's representative Linda Slocum and was written to
simplify the process for adopting organized solid waste collection. The below summary of the new law was
posted by the League of Minnesota Cities.
Greg has requested a discussion with the Community Services Commission to consider moving forward by
approaching Richfield's licensed haulers to attempt negotiations toward organized garbage collection.
Simplified Process Adopted for Organized Solid Waste Collection
The new law replaces the 180-day process for adopting organized collection with a
60-day negotiation period.
(Published May 13, 2013)
League-supported legislation that simplifies the process for adopting organized solid waste
collection became law effective May 8. The new law (Chapter 45) eliminates the
cumbersome 180-day process for adopting organized collection, and replaces it with a 60-day
negotiation period between a city and its licensed collectors.
The new process is designed to give the current collectors the first chance to develop a
proposal for organized collection. If the 60-day negotiation period ends without an
agreement, a city can continue the process by adopting a resolution to form a committee to
study organized collection and make recommendations.
Cities that have already organized collection are exempt from the new law. Their current
organized collection methods continue to govern.
Steps for organizing collection
The steps for adopting organized solid waste collection under the new law are as follows:
Notice to public and licensed collectors. Before forming a committee to study organized
collection, a city with more than one licensed collector must notify the public and its licensed
collectors that it is considering organizing collection. The new law does not specify how notice
should be provided. The League recommends providing both published notice and individual
mailed notice to each licensed collector.
Sixty-day negotiation period. After a city provides notice of its intent to consider
organizing collection, it must provide a 60-day negotiation period that is exclusive between
the city and its licensed collectors. A city is not required to reach an agreement during this
period.
The purpose of the negotiation period is to allow licensed collectors to develop a proposal in
which they, as members of an organization of collectors, collect solid waste from designated
sections of the city. The proposal must addresses specific issues set out in the new law.
If an agreement is reached with a city’s licensed collectors, it must be effective for three to
seven years. The city must provide public notice and hold at least one public hearing before
implementing the agreement. Organized collection cannot begin until at least six months after
the effective date of the city’s decision to implement organized collection.
Committee formation. If a city does not reach an agreement with its licensed collectors
during the negotiation period, it can form—by resolution—an “organized collection options
committee” to study various methods of organizing collection and issue a report. The city
council appoints the committee members, and the committee is subject to the Open Meeting
Law. The committee must examine different methods of organizing collection (two of which
are specified in the law); establish a list of criteria for evaluating the different methods of
collection; collect information from other cities and towns with organized collection; and seek
input at a minimum from the city council, the local official responsible for solid waste issues,
licensed solid waste and recycling collectors, and city residents.
Public notice, public hearing, and implementation. A city must provide public notice and
hold at least one public hearing before deciding to implement organized collection. Organized
collection cannot begin until at least six months after the effective date of the city’s decision
to implement organized collection.
RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 21, 2013
Agenda Item:
Public Process for Band Shell Site Selection
Agenda Section:
Action Items
Attachments:
None
Contact:
Jim Topitzhofer
Recommended Action:
Discuss and finalize a band shell site selection public process, discuss and organize a survey for
summer concerts at Lyndale Gardens and Veterans Park.
The next course of action in moving forward with a community band shell is to finalize a site. It was
determined that the City should conduct it's summer concerts program at Veterans Park and at Lyndale
Gardens this summer to provide an opportunity to survey participants and performers to gather data on site
preferences. It was also recommended to look closer at the operating arrangement with Cornerstone to see if
it is feasible to jointly operate a performance facility on their development site. Four summer concerts have
been scheduled outside of Augsburg Park, two at Veterans Park on June 26 and July 24 and two at Lyndale
Gardens on July 10 and August 7.
It was decided that the Community Services Commission would conduct the survey. To prepare for this task,
the below survey questions have been drafted and should be finalized. CSC members will also be asked to
attend as many concerts as possible so that there are enough people to conduct the surveys. Members of the
Band Shell Committee have also offered to help survey at each concert. Please check your availability in
advance of the meeting.
POSSIBLE SITE SELECTION SURVEY QUESTIONS
1. Would you come to this site to enjoy a concert at a future date Y N
2. What do you like best about this site?
3. What do you like least about this site?
4. Is there another site that you feel would accommodate concerts better?
If so, where? Vets Park Lyndale Gardens Augsburg Other
5. On a scale of 1 to 10, rate the following:
Noise from Airplanes Street Noise
Parking Accessibility
6. Other comments
Once the surveys are completed, the Community Services Commission should attempt to finalize a site
recommendation. The follow process is suggested to engage the community in that process:
DRAFT - BAND SHELL SITE SELECTION PUBLIC PROCESS
May, 2013 Develop site selection survey, schedule CSC members to conduct the surveys
June - Aug. Survey participants and performers at Vets Park on June 26 and July 24, and at Lyndale
Gardens on July 10 and August 7. Promote both sites equally and provide stages with the
intended orientation. Continue to discuss possible operating agreements with Cornerstone and
with the City Attorney.
September Present survey results to CSC. Review initial site selection criteria and scoring
and revise if necessary. Vote on site selection if ready or determine what other data is
necessary to finalize a site.
October 15 Conduct a public hearing at City Hall by the CSC.
Nov. 19 CSC to vote on site selection recommendation
Nov. 26 City Council consideration of site selection
RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 21, 2013
Agenda Item: FOWL Board Member Appointment Agenda Section: Action Items
Attachments: FOWL Board Applications Contact: Jim Topitzhofer
Recommended Action:Appoint Micah Iverson to the FOWL Board of Directors.
Summary: 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 appointment is
Micah Iverson.