2015-07 CSCREGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave)
PRESENT CSC: Joannette Cintron de Nunez, Carolyn Engeldinger, Art Felgate, Michele Thompson, Crystal Brakke STAFF: Jim Topitzhofer, John Evans COUNCIL: Edwina Garcia OTHERS: Kelly
Grissman (Three Rivers Park District) ABSENT CSC: Tracy Hollenback, Reed Bornholdt, Teresa Kruse, Seth Rima, Dan Edgerton PLAN COM: Tom Rublein
Call to Order/Approval of Minutes & Agenda Acting Chair Thompson called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
Approval of Minutes & Agenda Acting Chair Thompson called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
Staff Reports Recreation Services
Topitzhofer reported on the following:
Garfield Park Play Equipment: Play equipment installed and in use.
Poetry on Portland: The Arts Commission chose 13 poems out of 52 to be stamped into concrete. Four will be done this summer.
4th of July Celebration: Well-attended, very positive. Tried selling beer on the 4th this year; kept it quiet the first year.
Outdoor Pool: Hot weather is great for business. Sold a lot of passes through Living Social deal.
Urban Wildland Half Marathon & 5K: Saturday, August 1. 1,000 people registered so far.
Farmers Market: Good year at the market. 25th anniversary season.
Organized Garbage Hauling: From Council study session, Council directed CSC to continue to study organized hauling with an eye out for what happens with the City of Bloomington.
Action Items Partnership with Three Rivers Park District for Roosevelt Park Improvements
Topitzhofer introduced Grissman, Planning Director from Three Rivers Park District, who shared with the group the idea of pocket parks and nature-focused areas (nodes), especially to
serve populations who are underserved by Three Rivers, like Latino people and older age groups. She said that Three Rivers can reach out to people with spaces as small as a lot or two,
that have an interactive focus and are along the regional trail corridor. She said that she and Topitzhofer looked along the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail corridor on 76th Street,
and identified Roosevelt Park as a space that has great potential with its proximity to the trail and neighborhoods with strong populations of people of color, who they hope to reach
with a space like this. The goal would be to begin a public engagement process over the fall and winter and begin construction in summer of 2016. She said that the feedback process
would include public events to solicit ideas and voting on Facebook and Richfield Connect. Felgate asked how Three Rivers is funded; Grissman said it’s funded through Hennepin County
tax dollars. Brakke and Thompson expressed the positivity of listening to public input at open meetings, especially the intent to reach out to the Latino population.
Committee Reports Band Shell Taskforce: Topitzhofer provided the report, mentioning the Council meeting on July 14. He said that bids will be opened later this summer and, if our budget
is sufficient, a contract would go to Council on September 8.
Friends of Wood Lake: Brakke provided the report. Planning Commission: Topitzhofer provided the report.
Arts Commission: Thompson provided the report.
Next Meeting/Other/Adjournment Regular August Meeting
Tuesday, August 18, 7:00 pm
Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave).
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:12 pm.
July 21, 2015
DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.