2021-07 CSCRICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION
DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Municipal Center (Heredia Room)
PRESENT
CSC: Ralston Sacco, Brooke Nelson, Stephanie Nwaudo, Lisa Rudolph, Meredith Bruzek, Kevin Wendt, David Benson
STAFF: Amy Markle (Recreation Director), John Evans (Secretary) COUNCIL: Ben Whalen OTHERS: Dr. Simone French (U of M)
ABSENT
CSC: Joseph Miller, Jenna Hanson, Mejbah Ahmed, Heather MacDonald <OTHERS: Crystal Brakke (school board)
Call to Order/Approval of Agenda & Minutes
Chair Wendt called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm. This meeting’s agenda and the minutes of the 6/15/21 regular meeting were approved by consensus.
Staff Reports
Recreation Services:
Recreation Services Director Markle reported on the following:
Lil Sparkler 4th of July event was a success
Augsburg Adventure Park will open with a ceremony on Thursday, July 22
Urban Wildland Half Marathon & 5K coming up July 30/31
Penn Fest coming up Saturday, September 19
Fall brochure is being assembled now.
77th Street Underpass Project begins this week
Outdoor Pool and Arena have been very busy
Farmers Market is seeing record numbers of visitors
Talked with City Manager about the comment from the June meeting about acknowledging indigenous people in the parks. The City Manager suggested handing that project to the Equity Coordinator.
Round-Up Program is currently benefiting all-terrain wheelchairs at Wood Lake. The Round-Up Program benefactor will switch for a while to raise money for a pollinator garden at Augsburg
Park, then switch back to the wheelchair fundraiser at the end of the year.
Discussion Items
Neighborhood Park Youth Sports Program Fee Waiver & Intensive Family Outreach
Dr. Simone French, U of MN Professor, talked about a public-health initiative to partner with local parks and recreation agencies to provide low- and no-cost recreational opportunities
for youth to overcome financial, language, and cultural barriers. She said that the program is recruiting families with kids ages six to 12 to collect information about their participation
in the program. She invited the CSC to provide feedback related to how existing programs are conducted and if the program would be a good fit with Richfield’s existing recreation programs.
Amy suggested possibly including Wood Lake Nature Center’s programming.
Action Items
Cancellation of August Meeting
The group agreed, by consensus, to cancel the regular August meeting.
Committee Reports
Transportation: Wendt. FOWL: Bruzek. Planning: Nwaudo. Sustainability: Markle. HAVM: Nelson
Next Meeting/Adjournment
Regular September Meeting: <Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 pm, Municipal Center
Adjournment: < Meeting adjourned by consensus at 7:58 pm.
July 20, 2021