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REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Richfield Community Center (7000 Nicollet Ave)
CSC: Gerry Charnitz, Greg Mangold, LuAnn Werner, Terry Heinze, Reed Bornholdt, Dan Edgerton, Arlan Nelson, Bob
Shotwell, Michele Thompson PRESENT
STAFF: Jim Topitzhofer, John Evans
ABSENT COUNCIL: Fred Wroge PLANNING COMMISSION: Tom Rublein
CALL TO ORDER/MEETING MINUTES
Charnitz called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Bornholdt moved, seconded by Heinze, to approve the minutes of the regular
September meeting. Approved, ayes all.
STAFF REPORTS
Topitzhofer reported on the following:
Construction at the Honoring All Veterans Memorial
Opening of the Augsburg Skate Park: Part-time staff will issue reminders to skaters of the stated requirement to wear protective gear.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Roosevelt Park Play Equipment Open House
Topitzhofer said that, with the completion of the installation of the new play equipment at Roosevelt Park, the City will host an open
house as a requirement of the Blue Cross Blue Shield grant that helped fund it, as well as a way to gather feedback from visitors about
the playground (a dot survey will be conducted to evaluate the equipment).
ACTION ITEMS
Friends of Wood Lake Board Appointment
Werner moved, seconded by Bornholdt, to appoint Will Berend to the Friends of Wood Lake Board. Approved, ayes all.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following committee reports were given:
Transportation Commission: Edgerton reported on a bike-trail assessment being conducted.
Bandshell Committee: Topitzhofer reported on a grant from Best Buy to conduct a feasibility study.
FOWL Board: Werner provided the report
Green Team/Waste Hauling Group: Mangold shared info about Maplewood’s hauling arrangement and the savings to homeowners.
Planning Commission: Thompson reported on the LA Fitness ribbon-cutting
Arts Commission: Thompson reported that they voted to endorse the bandshell efforts.
OTHER
Nelson reported that he and Werner have been attending the Citizen Emergency Response Team meetings and they will share
materials.
Shotwell asked if boats are illegal on Richfield’s bodies of water. Topitzhofer said that they are illegal, as enforced by the
Minnesota DNR, but the CSC may somehow consider allowing non-motorized boats at Taft Park as it is improved as a fishery.
NEXT MEETING/ADJOURNMENT
Regular Meeting: Tuesday, November 20, 7:00 pm, Community Center.
Adjournment: Bornholdt moved, seconded by Mangold, to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 7:51 pm.
DRAFT MINUTES
UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.