2017-04 CSCRICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION
DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave)
PRESENT
CSC: Reed Bornholdt, Art Felgate, Michele Thompson, Dan Smieja, Anne Basso, Darwin Schaeferlane, Joannette Cintrón de Núñez
STAFF: Jim Topitzhofer, John Evans, Chris Link COUNCIL: Edwina Garcia SCHOOL BOARD: Crystal Brakke
ABSENT
CSC: Danielle Indovino Cawley, Lisa Rudolph, Carolyn Engeldinger, Emma Nollenberger PLAN COM: Rick Jabs
Call to Order
Chair Bornholdt called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
Approval of Minutes/Agenda
Thompson moved, seconded by Basso, to approve the minutes of the regular March minutes. Approved, ayes all.
Thompson moved, seconded by Basso, to approve the agenda for tonight’s meeting. Approved, ayes all.
Staff Reports
Recreation Services Topitzhofer reported on the following:
Invasive Goldfish at Wood Lake: Goldfish, a non-native invasive species in this climate, have infested Wood Lake. This probably began with people dumping unwanted pet fish. Hennepin
County has offered assistance to help contain or control them. Smieja asked if goldfish are at other lakes. Topitzhofer said that Richfield Lake is connected and people have probably
dropped them in other bodies of water.<
Veterans Park Cleanup Day: A cleanup day has been scheduled to get together and clean up garbage at Vets Park on Saturday, April 29. The extra effort is necessary due to the size of
the park, the number of people who visit, and the shoreline, fenceline, and other features that catch garbage. Staff has also directed Hennepin County Sentenced-to-Serve crews over there
to do trash cleanup. <
Friends of Wood Lake Fundraising Dinner: Friday, April 28. Purchase tickets at Wood Lake or online.
Action Items
Capital Improvement Plan Topitzhofer presented the suggested capital-improvement items for the next five years. He explained that this is the plan for capital improvement items, funded
by liquor store revenue. He said that the State of MN has passed legislation that will require us to change the Ice Arena refrigeration system to a system that is considered safer for
air quality, so that project will consume much of the capital improvement funds for the next several years. He reviewed the items for the group, which are the same for the next several
years: Wood Lake fence repair, parks major maintenance, and the Arena refrigeration upgrade. He said that the Arena refrigeration project has funding through the State's Mighty Ducks
Grant, part of the bonding bill. Members asked about other sources of funding, like Federal grants. Topitzhofer said that Federal funding would not likely be offered for a State mandate.
He said that there has been a groundswell of requests for a dog park, which may be another item to work into the capital plan in the next year or two. Smieja asked if there is any chance
that parks could ever receive more funds. Thompson moved, seconded by Basso, to recommend approval of the Parks section of the City's Capital Improvement Plan. Approved, ayes all.
Discussion Items
GreenStep Cities Status Report Topitzhofer outlined the GreenStep Cities initiative, a voluntary program in which the City has participated since 2012. The program, presented by the
MN Pollution Control Agency, acknowledges cities who practice environmental stewardship and energy efficiency and conservation in their regular operation. He reported on the different
steps involved with meeting the different challenges of the program and the star ratings that the City has already been awarded for meeting and adopting these best practices. Topitzhofer
presented the City's scorecard, which tracks the accomplishments of the City and goals for future efforts. He showed the group the items that have been marked as areas that will require
further action in order to advance with our rating.
Committee Reports
Council Redevelopment Report: Garcia presented a summary of redevelopment projects in progress.
Transportation Commission: Felgate reported.
Planning Commission: Cintrón de Núñez reported.
Arts Commission: Thompson reported.
Friendship City Commission: Schaeferlane reported.
Next Meeting/Adjournment
Regular May Meeting Tuesday, May 16, 7:00 pm, Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave)
Adjournment Basso moved, seconded by Thompson, to adjourn. Meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:47.
April 18, 2017